Parent Handbook 2017-2018 4350 Zachary Lane Plymouth, MN 55442 Matthew Phelps, Principal 763-504-7300
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Dear Zachary Lane Families, A warm welcome to both our new families and to those returning to Zachary Lane Elementary School. I hope tyour summer has been productive and full of family memories. The staff and PTA have put a lot of work into preparing for another great school year. Please take a few minutes to familiarize yourself with the information contained in this Parent Handbook. It’s a great reference tool for your most commonly asked questions. I believe you will find it both user-friendly and informative as we work together on behalf of the children. I encourage you to call if you have questions about this handbook. It is the goal of our staff and PTA to make your family feels valued and supported during your years at Zachary Lane. The elementary years go by so quickly. We deeply appreciate your involvement and support. Respectfully,
Matt Phelps Zachary Lane Elementary, Principal
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FINGERTIP FACTS Office Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . 763-504-7300 Principal’s Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 763-504-7301 Fax Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 763-504-7309 Absence Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 763-504-7310 Health Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 763-504-7305 Kitchen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 763-504-7307 Adventure Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .763-504-7315 Creative Play Pre-School . . . . . . . . . . 763-504-7319 Grade Levels:
Pre-K through Grade 5
School Colors:
Red and Black
School Logo:
Zach
Total Students:
565
School Hours:
9:25 – 3:45 (Grades K through 5) 9:30 – 12:00 (Creative Play Preschool, AM) 1:00 – 3:30 (Creative Play Preschool, PM) zle.rdale.org
Website:
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Table of Contents
Contents
ROBBINSDALE AREA SCHOOLS 2017-18 CALENDAR ............................................................................................ 1 ADVENTURE CLUB ........................................................................................................................................................ 2 ARRIVAL TIME ............................................................................................................................................................... 2 ATTENDANCE ................................................................................................................................................................. 2 BICYCLES ........................................................................................................................................................................ 2 BIRTHDAYS ..................................................................................................................................................................... 2 BUS SERVICE .................................................................................................................................................................. 3 CALENDAR ...................................................................................................................................................................... 3 CHECKS ............................................................................................................................................................................ 3 CONFERENCES ............................................................................................................................................................... 4 COMMUNICATION ......................................................................................................................................................... 4 CUSTODY ......................................................................................................................................................................... 4 DARE (Drug Awareness Resistance Education) ................................................................................................................ 4 DISCIPLINE ...................................................................................................................................................................... 4 DRESS AND GROOMING ............................................................................................................................................... 5 EARLY ARRIVAL AT SCHOOL ..................................................................................................................................... 5 EMERGENCY FILE .......................................................................................................................................................... 5 FIRE DRILL/LOCKDOWN/TORNADO PROCEDURES ............................................................................................... 5 FINES (Textbooks Lost or Destroyed) ............................................................................................................................... 6 FOOD & TREATS ............................................................................................................................................................. 6 GYM SHOES ..................................................................................................................................................................... 6 HEALTH SERVICES ........................................................................................................................................................ 6 HOMEWORK .................................................................................................................................................................... 6 ILLNESS ............................................................................................................................................................................ 7 LOST AND FOUND ......................................................................................................................................................... 7 MEDICATIONS ................................................................................................................................................................ 8 RELEASE OF STUDENT FROM SCHOOL .................................................................................................................... 9 SCHOOL CLOSING .......................................................................................................................................................... 9 SEVERE WEATHER ........................................................................................................................................................ 9 TELEPHONE CALLS ....................................................................................................................................................... 9 TEN-DAY CYCLE ............................................................................................................................................................ 9 VACATIONS AND VACATION LESSON PLANS ...................................................................................................... 10 VISITING SCHOOL ........................................................................................................................................................ 10 WEBSITE ........................................................................................................................................................................ 10 Ten-Day Elementary Calendar for 2016-17 ..................................................................................................................... 11 ZACHARY LANE TRAFFIC PATTERN .................................................................................................................. 12-13 Zachary Lane PTA ...................................................................................................................................................... 14-15 iii
