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Adult supervision on the playground begins
15 minutes before class time each day. No student should arrive
earlier than 7:45 am.
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Encinal is a closed campus. If a child
has to leave the school grounds, a written request must be
given to the office, and the responsible adult should call
for the child at the office. Students will not be released
on the basis of a phone call to the office.
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Pupils attending school should be in good
physical health, without signs of contagious diseases. Communicable
diseases should be reported to the office so that exposure
notices may be sent home with classmates. Parents are asked
to keep their sick children home until all signs of contagiousness
such as vomiting, diarrhea and fevers have subsided for 24
hours. School personnel cannot administer medicines to students,
but are responsible for dispensing them. Parents should bring
all medications to the school office in the original prescription
bottle/package from the doctor.
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Parents are asked to call the school office
early in the morning of the first day of absence. Attendance
is taken in the classroom immediately after the bell rings.
Late pupils (anyone not inside the classroom by 8:00 am) must
stop by the office for late slips so unnecessary calls home
can be avoided. Lateness is disruptive to the class and to
the student.
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If a child must be absent for five or more
days due to a significant family event, it is possible for the
teacher to make up an Individual Study Plan (I.S.P.), which
then enables the District to receive funding for the absence.
The plan is signed by the parent, teacher and student, with
one copy going to the Business Office. Last-minute requests
are difficult to fill. When you need an I.S.P. for your child,
an absolute minimum of two days notice must be given to your
child's teacher. A preferable plan would be to have your advance
notice match the number of days of the projected absence. Emergencies
are exceptions, of course, and special arrangements may be made
through the principal's office.
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In the spring, grade level teachers organize
class groups for the following year. New students are assigned
to classes by the principal when they register for admission
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Report cards are issued three times per
year. Parent-Teacher conferences take the place of first quarter
report cards.
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All personal items such as clothing, lunch
boxes, and play equipment should be clearly labeled with the
first and last names. A lost and found collection area is located
near the school office. Two to three times a year, all unclaimed
items are given to a charitable organization.
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Milk is available for students at a reasonable
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Children must bring their lunches to school.
Lunch period is from 11:45am to 12:30pm. On rainy days children
eat in the classrooms. Children may bring a snack to eat at
recess. The PTO provides a hot food day three times a week which
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Parties for the children are organized
by the teacher and the room parents during the year. Parents
are asked by the room parents to help in some way. There may
be parties for Halloween, December Holiday, Valentines Day,
and the end of school.
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To avoid hurt feelings, private birthday
party invitations should be mailed rather than passed out at
school. Check with your child's teacher as to their individual
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For Halloween, the children bring their costumes
to school to participate in a Halloween parade for the parents.
Further information will be sent home in the Newsletter. |
Children walking to school should be thoroughly
taught by parents which route to take. Careful attention should
be given to crosswalk safety. Students should cooperate fully
with all crossing guards if present. |
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Sam-Trans buses are available to some students
before and after school. The bus schedules are available at
the office. The drop off and pick-up area is on Encinal Avenue
beside the Little League field.
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All Encinal students are allowed to ride
to and from school. Parents are urged to remind their children
of the safety rules as a supplement to the safety programs provided
by the Police Department and classroom instruction. Riders must
wear helmets and are encouraged to use safety equipment such
as warning flags. Students who come to school and go home along
Encinal Avenue should ride to and from the bike racks by entering
the Little League driveway, then passing in front of rooms 17-20,
and around the ends of Rooms 20, 15, and 10. Students who come
to school and go home along Middlefield Road should enter through
the gate near the tennis courts and the crossing light, then
past the end of the art room directly to the bike racks. Bicycles,
skate boards and scooters must never be in the halls or in front
of the school. There are no exceptions to this rule! Also, equipment
must be walked when inside the perimeter of the school buildings.
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- Possession
use of these will result in suspension. California State
law also indicates that expulsion shall be recommended for
any student who has possession of a weapon.
- Students
and families will be requested to make restitution for any
damage to school or personal property, including any vandalism
that results from student action.
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Unfairness, foul language, rudeness, hitting, shoving, bullying,
cutting into line, fighting, etc. will result in a student's
removal from a game or activity and/or play equipment being
taken away. Repetitive infractions may result in a referral
to the principal.
- Students will be benched or receive a consequence
from the teacher or yard duty supervisor.
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(Examples include trading cards, dolls, stuffed toys, electronic
games, CD players, etc.) The only exception to this rule
is for soft play-ground balls that students are willing
to share with others.
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hats to be worn in the classroom or in the school buildings.
Offensive messages on clothing will be immediately covered
and parents will be called to bring a change of clothing
to school.
- Students
will be reminded to walk. If behavior persist, students
must call parent and explain the behavior.
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Students
will treat others with thoughtfulness and courtesy.
Students
will obey all school and safety rules.
Students
will respect the rights and property of all people.
Students
will accept responsibility for their actions and will actively
participate in the learning proces
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Parents are responsible for developing
in their children, respect, courtesy, obedience to rightful
authority, consideration for the rights of others and the
desire to learn.
Parents
are responsible for reviewing and reinforcing school rules
and regulations.
Parents
are responsible for cooperating with school personnel in following
through with reasonable suggestions for student improvement.
Parents
are responsible for their children attending school daily,
being on time, and observing the school's daily beginning
and dismissal times.
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The school is responsible for providing a
positive learning environment.
The school is responsible for
establishing rules of behavior and safety for all students
and communicating the standards to all students and parents.
The school is responsible for
teaching and encouraging positive behavior and for consistently
enforcing school rules.
The school is responsible for
communicating with parents and students regarding successes
and problems of individual students.
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The following tests will be given to Encinal
pupils during the school year. Group results of the tests are
reported to the Board of Education each year. Individual performance
may be discussed with parents by the teacher or the principal.
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Stanford
Achievement Test
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3-5
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Spring
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Vision
Testing (new students)
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3
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Fall
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Hearing
Testing (new students/teacher referrals)
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3-5
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Fall
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Speech
Testing (teacher referrals)
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3-5
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Fall
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Referred students are screened for
speech problems. Those students so designated are then scheduled
on a regular basis for speech therapy.
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Band, orchestra and vocal music instruction
is available for interested 4th and 5th grade students.
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State funds are provided to Encinal to identify
gifted students in grades 4 and 5. Recommendations for qualifying
students are made by individual teachers. The teacher then meets
with a GATE Committee to discuss the recommendation with the
committee making the final decision on admission to the program.
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Under the guidelines of A.B. 65, a School
SITE Council was established at Encinal School. This School
SITE Council is composed of five parents, three teachers, one
other school representative, and the principal. These people
are responsible for writing the School Improvement Plan, submitting
it to both the Menlo Park School Board and the State for approval,
and for the implementation of the Plan. Funds this year will
be used for providing instructional program assistance, an aide,
and support for mathematics and language arts.
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