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Communication

99% of Your Communication

It's a Bloom expectation that families and Bloom's teachers are working collaboratively to best serve our students. 99% of your communications must be with your child(ren)'s teacher(s). 99% of questions, concerns, and comments you have regarding your chil(ren) shall be sent to the teacher(s). Your child(ren)'s teacher(s) will send out their communication plan by the first week of school.

Notice: If you skip over the teacher(s), that the admin team is likely to ask you to contact the teacher(s). The teacher(s) are the experts, they are the most knowledgeable of what's happening daily, they know what's going on. #Teachers99%OfTheTime

School Messenger

We have moved back to School Messenger for our weekly communications from the school - in conjunction with the Communications page on our Bloom website and the school-wide digital calendar. In general, the principal posts a weekly communications to families on the Communications page and a reminder to check that info is sent via School Messenger. 

Occasionally texts will be sent out via school messenger with important information.  It is important that all incoming kindergarten and new-to-JCPS families opt-in to receive text alerts.  While texts are used sparingly, they often alert parents to the most important school information.  Please text "Y" to 67587 to opt in.

Frequently Used Phone Numbers

• Bloom Elementary: 485-8211

• JCPS Transportation: 485-3470

• Bloom's Family Resource Center (FRC): 890-0737

Bus Drivers & Bus Compounds 

Bus drivers and/or bus compounds are also your first go to for questions, concerns, and/clarification for all bus related topics. Most of the time the bus driver is able to help families out in a quicker manner. Please work to build an open-line of communication with your child(ren)'s bus driver. Bus drivers are part of our Bloom village and we love them like family.

Arrival & Dismissal

Arrival and Dismissal Procedures link

Please review our arrival and dismissal procedures with the link above.  Of note: Students may arrive no earlier than 7:00 a.m. Students must be picked up by 2:25 p.m. For student safety, no cars should pull up or stop on Lucia Ave.

CAR RIDERS: Please have car seats on the passenger (right) side of the car.  Parents, do not exit the car to unbuckle or buckle your student in until you have exited the car-rider line. Exiting the car at any time will drastically impede the flow of traffic.

You MUST have the current year's dismissal tag and number. If you do not you will be sent to the front of the school and will be asked to wait. These students will be brought to the office once car rider dismissal complete.

Kindergarten Families

• • Don't forget to send in your required medical documents to Ms. Webb! Hard copies can be mailed to 1627 Lucia Ave or you can email a legible copy to joanna.webb@jefferson.kyschools.us

  • Documents to include: State Certified Birth Certificate (a copy is fine), Initial Entry Physical from the pediatrician, Immunization Certificate, Initial Vision Exam - must be from an optometrist/ophthalmologist (screening from pediatrician is not valid) , and Initial Dental Exam. 

Visitors & Volunteers

Laws for Entering Bloom

• • All visitors must buzz in using Bloom's front door (Lucia Avenue).

  • All visitors must show their ID.

  • All visitors must sign-in in the office.

  • All visitors must wear a visitor's badge.

  • All visitors must have specific and valid reason for entering Bloom's property; example: if you're volunteering for lunchroom duty, you're only permitted to go directly to the lunchroom and then back to the office to sign-out.

  • All visitors must sign-out at the office.

Dropping Off Items

• All items (projects, snacks, water bottles, homework, lunch, etc.) will be dropped off at the front door (on busy drop-off days there will be a table on the front porch with directions and supplies). 

• If you are dropping off fast food for your child, it must be in a lunchbox or brown paper bag.

• Bloom's Wellness policy now restricts certain types of food for parties, celebrations, and class-wide snacks.

  • Bloom's Wellness Policy

  • JCPS' Recommended Smart Snacks List

We Love Our Volunteers

• Background checks online 

• CLICK HERE to check out this page on ways to volunteer at Bloom

• We REALLY need volunteers to help during lunch. We call these special heroes our School Cafe Cardio volunteers.

  • Sign-up to be a School Cafe Cardio for the beginning of the year. Keep an eye out for future School Cafe Cardio forms too. All caregivers, grand-friends, etc. can volunteer in the cafeteria - make sure to have a background check on file with JCPS/Bloom (see the first bullet of this section for the background check link).

• Schedule your volunteer times with the teacher(s): read aloud a book, help with centers, help play during "recess", Grand-Friends Days, etc.

• PTA needs a LOT of volunteers! Please help them bring all the good things to Bloom for the students. Talk to the PTA today and see where you can help out.