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ADVENTURE CLUB Adventure Club is a before and after school childcare program for elementary students and is offered in all Robbinsdale Area Elementary Schools. For fee and enrollment information, please call 763-504-5320. ARRIVAL TIME If your child does not ride the bus, please plan his or her arrival time to be 9:15-9:25 a.m. Classes begin at 9:25 a.m. Although teachers arrive earlier, they are not supervising the playground and hallways. Their time is spent in team meetings, conferences with parents and lesson preparations. Do not drop your children off before 9:15 a.m. The front doors are locked until 9:15 and students will remain outside. ATTENDANCE Schools are responsible for teaching your child, but we can’t do our job if your child is absent. A child who misses a day of school also misses a day of learning that might never be replaced. You can help by making school a top priority. By building the habit of daily attendance, you help your child see that school is important. Minnesota school attendance laws require children to attend school regularly. The only excused absence from school is for student illness, religious holiday or because of a death in the family. When your child is absent from school, send a written note with your child when he or she returns to school. The child should give the note to the teacher. When students arrive late, they must be accompanied to the office before going to their classroom. If your child is absent from school, please call 763-504-7310. Please give the following information:
Name of student
Grade
Name of teacher and/or room number
Length of and reason for absence
Please make every effort to limit the amount and frequency of scheduling appointments for your child during the day. On occasion, you may have to take your child out of classes for a short period of time or before the end of the school day. Please come to the office and ask the office staff to send for your child. No child will be allowed to leave her or his classroom early without clearance from the school office. Students are expected to make up all work missed as a result of lateness and or absences. If your child will be absent for some reason other than illness, parents should contact the school office and your child’s teacher before the absence. Homework may be requested after three consecutive days of absence and should be requested directly from your child’s teacher through email, if possible. If you are up to 59 minutes late, it is considered a tardy; from 1-3 hours is a partial absence; five tardies will equal one partial absence; more than 4 hours will count as a full day absence. BICYCLES Safety is our #1 concern. Due to the heavy traffic surrounding Zachary Lane (streets and congested parking lot) students may not ride a bicycle to school unless accompanied by an adult. BIRTHDAYS There are many types of celebrations in a child’s life, but probably none that have a greater significance for the child than his/her own birthday. Birthday celebrations validate the uniqueness of each child and contribute to the development of strong self-esteem! Children will have birthday parties with friends and family. That’s the time for cake, presents, and party bags. 2
On a school-wide level students will receive a birthday card/ribbon. At the classroom level, teachers will share their own unique traditions to make each child feel valued on their special day. Students are not allowed to bring treats to share with others due to: an increase in food allergies, the negative effect of sugar on learning, lost time for eating a healthy lunch and comparing treats with their peers, which often results in hurt feelings. Student invitations to parties outside of school should be sent electronically or mailed from home. BUS SERVICE Riding the bus is a privilege that can be revoked if a student does not cooperate and follow bus safety guidelines. Transporting nearly 600 children daily via bus is serious business with potential dangers, so we firmly enforce bus regulations. Normally, parents will be notified of serious violations. A conference with parent, bus driver, principal and student may be held in cases of repeated misbehavior. Students are not allowed to ride a bus other than their assigned bus or to get off at a different stop except in an emergency. In this case, a written request must be received from the parent/guardian and be signed by the principal. Students who receive a bus behavior report are given one warning – then they may be suspended from riding the bus from 1-10 days. Parents must transport suspended students.
CALENDAR Please go to our Zachary Lane website, zle.rdale.org to find the most up-to-date version of our calendar. CHECKS Except for small amounts, we appreciate payments by check. Unless otherwise indicated, checks should be made payable to Zachary Lane Elementary School. Please include your child’s full name in the memo section. Please note that we often deposit checks on the same day we receive them. 3
CONFERENCES ZLE holds parent-student-teacher conferences each fall and spring. The purpose of Fall Conferences is to provide an opportunity for the parent/guardian and teacher to share information about the child. The purpose of Spring Conferences is to review progress to that point. We use MyConferenceTime.com, an online conference-scheduling program. All families will receive both an e-mail message and a hard copy notice when it is time to sign up for conferences. COMMUNICATION Open communication between home and school is critical to your child’s success. Conferences, school preview, progress reports, calendar, and our electronic Wednesday folders are some of the formal ways we use to keep you informed about your child’s school experiences. Be sure to check the ZLE website, zle.rdale.org, for all the latest news. If you are not receiving a weekly e-mail message containing the Wednesday folder, please call the office to check that we have your correct e-mail address. Please keep us informed. A dated, signed note sent to your child’s teacher is required in the following circumstances:
Your child is going to someone else’s home after school, transported by another student’s parent or guardian.
