Absentee Policy

The safety and security of our children are of paramount interest to both parents and the schools.When a child is absent from school for any reason, he/she should submit to his/her teacher a note from home giving the reason for the absence. For the safety of your child, the school district’s policy requires the parent to contact the school nurse by telephone at 201-848-5714 before 9:00 a.m. when a child is absent. For your convenience, please leave a message on the nurse’s voice mail at any time with your child’s name, grade and reason for being absent.Whenever possible, appointments with doctors and dentists should not be made during school hours. Parents who must take youngsters on vacation are asked to notify the school in advance. Often it is impossible to give students work to do in advance of their absence. Parents should try to schedule vacations during recess periods.

Homework requests may be made on third consecutive day of absence.

Should the school NOT receive a phone call from a parent whose child is absent, a phone call will be made to the home by the school nurse. This will assure you and the school as to the whereabouts of your child.

Bicycles

Grade 4-5 students may ride their bicycles to school with parent permission. When traveling to and from school students must obey all traffic regulations and wear a bicycle helmet. N.J. State law requires children under the age of 17 to wear helmets when riding a bicycle.

 

The school assumes no responsibility for bicycles.  However, provisions have been made to safeguard bikes by requiring them to be properly parked and locked in the school bike racks.  Bicycles are never to be ridden on school grounds. 

 

Change of Address/Telephone

It is very important that every student maintain an up-to-date address and telephone number record at the school office.  Please notify the school immediately if you have a change of address, telephone, or cell phone number during the school year.

Character Education

Students strive to achieve COUGAR PRIDE in everything they do at Coolidge School. Each letter in the words Cougar Pride stand for a different value that staff and parents have identified as being important. These values include caring, organization, understanding, generosity, acceptance, respect, patience, responsibility, integrity, determination, and excellence. Together, these values provide a framework and a model for how students should conduct themselves while at school and at home. At the beginning of the school year, teachers discuss COUGAR PRIDE with their students and continually plan lessons and activities to reinforce these values. Our goal is to assist our students to understand and internalize the high expectations we hold for behavior and academic work.

 

Classroom Parties

Treats may be brought in for student birthdays after the date and time are cleared with the

classroom teacher. 

 

  

Code of Conduct

Please click here to see Coolidge School's Code of Conduct.

       

Dismissal Policy

If for any reason your childmust leave school early, please send a note to the school with your child requesting a change in dismissal time.  This must be signed by a parent.

Transportation arrangements must be made with the parents of each child involved prior to the close of the school day.  Contact the school office if there are any questions regarding the transportation of a child from school.

Emergency Drills

Fire drills are conducted twice each month, as mandated by state law.  Detailed escape plans are posted inside the door of each classroom.  The students are instructed about the procedures of a fire drill.  The school is prepared for a variety of emergency situations.

 

Emergency Information

In case of emergency each student is required to have on file at the school office the following information:

1. Parent(s) or guardians' name(s).

2. Complete and up-to-date address.

3. Home phone, parent(s) work phone and cell phone numbers.

4. Emergency phone number of a friend or relative.

5. Physician's name and phone number.

6. Medical alert information.

Emergency School Closings

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Health Notes

1. Excuses for physical education and/or recess from parents will be honored for one    

        day, after that a Doctor's note is required. A note excluding a child from physical

        education or recess automatically excuses them from both activities.

2. To avoid the potential of re-injury to the student along with the potential to injure

      other students, students with sutures or immobilizers will be excused from physical

      education and recess.  They will be required to have a full medical clearance to    

      return to physical education and recess after their sutures or immobilizers have been

      removed.

3. Medical procedures for the noted medical conditions are as follows:

        * Conjunctivitis- excluded from school, to be readmitted after receiving   

               medication for 24 hours and drainage free.

        * Pediculosis- excluded from school, may return after using the specific

               pediculosis shampoo and hair is nit free.  

        * Strep Throat- excluded from school, may return after receiving medication for

               24 hours and temperature free.

 

Homework

Homework is important.  It is an extension of the learning that takes place in school.  Homework can provide practice that reinforces classroom learning and can provide opportunities for independent study, research, and creative thinking.  Parents can help their children by arranging a quiet, comfortable place for the students to work and by seeing that their assignments are complete.  All students should be encouraged to read each evening.  

Illness or Injury

In case of illness or injury the school nurse or a member of the school staff will care for a student temporarily.  School personnel will render first aid treatment only.  If emergency medical treatment is necessary the parents will be contacted.  If parents are not available the student will be taken to the emergency room at the hospital.  Remember, an emergency telephone number where parents can be reached and the name and telephone number of the student’s family doctor must be on file at the school.

 

Immunizations

State Law requires that every student who is admitted to public school must have evidence of a successful vaccination for diptheria, tetanus, whooping cough and polio.  Also required are a rubella/rubeola vaccination and a tuberculin skin test. 

 

Kindergarten

Children entering kindergarten are required to be five years old on or before October 1st for the school years in which they are enrolling.  Parents must bring birth certificates and immunization records in order to complete the enrollment.

 

 

Lost and Found

All clothing or lunch boxes that are found or left in the school are placed in the lost and found container in the rear of the gymnasium.  Money, jewelry, or any other articles of value are turned into the office. 

