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Dear Meadow Pond Families,

In order to insure the safety of all our students as they travel to and from school, efficient, sustainable bus routes have been established. However, if for some reason you need to drive your child to school, or pick your child up from school, please familiarize yourself with our procedures, drop-off loop, pick-up location and parking areas.

The drop-off and dismissal procedures shared here were developed collaboratively. Please read carefully as we have made some changes based on parent feedback.

If you are dropping off your child for school, proceed up the driveway and make the first right. Stay to the far right and then loop to your left to pull close to the sidewalk of the drop-off loop. Cars must remain in a single file and the child must exit on the passenger side only. Your child should be ready to exit your car when you are in one of the two spaces at the loop. Please do not get out of your car. Once your child has exited onto the sidewalk, please move forward toward the driveway exit so that others can move into the drop-off loop. (If you need to get out of the car to assist your child, please park in the designated parking areas and walk your child to the sidewalk.)

If you are coming to pick up your child at dismissal, drive straight up the driveway into the parking lot. Do not turn right when you first enter as cars are not permitted to drive behind buses. You may park in the spaces on the right side of the lane as you are driving straight in. You can also continue until you reach the far end of the parking lot where you will turn right and then turn left into the parking area adjacent to the gymnasium. Parking is available there, as well as behind the gym, for families picking up their child or children. You may not park in the spaces that are directly behind the buses or in the spaces on the side of the school adjacent to Rte.123.

Adults will be admitted to the building through the gymnasium door beginning at 3:35 p.m. Once there, you will be asked to sign a dismissal pick-up sheet. You may also be asked to show identification. You will then walk through the gym, pair up with your child/children and continue toward the back exit of the gym where you will be greeted by another staff member who will check off your child/children’s names. Then, you will exit the building from the rear gym door and return to your car. Following this process will insure that all our students are safely dismissed. Your cooperation is very much appreciated.

Remember that a written note must be brought into school by the student in order to change from bus to pick-up and vice-versa. The PTA has a handy form letter available for your convenience. Phone calls will not be accepted. In emergency cases, a letter/note must be faxed to the school indicating the change.

If students need to be picked up earlier in the day, they must have a note and must be picked up in the main office before 3:15 p.m. Otherwise, they will remain in school until the regular dismissal. Again, your cooperation is necessary and very much appreciated.

For the safety of all students, families, staff and visitors, we respectfully request that you refrain from speaking on cellphones, even hands free while dropping off or picking up your child/children. Please drive slowly and cautiously while on school grounds.

If you have any questions, please contact the main office.

Sincerely,

Carolann Castellano Dawn Pomeroy Monica DiMatteo

Principal Assistant Principal PTA President

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MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL, Carolann Castellano

September 7, 2018

Dear Meadow Pond Families,

Welcome to MPES for the 2018-2019 school year! Our smiling students passed under the traditional balloon arch
as they entered the building for the first time this school year. The first week of school at Meadow Pond has been
a great success for all! This week, students and teachers have been busy unpacking and organizing their supplies
and learning routines.

CHARACTER EDUCATION:
We had our first Town Meeting yesterday morning. All our students and staff were welcomed back. We introduced
our kindergartners and other new students and new staff members, too. Then we congratulated Mrs. Melissa
Richardson and Mrs. Amy Signore on their twenty-five years of service to Katonah-Lewisboro and especially our
Meadow Pond students.

Teachers and students have been engaged in learning and are working together to form a classroom and school
community that is Kind, Respectful, Responsible and Safe. Our Be Your Best booklet was backpacked earlier this
week. Please review the Be Your Best Code of Conduct with your child and return the signed
acknowledgement form in the back of the book by Friday, September 14th.

SAFETY DRILLS:
We had our first fire drill this morning. All our students exited safely and quietly with their teachers. Throughout
the year, we conduct different drills to ensure the safety of all our students. These drills include fire drills as
well as lock-down drills, lock-out drills, shelter-in-place drills, emergency evacuation and emergency dismissal. We
conduct these drills in accordance with New York State Law under Project SAVE regulations. For emergency
dismissal drills or early closings, you will be contacted using the automated notification system. The automated
notification system will contact you based on the information you provided. If any of your contact information
should change during the course of the year, please be sure to notify the main office and update your records
through the parent portal. Additionally, please review your family plan with your children so they are aware of
what to do when we must dismiss in an emergency.

CALENDAR:
Welcome Back Picnic Friday, September 14 5:00 p.m.
Curriculum Night for K - 2 Thursday, September 20 7:00 p.m.
Curriculum Night for Grades 3-5 Monday, September 24 7:00 p.m.
Principal’s Coffee & PTA Meeting Wednesday, September 26 9:00 a.m.
On both Curriculum Nights, representatives of our specialists and special area teachers will be available outside
the cafetorium at 6:30 p.m. The presentation will begin at 7:00 p.m. in the cafetorium followed by the
classroom session where you will meet your child’s teacher, learn about the grade level academic program, and
receive general information about classroom activities.

Reminder: School is closed on Monday, September 10th and Tuesday, September 11th for Rosh Hashanah.
Enjoy the upcoming holiday weekend. We look forward to seeing your children again on Wednesday, September 12th!

Sincerely,
Carolann Castellano & Dawn Pomeroy

Meadow Pond Elementary School

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