What a wonderful start to the year! It was great to see the excitement and enthusiasm for the new year that the students expressed on Thursday and Friday.
This newsletter will focus on some of the safety procedures we have at Proctor.
Arrival to School
Students may arrive to school by foot, bike, bus or car. If driving your child to school, please let them out on the sidewalk which is parallel to the front of the school. DO NOT use the Town Hall Parking Lot to drop children off. Please don't arrive to school before 8:30. All students should meet at the entrance nearest to the town hall.
Dismissal
Students may walk, bike or be driven home by car or bus. If you are picking your child up from school, please follow the driveway to the end of the fourth grade wing. Students will exit by the end of the wing door and enter cars on the passenger side. Cars should exit passed the tennis courts towards Grove Street.
Students are dismissed at 3:10. The office is very hectic at the end of the day and the early dismissals for non-emergency situations can distract the office from safely dismissing the rest of the students. Therefore, we will NOT be allowing children to be dismissed from the office between 2:45 - 3:10.
Bicycle Permission Slips
If your child will be riding his/her bike to school, you and your child will need to sign a bicycle permission slip. Stop in the office for a permission slip.
Pick Up Notes
Please write a note if your child is going to be doing something other than their typical dismissal procedure.
Permanent Notes
If you know your child will have a consistent, permanent dismissal change on a certain day of the week, you can write a permanent note which will be good for the entire school year.
Cell Phone
Cell Phones are to be kept off and in a child's backpack while in school and on the bus. Students are not able to use their phones during the school day. If you need to contact your child, please call the office.
Beginning of the School Year Forms
The following forms need your attention for the start of the school year. All forms were sent home in your child's back pack and/or can be found at http://www.topsfieldschools.org/proctor/
- Yellow Emergency Card - Please return ASAP
- Bus Rider Policy- This is in the handbook. Please read this through with your child. You do not have to return this form.
- Handbook/Media Permission Signature Sheet- This will need to be signed and returned (handbook on website)
- Technology Acceptable Use Guidelines - This will need to be signed and returned (handbook on website)
- Code of Conduct - This will need to be signed and returned (handbook on website)
- Lefebrve Insurance Forms are found on the school website - These are NOT to be returned to school. The address to return them to is located on the form.
- Free & Reduced Lunch Applications are located in the school lobby and can also be found on the school website.