 

Lunch and Recess Schedule

 

Classes	Lunch	Recess
Grade 4	11:45-12:05	12:05-12:35
Grade 1 Grade 5	12:15-12:35	12:35-1:05
Grade 2 Grade 3	12:45-1:05	1:05-1:35

 

   

Marking Periods

First Marking Period

Ended 

Second Marking Period

Mid-Marking Period Day-

Marking Period Ends- 

Report Cards Go Home (grades 1-5)- 

Third Marking Period

Mid-Marking Period Day- 

Marking Period Ends- 

Report Card Go Home (grades 1-5)- 

Fourth Marking Period

Mid-Marking Period Day- 

Marking Period Ends- 

Report Cards Go Home (grades 1-5)-

  

Morning Line-Up Procedures

Supervision begins at 8:35. Please do not drop off children prior to 8:35, as they will be unsupervised.

• Once dropped off at school children must report to their designated line up spots. For safety reasons, children are not allowed to play on the playground, have a catch, or play “wall ball”.

• The first bell rings at 8:40.  Students should be lined up at this time.

• The second bell rings at 8:44. When students hear this bell they are expected to face forward without talking. This will prepare them to enter the building and get ready for instruction.

• The third bell rings at 8:45. Students enter building quietly at this time with their teachers.

• The fourth bell rings at 8:50. This is the Late Bell. Any student entering the building after the 8:50 bell will be considered late and should report to the office for a late pass.

• Instruction and morning activities begin in all classes at 8:55.

Nurse

The nurse is responsible for the maintenance of health records, routine health checks, parental contact concerning health problems, care of minor injuries, and vision and hearing screening.  Please be sure to contact the nurse if your child has any unusual health problems.  Please call the school nurse if your child is absent from school due to a communicable disease.  Precautions may be taken to protect other children.  The nurse’s office is open daily during school hours. 

 

Pets

No pets, of any kind, are allowed at school without permission. Per Township Ordinance, all domestic animals, leashed or unleashed, are prohibited on school property. Teachers may give special permission for pets to be brought to school as part of a special display or learning activity. 

 

     

Photo Gallery

Click here to go to our photo gallery where you will find pictures of some of Coolidge's events so far this year.

 

Playground Supervision

At least 4 adults are on the playground during regularly scheduled lunch- time recess periods.  Students are to remain on the play field or blacktop play area during outdoor recess.  Tackle football, skateboarding, piggyback riding, excluding others, rock throwing, and snowball throwing are not permitted.  Misuse or destruction of playground equipment will not be tolerated.

 

The playground is not supervised after school and the students are expected to leave for home immediately following dismissal.

 

P.T.O.

The Coolidge PTO (Parent Teacher Organization) is a vital component of our school.  All parents are urged to become members and to actively participate.  Meetings are scheduled monthly during the year and are announced several weeks in advance.  They are also posted on our district calendar.

 

Each year the PTO sponsors several fundraising projects.  With the help of all parents, these projects can be very successful.  They allow the PTO to fund many important activities at the school.  Please consult the web site for PTO meetings dates, a listing of officers, and a description of all committees. 

 

Recess Policies

Weather permitting; students have a recess period each day.  Decisions to have outside recess during cold weather depend upon the temperature, wind chill factor, and conditions of field/blacktop.  Students should always dress for outside recess.  Only students with medical excuses will be allowed to remain in the building during scheduled outside breaks.

 

Students will have supervised recess inside on days when bad weather prevents outside recess.  Quiet games, talking with friends, drawing, etc. are permitted.

 

Registration

To register your child in the Calvin Coolidge School, please call the school secretary at 201-848-5710 to make an appointment and to get registration forms. 

 

Reporting Student Progress

Report cards are issued four times during the school year for Grades 1-5 and three times for kindergarten.   Please carefully review your child’s progress and contact the school if you have any questions regarding grades.

 

Parent/teacher conferences are scheduled in November for grades 1-5 and in the fall and spring for kindergarten.  A parent may request a conference with their child’s teacher at any time during the school year.  Please call the school for an appointment if a conference is desired.  Likewise, a teacher may sometimes find it necessary to request a special conference with a parent. 

 

     

School Hours

Regular Day                                                        8:50am-3:15pm

AM Kindergarten                                                 8:50am-11:35am     

PM Kindergarten                                                 12:30pm-3:15pm

Line up bell                                                         8:40am                         

Students enter building                                         8:45am

Late bell                                                              8:50am                         

Minimum Day Schedule                                       8:50am-1:05pm        

AM & PM Kindergarten (Minimum Day)              8:50am-11:35am 

    

Any student entering the building after the 8:50 bell will be considered late and should report to the office for a late pass. Students arriving late to school not only lose valuable class time, but also disrupt classroom instruction for other students.  The principal will meet with the parents of those students who are chronically late and assign appropriate disciplinary action, possibly including recess and after school detention.

Tardiness

Prompt arrival at school is expected of all students.  Late arrival disrupts class and causes loss of instruction time.  Any student who arrives at school after 8:50 a.m. is considered tardy and should report to the main office for a pass. Excessive and habitual tardiness will result in disciplinary measures.

 

Telephone

The office telephone is a business phone and is not to be used by students, except in an emergency.  Students are not allowed to use the phone to make personal arrangements (such as requesting permission to go to another students’ home after school).  Parents are also requested not to ask the secretarial staff to make play date arrangements for their children. Such activity causes a disruption in the learning environment of our classrooms.

 

Visitors

All visitors, including parent volunteers, are required to report to the school office upon entering the building.  Visitors will receive a badge designating them as a visitor, volunteer, or substitute. 

All lunches brought to school should be placed on the lunch table in the front lobby.

All other items to be delivered to children such as birthday treats, instruments, books and sneakers should be taken to the School Office. Care should be taken to ensure that your child has all necessary items with him or her when leaving for school in the morning. Delivering items to children in the classroom causes an unnecessary disruption of classroom activities.

 

Web Site

Please consult our web site for up to date and detailed information about upcoming events, classroom activities, and announcements.