• For 2021-2022: 8:25am Arrival, 8:35am Class begins, 2:55pm Dismissal (Stay tuned for updates, if this changes families will be notified)

• It is important to realize that consistent attendance will greatly improve the chance your child has of being successful in an academic environment. However, we are aware that from time to time it will be necessary to keep your child home from school. Should the need occur, please take the time to call the school (prior to 9:00 AM) and inform us that your child will not be in attendance. In the event that you are unable to make us aware of your child’s absence, you will be contacted by one of our secretaries. The purpose of this call is to ensure the safety of your child and allow us to track the cause of absence.

• Please be aware that the reason for absence remains confidential. If your child is going to be absent for an extended period of time and you want their work sent home, please contact the school in the early morning so that the material can be prepared for you to pick up or have it sent home with another prearranged individual.

• It is very important for students to be in the classroom on time. Even being 5 minutes late can disrupt a child's entire morning or day. We want to keep tardies at a minimum. If, however, your child arrives late, he/she must go to the front office to get a tardy slip so that the child can be admitted to class. 

• Arrival and Dismissal procedure have been changed to account for socially distancing students and staff at arrival and dismissal. The link below give you information regarding arrival and dismissal during COVID restrictions.

• https://sites.google.com/a/sau10.org/dvs/info/dismissal-car-pick-up

Families can be assured that the practice of school safety is considered a facet of the instructional plan for not just Derry Village School but for all District schools by incorporating educational programs in traffic and pedestrian safety, fire prevention, emergency procedures, and others, appropriately geared to students at different grade levels.

Derry Village has a comprehensive safety program. General areas of emphasis includes; in-service training for staff, accident record keeping, plant inspection, driver and vehicle safety programs, fire prevention, catastrophe planning, emergency procedures, and traffic safety problems relevant to students and employees.

At Derry Village we have developed student safety procedures to be used on school busses, school grounds (including playgrounds), during authorized school activities (such as field trips), within school building(s) (including classrooms), off school grounds during school sanctioned activities, and in the use of online resources.

Take your child to the pediatrician for a checkup, and make sure all immunizations needed for kindergarten are up to date.

• Letters will be sent to families at the beginning of August.

• You can call First Student (603) 432-7417

• Bus Routes are published in the Derry News

• You can check the Derry Cooperative School District website 2020-2021 BUS ROUTES

At the beginning of the school year teachers will be holding parent information evenings. At this Information Night the teachers will explain the academic program for students. The curriculum, instruction and assessment information that will be presented includes;

Reader's Workshop, Writer's Workshop, Phonics, envisionMath2.0

• Our classrooms are well supplied. Teachers may ask for students to come to school prepared to learn. If there are specific items teachers will post lists on the school webpage School Supply lists will be posted here. These lists will be updated over the summer.

• Students may be dismissed early from school in the case of illness or emergency. If you know in advance that you will need to have your child dismissed early, it would be helpful if you could contact the school in writing or by phone. When you come in to pick up your child, it is important that you sign them out in the office. No child will be dismissed to an individual other than their parent unless the school has written permission and the individual can be properly identified (drivers license).

• In the event that the school requests an early dismissal (due to inclement weather, student illness etc.), it is the obligation of the parent to make sure that prior arrangements have been made with a relative, neighbor or other responsible adult to be responsible for the welfare of the child. It is impossible for the school to contact every parent in the case of an early dismissal due to snow or other uncontrollable factors.

• Each school houses a privately run day care. The before school hours begin at 7:00am, while afternoon hours begin at the close of school and end at 6:00pm. Informational packets can be requested from The Greater Derry Extended Daycare Program 603-818-1008 or gdedp@comcast.net. The packets will include a description of the programs and their fees.

• School Cancellations are announced on TV channels 9 (WMUR) and 6 (school channel), also on the radio WGIR.

• Please do not call the Office of the Superintendent in the case of snow.

• An AlertNow message will be sent.

• Communication between home and school is important. Please feel free to contact us and we will feel free to contact you about concerns for your  child.

• School Newsletter, School webpage, Kindergarten webpage

• Parent-teacher conferences, report cards, progress reports

• Email, AlertNow

• Check your child’s folder each day for classroom communications

• Trimester schedule for report cards - Dec, March, June

Have you joined our PTA?

PTA membership is open to anyone with a relationship to the school. Parents, teachers, guardians, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, former parents, and alumni are all welcome. Now it's easier than ever to sign up with your credit card.

PTA membership cards are normally sent home in the associated child's folder. If you would like to receive your membership card a different way, please fill out the "Additional Instructions" field during checkout. At checkout you will also be asked for your email and a mailing address, which are required by NH PTA records.

Please fill out the boxes with the information of the student with whom you'd like us to send your membership card home.

PTA Membership is $10 per person, and goes to support NH State PTA, National PTA in addition to our own school.

Memberships are per adult.

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