You want your child to stay in during recess, or to miss physical education class. If the condition persists longer than three days, we require a doctor’s note.
Your child will leave school early, or will leave and return during the day.
CUSTODY In cases of parental separation or divorce where one parent has legal custody of a child, the school must have a copy of the court order that determines custody and visitation rights. The school must have legal documentation in order to comply with any limiting court order. State and federal data privacy laws recognize the right of a natural parent, regardless of child custody, to have access to the school records of his or her child. A non-custodial, natural parent may arrange to review the school record of his or her child. According to district policy, a request form to withhold information will be supplied upon request. DARE (Drug Awareness Resistance Education) The DARE program is a nationally recognized cooperative effort of local law enforcement agencies and schools to help students learn to make good choices about all types of drugs. A Plymouth police officer will join our staff one day each week. Every fifth grader will have class sessions with the officer, who has been trained to work with preadolescents, as they become aware of the dangers of drugs. Students will study and explore ways to cope with peer pressure and other factors that influence their decisions. DARE and ZLE hold a graduation ceremony for all participants at the end of the DARE program. DISCIPLINE At Zachary Lane Elementary School, we want to be proud of our students because we know they will conduct themselves appropriately, showing pride in themselves and their school. The staff at our school has the goal of establishing an atmosphere throughout the school in which children will feel safe, secure and happy, and in addition, have maximum opportunities to learn. 4
Our positive approach to school-wide discipline: Is consistent with reinforcement theory Has simple rules Is designed to build a sense of community pride Helps students identify specific positive behaviors Increases students’ positive self-esteem Increases the number of positive teacher comments Decreases “nagging” Generates a positive climate Makes kids feel good about their behavior!
The following items have no place at school: knives, weapons of any kind, cigarettes, drugs, water guns, bats, baseballs (hardballs), portable radios, cell phones or toys. These items, as well as anything that causes problems at school, will be taken from students. DRESS AND GROOMING We would like parental support of appropriate dress for students. Students should wear simple, neat, clean and appropriate clothing to school each day. Clothing needs to be appropriate for the weather/occasion, modest, safe and respectful. Please listen to the weather forecast and have your child(ren) dress appropriately for recess. It is also important for them to dress modestly during the school day. Shirts must cover the entire midsection. No undergarments can be showing and shorts shouldn’t be too short or revealing. Printing on clothing should be respectful of others. No headgear of any kind is allowed during the school day, except for cultural/religious reasons. Footgear should be safe to wear outside on the playground to avoid possible injury. EARLY ARRIVAL AT SCHOOL For the welfare and safety of all students, we request that students arrive at school NO EARLIER than 9:15 a.m. This is especially important for children who are dropped off by parents. Students should not arrive more than 10 minutes prior to the beginning of the school day. There is no supervision prior to this time. Please use the Parent Drive-Through. EMERGENCY FILE Every child enrolled at Zachary Lane Elementary School has an emergency information file. This is our first reference in case we need to contact you regarding your child. If information on file (for example, telephone numbers, email addresses or places of employment) changes during the school year, please inform the school office. FIRE DRILL/LOCKDOWN/TORNADO PROCEDURES State law requires schools to conduct five fire drills, five lockdown drills and one tornado drill each school year. If a fire emergency does occur, students have to evacuate at that moment. Students may not have time to put on coats or jackets. Everyone in the building, including visitors and volunteers, must leave. 5
FINES (Textbooks Lost or Destroyed) The school will charge an appropriate replacement fee for textbooks, workbooks or library books lost or destroyed by students. FOOD & TREATS Most Robbinsdale Area Schools, including Zachary Lane Elementary along with schools across the country are trying to promote better safety, health and wellness during the school day. For health and safety reasons, students are not allowed to bring food from home to share to celebrate birthdays, moving, or for any other occasion. Thank you for your understanding of this important message. GYM SHOES ATHLETIC TENNIS SHOES must be worn to phy ed class. Please ensure your child’s safety by checking with your child on Phy Ed days about proper clothing. If a child is not going to participate in physical education classes, he or she must bring a note from home and/or your doctor. An excuse from participation in classes will be honored for one day if children bring a parent note. However, district policy requires a doctor’s note if you’d like your child to be excused for more than one day. Even if excused from class participation, however, students still must report to physical education classes. HEALTH