Daily
Schedule:
Grades
1 - 5
…………………………………………………..
9:00 AM to 3:15 PM
Kindergarten
AM Session
………………………………….
9:00 AM to 11:40 AM
(As
of 2004, children must be 5 years of age on or before
September 1 of any school year).
Kindergarten
PM Session
………………………………….
12:40 PM to 3:15 PM
(As of
2004, children must be 5 years of age on or before
September 1 of any school year).
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Drop
Off Policy
Daily
drop off at school is between 8:50 AM - 9:00 AM
(Children are not to be left unattended before
8:40)
Children
who are not in the classroom after 9:00 are considered
tardy.
Children
will be marked absent for the entire day if they arrive
after 11:30.
Children
may be dropped off at the front circle; do not pass the
buses on the left. Parking is not allowed in the front
circle for drop off or pick up. Children, who arrive at
school after 9:00, must report to office before going on
to their classroom.
Pick
Up Policy
Although
the release of students prior to the end of the school
day is discouraged, occasionally early dismissal maybe
necessary. To release a child before the regular
dismissal time, a note should be sent to school. Upon
arrival, the parent/guardian must report to the office.
The school secretary will call down the child from the
classroom. No student will be released to any person
other than a parent unless directions to that effect are
received. Parents or other authorized adults must sign
out students in the office. Please be prepared to show
picture proof of identity.
Parents
who wish to pick up their children at 3:15 should send a
note to the teacher in the morning. At dismissal, parents
or other authorized adult must meet children in the foyer
and check out with the aides at the front
door.
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Emergency
Pick Up Policy
In the
case of an emergency, snow, or any other unplanned
situation, please do not call the school if you would
like to pick up your child early. Please come to the
school, and we will call your child or children to the
office when you arrive. If you are having someone else
pick up your child, please make sure that they are listed
on the emergency card that is in the office. We cannot
allow children to leave the building without your
permission.
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Visitors/Volunteers
All
visitors/volunteers must report to the office to sign
in.
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Communications
Each
month a newsletter is compiled and distributed by the
School Improvement Team (SIT) and the Parent Teacher
Organization (PTO). This newsletter includes notices of
up-coming meetings and information relative to school
events and programs. Communications between home and
school are also fostered through classroom notices to
parents, the bulletin board in the front hall of the
school, special events such as Open House, and Report
Cards, which are distributed quarterly. The Report Cards
need to be returned to the school signed by a
parent/guardian for the first 3 quarters of the school
year. Please impress upon your children that any
correspondence from school should be brought to your
attention.
The
school also has a website for information. You can
access the site at:
www.ri.net/schools/Glocester/FMS/home you can email
questions to the Principal and access information
regarding the PTO through the site. If you would like to
receive email updates regarding school information, just
send an email to: manpa@cox.net and in the subject line
put Fogarty Memorial School. Your address will be added
to the community email link.
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Homework
Homework
will be assigned to your child as a means of reinforcing
basic skills, which have been introduced in the classroom
and need more practice. Minimum homework time allotments
are as follows:
Grade
1
|
15
minutes, twice weekly
|
Grade
2-3
|
30
minutes, twice weekly
|
Grade
4
|
30
minutes, four times weekly
|
Grade
5
|
45
minutes, four time weekly
|
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Bus
Policy
Safety
and efficiency are primary concerns of school bus
transportation. Bus routes shall be arranged so as to
insure maximum efficiency without sacrificing safety. No
elementary student will be required to cross a highway or
walk more than one-half mile to a bus stop. Every
attempt will be made to pick up and let students off as
close to home as possible.
Students
may not change buses except for childcare purposes.
Parents must make these arrangements in advance by
calling the bus supervisor at 578-1329 and then sending a
note to the principal. There is no transportation for
daycare outside of Fogarty's bus district.
If you
or your child is experiencing any type of problem with a
bus, please contact the school Principal to try to get
the matter resolved. Waiting at a bus stop to talk or
argue, with a driver not only delays the bus, but may
also prove upsetting to the driver who has the
responsibility of getting children to and from school
safely.
Bus
drop off
If
children are in Kindergarten or First Grade, someone must
meet them at the bus stop. Children will not be dropped
off alone at a bus stop. If no one is there to greet
them the following steps will occur:
1.
