Good Evening Panther Families,
This call and email includes our school’s weekly message. The weekly message is to keep families informed of important processes, expectations, supports, and events that our school has in place or upcoming. If you are not already, please follow C.F. Pope Elementary on Facebook and visit our school’s website frequently. In addition to our weekly messages, these platforms are updated regularly throughout the week.
We are so excited to welcome our students back to a new year and 2nd Semester!
As many of you know, over the holiday break we have experienced the passing of a beloved staff member, Ms. Tiffany Blake. While she had just returned to our school in December of this school year, she had worked at our school every year for the past eight years as a tutor and provided STEM educational support. Additional grief counselors will be on our campus Monday to support students and staff in need.
The Talent and Art show has been canceled and will be combined with a program in February. Details are forthcoming.
The Mobile Dental Clinic
along with Dr. Kathy Barnes, and her staff are at our school until February 1. The Mobile Dental Clinic provides dental services to students during school and after school hours. If you would like your child to be seen, please complete and return the forms that were sent before break. Dental services are also available for school staff, parents, and all community members. If you have dental insurance, it can be filed. The clinic can also check to see if students qualify for Medicaid or their Sliding Fee Scale. Additional forms can be picked up from the front office or requested from your child’s teacher.
Upcoming dates and events are as followed:
January
Monday, January 8- Students Return from Winter Break/Start of 2nd Semester
Wednesday, January 10- mClass MOY Testing Begins
Friday, January 12- Report Cards Go Home
Monday, January 15- Martin Luther King Holiday- No School
Wednesday, January 17- School Improvement Team Meeting, 3:15 in the Media Center
Monday, January 22- ACCESS Testing for Migrant Learner Students Begin
Tuesday, January 23- 3rd-5th Grade Math Check-in Assessment
Thursday, January 25- 3rd-5th Grade Reading Check-in Assessment
Important Reminders are as followed:
Our school’s start time is 7:35 and dismissal time is at 2:35. Students will be received from buses and cars beginning at 7:10. The front office does not open until 7:30. If you report to the car ride lane after 7:30, you will need to drive around to the front entrance. After 7:35 all students must be checked in at the front office by an adult.
Ensuring students are at school and on time are vital to the success of every student and their learning. We are working diligently to improve our attendance rate and need your support in making sure that students are in school each day. If your child is out sick, please make sure your child’s teacher has been informed.
All parents and visitors will be required to present a valid ID for checkout and school visitation.
Any individual checking a student out or visiting the campus must be listed in PowerSchool
If you have a student who is a bus rider, please download the Here Comes the Bus App. Our district’’s code is 29081. To track your child’s bus you will need their Student ID number. If you do not know your child’s Student ID number, a written request should be submitted to your child’s teacher. The teacher will provide the number on a physical piece of paper in response, as this information will not be shared electronically for personal identification protection. Bus riders should be standing at the bus stop 10-15 minutes early, wait for the driver’s hand signal if crossing the road, follow all bus rules, and K-2 students must be accompanied by an adult or older sibling for dropoff/pickup. If unaccompanied, they may be brought back to school for parent pickup
In our attempt to maximize instructional learning, student checkout will not be permitted after 2:00 p.m. Special circumstances will be evaluated on an individual basis by administration.
We appreciate your continuous support. Please contact the school at 910-259-0145 if you have any questions or concerns.