SERVICES A registered nurse and/or health education assistant are on duty daily at Zachary Lane. The nurse is available for consultations with parents, if needed. Please alert the school nurse or teacher if your child has a particular health problem that may affect the child’s learning or functioning at school. When a child develops a fever or other symptoms of illness or receives a significant injury, the parent or other person listed as the emergency contact will be notified. It is the parent’s responsibility to provide transportation home for the child. The child should be picked up as soon as possible. Immunization and Physical Examinations District 281 recommends physical examinations for elementary students prior to kindergarten and fourth grade. Forms are available from the health office. Minnesota law requires that every child entering school must show evidence of adequate immunizations, which includes five doses of DPT (diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis), four doses of polio; Hepatitis B and two doses of MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) and two doses of varicella. If your child is not properly immunized, the nurse will notify you. Vision/Hearing Screening Each fall, students are screened for vision and hearing problems and referred for medical evaluation if necessary. HOMEWORK Students are usually given study time during the school day in which to complete assignments. As a child progresses through the elementary grades, the amount of homework gradually increases. The amount may vary from day to day, but primary children are given homework that will not take more than 30 minutes to complete. Upper grade assignments will not take longer than 45 minutes to complete. Occasionally, a student may have a special project which might take several hours of work at home. However, work for these projects may be spread over several days. 6
ILLNESS Although regular attendance at school is of utmost importance, we suggest that you not send your child if he or she has a rash, fever, upset stomach, severe cold, undiagnosed red eyes or sore throat. The health office has a pamphlet for parents entitled Is My Child Well Enough To Go to School? Usually children who are too ill to go outside for recess are too ill to be at school. If your child is ill, please call the absentee line, 763-504-7310, before 10 a.m. to report the illness. Healthy Students are Better Learners If your child has:
Your child may return to school when there is :
Fever
No fever for 24 hours without the aid of medication
Vomiting or Diarrhea
24 hours after the last episode
Rash with fever
Diagnosis and Treatment
Discharge from eyes
Diagnosis and Treatment
Remember: Your student will be expected to participate in all activities including outdoor recess, unless a physician’s order is received. The physician’s note must include the following: Reason for restriction Length of time Physician’s signature LOST AND FOUND To eliminate lost items, please consider clearly labeling your child’s items. When you are missing an item please check the Lost and Found area located by the North East Playground vestibule. All items in the “Lost and Found” are removed, washed and donated to a local charity twice a year. LUNCH AND BREAKFAST Breakfast is available to all students between 9:15 and 9:25 a.m. The cost for breakfast is $1.30 and lunch is $2.40 per day and students are encouraged to buy meal credits in multiples of five. Milk (50₵ each) and juice (40₵ each) are available for those students who choose to bring their lunch. Applications for free/reduced price lunches are available in the school office. We strive to have each student’s lunch account up to date. Charges must be limited and used only in the case of an emergency. It is the family’s responsibility to monitor the student’s account balance. Contact the cafeteria at 763-504-7307 if you have questions or concerns about account balances. Parents and other significant adults are always welcome to join us for lunch. The cost for an adult lunch is $3.70. If you bring in lunch for your child, we ask that it be a healthy choice with no sugary drinks. MEDICATIONS Whenever possible, parents should administer medication to their children at home. Sometimes the student must have medication at school such as short-term antibiotics given four times a day, long-term medications that need to be taken at noon and PRN medications such as inhalers used to treat asthma problems. In such cases, please follow the school district medication procedures. Also, please inform the school nurse and your child’s teacher about any medications you administer to your child at home that might affect your child’s attention or behavior at school. 7
Medication Procedures For the safety of your student it is essential that the following procedures be observed when medication is to be administered during the school day. It is usually possible to manage medication at home (medicine prescribed three times per day can be given before school, after school and at bedtime). 1. The school must have on file a completed medication consent form containing:
student’s full name name and dosage of medication diagnosis time and directions for administration dosage and route of administration possible side effects termination date for administration signature of the doctor prescribing the medication signature of the parent/guardian
2. Medication must be sent to school in the prescription bottle with the following information on the label (ask the pharmacist for a separate bottle for school):
