2010-2011 School Year

Dear Parents,
Welcome! On behalf of faculty and administration, we welcome you to the Bridesburg Elementary School.  We anticipate your involvement and cooperation in making this year successful.  This packet has been prepared to help answer many questions students and parents usually have concerning activities, procedures and rules for successful daily operation of Bridesburg School.  We believe that following these will help us to have an orderly school conducive to learning.  In the event that problems or concerns evolve, we are available to discuss and help resolve any situation.  Please call to make an appointment or arrange a conference if the need arises.

Parking

Please refrain from parking on sidewalks or in designated area for the school bus and in staff parking lot.  Police will be notified and cars will be ticketed or towed.

Entrance and Dismissal

The regular school day at Bridesburg School begins at 8:30a.m. and ends at 3:09p.m.  Children should arrive in the school yard between 8:15a.m. and 8:30a.m. unless attending the breakfast program.  The breakfast program will begin at 8:10 and end at 8:25a.m.  For the safety and well being of all children, children should not be in the school yard prior to 8:15a.m.  Staff will not be available to monitor students prior to this time.  Students in grades 1-5 will line up in the main school yard.  Kindergarten children will line up in the rear school yard outside the ”A” wing.  Weather permitting, teachers will meet their lines in the school yard and escort children to their classrooms.  At dismissal, teachers will escort their class lines to the school yard and line up in designated areas.  For safety and security reasons, parents/guardians are requested to wait behind the painted line in the main school yard during admit and  dismiss procedures.

For safety reasons please enter and exit the school yard via Richmond Street gate.  Do not enter or exit the school yard using the parking lot designated for staff.

Please note:  All children who arrive after 8:30a.m. are late and must get a late slip from the office to be admitted to class.  All latenesses are recorded on the School District’s computer system.  Parents will be notified of frequent lateness.

Emergency Closing of Schools

    1.  When inclement weather makes it necessary to close all Philadelphia public schools for a full day, every effort will be made to broadcast the information by radio and television by 6:00a.m.

    2.  The broadcast code number of all Philadelphia public schools is 100, although most radio and television announcers will refer to the Philadelphia public schools by name.


    1.  If a developing storm leads to a decision to close all schools at noon, every effort will be made to broadcast the information by radio and television.

    2.  If the decision is made to close the schools during the afternoon, but before the regular dismissal time, every effort will be made to have the information broadcast by 1:00p.m.


    3.  Problems in a school relating to heating, plumbing, vandalism, fire, etc. may also lead to a decision to close the school during the day.


    1.  Our school team has developed an emergency plan to be used when the school is closed for emergencies during the day.

    2.  An essential part of the plan is the listing of emergency contacts for every pupil on roll.

    3.  Every parent must provide the school with the name and phone number
    of the person to be contacted in the case of emergency school closings, and the place the pupil is to be housed when dismissed before the regular time.

Links

• The School District's Parent Page - District website
• The Learning Page - provides a huge collection of professionally produced instructional materials you can download and print
• School Express - interactive learning games, free printables, and software
• Pre-K Smarties - a preschool education resource for parents teaching preschoolers with tips for early reading using phonics, parenting articles, family freebies, and deals on the best educational toys
• Teachers and Families - parenting resources on a wide variety of topics
• ABC Teach - 5000+ free printable pages and worksheets
• Reading Rockets - resources on how young kids learn to read, why so many struggle, and how caring adults can help 

Graduation and Promotion Requirements

The September 29, 2005 Promotion and Graduation Policy (pdf) provides information on the requirements that must be met by students to be promoted and grade 12 students to graduate. These requirements include passing major subjects and completion of a project. Supports for students, including an extended day program, will be in place to help students meet the requirements. The TerraNova and End of Grade (EOG) tests will no longer be administered as system-wide assessments. Other assessments are being administered as needed. This policy will remain in effect until a new policy is issued.

 

 

Forms

• Emergency Contact Form - Used to contact the parent in case of an emergency

• Permission Form for Use of Student Media - Used to give your child permission to appear on the school website

• Field Trip Permission Form - Used to give your child permission to go on a class trip

 

Extracurricular Activities

After school activites will resume upon return to the new building.

Request for Early Dismissal of Pupils

Requests by parents for the early dismissal of pupils during school hours may be made in cases of emergency.  Routine medical and dental appointments, if at all possible, are to be made for after school hours.  Ordinary household or personal matters involving children are also to be handed outside regular school hours.

All requests for early dismissals must be in writing.  The reason for the request and the time of dismissal must be noted.  A parent or other responsible adult must call for the child at school and must report to the office.  Acceptable identification (photo ID) must be presented before the child will be released.  Parents are required to sign the early dismissal book.

Home and School

 

Kim Hedgepeth, President

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Donna Lewis, Vice President

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Yvonne Stephens, Treasurer

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215-537-2515

Room 202-B (next to the Main Office)