8:45 am Students may enter the building Breakfast available for all students
8:55 am Morning Announcements
9:00 am Official start to the school day and instruction begins. Students arriving after 9:00 a.m. are late and will be marked tardy. They must be signed in by a parent in the front office.
3:30 pm PreK, K, Grade 1 students are dismissed along with all bus riders
3:33 pm Grades 2 - 5 students are dismissed
Our daily schedule begins with morning announcements at 8:55 a.m. Doors open at 8:45 a.m. Please make sure your children arrive at school by 8:45 a.m. so they can be in their seats, ready to learn, no later than 8:55 a.m. Please remember, we highly encourage you to send your children to school the way in which they will arrive and dismiss all year. This allows them to start their routines immediately. Kindergarten students will be assisted in the transition to the building, and staff members will be available to walk them to their classrooms. For safety purposes, parents are not permitted to walk their students into the building.
Students will be permitted to enter the school building beginning at 8:45 a.m.. Students should not arrive prior to 8:45 a.m., as there is no adult supervision available for early arriving students. Prior to entering the building, students should line up in the designated areas by grade under the canopy. Students transported to school by car may be dropped off directly in front of the school using the bus lane circle. Parents who wish to park their cars in the community association parking lot should escort their child safely across the parking areas to the sidewalk at the front of the school.
Students will exit the building through the front doors. Children who walk with other students should report to the courtyard in front of the school. Parents who transport their children home by car will be permitted into the bus lane driveway after busses have exited. (Please form a line as directed.) Parents who choose to transport students via car will be assigned placards to be displayed on their rearview mirror. In order to dismiss students quickly and safely, we ask that parents and other family members who will be picking up students await their exit outside the front entrances. Students must be picked up promptly as there is no available supervision after school.
When transporting students by car, drivers are reminded to exercise caution while traveling on or near school property. Parking is only permitted in the neighborhood association lot. The bus lane is open at arrival and dismissal for drop-off and pickup only. Therefore, please do not park in the bus lane during these times. Students who walk to school should be reminded about traveling safely to and from school. Our school staff and safety patrols are available to assist students while on school grounds. Children should follow all safety rules when walking to and from school. Students should remain on the sidewalks and should utilize crosswalks at intersections.
You will only be able to access the name of your child’s homeroom teacher prior to our open house events if you complete your child’s Family File (emergency contact and dismissal information) on or before August 28th. Beginning on August 28th, you will be able to view your child’s homeroom teacher when you log on to your https://www.hcpss.org/connect/ account. As of today, 106 of our students have updated emergency contact information. Complete Family File and get a free Backpack!
Bus numbers, routes, and stops are now available on the https://www.hcpss.org/schools/transportation/
Breakfast and lunch are available to all students each day. Breakfast is free for all students and is served in the classrooms starting at 8:45. Lunch is $2.75. Parents are encouraged to pre-pay for lunch online. Additional information about the meal programs is on https://www.hcpss.org/food-services/
HCPSS participates in the Free and Reduced Meals (FARMs) program. Students (PreK-12) who meet the federal income guidelines are eligible to receive free or reduced-price meals. Applications are available on-line or in paper forms. A new application needs to be submitted each year. Please complete the application (Spanish and English) as soon as possible to avoid delays in your student receiving a meal. Go to https://www.hcpss.org/food-services/farms/
A weekly school newsletter is sent home on most Fridays in the Friday Folder. This is a VITAL form of communication between the school and the home. It contains information about our school, special events, and weekly communication from the principal. Please read the SFES Newsletter and keep it available for handy reference during the coming week. In addition, parents may access weekly school newsletters by visiting our school webpage at http://sfes.hcpss.org The Friday Folder will also contain, team notices, and other important notices for parents to review.
Students will bring home a daily communication folder. This folder will go from home to school everyday with the student. Please check the folder nightly for student work and/or notes from the teacher.
There will be no printed 2019-2020 calendars. Staff, students and families may add our online calendar to their own mobile/online calendar by
1. Going to https://www.hcpss.org/calendar/
2. Scrolling down to Subscribing to a Calendar
3. Right-clicking on the calendar you wish to subscribe to
4. Selecting Copy Link Location/Address/Shortcut
5. Adding to your calendar of choice (See your calendar for specifics on adding a new calendar)
You also may view and/or download printable PDFs of the full calendar and/or important dates only. Updates to the PDFs will be noted on the HCPSS calendar page.
PLEASE NOTE! The calendar is subject to change. The online calendar reflects the most recent version.