student’s full name name and dosage of medication time and directions for administration physician’s name date
3. Medication will be taken by the student at the designated time and supervised by authorized personnel. 4. Limited quantities of the medication should be sent to school. 5. All medication administered at school will be kept in a locked drawer, cabinet or file. 6. Parents must notify the school when the medication is discontinued or the dosage or time is changed. If the medication is resumed, a new order must be submitted to the school health office. 7. No aspirin or over- the-counter medication will be administered to students unless the procedures listed above are followed. 8. Parents/guardians must submit new consent forms with appropriate signatures annually. 9. Consent forms are available from the school health office. 10. Please call the health office at 763.504.7305 with questions. Medication will be given only with written authorization from the child’s physician and written permission from the parent. Forms are available in the health office for this purpose. Medications sent to school must come in labeled pharmacy bottles. If you know your child will need to take medication at school, ask your pharmacist for a duplicate bottle. Over-the-counter medications will not be administered without written authorization from the child’s physician. All medication brought to school by students must be kept in the health office. Inhalers must be kept in the health office unless special arrangements are made between the nurse and parents. 8
RELEASE OF STUDENT FROM SCHOOL For your child’s protection, it is our policy not to release a student to anyone other than parents unless we have received a signed and dated note stating the name of the person who has permission to pick up your child. On occasion, you may have to take your child out of classes for a short period of time or before the end of the day. Please come to the office to sign them out and your child will be called to meet you in the office. No child will be allowed to leave the classroom until the teacher has been notified that he/she has been signed out in the office. Please do not go to your child’s classroom to pick them up. This creates an unnecessary interruption in instructional time for everyone in the room. Please send a note to school if dismissal procedures change for your child. Please refrain from calling in the afternoon to make different arrangements. If no note is received, the child will go home as usual. SCHOOL CLOSING The directive to close schools comes from the office of the superintendent of schools. WCCO/830 AM is the station that announces school closings for Robbinsdale Area Schools in the morning before school opens and announces early dismissals due to developing severe weather. Zachary Lane Elementary School will not be named. We are included in the announcement about Robbinsdale ISD #281 schools. If there is a question as to the possibility of school being closed, please tune your radio to WCCO. The major local TV stations also run continuous news feed crawls across the bottoms of their respective screens to keep metro area residents informed about school closings. Please avoid calling the school during this extremely busy time. SEVERE WEATHER Students may be kept in school after regular dismissal time if severe weather poses a danger for them. It is important to make arrangements with friends, neighbors or relatives to care for your child in the event that school must be dismissed early. Make sure your child knows where to go if you are not home. PLEASE DO NOT CALL THE SCHOOL unless it is an emergency. Incoming calls tie up lines at a time when school personnel must use the phones to ensure the safety of all students. TELEPHONE CALLS Students will not be called out of the classroom to take a phone call except in an extreme emergency. Messages may be left for students before noon to allow teachers time to relay the message after lunch. After that time, it is extremely difficult to relay messages to students. Classrooms will not be interrupted to give reminders to students about prearranged activities. We ask that you find other ways to help your child remember; for example, a note pinned to the child’s backpack or school bag. Student use of the telephone is discouraged. Students will be allowed to use the phone only with an adult’s permission. After-school plans should be made prior to leaving home in the morning. TEN-DAY CYCLE Rotating physical education, music and art classes on a 10-day schedule ensure that no child misses these special activities because of holidays or school closings. You will find the 10-day cycle days on the calendar on our school website, zle.rdale.org. 9
VACATIONS AND VACATION LESSON PLANS Absences due to family vacations should be arranged in advance with the principal and the classroom teacher. Please also leave voicemail messages about such planned absences on our attendance line at 763-504-7310. VISITING SCHOOL Parents are always welcome at Zachary Lane. If you wish to visit a classroom, pre-arrangements should be made with the teacher or through the principal. Visiting by children from other schools is not permitted. Parents are invited to join their child for lunch anytime. No prior reservation is needed. When you arrive, please check in at the office and pick up a visitor’s badge. We require all visitors to check in and out with the office to ensure the safety of all children. WEBSITE The Zachary Lane website is an important tool that contains the latest update of calendar and program information. Our web address is zle.rdale.org.
