9/9/16

Hello Doolittle Families,

We held our first Town Meeting this morning. Town Meetings are whole-school assemblies where students share learning and important information with one another. Our Town meetings are completely run by students. This opportunity gives them practice with public speaking in front of their peers which is a difficult thing to do.

The number of Doolittle Students with severe food allergies seems to increase each year. To protect our students with food allergies, Doolittle School will begin requiring that all food consumed in the classroom be prepackaged with an ingredient list.

We will begin this new procedure in mid October. More information will be available prior to the start date.

Upcoming Dates:

Tuesday, September 13 @7pm - Open House for Grades 1-3 (except Notaro and Chase)

Thursday, September 15 @7pm - Open House for Grades 4-6 & Notaro and Chase

Dismissal - Dismissal begins at 2:35. Parents may decide whether their child is dismissed as a Bus Rider, Parent Pick-up, or Walker. Be sure your child’s dismissal information is correct in PowerSchool  (Parent portal, After School Transportation Notes)

- Walkers - Students assigned by their parents as walkers are allowed to leave the building on their own at dismissal time. There is NO supervision for them outside of the school building.

- Parent Pick-up - Students assigned by their parents as Parent Pick-up, walk to the gym at dismissal time and wait there for parents. Parents picking up children are asked to please park in the Oak Avenue parking lot or at the end of the Cornwall Avenue driveway and then walk to the gym to sign out their children with the teacher on duty.  ID may be required.

- Bus Riders - Students assigned by their parents as Bus Riders wait in their classrooms at dismissal time until their bus is called. Bus numbers are called as each bus arrives. Students are escorted out out of the building and to their assigned bus in an orderly manner.

- Students attending YMCA aftercare are dismissed from classrooms and go straight to the Doolittle Cafeteria.

If your child’s dismissal plans change for the day, send a note with a signature.  A note will ensure that everyone - teachers, office staff, and dismissal staff - is aware of the change.

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