The children will be brought back to
school.
2.
If no one is at the school to supervise, the children
will be brought to the Superintendents office at the
Town Hall. Please call 568-4160 (Business Office) or
568-4175 (Superintendents Office)
If you
miss your child's bus, please call the school office at
568-6211 to inform them.
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Bus
Behavior
Proper
conduct is required of all students riding the school
bus. The safety of students will not be jeopardized by
inappropriate behavior. The bus driver is the authority
of the bus; parental support for the driver is
essential.
Written
notices from the Principal keep parents informed of
inappropriate behavior. Students may be temporarily
suspended from riding the school bus if the behavior
interferes with the operation of a safe and orderly
transportation system.
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Discipline
Policy
It is
the goal of the Glocester discipline policy to create a
learning environment wherein children feel safe, secure,
happy, and have a maximum opportunity to
learn.
To
accomplish this goal, each teacher implements a classroom
discipline plan. In addition, a school-wide discipline
plan governs the common areas (cafeteria and playground)
of the school. These plans specify rules that cover the
behaviors expected of our pupils. Students who break
rules receive negative consequences and students who
follow rules are given positive reinforcement. Parent
support of our discipline policy fosters school
environments where learning flourishes.
During
events held at the school in the evening or on the
weekends, the discipline policy is to be
observed.
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Dress
Code
Fogarty
Memorial School does not have a dress code at this time;
however, we are asking parents to check to see what their
children wear when they leave home. We are asking for
your help so that kids can concentrate on their work at
school and can play safely. The following are guidelines
to be used throughout the school year:
•Shorts
and skirts should not be too short or too tight.
•No
skin should show between tops and
bottoms.
•Tops
should have relatively wide straps or sleeves; no
spaghetti straps, strapless styles; bare backs, or
low-cut necks.
•Shoes
should be appropriate for the playground and gym
class. Some sandal styles are dangerous when kids run
and play.
•Clothing
shouldn't advertise alcohol or tobacco
products.
•The
children should wear appropriate clothing for outdoor
recess.
Thank
you for your cooperation in this matter.
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Emergency
Information Cards
An
Emergency Information Card is on file for each child
attending our elementary schools. They are sent home
early in the year and need to be filled out carefully and
completely and promptly returned to the school. These
cards are especially important when your child is ill or
when there are parental restrictions concerning
visitation of the child. This information is kept
confidential.
Please
make every effort to keep all this information current.
For
emergency and administrative reasons, it is very
important that an up-to-date student address record be
maintained. Notify the school office immediately if you
have a change of address or emergency phone numbers
during the school year.
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Field
Trips
Field
trips are scheduled by various classroom teachers
throughout the school year to supplement different
aspects of the classroom curriculum. Parents will
receive notices of field trips well in advance of the
trip date and will be required to sign a Field Trip
Permission Form in order for the child to attend. Should
a field trip extend beyond the regular school day, it is
imperative that arrangements be make to pick up children
at school at the designated arrival time. It is a School
Committee policy that if a child requires medication on a
field trip, the parent or guardian is asked to please
contact the school nurse or principal in
advance.
During
a field trip, all students are reminded that school rules
are in effect. The classroom is mobile for the day and
students will act accordingly. Failure to do so may
result in the loss of field trip privileges in the
future.
The
specific places that classes visit dictate how many
chaperones are needed. Interested parents should return
the chaperone form by the date stated on the permission
slip. When more parents volunteer than are allowed,
names will be randomly chosen. Chaperones are asked to
review and abide by the chaperone
guidelines.
Chaperones
will usually ride the bus; however, when space
limitations occur, chaperones may be asked to drive their
own vehicle or ride with another chaperone. When this
occurs, school policy states that your child will ride
the bus with his or her classmates to and from the trip
destination.
Field
Trip Payments
Fogarty
School does not have a bank account for field trip funds.
When making payment for your child's trip, please send
in cash in an envelope to your child's teacher. The
classroom teacher will not accept checks.
PTO
funds are available for students who would be unable to
attend a trip due to the trip's expenses. Anyone
interested in receiving this support should indicate as
such on the permission slip. The teacher will request
this anonymously from the PTO.
