Corey Times August 13th, 2022

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We were so glad to see so many of our families come out to our Sneak-a-Peek/Meet the Teacher Night last week. We look forward to our First Day of School coming up on Monday, August 15th.

arrival procedures

Day One (Monday, 8/15)

Parents may escort students directly to class the first day of school . We will allow access to the classrooms at 8:00 a.m. Our school main doors will open at 7:30 a.m., but teachers will not be in their classrooms until 8:00 a.m. All students and visiting parents will come to the cafeteria and dismiss to the classrooms at 8:00 a.m. We ask that everyone parks in the lower parking lot (not in the front of the school). There should be no parking in our drive-ways during arrival.

Day Two (Tuesday, 8/16)

This is the last day that parents may escort students directly to class. We will ask that all visitors sign-in if they would like to escort their child to the classroom in the morning. We will allow access to the classrooms at 8:00 a.m. Our school main doors will open at 7:30 a.m., but teachers will not be in their classrooms until 8:00 a.m. All students and parents will come to the cafeteria and dismiss to the classrooms at 8:00 a.m. We ask that everyone parks in the lower parking lot (not in the front of the school). There should be no parking in our drive-ways during arrival.

Beginning on Wednesday, 8/17 we ask that students be dropped off at the entrance of the school or foyer. Parents will not be allowed to escort students to their classroom. We would like to begin establishing our routines and procedures. We will have staff members available throughout the building to guide students as needed. Please remember to set up a conference during the teacher's conference time if you need to discuss something with your child's teacher. We strive to maximize our instructional minutes, so we appreciate your support in this matter. Student safety is our top priority, so we will ensure that there are numerous safeguards in place, including closely monitored access to the building.

The Rest of the School Year

7:30 a.m. School doors open for those who need to drop-off early. All students will be dropped off at the front entrance, proceed to the cafeteria to eat breakfast (if desired) and to wait for their teachers. Students may read quietly, draw, or whisper. Bus riders are dropped off in the bus loading/un-loading zone on the side of the building and then enter cafeteria. Students will remain in the cafeteria until 8:05 a.m. when they will be escorted to their grade level areas.

Drop Off: All students will need to be dropped off in the front of the building (front entrance). Please make sure to drop off students in the designated areas only, and to follow instructions from staff members working the cross-walk. 

Visitors: No visitors will be allowed for breakfast, but will be allowed for lunch. We have many students in the cafeteria before school starts, so we ask for your assistance in making sure that we can manage the quantity of students safely.

8:10 a.m. First bell will ring and instruction will begin. Students will engage in community time or bell-ringer activities in the classroom. If at all possible, please make sure to have students on campus by this time.

8:20 a.m. Tardy bell. Students who arrive past 8:20 a.m. will need to stop by the office for a tardy pass. The expectation is that students are in their classroom (not entering the building) by 8:20 a.m.

Kinder/First Grade Students: Kinder and First Grade students (only) who are dropped off between 8:10 and 8:20 a.m. can be dropped off at the gate by the Kinder pod entrance. Before 8:10 a.m., they will be dropped off at the main entrance and proceed to the cafeteria just like older students.

dismissal procedures

Our dismissal bell rings at 3:35 p.m. daily. Students will remain in the building during this process and will be picked up in the front of the school. Please make sure your child's name tag is clearly visible on your windshield. Our staff will input each family's designated number, and it really slows down the process when they have to stop each car and ask parents to provide their child's name. For safety purposes, we need all families to display their dismissal tag.

We ask that all parents remain in their vehicles during this process. We will not have "walk-up" pick-up. Parents have the option of allowing their children to be "walkers" (North Walkers or South Walkers). These students will be escorted by staff members off the school grounds and towards their final destination. North Walkers exit the building and pass our playground area as they walk north. South Walkers exit the building and walk towards our school marquee and crosswalk. This is the designated crosswalk (with a crossing-guard) on Kelly Elliott Road.

Some of our families may also select to enroll their child in the various Day Cares in the area or to use AISD transportation. Those students will wait in the cafeteria and load the AISD bus or daycare bus in our bus loading zone. Please do not drive into our bus loading zone because we will only release car riders at the front of the building in the loading zones in the main drive-way area.

Mrs. Uribe has created an informative video to further explain the arrival and dismissal process.

early pick-up

The end of the day can be quite busy as our students prepare to go home, our teachers provide last minute instructions, and our classes move to their designated dismissal areas. We also have a line that begins forming in our drive-way as parents arrive to the campus.

We ask that there are no "Early Pick-ups" after 3:00 p.m. If you need to pick up your child before the regularly scheduled dismissal time, you must arrive in the office prior to 3:00 p.m.

VISITORS/VOLUNTEERS

Please remember that student safety is our number one priority. All visitors to the campus, without exception, need to ring our doorbell at the front doors to request access into the building. You will need to state your name, name of student, and reason for the visit. All visitors need to provide a valid picture identification to be processed through the system and obtain a visitor's pass. This visitor's pass/sticker (or volunteer pass) should be worn in a visible area at all times. Visitors must exit through the office area and turn in their visitor pass/sticker. For safety reasons, we need to know who is in our building at all times.

No visitors will be allowed for breakfast, but will be allowed for lunch. We have many students in the cafeteria before school starts, so we ask for your assistance in making sure that we can manage the quantity of students safely. Please remember that only those individuals listed on the student's registration form will be able to have access to students during the day to join them for lunch or pick-up.

Conferences and volunteer opportunities need to be pre-scheduled with the teacher/s or through our Corey Cubs PTA volunteer program. If you haven't done so already, please consider completing an AISD Volunteer Application for this school year.

food and nutrition

Please see important information below about school meals:

"During the pandemic, the Arlington ISD was able to offer no cost meals to all students due to temporary program flexibilities provided by the federal government. These flexibilities have expired. In the 2022-23 school year, schools are required to return to charging for school meals on the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) based on program eligibility."

Please see application link below for the Free and Reduced Price Meal Applications.

If you need to add money to your child’s account, please see information below about the “PayPams program”

You can also access the daily menu for Corey Academy at the link below. The price for breakfast is $1.55. The lunch price is $3.05.

If you need additional information, please visit the Food and Nutrition Services webpage.

kinder Boo-hoo/yahoo breakfast

Please see important message below from our Corey Cubs PTA for all Kinder parents and guardians for the First Day of School:

"Kindergarten parents, please plan to join us in the cafeteria immediately following drop-off on the first day of school for a Boo Hoo/Yahoo Breakfast in your honor. Our principal, Mrs. Zaravar, our assistant principal, Mrs. Anthony, and members of our PTA Board will be there to welcome all of you to the Corey family and answer any questions that you may have. We hope to see you all there!"

school musical

Please see message below from Mr. Rosales:

Good morning Corey Families,

I hope you all had a wonderful Summer Vacation!

With a new school year comes a new musical!!! This year we are putting on the musical "The Aristocats KIDS"! We are so excited to start working on it!

If you have a Third, Fourth, or Fifth grader that is interested in participating, you can go to https://linktr.ee/RosalesMusicCorey for all the information! You can also email me at frosale1@aisd.net if you have any questions.

Thank you so much and we're looking forward to another stellar year here at Corey!

Sincerely,

Mr. Rosales

Corey Cubs PTA

Please make sure to join PTA for the 2022-2023 school year at www.joinpta.org! Registration for this year is now available.

Remember, PTA isn’t just for parents and teachers! Students, grandparents, aunts, uncles, friends, business leaders, community members, and other staff members all help enhance the experiences of our students! 💙

Please consider following the Corey Cubs PTA on the various social media platforms.

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