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Ten-Day Elementary Calendar for 2017-18 SEPTEMBER 5 = 1-1 6 = 1-2 7 = 1-3 8 = 1-4 11 = 1-5 12 = 2-1 13 = 2-2 14 = 2-3 15 = 2-4 18 = 2-5 29 = 1-1 20 = 1-2 21 = 1-3 22 = 1-4 25 = 1-5 26 = 2-1 27 = 2-2 28 = 2-3 29 = 2-4
FEBRUARY 1 = 2-4 2 = 2-5
OCTOBER 2 = 2-5 3 = 1-1 4 = 1-2 5 = 1-3 6 = 1-4 9 = 1-5 10 = 2-1 11 = 2-2 12 = 2-3 13 = 2-4 16 = 2-5 17 = 1-1 18 = 1-2 23 = 1-3 24 = 1-4 25 = 1-5 26 = 2-1 27 = 2-2 30 = 2-3 31 = 2-4 MARCH 1 = 2-3 2 = 2-4
5 = 1-1 6 = 1-2 7 = 1-3 8 = 1-4 9 = 1-5
5 = 2-5 6 = 1-1 7 = 1-2 8 = 1-3 9 = 1-4
12 = 2-1 13 = 2-2 14 = 2-3 15 = 2-4 16 = 2-5
12 = 1-5 13 = 2-1 14 = 2-2 15 = 2-3 16 = 2-4
20 = 1-1 21 = 1-2 22 = 1-3 23 = 1-4
19 = 2-5 20 = 1-1 21 = 1-2 22 = 1-3 23 = 1-4
26 = 1-5 27 = 2-1 28 = 2-2
NOVEMBER 1 = 2-5 2 = 1-1 3 = 1-2 6 = 1-3 8 = 1-4 9 = 1-5 10 = 2-1
DECEMBER 1 = 2-3 4 = 2-4 5 = 2-5 6 = 1-1 7 = 1-2 8 = 1-3 11 = 1-4 12 = 1-5 13 = 2-1 14 = 2-2 15 = 2-3
13 = 2-2 14 = 2-3 15 = 2-4 16 = 2-5 17 = 1-1
18 = 2-4 19 = 2-5 20 = 1-1 21 = 1-2
20 = 1-2 21 = 1-3 27 = 1-4 28 = 1-5 29 = 2-1 30 = 2-2 APRIL 3 = 1-5 4 = 2-1 5 = 2-2 6 = 2-3
MAY 1 = 1-5 2 = 2-1 3 = 2-2 4 = 2-3
9 = 2-4 10 = 2-5 11 = 1-1 12 = 1-2 13 = 1-3
7 = 2-4 8 = 2-5 9 = 1-1 10 = 1-2 11 = 1-3 14 = 1-4 15 = 1-5 16 = 2-1 17 = 2-2 18 = 2-3
16 = 1-4 17 = 1-5 18 = 2-1 19 = 2-2 20 = 2-3
21 = 2-4 22 = 2-5 23 = 1-1 24 = 1-2 25 = 1-3
23 = 2-4 24 = 2-5 25 = 1-1 26 = 1-2 27 = 1-3
29 = 1-4 30 = 1-5 31 = 2-1
30 = 1-4 11
JANUARY 8 = 1-3 9 = 1-4 10 = 1-5 11 = 2-1 12 = 2-2 16 = 2-3 17 = 2-4 18 = 2-5 19 = 1-1 23 = 1-2 24 = 1-3 25 = 1-4 26 = 1-5 29 = 2-1 30 = 2-2 31 = 2-3
JUNE 1 = 2-2 4 = 2-3 5 = 2-4 6 = 2-5
ZACHARY LANE TRAFFIC PATTERN Student safety is our number one priority at Zachary Lane, especially when it comes to before- and afterschool transportation. For the safety of everyone, commercial buses and parent/guardian cars will use two different entrances to keep our traffic pattern moving effectively. The front entrance of the school is used for commercial buses and mini vans. The south entrance is our parent drive-through and is used for student drop-off at 9:15 a.m. and student pick-up at 3:45 p.m. Important: 9:10-9:30 a.m. and 3:35-3:55 p.m. are protected times in our parking lot. We respectfully request that no cars enter or move through the lot, so that we can provide a safe transition period with the buses on and off school grounds. The following information gives a more detailed account of our procedures and should help as our families think about the flow of students on and off school grounds. BUSERS (Students who ride the bus within the ZL attendance area) 9:15 AM Bus Drop-off at the Front Entrance: An adult will instruct the students to get off the bus. Students will enter the building respectfully and responsibly and go directly to their classroom, except those eating breakfast in the cafeteria. 3:45 PM Bus Loading: Bus numbers will be called over the intercom. A student holding the bus number will walk down the hall. Students will follow the leader in line quietly and in an orderly fashion as they exit the building to load the bus. IMPORTANT CHANGE IN DISTRICT POLICY For safety, security and liability reasons, students may ride ONLY the bus assigned to them. They may not ride on a classmate’s bus before or after school. Please make other transportation arrangements. PARENT DRIVE-THROUGH STUDENTS (Students dropped off and picked up by car using the south driveway/entrance) 9:15 AM Drop-off Door: School doors open promptly at 9:15 a.m. Students are not to line up or enter the building in advance for supervision reasons. Students should be prepared to exit their vehicle on the curb side when their car is in the unloading zone. Please unload and pull out as quickly as possible. There is no passing allowed in the drive-through, as this creates a very unsafe situation. *Note: Students eating breakfast may go directly to the cafeteria. 