1. 2018 – 2019 Back to School Orientation
Cline Elementary
2018 – 2019
Back to School Orientation

2. FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL- August 15
Many visitors will be here this day so arrive early.
On this day you are encouraged to walk your child straight to their classroom. Enjoy this special family moment!! 
On Thursday the 16th, we ask parents to drop off as normal so that all can begin developing a routine. As students arrive on Thursday, K and 1st graders will go to the cafeteria to be with their teacher in classroom lines . 2nd and 3rd graders will go to the gym to be with their teacher in classroom lines.
School supplies purchased online will be in the classrooms. We encourage students to bring school supplies to meet and greet.

3. FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
Important information to discuss with your child prior to the first day:
What is your teacher’s name?
What will you be eating for lunch Wednesday?
(cafeteria lunch, or lunch from home)
How are you getting home Wednesday? (car, bus, day care)
If bus, what is the Route #? If car rider, who will be getting them?

4. ARRIVAL PROCEDURES 7: 35 am After 7: 40 am
You may drop off as early as 7: 05 am with school beginning at
7: 35 am.
After 7: 40 am
Students are tardy and need a pass from the office to enter the classroom.
Tardies will be monitored by the Assistant Principal.

5. ARRIVAL PROCEDURES 7: 05 am – 7: 30 am
K and 1st graders report to the Cline cafeteria upon arrival to school. 2nd and 3rd graders report to the Cline gym.
Pledges to the Flags and Moment of Silence will be acknowledged each morning in the cafeteria or gym.
Birthdays will be acknowledged in the classroom and at the end of the day announcements.

6. ARRIVAL PROCEDURES
Students arriving by bus are dropped off at the bus loop at the side entrance to Cline.
Car riders and daycare vans are dropped off in the car rider line at the main entrance to Cline.
Have your child ready to independently exit the passenger side of the vehicle as soon as you enter the parking lot.

7. Please be aware of the one-way traffic at C.W. Cline Elementary.

8. DISMISSAL PROCEDURES Dismissal for students begins at 2: 43 pm.
Bus riders are monitored by teachers and bus drivers as they are loaded and until they leave.
Car riders are picked up in the car rider line at the main entrance area of Cline.
Parents should have the colored authorization pickup card in the passenger front window of the vehicle.
If you do not have your card, you will need to park and
come into the office with your driver’s license.

9. VISITOR PROCEDURES
For the safety of our students, all visitors to school must use the front doors to enter the building. All other doors will be locked.
All visitors to campus must sign in through the front office and receive a visitor badge. The badge must be visible until you exit the building. All visitors must exit through the front.
Visitors will be asked to show their driver’s license on each visit. Those without a driver’s license will not be allowed to check in or may need to see an administrator to discuss possible options for visiting the campus.

10. VISITOR PROCEDURES
Conferences with teachers need to be arranged in advance since teachers have several commitments during their morning preparation, conference and planning period.
Classroom visitors must be approved by school administrators prior to the visit, as per district policy.

11. VISITORS FOR LUNCH The first parent lunch day is August 29, 2018 .
Parents may check-in with a valid ID and eat with their student on Wednesday, Thursday or Friday.
Parents visiting for lunch must sit with their child in the designated parent/visitor section in the cafeteria.
Food may be brought for your child only. No sharing of food is allowed as per school policy.
The campus is closed to lunch visitors the first two and the last two weeks of school. The campus is also closed during the weeks containing any state assessment.
The first parent lunch day is August 29,

12. CAFETERIA PROCEDURES
Money for accounts may be sent to school with your student or deposited into their account on-line.
Lunches dropped off in the office will be delivered…….we try very hard not to interrupt the learning process.
Students may only purchase food for themselves – students are not allowed to share food.
Visitor cell phones should be put away while in the cafeteria. For safety/privacy purposes taking pictures will not be allowed.

13. EARLY STUDENT REMOVAL
If a student must leave early, the parent/guardian must come into the office to sign the student out.
An early removal from school card will be filled out to document the removal for the day.
If a student is being picked up by someone other than a parent/guardian, a note written by the parent/guardian must be personally dropped off or sent with the student. The note should identify the adult picking up the student and time it will occur.
We encourage you to pick up your students before 2: 15 pm to prevent disrupting the end of the day routine.

14. TRANSPORTATION CHANGES
Transportation changes must be made through parent written notes. Changes made by phone, fax, or will not be accepted.
The office will deliver that note to your student prior to dismissal.
Please be as consistent as possible with how your student will go home – this helps avoid confusion.

15. IMPORTANT DATES Meet and Greet – August 13
8 - 9 am -K/2nd
4 - 5 pm -1st/3rd
FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL – August 15
August 22
5: 30 – 6: 30 pm – PTO Meeting
6: 15 – 7: 15 pm - 1st/3rd - Parent Orientation
August 23
6: 15 – 7: 15 pm – K/2nd - Parent Orientation
Labor Day Holiday – September 3

16. We are so excited to be here and we look forward to partnering with you for this upcoming school year! Please contact us if you have any questions. Have a wonderful year! Barry Clifford – Principal Annetta Dinjar – Assistant Principal Kay Laudig – Secretary Michelle Bowman - Couselor Jennifer Burris – Registrar Frances Williams - Receptionist Dallas Meyer - Nurse