PK Classroom Information
What is the Summer Spotlight?
The Summer Spotlight provides important information for parents to help prepare for the upcoming school year. You can find a link on the main page of our school website or on the ECC page of the website. Information on school supplies, school start daysand times, rest mat order forms, and important days reminders can all be found not the Summer Spotlight.
When will classes be assigned?
The school will send a letter in late-June that assigns each child to a class. In addition, the letter will indicate the day your child is assigned for his/her half-day orientation. Half-day Orientation Daysare 8:00 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. August 12thor 13th. The first full day of school is August 14th.
When will Back to School Night and Meet the Teacher Night be held?
Meet the Teacher Nightis August 8thfrom 4:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. We ask that one parent attend so your child can play with their friends outside with the other parent.
Back to School Night will be August 8thfrom 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Come by, show your child their classroom, and drop off your school supplies.
What are the arrival and dismissal procedures?
Arrival
Early morning careis from 7:00-7:45 a.m. and is located in the ECC Multipurpose Room.
Morning carpool is from 7:45-8:00 a.m. and is located in the circular drive in front of the Early Childhood Center. Cars are not to be left unattended in the carpool lane. Teachers will be in the drop-off area to receive children and bring them to their classrooms. Please do not get out of your car to buckle or unbuckle your child, pull up to the end of the driveway to do so.
Should you choose to walk your child into his/her classroom, park in the Independent Presbyterian parking lot. Due to safety concerns, there is NO parking on Avon Rd.
Dismissal
Half-day dismissal (11:45 a.m.) and full-day dismissal (2:45 p.m. except on Wednesdays when it is at 2:00 p.m.) are located in the circular drive in front of the Early Childhood Center. Cars are not to be left unattended in the carpool lane. Please remain in your vehicle and allow the ECC teachers to help your child into the car. Please do not get out of your car to buckle or unbuckle your child, pull up to the end of the driveway to do so.
If you choose to walk in and pick up your child from the ECC foyer, please park in the Independent Presbyterian parking lot. Please do not park on Avon Rd.
Extended Day Activities (EDA)are available until 6:00 p.m. and is held in the ECC classrooms. Any child not picked up by 3:00 p.m. is escorted to EDA and a $20 drop-in fee is applied. You may park in the St. Dominic circular driveway and enter through the ECC entrance. Sign your child out at the front desk and pick him/her up from the classroom.
What are the lunch options?
Food service and milk are available five days a week, except half days. Details for meal/milk plan options will be available on the online Summer Spotlight. Weekly menus are posted on the Wednesday Wireand emailed each week.
If you are providing your child’s lunch, please send it in the reusable container and packed in a thermal lunchbox. The school provides the reusable container for you to use. Please remember SAA-SDS is apeanut-freecampus.
What about snacks?
Students will be assigned a day to bring snack for the entire class. Snack assignments will be posted on the monthly calendar. Please send 18 individually packaged snacks. Snack suggestions are fruits, veggies, cheese, crackers, yogurt or granola bars. Teachers serve water in a 5 oz. cup provided by the school.
What nap materials do we need?
According to the TN Department of Education, both the mat and the child must be covered at rest time. You may purchase a mat cover that also has a coverlet attached, or purchase another style and provide a rest blanket. Please do not send in any nap materials that are too large for the cubbies or for your child to carry alone. You may purchase a Happi Nappi through the school for $30.00.
Can I buy a regular backpack for my child?
Due to the size of the ECC cubbies, students must use the ECC tote bag provided by the school. Should you need to replace this bag at any time, a new one can be purchased from the school.
Can my PK child wear a pull-up to school?
Children must be fully potty trained and in regular undergarments in PK. Every child should be self-sufficient in toileting. Please refer to the SAA – SDS Bathroom and Self Care Policy for more information.
The Summer Spotlight provides important information for parents to help prepare for the upcoming school year. You can find a link on the main page of our school website or on the ECC page of the website. Information on school supplies, school start daysand times, rest mat order forms, and important days reminders can all be found not the Summer Spotlight.
When will classes be assigned?
The school will send a letter in late-June that assigns each child to a class. In addition, the letter will indicate the day your child is assigned for his/her half-day orientation. Half-day Orientation Daysare 8:00 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. August 12thor 13th. The first full day of school is August 14th.
When will Back to School Night and Meet the Teacher Night be held?
Meet the Teacher Nightis August 8thfrom 4:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. We ask that one parent attend so your child can play with their friends outside with the other parent.
Back to School Night will be August 8thfrom 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Come by, show your child their classroom, and drop off your school supplies.
What are the arrival and dismissal procedures?
Arrival
Early morning careis from 7:00-7:45 a.m. and is located in the ECC Multipurpose Room.
Morning carpool is from 7:45-8:00 a.m. and is located in the circular drive in front of the Early Childhood Center. Cars are not to be left unattended in the carpool lane. Teachers will be in the drop-off area to receive children and bring them to their classrooms. Please do not get out of your car to buckle or unbuckle your child, pull up to the end of the driveway to do so.
Should you choose to walk your child into his/her classroom, park in the Independent Presbyterian parking lot. Due to safety concerns, there is NO parking on Avon Rd.
Dismissal
Half-day dismissal (11:45 a.m.) and full-day dismissal (2:45 p.m. except on Wednesdays when it is at 2:00 p.m.) are located in the circular drive in front of the Early Childhood Center. Cars are not to be left unattended in the carpool lane. Please remain in your vehicle and allow the ECC teachers to help your child into the car. Please do not get out of your car to buckle or unbuckle your child, pull up to the end of the driveway to do so.
If you choose to walk in and pick up your child from the ECC foyer, please park in the Independent Presbyterian parking lot. Please do not park on Avon Rd.
Extended Day Activities (EDA)are available until 6:00 p.m. and is held in the ECC classrooms. Any child not picked up by 3:00 p.m. is escorted to EDA and a $20 drop-in fee is applied. You may park in the St. Dominic circular driveway and enter through the ECC entrance. Sign your child out at the front desk and pick him/her up from the classroom.
What are the lunch options?
Food service and milk are available five days a week, except half days. Details for meal/milk plan options will be available on the online Summer Spotlight. Weekly menus are posted on the Wednesday Wireand emailed each week.
If you are providing your child’s lunch, please send it in the reusable container and packed in a thermal lunchbox. The school provides the reusable container for you to use. Please remember SAA-SDS is apeanut-freecampus.
What about snacks?
Students will be assigned a day to bring snack for the entire class. Snack assignments will be posted on the monthly calendar. Please send 18 individually packaged snacks. Snack suggestions are fruits, veggies, cheese, crackers, yogurt or granola bars. Teachers serve water in a 5 oz. cup provided by the school.
What nap materials do we need?
According to the TN Department of Education, both the mat and the child must be covered at rest time. You may purchase a mat cover that also has a coverlet attached, or purchase another style and provide a rest blanket. Please do not send in any nap materials that are too large for the cubbies or for your child to carry alone. You may purchase a Happi Nappi through the school for $30.00.
Can I buy a regular backpack for my child?
Due to the size of the ECC cubbies, students must use the ECC tote bag provided by the school. Should you need to replace this bag at any time, a new one can be purchased from the school.
Can my PK child wear a pull-up to school?
Children must be fully potty trained and in regular undergarments in PK. Every child should be self-sufficient in toileting. Please refer to the SAA – SDS Bathroom and Self Care Policy for more information.