Attendance

• Fever free for 24 hours, call office each day of absence

• Always follow up ANY absence with a note – must be received within 3 days of return

• Full day absence

  1. Doctor Note (unlimited)

  2. Parent Note (up to 10)

• Early Dismissal/Tardies

  1. Doctor notes only

  2. Sign in/out at front door of Bloom; show picture ID

  3. You must sign-out your child before 2:10p - plan ahead!

Student Absences

Please call the school office each day your student is absent.  Please send a written explanation of the absence on the day your student returns to school.  Absence notes must be received within 3 days of the absence to be considered for excusal. If you know your child will be absent due to an upcoming event or travel, please inform the school office in advance. 

Educational Enhancement Opportunities

Some absences may be eligible for approved educational leave.  These must be submitted on the appropriate form and approved by the principal at least 2 weeks prior to the absence. Contact the school's attendance clerk if you need support with educational leave. The basic steps are:

1. Complete the Educational Enhancement Opportunities Form - CLICK HERE for the form.

2. Turn into the attendance clerk at least 5 days prior to requested leave - joanna.webb@jefferson.kyschools.us

Medicines At School

• Forms in office, required for ALL medications

• Doctor signatures for all over-the-counter

• No cough drops at school, send peppermints, lifesavers, hard candies, etc.

A Few Reminders...

Custody Papers

If there are any circumstances relating to custody, visitation, or protective orders, please provide the front office with current court documents each school year and when changes occur during the school year.

Student Absences

Please call the school office each day your student is absent.  Please send a written explanation of the absence on the day your student returns to school.  Absence notes must be received within 3 days of the absence to be considered for excusal. If you know your child will be absent due to an upcoming event or travel, please inform the school office in advance. 

Some absences may be eligible for approved educational leave.  These must be submitted on the appropriate form and approved by the principal at least 2 weeks prior to the absence. Contact the school's attendance clerk if you need support with educational leave.

Transportation Changes

All children will be dismissed according to the transportation plan on file.  If dismissal plans must change for a particular day, please submit the Google Form LINK by 2:00p. 

Early Dismissal

All early dismissals from school will need to be prior to 2:10p. After 2:10p we will be unable to sign out students due to our dismissal process. 

Bloom's Handbook Link

Student/Parent Handbook Link - Your one-stop shop for many of Bloom's expectations and information.

Every year parents are required to fill out several forms for each attending student.  In the past these forms were given to parents in a paper packet at Open House.  However, in 2020 the district moved to a digital format.  All REQUIRED school forms can be found on the Parent Place website (not to be confused with Parent Portal).  Please allow 15 minutes to complete per child.  

• Parent Place website (not to be confused with Parent Portal)

• Parent Place how-to reference guide

• Parent Place how-to video

• Having trouble accessing Parent Place?  Try these tips:

  • Access Parent Place from a desktop or laptop computer only -- smart phones typically are not compatible

  • Use a Chrome browser ONLY

  • Within the Chrome browser, click on the 3 dots at the top-right corner of your screen and click "New Incognito Window".

  • The above 3 tips should resolve most issues.  If you are still having trouble, please call the office at 485-8211 for assistance.

• Transportation verification letters will be sent by mail to all families in early August.  Please review the transportation information and make sure the info is correct (bus stop, no transportation provided by JCPS, etc....).  Even though the letter only states afternoon transportation, it actually confirms transportation for both morning AND afternoon.  Please only call the school if the bus stop or "no transportation" is incorrect.

• If you are new to JCPS or an in-coming Kindergartener, please fill out a "yellow" transportation card here:  https://forms.gle/cs7aD5W76mhiSMkh8

• Need help finding a bus stop?  Go here:   JCPS Bus Finder

Medication

Please DO NOT send any medications to school with your child.  This includes all over the counter medications and cough drops.  ALL medications require a physician’s approval.  Medication forms can be printed here: JCPS Medication and School Health Plan forms.  Please contact the school office if your child will require either daily or emergency/as needed medications during the school day.

Custody Papers

If there are any circumstances relating to custody, visitation, or protective orders, please provide the front office with current court documents each school year and when changes occur during the school year.

Student Absences

Please call the school office each day your student is absent.  Please send a written explanation of the absence on the day your student returns to school.  Absence notes must be received within 3 days of the absence to be considered for excusal. If you know your child will be absent due to an upcoming event or travel, please inform the school office in advance. Some absences may be eligible for approved educational leave.  These must be submitted on the appropriate form and approved by the principal at least 2 weeks prior to the absence.

Transportation Changes

All children will be dismissed according to the transportation plan on file.  If dismissal plans must change for a particular day, please submit the google form by 2:00pm LINK. 

Early Dismissal

All early dismissals from school will need to be prior to 2:10p. After 2:10p we will be unable to sign out students due to our dismissal process.