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2008-2009
Information
FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
FOR 2008-09 (for
grades 1-5) will be
Thursday, August
21. Students in
Kindergarten and
Preschool will have
a staggered
entrance. Mrs.
Griffith (K) and
Mrs. Darfus (P) will
offer orientation
conferences during
the first couple
days of school.
Watch your August
mail for more
kindergarten and
preschool news and a
conference schedule.
PARENT OPEN HOUSE
- Tuesday, August
19th from 6-7PM.
Come meet your
child’s teacher and
learn about the
exciting programs
offered for your
child in the
2008-2009 school
year.
BUS INFO:
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Bus schedules
are printed in
the Eagle
Gazette before
school starts.
For questions,
or to be sure
your child is on
the bus list,
call the Bus
Barn at
687-7366. Also,
alert the bus
barn if your
child is picked
up or dropped
off at a
sitter’s house
rather than your
residence.
Please be aware
that the first
few days of
school, the
schedule is a
little slow. If
your child will
be going home
with a friend,
please send a
written note so
the staff can be
sure the child
gets on the
right bus.
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Lancaster City
Schools
established
policy in 2006
that they no
longer transport
daycare
students.
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Important Note –
there are
several days
during the
2008-2009 school
year when you
are asked to
transport your
children, since
Lancaster City
Schools will not
be in session or
will not dismiss
at the same time
as St.
Bernadette
School. Please
mark your
calendars NOW
for: Friday,
Oct. 17 – no bus
service from
Lancaster City
Schools,
Wednesday, Nov.
26 – no bus
service from LCS.
ARRIVAL AND
DEPARTURE-
School begins at
8:05 AM for grades
1-5. Please be sure
your child is here
at that time. If you
will be dropping off
your child, arrive
NO EARLIER than
7:45AM. There will
be no teacher on
duty before this
time. When you
arrive, drop your
child off at the
Parish Hall end near
the playground. If
the weather is fair,
a teacher will have
the children
outside, the
children are NOT to
go inside without
her permission. Do
not drop off near
the church doors, as
that backs up
traffic onto
Wheeling Road. DO
NOT PARK IN THE FIRE
LANE.
AM Kindergarten begins at 8:05 AM and children follow
the same guidelines.
PM Kindergarten
begins at 11:50 AM.
Children should be
taken to the
playground if the
teacher is outside,
or to the classroom
if the weather is
poor. Exit out the
driveway nearest
Pleasantville Road.
School ends at 2:35 PM. Please make arrangements to have your
child picked up at
that time. If the
child will be riding
the bus some days
and riding home
others, please send
in a note detailing
the schedule.
Children riding the
bus home, line up at
the doors near
Wheeling Road. DO
NOT BLOCK THE BUSES.
Children walking and
riding in cars will
be released from the
Parish Hall doors. A
teacher must release
them before they can
leave the line. For
early release (for
doctor or dentist
appointments), sign
children out at the
office and send a
note to the teacher.
IF THERE IS ANYONE
WITH WHOM YOUR CHILD
MAY NOT RIDE, PLEASE
NOTIFY THE SCHOOL IN
WRITING!
AM Kindergarten will be released at the doors near
Wheeling Road at
10:50 AM. Please be
sure to pick them up
on time, to relieve
the teacher on duty
(Mrs. Griffith) for
lunch, and to reduce
anxiety in the
children. PM
Kindergarten is
released at the
Parish Hall doors at
2:35 PM. Bus
children will go to
the bus line.
SCHOOL CALENDAR:
The School Calendar
is enclosed in this
mailing and contains
dates of importance
for the entire year.
Snow days and
emergency days off
will be announced on
the local TV and
radio stations. If
Lancaster City
Schools cancels
classes, St.
Bernadette will be
closed. The three
Lancaster Catholic
Schools may also
cancel classes
independently of
Lancaster City. The
“greeting” on the
school answering
machine will
announce any
schedule changes.
STUDENT SAFETY
– Our new security
system and door
locks will be up and
running by the
beginning of our
school year.
Additionally,
beginning in the
fall, all visitors
to our building will
be required to sign
in upon arrival and
sign out as they
leave. During their
stay, visitors will
be asked to wear a
visitors’ badge. The
Visitors’ Log is in
the school office.
ADDRESSES & PHONE
NUMBERS of our
students and their
families are
published annually
in the St.
Bernadette Home and
School Student
Directory (the “Bee
Book”). These
directories are only
distributed to
school families. In
addition, other
sub-committees of
the Home and School
Assoc. sometimes ask
for class lists to
track fundraisers
and other business.
If you do not
want your address
and phone number to
be published or
given to St.
Bernadette
organizations,
please call the
school office
(654-3137).
