We are unable to make any “alterations” to food unless approved by a doctor’s order. This includes heating, cooling, cutting, omitting items due to allergies, etc.
If packing a lunch, all dairy, meat and any refrigerated items will be put in the refrigerator every morning. Please label any refrigerated items with your child's name and date. We are unable to heat up any food at lunch time. If your child uses an alternative way of feeding, please send all feeding supplies.
Each child will receive a lunch number. If you plan for your child to buy lunch, please see the Cafeteria Manager for more information. You may also send in money to your child’s teacher, in an envelope and labeled with your child’s name, amount enclosed, assigned lunch number, and what the money is to be used for (breakfast, lunch, snack during lunch, etc.) Lunch accounts may also be updated electronically via MyLunchMoney.com
We will have two snack times each day. One is in the morning and one is in the afternoon. Please send 2 snacks to school with your child. It is helpful if you have these labeled as snack.
Arrival: 8:45 - 9:15
Dismissal: Carpool: 3:15 Bus/Van: 3:45
For students whom Alston Ridge is their base or calendar option, families may select to apply for transportation via a Transportation Service Request. If approved, families may speak with the Assistant Principal, Melissa Oliver, or your child’s teacher(s) about which bus your child will ride and the time of pick-up and drop-off. All bus-riders will need to be accompanied by an adult at the bus stop in the morning and in the afternoon.
*If your child’s transportation will be different (different person, vehicle, car, and/or bus), please send in a note to let us know who/what vehicle to look for or call the office with the change in transportation.
*Before and after school care is not available for pre-k students.
For children with IEPs, please know that all students with IEPs can receive transportation to and from school. Some children may require special transportation accommodations. Some children require alternate pickup and drop off locations. If the address is an address other than your home, please notify your teacher promptly. The Board of Education typically approves alternative addresses within 5 miles of the home or 5 miles of the school. Any changes made to transportation will take between 7 to 10 days to be put into place. Please work with your school based staff to support your transportation needs. It is your responsibility to let your child’s transportation service know if they do not need transportation on a given day.
Children will have the opportunity to rest daily. Children who choose not to nap will be allowed to read/write while in their individual space.
*Towels/blankets will be sent home in book bags every Friday to be washed. Please remember to return the towel/blanket on the next school day.
*Label your child’s towel/blanket with his/her name.
Preschool Programs encourages the following activities to support continued growth and progress for preschool students in their home:
Parents will be notified immediately when their child becomes too sick to remain at school. It is the parent(s) responsibility to pick up their child. If the parent(s) is unavailable, an authorized person on the child’s WCPSS Locator Card may pick the child up. Children will be sent to the office to sit/lay in the sick room when:
Please note: If your child becomes ill at any time, at home or at school, the symptoms such as fever, vomiting, diarrhea, and any others that may spread germs to other children, must be absent from the child for a period of 24 hours WITHOUT medication before the child should return to school.
Attending school every day helps your child learn the important routines of school and practice the skills they will need to be successful in kindergarten. Therefore, Preschool Programs expects your child to attend school daily. We know that sometimes your child will have to miss school. In that case, please send a note to your teacher explaining the absence upon your return to school. For children who miss 3 consecutive days, teachers will contact you.
Should you need to remove your child from school for an extended period of time, or for routine absences, please complete the Request for Excused Absences for Educational Reasons-Form 1710 (available from the school office.) Principals will either approve or decline this request. Declined requests will be recorded as unexcused absences.
For extended periods of unexcused absences, families may be contacted by a school social worker to discuss strategies to help improve attendance. If your child is placed in a Title I spot, there will be no guarantee that a spot will be available upon your return from extended unexcused absences.
Student success goes hand in hand with good attendance! Let your teacher know if there are things that keep you from being able to get your child to school each day.
Due to the amount of students with allergies at our school, we have a no food policy for Birthday celebrations. You are welcome to come and read to the class or send in a non-edible goodie bag to celebrate a birthday. Please let your teacher know if you are planning to do one of these things for your child’s birthday.
*If you do not want your child to participate in any celebrations or activities, please let his/her teacher(s) know