Frequently Asked Questions

  1.  Lunch Money?  Send a check made payable to Northern Food Services with your child's lunch number written on the check. Place the check in an envelope marked with your child's name and lunch number. Your child can deliver the envelope to the office, cafeteria, or classroom.
  2. Student items needed?  The following would be helpful to your child:                         
    • Backpack
    • Lunchbox/bag if packing lunch
    • Extra pencils and erasers            
                                                                   
  3. Belongings? Mark all belongings with your child's name.  Please send a backpack with your child every day.

  4. Water Bottles?   Your child may bring a water bottle or thermos to school each day to keep hydrated during the school day. Please make sure that the water bottle is filled with WATER only. The water bottle will be kept on their desk. At the end of each day, the students will have to bring the water bottle home to either replenish the water or clean out the bottle. Please make sure the water bottle has a secure lid and please write your child's name in permanent marker on the water bottle.

  5. Not riding the bus?  A note must accompany your child in the morning and be given to the teacher.  If the teacher does not have a note, your child will go home on the bus.

  6. Change in routine transportation?  No child will be permitted to leave school without the consent of his/her legal guardian.  Please send a note to inform the school of any changes.

  7. What to do when picking up your child before the end of the day?  When you arrive to pick up your child, go directly to the office.  The secretary will contact the classroom teacher to send your child to the office.

  8. Early dismissal? District excuse blank must be filled out and given to the teacher the morning of the early dismissal.

  9. Book Orders? Book order forms will be sent home once a month.  Please make one check, for the total amount of all the orders, made payable to Scholastic Book Clubs.  Place the check and order form in an envelope.  If ordering a set of books to be delivered to your home, please do not forget to fill out the extra box on the order form. You may also place your book order on line at www.scholastic.com using the code TK2VH.   

  10. Medication?  The nurse must approve all medicine.  This includes cough drops, aspirin, throat lozenges, etc.

  11. Sick?  Call the office to advise that your child is ill or is going to be late. Call 432-8691 ext. 5555 prior to 9:00.

  12. Returning after absence?  An excuse blank needs to accompany your child when returning to school. 

  13. Vacationing during the school year?  Request a Student Excuse Form prior to taking a trip to avoid an unexcused absence.  Please try to avoid having your child miss the first or last 2 weeks of school.

  14. Conferences?  A conference to discuss your child's progress will be scheduled in November.  Conferences will be scheduled in the spring, as needed.

  15. Birthday?  Your student may bring in a special snack item for their birthday, please let me know ahead of time. Summer birthdays will be celebrated near the end of the school year. Do not send invitations to be handed out at school unless there is one for every child.