NATIONAL SCHOOL
EMERGENCY
COMMUNICATION
ASSOCIATION (NSECA)
Our students’
emergency phone
numbers are annually
entered into this
emergency contact
system. In the event
of an emergency, all
entered numbers will
be called
instantaneously.
Please speak to your
child’s alternate
contacts and let
them know of the
possibility of
receiving an
emergency recording
from NSECA, and what
your family’s plan
will be. NSECA does
not differentiate
between AM and PM
preschool and
kindergarten
classes. Therefore,
it is possible that
you may receive an
emergency recording
at a time when you
child is not in
attendance at St.
Bernadette. However,
the information in
the message could be
important to the
arrival of the next
class.
SCHOOL ADVISORY
BOARD: Meets the
first Tuesday of
every month at 7:00
PM. The Diocese of
Columbus has
guidelines to assist
the board in
advising the
principal. The Board
consists of seven
members, the
principal and the
parish priest; and
is joined by a
teacher
representative at
each meeting. After
the minutes from
each meeting are
approved, a summary
is prepared and sent
home to all parents.
All parents are
welcome to attend
school advisory
board meetings. If
you have a concern
to put on the
agenda, contact a
Board member, and it
can be done
confidentially. If
you want to speak at
a meeting, contact
the president or
principal before the
meeting. Members
serve a 3-year term.
Current members are:
Toni Gillette, Mindi
Harp, Theresa
Heineman, Rick
Maynard, Frank
Meszaros, Cheryl
Meyers, Tony Vogel.
STUDENT SUPPLY
LISTS are
enclosed in this
mailing. This
information is also
available on our
school web-page.
USB drives: You
will notice that a
USB drive (flash
drive) has been
added to each
student supply list.
If possible, we are
asking parents to
provide this “one
time” purchase for
their child. This
drive will move on
with your child from
grade to grade.
Students will save
their writing
assignments and
other school
projects throughout
their tenure at St.
B. This portfolio
will be a keepsake
of growth and
achievement when
they reach the fifth
grade. A small USB
drive is sufficient.
They can be
purchased for less
than $10.
UNIFORMS -
St. Bernadette
uniform garments
(grades 1-5) are
available at two
locations: One local
vendor, The School
Closet, is located
at 122 N. Columbus
Street, Lancaster.
The School Closet
offers competitive
prices and discount
incentives.
Educational Apparel
Company is located
in Hilliard Ohio,
and will offer a
uniform sale at St.
Mary School,
Lancaster on Monday,
July 28 from 12- 6
PM. All St.
Bernadette items
will be available
for immediate
purchase with 15%
off. Informational
fliers from both
vendors are
available in the
literature rack
outside the school
office.
HOME AND SCHOOL
NEWS:
• River Valley Mall
Earning for Learning
Program- Save your
mall receipts dated
August 1 through
September 30. Have
your receipts
validated at the
mall office, or drop
them in the
collection box in
the school entry and
a H&S rep will take
them to the mall for
you. Save all your
receipts – shopping,
food, movies, eye
glasses, etc.
• Don’t forget to
use the SCRIP
program this year.
Last school year, 90
families
participated, and
earned over $10,000
in SCRIP credits off
their tuition…. from
as little as 13
cents, to as much as
$876!! With an
average of $130 per
family. For more
information call the
school office, or
chairperson Anne
Genders.
CAFETERIA:
Hot lunches will be
available beginning
the first day of
school. The menus
for the first week
of school will be
Cooks’ Choice. Lunch
prices for 2008-09
will be $2.00 and
include milk.
Pre-paid lunch
stamps can be
purchased in advance
every Monday morning
(or the first day of
the school week).
Pre-paid lunch
stamps are the
suggested means.
It is easier for
students to buy with
a stamp, and the
lunch line goes much
faster. Stamps are
not dated and can be
used for any school
lunch, any time
during the 2008-09
school year.
Lunch Prices:
1 stamp-$2.00, 2
stamps-$4.00, 3
stamps-$6.00, 4
stamps-$8.00, 5
stamps-$10.00. For
those students who
pack their lunch,
milk (white and
chocolate) is
available for 40¢ a
½ pint. Please do
not pack pop as a
beverage. Weekly
menus will be sent
home each Thursday
or Friday. FOOD
ALLERGY NOTE:
Several of our
students suffer from
nut/peanut
allergies. In an
effort to keep all
our students safe,
we are working
toward being a
peanut-free school.
Our school cafeteria
does not serve nut
or peanut products,
and we ask all
parents, whenever
possible, to send
peanut-free lunches
and snacks to
school.
Cafeteria
Volunteers Needed:
As always, we will
need volunteers to
help serve hot
lunch. We look
forward to seeing
parents,
grandparents and
friends of the
students getting
involved. But more
importantly, the
children enjoy
seeing a face from
home in the
cafeteria. The
approximate time
needed would be
10:50 AM to 11:50
AM.
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