Arrival

• 8:40 am - Staff will be present in the front of the building to greet students and families

  • Cones will be placed in the front of the building indicating where students should line up with their peers

• 8:45 am - Doors open at LoES to welcome our students into the building

• 8:55 am - The morning late bell will sound

• 9:00 am - The instructional day begins for students

Dismissal

• 3:25 pm - Walkers will be dismissed

• 3:28 pm - Car riders will be escorted out of the building to an assigned area where staff will communicate who is ready to be picked up

  • Families picking up students in the car loop should place their car rider tag on the dashboard of their vehicle

• 3:30 pm - Bus riders will be escorted out of the building and to their assigned bus

*please refer to the map below describing the exterior of our building during arrival and dismissal

August 30th - First day for LoES students - doors open at 8:45 am

September 6th & 7th - HCPSS Schools & Offices closed

September 13th - Primary Back to School Night (Grades 1 & 2)

September 14th - Intermediate Back to School Night (Grades 3 to 5)

September 20th - Coffee & Conversation with LoES administration

• LoES Families can access our school supply list for the 2021 - 2022 school year HERE.

• For those families seeking assistance, we are able to provide school supplies (while supplies last). Please contact our front office at 410-313-6879 if you would like supplies for your student(s).

FARM Application - Please fill out the Free and Reduced Meal application as soon as possible! The completion of this form is critical to our ability to maintain resources and for families to receive the benefits that are associated with FARM status.

Family File - Every year HCPSS parents must complete a Family File for each child. HCPSS utilizes Family File for parents/guardians to complete emergency information. Parents/guardians must verify and/or update information for each child, and can do so by logging in to HCPSS Connect and selecting the Family File tab on the left, and then clicking on Family File. A "how-to" video is included below. - Spanish instructions are available here

Once logged in, you will be asked to update or provide the following information:

• Student Information

• Parent/Guardian Contact

• Emergency Contacts

• Medical Information

• Arrival/Dismissal Procedures

• Photo Approval

• Data Confidentiality

• PTA/PTSA Directory

Parents/guardians should keep their children home if they are experiencing symptom(s) associated with any communicable disease, including COVID-19. In addition, parents/guardians are to perform the following COVID-19 health check every day before the student leaves home.

A child should NOT come to school with any of these symptoms:

• Fever of 100.4 degrees or higher


• Sore throat


• Cough


• Difficulty breathing


• Diarrhea or vomiting


• New onset of severe headache (especially with fever), or


• New loss of taste or smell


For persons with chronic conditions such as asthma, the symptoms should represent a change from baseline. Children exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19 may not attend school.

• Please visit the HCPSS website for additional information on self screening, contact tracing and quarantining procedures. Additionally, visit the HCPSS website for more information on the 2021-2022 school year and answers to frequently asked questions.