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Office Hours: 7:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M. Website: www.sacredheartschoolsi.org
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Administrative Assistant - Mrs. Rita Danischewski Tel: 718-442- 0347
Office Assistant - Mrs. Chiara Morelli
Pre-K for ALL Administrative Assistant – Mrs. Kristine Mullen

Opening Schedules:

Grade 1- 8:
Thursday, 9/6/18, 7:50 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Friday, 9/7/18, Half Day 7:50 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Kindergarten - Children meet Ms. Caccese at the red doors (opposite lawn).
Thursday, 9/6/18, 8:00 - 11:00 A.M. and Friday 9/7/18, Half Day 7:50 – 11:00 a.m. dismissal

PRE-K for All (PKFA) Wednesday, 9/5/18: On first day child and one parent will meet teachers in the School Auditorium (Main Building). Parent and child activities are planned. Parent info will be provided, 9/5/18, 8:30 A.M. - 10:30 A.M.  Thursday, 9/6/18, 8:00 -11:00 a.m. (Children only). Parent Orientation will be held on Tuesday,September 11th  6:30 – 8:30 p.m in auditorium/classroom

PK- 3 yr.olds: Friday (all PK 3 students), 9/7/18, 9:00- 11:00 A.M. – Child and one parent meet Ms. Kelly in the School Auditorium (Main Building)

REGULAR DAILY SCHEDULE: Begins Monday, 9/10/18
GRADE K – 8: 7:50 A.M. – 2:30 P.M.
PRE-K for All: 8:00 A.M.- 2:20 P.M.
PK-3 yr. olds: 8:00 A.M.- 2:15 P.M.

Early dismissal may be at 11:00 A.M. or 12:00 noon depending on the faculty meeting schedule. Early
dismissal for faculty meetings/conferences will be noted on the monthly school calendar. Faculty
meeting dates will vary.

PARENT ORIENTATION for All Grades including Pre-K for All (PKFA) - Mandatory:
Tues., 9/11/18, 6:30 - 8:30 P.M. - Auditorium

iPAD Membership Orientation for 7th & 8th Grade Parents (Mandatory)
Thursday, 9/13/18 @ 7:30 P.M. – St. Joseph by-the- Sea High School

ARRIVAL: Please plan good morning routines so your child may be on time and ready to have a good
day. Students must be present in the auditorium by 7:50 A.M. to be on time.Students arriving at school 7:51 and beyond will be considered and marked late. Please check handbook for consequences regarding continuing lateness. Students will use the glass doors leading to the gym to enter
the school. If using the “Stop and Drop” procedure, please refer to separate letter outlining details. We
will begin to open car doors at 7:30 A.M. as school begins at 7:50 A.M. for grades K – 8. Teachers will
open “glass doors” at 7:35 a.m. Students will proceed to the auditorium where they will be met by their
teachers. "Stop and Drop" begins Monday, September 10th.

DISMISSAL – Students Gr. K- 4 are dismissed to the side patio area (red doors). Gr. 5-8 will be
dismissed from the glass doors. Parents should enter only through the Castleton Avenue driveway, park
your car, retrieve child/children and exit using Castleton Avenue. Children will be dismissed only to
parents or parent authorized persons written on the school emergency contact form. There may be no Fax or phone requests.

PARKING
****There is no parking in front of the school building at any time. This area must be kept clear
for our school buses arrival and dismissal.
Please park in the school parking lot away from the building during dismissal. *Please note that the
church parking lot is available for parking, especially for those dropping off and picking up students in Pre-K for All . Children will be able to walk from the dismissal doors safely if there are no moving vehicles in the dismissal/patio areas. Double parking or parking on the side of the building is prohibited. No exceptions. Please respect parking lot rules for the safety of all.

TUITION/FEES
Tuition accounts and school fees must be up-to- date before the first day of school.

UNIFORM – Pre-K-Grade 8
Flynn & O’Hara Uniforms: Supplier of all uniform clothing items and uniform shoes
2645 Forest Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10303 Telephone: 347- 682 -2221

Please refer to the parent/student handbook posted on our website for uniform guidelines. Please follow
the rules regarding uniforms, general grooming, hairstyles, jewelry, etc. New or clean uniform
required. Everyone must be in the new uniform implemented last year. Students (Gr. 1-8) may wear their summer uniform (optional) black walking shorts with gray polo shirt and all white sneakers until October 30th, weather permitting. Pre-K 3 & PKFA may wear their summer uniform (gray gym T-shirt and black nylon shorts with all white Velcro sneakers) until October 30th weather permitting.

LUNCH
Students in K - 8 may bring their own lunch or purchase lunch from Nucci’s beginning Thursday, 9/6/18.
School lunch is provided daily for the PKFA program. Students in our Pre-K 3 year-old program
may purchase or bring their own lunch. There is no lunch service on Friday, 9/7/18 for Gr. K - 8 and 3 yr. olds due to a half-day dismissal. PKFA is a Full Day and there will be lunch service on Friday, 9/7/18.

MORNING CARE/AFTER SCHOOL
Please request and complete morning care /afterschool enrollment forms if needed by Monday, 9/10/18.
Mrs. Morelli will begin morning care on Monday, 9/10/18, for the students who need early arrival.
Early arrival begins at 7:00 A.M. and children may enter the school through the front entrance.
The afterschool program will begin on Monday, 9/10/18, 2:30 - 6:00 P.M. Payments for After-Care must be made prior to the days the child attends.

NYC SCHOOL BUS: The first day of school bus service will be Monday, 9/10/18.

Parents are required to submit a school bus service request form to obtain service. School bus service will be assigned by the Office of Pupil Transportation to students eligible for NYC school bus. There have been some changes in bus stops; students will receive updated information on the first day of school.

STUDENT MTA METRO CARDS: Parents must submit the school bus service request form in order to
request a MTA Student Metro Card for an eligible student. Metro cards will be distributed to eligible
students the first full week of school.