A change to after school plans

September 12, 2018

As many of you know, we are trying very hard to get our buses out on time at the end of the day.  After school plans change often for students.  You can help us when your students have a change by:

 If your student has a change to their Champions plan please see information below.  The school and Champions are separate and both school and Champions need to be contacted.

 If you will not be attending Champions, please make sure to let us know. Below are some options:

Site email: ch001366@klcorp.com

Site Phone: (503) 913-2429 (text is okay and sometimes preferred as the hours have us unavailable from 9-1:30)

Aiko’s email: asato@klcorp.com

  Aiko’s phone: (503) 642 3991

If your student’s change in plan includes an after school enrichment course, the enrichment course instructor needs to be added to the after school plan for your student with the classroom teacher. Those courses are not a part of Capitol Hill Elementary and  rent our classrooms to offer the classes.  We are not allowed to release your students to the enrichment course without having your permission to do so.         

 If your student is riding a bus home with a friend please send a note with your student with the following information:

 Who your student is

1. Who your student is going home with
2. The date
3. The bus number
4. The stop they will be getting off at

 These notes will come to the office for approval and signature and become their pass to ride the bus.  Per the student handbook, bus passes should not be used for birthday parties etc.  This becomes a supervision issue for bus drivers.

 Thank you so much for helping us keep our students safe and in the correct place.  If there is an emergency/last minute change in plan that cannot be communicated at the beginning of the day, please email the classroom teacher, Heidi (hreichel@pps.net) and Mike (meskew@pps.net).  You can also call 503.916.6303 but the phones sometimes get very busy.

  TRAFFIC INFORMATION 

         I want to encourage you to follow our Capitol Hill Traffic Plan. Remember that you are welcome to park in any available space in the parking lot and that you're welcome to come early to school. The drop-off is not busy at 7:45. Here are some general suggestions from our traffic plan:

DO: 

• Pedestrians and bikes only on Carson 7:30 - 8:15; 2:00 - 2:30
• Cross only at crosswalks
• Drop students off school curbside only
• Keep 17th One Way - south during drop-off times
• Be mindful of students crossing at 16th and Carson

Please Don't: 

• Make U turns in front of the school (it's unsafe and illegal)
• Load/unload students at the crosswalk/yellow curbs
• Block the parking lot entrance/exit
• Park in the wrong direction

 Pick up and drop off on 17th in the designated Drop Off Only Zone in front of school

• Drop students school curbside
• Do NOT drop at yellow curbs
• If you are parking to bring your student into the building, do NOT park in the front of the school.  You must remain at the wheel when in the yellow curbside area in the front of the school.

• Limit vehicle traffic on Carson 7:45 – 8:05; 2:05 – 2:30

• Please no U-Turns

• Please park the correct direction

• Please park the correct direction

After School Dismissal Plan

Kindergarten: Bus Riders and after-school care (Champions) will be walked to Bus Dismissal area or picked up by Champions Staff. For students not riding a bus or attending afterschool care a parent or individual verified by student registration will pick up their student(s) from their classroom teacher after the bell rings at 2:15pm. We politely ask families to wait until after 2:15pm to pick up their students from the classrooms.

1^st-2^nd Grade: Bus riders and afterschool care will be released from their classrooms to the bus pick up area (under the covered area on our blacktop) or to Champions (in the cafeteria) after the bell rings. Students are expected to go straight to these designated areas after the bell rings and check in with staff. For students not riding a bus or attending afterschool care a parent or individual verified by student registration will pick up their student from their classroom teacher after the bell rings at 2:15pm. We politely ask families to wait until after 2:15pm to pick up their students from the classrooms.

3-5^th Grade: Bus riders and afterschool care will be released from their classrooms to the bus pick up area (under the covered area on our blacktop) or to Champions (in the cafeteria) after the bell rings. Students are expected to go straight to these designated areas after the bell rings and check in with staff. All students not riding a bus or attending afterschool care will be released after the bell rings at 2:15pm. Parents may pick their child up from the classroom or ask their child to meet them in a specific spot (other than playground due to bus dismissal) for pick up. Both the teacher and parent should know where the student is expected to be picked up at. If the teacher does not know where the designated pick up location is the student will remain in the classroom with the teacher until this information is communicated. Any individual picking up a student must be verified as having permission to do so by the parent via the student registration form.

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