Attendance

Dear parents,

Academic success in the lower school depends on regular and punctual attendance.

Just a reminder: Your child should be in their classroom and ready to learn at 8:00am. We understand that there are some times in which your child cannot be in school. In these cases, he/she is responsible for making up his/her missing work. Please note, some learning (science experiments, guest speakers, or collaborative classwork) can not be made up.

Thank you for your continued support.

For detailed information, please review to the Lower School Student/Parent Handbook, pages 13-14.

Extended Absences

When a family must take a student away from school for an extended period, prior notice equal to the anticipated time away must be given to the School office and the student’s teachers.  In most circumstances, effort will be made to provide students with work that might be accomplished outside of school. Lengthy absences (more than three days) should be reported to the Assistant Principal, who will help the student work out a makeup plan that is fair to the student and teachers. The school cannot take responsibility for diminished achievement resulting from a student’s absence.  Teachers and administrators are unanimous in recommending that, whenever possible, trips and home leave be planned to coincide with school holidays. The student is responsible for making up all missed work. 

Punctuality

Students are expected to be prepared and on time for classes. A student’s success at school is dependent upon regular and consistent attendance. When students are late to class, not only does their learning suffer significantly, but the learning of other students is also affected. Therefore, timeliness to class is considered a matter of respect for the members of the Graded learning community. Specifically, “on time” means physically being present in the classroom at 8:00 and prepared to be an active member of the Graded learning community. As a rule, tardiness is not accepted at Graded and teachers will record tardies on Veracross. In the event of tardiness, the following procedure is used:

• Parents are kindly asked to call the LS Office if their son/daughter will not be arriving to school on time.
• Students are to go straight to class if they arrive late to school unless they arrive to school after 8:20 a.m. In this case they must obtain a tardy pass from the Lower School Secretary in order to enter class.

Habitual tardiness, more than two tardies per 5 day period, is unacceptable. Students who are habitually tardy will receive a call home by the Assistant Principal to ensure compliance, and a note will be placed on their veracross file.