Arranging to speak with your child’s teacher: Please call in advance to make an appointment, or, if necessary, come to the office in the morning to sign in if you need to speak to your child’s teacher. Renee or Jamie will call up to see if he/she is available. You can also write a note in your child’s agenda asking for a phone call. I am sure you understand that the teacher is busy at that time preparing for the school day and is responsible for the safe and orderly entry of all the students and getting the day started in class smoothly, effectively and in a timely manner, if it is after the bell.
Phone calls at the end of the day: Please do not call the office at the end of the day to ask Renee or Jamie to give messages to your children except in emergency situations. You can imagine that with a school of almost 800 students, it is very difficult for them to be contacting students for social arrangements. Apparently they are getting at least 30 calls a day about pick up arrangements, or asking for a reminder to be sent to their child or other things like this, many of them right at the end of the day. Obviously, if something unexpected comes up we are happy to help out. Please make your arrangements in advance except under extraordinary circumstances.