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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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October 2, 2019

Dear Meadow Pond Families,

Believe it or not, it is now October! As we look back over September, it was a pleasure to see so many of our families at the Welcome Back Picnic! Everyone had a wonderful evening playing with classmates, reconnecting with friends and touching base with many teachers and staff. Both Curriculum Nights were very well attended. Parents and guardians had the opportunity to take a peek into what is happening District/Building wide, but especially within their child’s classroom.

CHARACTER EDUCATION:

This year, we will be focusing on the NYSED Social Emotional Learning Benchmarks which include developing self-awareness and self-management skills, using social awareness and interpersonal skills to establish and maintain positive relationships, and demonstrating ethical decision-making skills and responsible behaviors. Our school social worker and psychologist will be guiding some of this learning along with our teachers and staff.

SAFETY DRILLS:

As of this morning, we have had two fire drills and one lockdown drill. For the first fire drill and the first lockdown drill, our teachers were aware beforehand and guided the students through the procedures that we practice in case of an emergency. As a reminder, there will be an announced Early Dismissal Drill this Friday, October 4^th. We will dismiss about 15 minutes earlier that afternoon. BUS NOTES WILL NOT BE HONORED and there will be NO CCC and no AFTERSCHOOL ACTIVITIES IN THE BUILDING. Please review your family plan with your children so they are aware of what to do if we must dismiss in an emergency.

TEACHERS COLLEGE READING AND WRITING PROJECT:

Our teachers have begun their work this year focusing on Reading Workshop and making connections to the work they have done with Writing Workshop. Staff developers continue to work with our teachers both in and out of the classroom, demonstrating and practicing strategies to support our students.

AFTERSCHOOL ACTIVITIES:

The PTO sponsored fall afterschool activities have already been a big success with our students. With classes in subjects such as Ukulele, Golf, French, Spanish, Acting and Dance, just to name a few, our students are taking advantage of opportunities to enjoy learning with something “extra.”

CALENDAR:

Please review and mark your calendar for these upcoming events.

Fire Safety Week/Fireman Tom at MPES Monday-Friday, October 7^th -11^th

Yom Kippur (school is closed) Wednesday, October 9^th

Columbus Day (school is closed) Monday October 14^th

Bus Safety Week Monday-Friday, October 21^st -25^th

Author Visit (Grades 3-5) Tuesday, October 22^nd

Red Ribbon Week begins Wednesday, October 23^rd

Halloween Spooktacular Friday, October 25^th

Pre-K Panel at MPES Tuesday, October 29^th

Red Ribbon Week ends Thursday, October 31^st

Sincerely,

Carolann Castellano & Dawn Pomeroy

Meadow Pond Elementary School

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