3:45 PM Pick-up Door: Students will line up behind the white lines marked on the sidewalk and watch respectfully and responsibly for their adult driver to pull into the loading zone area noted on the map. If a child is not ready, the driver will be asked to exit and circle around the drive-through again. Drivers are to stay in the car and passengers must load on the curbside for safety. Cars may not pass one another. Please load and move on as quickly as possible. WALKERS Students & parents who walk to or from school OR parents who park in the Zachary Lane Playfield parking lot and walk students across the street to or from school. 9:15 AM Drop-off Door: Walkers will use the Adventure Club/gym entrance noted as “W” on the map. Children are not allowed into the school until 9:15 a.m. for supervision reasons. 3:42 PM Pick-up: Students will be dismissed over the intercom and are to line up in the hallway by the Adventure Club/gym door if they are waiting for a parent. Students who walk home may walk out of the building immediately. Students are not to walk through the parking lot and must use the sidewalk/grass area to connect with the city path at the north end of the building. MINI BUSES Small buses/vans for special need students, daycare programs, etc. 9:15 AM Drop-off: Students will enter the Adventure Club/gym door. 3:45 PM Pick-Up: Students will line up in the hall by the Adventure Club/gym exit door. A staff member will instruct the students when to load the van/mini bus.
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AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS Adventure Club, Chess Club, Targeted Services, Young Rembrandts art classes, etc. 3:40 PM: When students hear their program name announced over the intercom. they will go to their designated area. Please make sure that you have read over this plan very carefully with your child. Feel free to call the office at 763-504-7300 for clarification. Sincerely,
Matt Phelps, Principal
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Zachary Lane PTA OUR MISSION The Zachary Lane PTA is a 501(c)(3) organization, operating as a unit of the Minnesota PTA. We are dedicated to promoting our children’s education and welfare, with the support of parents, teachers, and the community at large. We encourage you to become involved in your PTA! Your time, talents, and contributions make a difference to the students and staff at Zachary Lane. In addition, through your volunteerism you will get connected to your child’s school and meet some wonderful families. The PTA board meets monthly, and we invite you to join us. We look forward to a year of building tomorrow’s leaders at Zachary Lane! PTA MEMBERSHIP All Zachary Lane parents and staff are encouraged to become PTA members. Dues are $10 for a single membership. Forms are available at all PTA meetings, online, or in the main office. Voting is limited to members who have paid dues. PTA GOALS Academic Enrichment and Support - Provide educational support for students, teachers and parents through classroom activities, enrichment programs and school-wide events. Communication - Create effective communication between home and school utilizing a variety of methods. Community Building - Support the vision of Zachary Lane, creating a community of leaders, by offering opportunities and special events to bring the Zachary Lane community together. Fundraising - Support the educational initiatives and needs of Zachary Lane through fundraising that also helps build community. COMMITTEES OVERVIEW Please consider the ways in which you might lend your time and talents to support the education of our children at Zachary Lane. The following is an overview of PTA committees in need of leadership and/or volunteers. If you are able and interested in any of the following committees, please let the PTA know by contacting
[email protected]. Academic Enrichment and Support Kindergarten Connect - Volunteers are needed the first two mornings of school to welcome all new Kindergarten parents and students, help direct them to classrooms and assist in the distribution and collection of information. Century Book Club - Facilitate a reading incentive for Zachary Lane students. School Store - Volunteers are needed to serve as Managers On Duty to support Zachary Lane’s student-operated store. The school store is open select Fridays over lunch hour.
