South Loop Parents,
Thank you again for a great start to the new school year. Below are few school policy and procedure reminders:
- Please read the 2024-2025 Parent Handbook- https://tinyurl.com/SLS-24-25-Parent-Handbook for important School Procedures, Policies, Resources and Information.
- All returning parents must return update required forms by Thursday, September 26,2024 Student Medical Information * Request for Emergency and Health Information * School Messaging Consent Form * Media Consent Form and Release Family Income Information Form: ENGLISH
- Attendance/Tardy: Why punctuality is important for your child. Research shows that children with consistent school attendance learn more. If children are to fully benefit from the many learning opportunities, regular school attendance is vital. A student who is 10 minutes late every day will miss 30 hours of instruction during the year, definitely, a significant loss in the teachable moments that you can’t get back.Children who are late or absent can never recover what is most important: the class discussion, the explanations by the teacher, the opportunity to participate in circle time and share experiences and conversations with their friends. Regular attendance at school is also important in promoting social development. Developing positive attendance and timekeeping habits at a young age will serve the child well throughout his/her life.
- Uniform Policy: Solid White top with sleeves and navy blue bottoms only. Jeans can be worn only on Fridays with a purple shirt to stand against bullying. No open toe shoes. Crocs are not allowed. Solid grey top and solid navy blue bottoms for P.E. On PE days only, students can wear a grey sweatshirt/hoodie during inclement weather only. Non- PE days, students must wear a solid white or solid navy blue sweater/hoodie, sweatshirt, and/or blue jean jacket.
- Lunch/Food Policy: We are a peanut, candy, gum, excessive sweets, soda and “Hot Flame- Red/Blue Dye” free school. Do not send lunchables with candy. Do not send glass bottles. Do not send shareable size snacks. We are trying to prevent sharing of food/snacks. We do not accept delivered food. If your child forgot his/her lunch a school lunch will be provided. Please see our monthly breakfast and lunch menus here:www.cps.edu/mealviewer
- Kiss-n-go Traffic: Thank you to our new volunteers. If you need to stand, watch your child enter the gate and/or handle last minute logistics, please do so on Plymouth Court or 13th Street before entering the kiss-n-go on Federal Street. There are 9 support staff supervising the morning playground. Two support staff members are assigned to the gates on Plymouth Court and Federal Street, one support staff member is assigned to the breakfast door and the remaining staff members are assigned to the playground area. The support staff are responsible for ensuring students remain in the park area, enter the building for breakfast and enter the building at 8:00 am. We also sweep the playground again at 8:05 am when the playground door closes.
- Health Requirements: All Families Health Requirements are Due by October 15, 2024. In Illinois, certain students must receive a physical exam and immunizations. Find details about these requirements in the below forms.