Welcome Smith Clove Families! 

As everyone is starting to think about an exciting new school year, know that we're excited to have our wonderful families and children starting on the first day of school Wednesday, September 3rd! 

To help all of our families get super excited for school, please join us  for this OPTIONAL EVENT on Tuesday, September 2nd for:

• Popsicles with our PTA and Principals!  This is a fun filled meet and greet to say hello to Mrs. Markiewicz our Assistant Principal and Dr. Arlt our Principal as well as meet a few of our PTA board members, join the PTA and/or sign up for PTA volunteer opportunities!

• Children and families also have an opportunity to meet their teacher, make new friends, see the classroom and drop school supplies following the schedule below:

Gr. 1  

• Popsicles with your principals and PTA any time between12:00-12:30pm

• Meet your teacher, see your classroom and make new friends 12:30-1:00pm

Kindergarten

• Kindergarten Meet your teacher, see your classroom and make new friends anytime between 1:15-1:45pm

• Popsicles with your principals and PTA 1:15pm-2:00pm

• Kindergarteners, see what it’s like to ride the BUS! 2:00pm (Only one family member is able to ride the bus with their child and no siblings are permitted, as buses cannot accommodate more than one adult. Thank you for your understanding.)

A few reminders for the upcoming school year:

• An email will be sent later this month that teacher assignments for the 25-26 school year are available in the Parent Portal.  Please help your child be excited for school even if a best friend is not in the same class.

• Please remember: You must access the Portal using a web-browser, even if you are using your phone.  You can sign up for the Parent Portal here: Monroe-Woodbury Parent Portal Instructions.  

• We will also MAIL your child's teacher and bus information home towards the end of August. Please be sure to complete and attach the bus tag to your child's book bag for the FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL! 

• Please have your child RIDE THE BUS TO AND FROM SCHOOL starting on the FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL!

• Please continue checking the District Website  and our Smith Clove Web Page  for important updates throughout the school year.   

And now the most important piece of back to school information (for me anyway!):  Our FIRST JOKE OF THE YEAR!

Who is everyone’s best friend in school?

We'll tell everyone on our FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL on Wednesday, September 3rd!

Enjoy the remaining days of summer, and WELCOME TO A FABULOUS NEW SCHOOL YEAR!

Fondly,

Christine Arlt, Ed.D. 

PROTOCOLS FOR VISITORS TO SCHOOLS

Schools are a place of work and learning, and certain limits must be set for any visitation. Any visitations require principal or his/her designee approval.

The building principal or his/her designee is responsible for all persons in the building and on the grounds. For these reasons, the following rules apply to visitors to the schools:

• Anyone who is not a regular staff member or student of the school will be considered a visitor. This includes any contractor or government official conducting professional or official business. 

• The Monroe-Woodbury School District uses a visitor management practice known as The Credential Exchange Program. The practice requires all visitors to enter the school at the main entrance where they will press the intercom button. Using the visitor intercom system, a Safety Officer or Meeter Greeter will engage each visitor from inside the school and ask the individual to state their purpose for visiting. When a legitimate purpose has been stated, the Safety Officer or Meeter Greeter will electronically grant access to the visitor and they will enter the inside of the school or vestibule. Upon approaching the Security Desk or vestibule, all visitors will follow the Credential Exchange Program.

• The Credential Exchange Program requires all visitors to produce a valid Government Photograph ID, which will be vetted by the Safety Officer or Meeter Greeter through the VISITOR DATABASE. Once authorization is permitted, the Safety Officer or Meeter Greeter will take the printed-out visitor’s tag and insert it into the ID holder attached to a break away Orange Visitor Lanyard. The visitor will hang the Orange Lanyard around their neck and the Safety Officer or Meeter Greeter will maintain the visitor’s ID in the security booth or vestibule’s lock box. All visitors to the school must report to the main office upon entering the school.

• Student visitors are not permitted during the school day or to functions not open to the public without advance approval from the principal.

Any unauthorized person on school property will be reported to the principal or his or her designee. Unauthorized persons will be asked to leave. The police may be called if the situation warrants. All visitors are expected to abide by the rules for public conduct on school property contained in our Code of Conduct.

Refer to individual school handbooks for additional information and requirements.