3rd Grade Bell - Policies & Procedures

Cafeteria Nuts & Bolts

Our cafeteria serves breakfast & lunch each day. Breakfast starts serving at 7:10 AM each morning, you will drop your child off in the back circle drive (by the horses) at this time. It is important that our students get to school before 7:30 AM to ensure they have enough time to eat before school starts at 7:40 AM.

The cafeteria will open for lunch visitors on September 9th.

We want to spend the first few weeks getting our students acclimated to schoolwide expectations and lunchroom procedures before we invite guests into our building. Thank you for understanding!

To visit during lunch, please visit the front office to check in, then meet at the visitor designated lunch table in the cafeteria. If you're unsure where that is, we can help you upon arrival! Mondays our campus is closed to visitors, but all other days are open (YAY!)

This year there will NOT be assigned days to eat with your child. After September 9th, you may have lunch with your child Tuesday-Friday. We will have a designated visitor table for lunch. You and your child are invited to sit at this designated table, you may not include other children with you.

Ice cream & snacks are sold each day at lunch and are an option for students with money on their lunch account. If you would like to monitor this, please go into your child's SchoolCafe account to put limits on days they are able to purchase. We recommend students buying ice cream 1-2x/week. Thank you for helping us help kiddos make healthy choices!

Arrival & Dismissal

7:10 AM…Cafeteria opens for breakfast. Enter through the back circle drive.
7:20 AM…Doors open for arrival for all students. Students enter the building by hallways or through the front doors
7:40 AM…Tardy bell rings & Announcements/Morning Circle starts. If your student arrives after 7:40 AM, the doors are locked. We ask that parents bring their student to the front office for a safe check in.
1:30 PM…Deadline to inform the front office for the ‘day of’ dismissal changes.
- - - - Please note that calling or texting your child's cell phone to change dismissal is not permitted. We want to work together to make sure that your child gets home safely each day.
      - Phone number: (972) 347 - 7200
2:30 PM…Students will not be dismissed from the front office past 2:30 PM each day. If you need to pick up your student for an early dismissal, please do so prior to 2:30 PM
3:00 PM…All students are dismissed from the building

To drop off lunch, water bottles, snacks, student items, etc… please use the cubbies in the front foyer. Teachers will send students to grab their item out of the cubbies.

Student Conduct Expectations

Student and Family Handbook
Student Code of Conduct
Students at Bell Elementary are expected to follow our core values:

Be a leader

Overcome Obstacles

Bring a positive attitude

Cultivate Character

Accept Responsibility

Treat others with respect

Show integrity

To ensure your students are aware of expected behaviors, we use "CHAMPS" behavior criteria for every part of the school day. These criteria teach learners how to engage in an educational setting vs. others.

C - communication level (how loud)

H - how to get help

A - activity

M - movement (where should s's be)

P - participation (groups/by self)

S - success!

To recognize efforts of our students, we will regularly praise, communicate home, offer rewards, and celebrate going "above and beyond"!

Volunteering

Volunteers are welcomed & valued! All volunteers will need to be processed through the district volunteer form prior to being on campus. This includes a completed background check. At Bell we have many opportunities for families to be engaged, including Watch DOGS, helping with school events, PTA, field trips, and even helping with students in class.

If you are interested please read the volunteer handbook below and let your child's teacher know. Please reach out with any questions or interests you have!

2024 - 2025 Volunteer Handbook