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Health
Services
In
accordance with state regulations, every student entering
school for the first time shall have a completed medical
history and physical examination. Further-more every
student in grades K &endash; 5 must have an annual dental
examination. Documentation of these exams should be sent
to the school nurse.
The
school nurse deals with illness occurring during school
hours, confers with staff and parents and manages all
student health records. It is important; therefore that
the nurse is notified of any and all diseases your child
is either exposed to or infected with. Exclusion from
school will occur for chicken pox, scarlet fever,
ringworm, impetigo, pinkeye, head lice, scabies, and any
other infection deemed contagious by a medical
professional.
If it
is necessary that a student take medication in school,
all medications must be in their original containers.
A
written permission slip from a parent or guardian is
required as well as from the physician if medication is
to be given for a period longer than one week. No
medication will be administered unless these guidelines
are met. Further, MEDICATION MUST BE DELIVERED TO SCHOOL
BY A PARENT OR OTHER ADULT.
It is
also helpful if the nurse is notified when a child is
taking medication not given in school.
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Insurance
School
Insurance will be offered at the beginning of the school
year. Parents wishing to take advantage of this service
are asked to return the completed application
promptly.
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Lost
and Found
Parents
are urged to label ALL belongings, including wearing
apparel, with your child's full name inside the item.
All lost items are place in a designated location.
Encourage your child to claim any missing possessions
from the lost and found area. Parents should also check
for lost items at any time. The items that are left at
the end of the school year will be donated to the local
charity or thrown away.
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Lunch/Breakfast
Program
Glocester
children in grades 1 - 5 have the option of
bringing their lunch to school or buying a hot lunch,
including milk, which is served daily in the cafeteria.
Children who bring their lunch and kindergarten students
may purchase milk. Cold breakfast is also
available.
Milk
and lunch money is collected daily at school. However,
to lessen bookkeeping time, it is requested that milk or
lunch money be sent in on the first school day of the
week.
Cookies
and Ice Cream are available for children in grades 3, 4
and 5. Pricing will be provided by Sodexho Food Services
on the menus.
Federal
assistance for the lunch program is available to eligible
families. Applications will be sent home in September or
are available in the office at any time. All information
is kept strictly confidential. This program is set up so
that the other children are not aware of who
participates. Parents are encouraged to apply for free
and reduced lunches if they qualify, even if children
will not participate in the program. Federal funding to
the school increases when more children in a school are
eligible for free lunch.
Sodexho
Food Services will provide lunch menus for each child
every month. Prices for breakfast and lunch are listed
on the menus.
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Permission
Slips
Internet
All
students are given a Student Internet Use Agreement at
the beginning of the school year. An explanation
regarding the use of the internet during school is
required to be discussed and signed by all students and
their parent(s)/guardian before a student is allowed the
use of the internet.
Photo
A
letter is sent home in the beginning of the school year
with regards to this policy. If you do not fill out and
return this permission slip, your child will not be able
to participate with the rest of the class at these
photographic opportunities.
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Parent-Teacher
Organization (PTO)
The
elementary PTO is a non-profit association of interested
parents and teachers of children attending the Fogarty
Memorial School. By means of various fund-raising
projects, the PTO provides enrichment activities and
social events for children throughout the school year.
Parent involvement in this group is important to its
success. You are encouraged to participate by attending
monthly meetings or by visiting the website and
volunteering to help with an event.
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School
Improvement Team (SIT)
The
School Improvement Team is a group of parents, teachers,
and administrators who represent the school community and
who are interested in making the school a better place
for learning and teaching.
The
School Improvement Team focuses on improving student
achievement. Its work is to gather and analyze
information that can be used to make decisions that drive
changes in the school. At the beginning of each school
year, the team sets goals and objectives based upon that
information. Copies of the School Improvement Plan are
available in the office.
Sub
committees are formed under the SIT. A few of them
are:
•After
School Enrichment Programs
•Nancy
Whitford Library Committee
•Parent
volunteers
•School
Safety Committee
•Professional
Development
•Curriculum
Development
•Technology
•Communications
We
welcome new members to join the work that is so
important. This is your opportunity to have an influence
on the functioning of your child's school. Check the
monthly calendar in the newsletter for dates and times of
the meetings.
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