7-9-17 Message From Mrs. Sanchez
Welcome to Harris Creek Elementary School for the 2017-2018 school year!
We are thrilled that you have chosen to be part of Harris Creek Elementary School and look forward to an exciting school year. As you know, school starts tomorrow for Tracks 1, 2 and 3. Please see a few important announcements to help tomorrow go smooth for the school and our families.
Key Information to share with the teacher tomorrow:
Please send a note with your child tomorrow letting the teacher know how your child will go home from school whether it is by bus, car pool, daycare pick up, walker, or the after school program. Do not assume that teachers will automatically know a child's method of transportation from the previous year.
Bus Information:
If your child will be riding the school bus, be sure to check the bus routes on www.wcpss.net by clicking on the bus icon and following the directions to look up the bus routes. You can also check on Powerschools to see your child's assigned bus route number and bus stop using your child's ID number. We will be using route numbers to identify buses this year. We will NOT be using colors. All students riding buses will need to have a tag on their backpacks, which we will provide at the school. These tags need to stay on the outside of their backpacks all year. All tags will be either yellow or red. Kindergarten and 1st graders will have red tags and 2nd-5th graders will have yellow tags. Please be sure that someone is at the bus stop in the afternoon to get Kindergarteners and 1st graders. Bus Drivers will not allow Kindergarten or 1st graders off the bus without an adult present at the bus stop. They will bring the children back to school.
Car Pool:
If using car pool, be sure to pick up a car pool number in the front office if you don't already have one. Be sure to share this number with your child's teacher. Please be patient and follow the car pool line. The line will move slower than usual for the next month as we have Kindergarteners and students new to our school that are learning their numbers for the first time.
Breakfast & Lunch Information:
Breakfast will be served to students, if they choose, from 8:45-9:10am. The cost remains $1.25. Lunch prices remain the same at $2.25. If you would like to put any restrictions on your child's lunch account number, you must contact the Mrs. O'Neal, the cafeteria manager.
Important Papers:
Your children will come home with important papers for you to fill out and return to school as soon as possible. It is extremely important that we have a way to contact every parent and an emergency contact for every child at our school. As phone numbers change, please be sure to contact the front office to make us aware of the changes so we always have a way to contact every parent.
Open House:
Please join us for Open House on Thursday, July 20 at 5:30pm in the gym for Tracks 1, 2, and 3. Classroom teachers will present 3 sessions for parents at 6:00pm, 6:30pm, and 7:00pm. During this time, you will learn all about classroom routines, expectations, teacher contacts, etc.