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Administrative Support Lost & Found - Volunteers needed to help organize and maintain lost and found items, as well as packaging up unclaimed items for donation twice yearly. Birthday Fairy - Coordinator needed to help organize cards and ribbons throughout the school year to help recognize students on their special day. Vision & Hearing Screening - Volunteers are needed to assist with screening and to escort students to and from their classrooms. Picture Day - Volunteers are needed to escort students to and from their classrooms and help the picture-taking process run smoothly. School Directory - Compile student directory information in the fall for publication and distribution. Community Building Donuts with Dad/Mom’s Morning Out - Coordinate our annual before-school breakfast gatherings with students and their dads/moms/guardians. Green Team - Coordinate landscaping efforts in Zachary Lane’s courtyard and grounds. Help maintain outdoor areas over the summer months. Kindergarten Registration Night - Provide hospitality, information, and support for this annual orientation event for incoming kindergartners. Music Program Support & Hospitality – Supports all music programs by providing needed props and essentials for programs as well as refreshments after programs. School Spirit & Apparel Items - Coordinate purchasing, promotion, ordering, sales & distribution of school spirit items and ZLE logo apparel. Special Persons’ Day - Coordinate this special intergenerational open house held in November. WAY (We Appreciate You) Team - Take care of our teachers and staff through coordinating conference meals, back-to-school breakfast, and monthly staff appreciation activities. Also coordinates Staff Appreciation week. Yearbook - Coordinate the layout, content, sales, purchasing and distribution of Zachary Lane’s annual yearbook. 5th Grade DARE Graduation - A culminating graduation from the DARE program, as well as a celebration to bid farewell to our fifth grade students. Fifth grade parents are needed to plan refreshments for this event. Fundraising Fun Run - Zachary Lane’s fall fundraiser for the PTA. Coordinators and volunteers needed to organize, promote, and manage the school run fundraiser. BINGO Night - Coordinate Zachary Lane’s annual BINGO Night at Armstrong High School. BINGO Night is a way to raise money for Zachary Lane and provide a low-cost family outing. Chairs are needed for overall coordination, as well as gift basket raffle, concessions, and prizes. Read-A-Thon - Coordinate this annual event, intended to encourage reading and raise money for the PTA. Volunteers are needed to help with the big celebration and community-building event held at the end of the Read-A-Thon. Book Fair - Coordinators and volunteers needed for Zachary Lane’s two Scholastic Book Fairs (fall and spring) benefitting the Media Center. General Mills Box Tops for Education - Coordinate and promote collection of box tops. Dine and donate events - Set up fundraising nights throughout the year (Culver’s, Dairy Queen, etc.) to raise money for the PTA.
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Communication Interschool Council - Represent Zachary Lane one time per month (the second Wednesday of each month from 9:30-11:30 AM) at district-wide meetings. The superintendent is present at these meetings. ISC reps report concerns and successes to the Council, and relay information from the Interschool Council to the Zachary Lane PTA. Find current news and events on the PTA webpage at
http://zle.rdale.org/pages/zle_rdale/Parents/PTA Contact the PTA at
[email protected]
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