Woodson Elementary School

 

The front gates open at 7:15 a.m.  Students may wait in the cafeteria until Breakfast is served at 7:30 a.m., and playground supervision begins. 

 

All regular school days begin at 7:45 a.m.  The tardy bell rings at 7:50 a.m.  Students must be IN CLASS or they are considered tardy.

 

In addition, there are minimum days for parent conferences in October.  Please schedule medical and dental appointments on the minimum days so that students don’t need to miss class!

Regular attendance is directly related to school success!  For every day a student misses school, it takes two days to catch up. Please make every effort to schedule your child’s appointments after school or during holiday breaks. 

 

California Education Code requires that all students from age 6-18 attend school regularly.  Students with three unexcused absences or three unexcused tardies that are over 30 minutes will be declared truant. Students with excessive amount excused absences, may be required to provide medical verification as to why your child should not be attending school.

Because kindergarten is not mandatory for 5 year old's, the district has implemented an attendance policy that requires 90% attendance.  Kindergarten students with 5 or more days of unexcused absence will receive a notice of attendance problem and will be required to meet with the Principal.

 

Bus: If your child rides a bus, the pick-up and delivery point is behind the school.

 

Your cooperation will increase the safety for everyone, especially the children! 

 

Bikes: All students should wear an approved bicycle helmet every time they ride a bike.  All bicycles must be walked on school grounds and parked in the bike rack.  Bicycles should be locked to the rack during school hours.  The school assumes no responsibility for lost, stolen, or damaged bikes.

 

Walk: Walking students should proceed directly home when dismissed from school. 

 

To protect your child if he/she is to go home with someone other than you at any time during the year, or will be picked up rather than riding home on a bus as scheduled, we must have a note advising us how he/she is to get home.  Only in emergency situations will we interrupt the classroom to deliver change messages for students.  PLEASE PLAN AHEAD and make sure your child knows how he/she is getting home each day! 

 

Bus transportation is a privilege, not a right.  This privilege may be revoked if a student engages in disruptive or unsafe behavior while boarding, riding, or exiting the bus.  Privileges may also be revoked for students that act inappropriately while waiting for buses at the pick up area.  Section 14263 of the Regulations and Laws relating to Pupil Transportation in California states,“Pupils transported in a school bus shall be under the authority of, and responsible to, the driver of the bus, and the driver shall be held responsible for the orderly conduct of pupils while they are on the bus or being escorted across a street, highway or road.  Continued disorderly conduct or persistent refusal to submit to the authority of the driver shall be sufficient reason for a pupil to be denied transportation.”

“This institution is an Equal Opportunity Provider”

Our goal in the Corning Union Elementary School District Food Services is to provide students with a variety of nutritious and healthy meals. This contributes to the ability to learn in the classroom and to develop a healthy lifestyle. We follow the School Dietary Guidelines and the Nutrition Standards as set by the State of California School Meals Initiative.

We offer Free and Reduced Breakfast and Lunch to students who qualify. Reduced Price breakfast is $ .30, reduced price lunch is $ .40 for all grades.  For students in grades K through 5, full pay breakfast is $ .75 and full pay lunch is $1.35.  Students in grades 6 through 8, breakfast is $ .75 and lunch is $1.60.  Paid and reduced students are allowed to charge up to $5.00. Paid students only, will receive our alternate meal if their balance exceeds $5.00.

 

USDA Code of Federal Regulations Title 7, Part 15B, requires school districts to

Accommodate the diet restrictions of students with disabilities. A child with a disability

Must be provided with food substitutions when the request is submitted by a licensed physician. The parent/guardian must  provide a clear and specific statement signed by a licensed physician outlining the food substitutions and it must provide the following information:

 

A child with food allergies or intolerances does not have a disability as defined under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act or Part B of IDEA. Nutrition Services may make substitutions, but are not required to do so. However, if a licensed physician states that the food allergy may result in a severe, life threatening (anaphylactic) reaction, the child’s condition would meet the definition of “DISABILITY” and the SUBSTITUTION PRESCRIBED by the licensed physician must be made.

The CUESD Nutrition Services respects many diverse food choices and it is our goal to provide each and every student with a well-balanced meal that meets the nutritional guidelines as well as a meal that meets the special dietary needs requested by a licensed physician. If your student meets any of these criteria’s, please submit a Doctor’s statement (on our web site) to the school nurse or cafeteria staff.

 

District Wellness Policy ~ 

The school district encourages school organizations to use healthy food items or non-food items for fundraising purposes. We also shall encourage school staff to avoid the use of non-nutritious foods as a reward for students’ academic performance, accomplishments, or classroom behavior. All foods made available on campus comply with the state and local food safety and sanitation requirements.  Foods prepared at home can not be guaranteed to meet safety and sanitation requirements.    For the protection of staff and students against food borne illnesses, injury, or food allergies, only prepackaged food items with nutritional data clearly labeled, or fresh fruits, and vegetables may be provided for classroom celebrations. 

 

Class parties or celebrations must be held after the lunch period. School staff shall encourage parents/guardians or other volunteers to support the district’s nutrition education program by considering nutritional quality when selecting any snacks which they may donate for occasional class parties and to encourage games involving physical activity as a preference.  Below is a list of acceptable, healthy snacks that parents can send with their children for a daily snack or for classroom celebrations.

 

CORNING UNION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT

 

Examples of Acceptable Snacks	Examples of Prohibited Snacks
Water	Soda
Fresh or dried fruits	Carbonated beverages
Fresh or dried vegetables	Hard candies
100% fruit juice	Gummy candies
Sport drinks	Licorice
100% juice bars	Candy coated popcorn
Granola bars	Chewing gum
Fat free breakfast or cereal bars	Regular potato or corn chips
Baked chips or pretzels	Doughnuts
Unsalted nuts	Baked items (cookies, cakes, etc.) prepared at home
Rice cakes	Items not meeting the criteria listed below
Whole wheat crackers	Items not adhering to criteria will not be served and will be returned to the child at the end of the day.
Fat free popcorn
Other (must meet class celebrations / snack criteria below):
Class celebrations / snack criteria as set forth by the State Department of Health and your Food Service Department
*   Must be pre-packaged with a nutritional label clearly visible
*   Less than 30% Fat. * Less than 480 mg. Sodium.
*   No more than 35% Sugar by weight.
*   For dairy snacks, 4 oz. servings must have at least 120 mg. Calcium, 6 oz.servings must have 245 mg. Calcium and must adhere to the above guidelines for Fat, Sodium, and Sugar

 

 

Students who bring cell phones to school are to keep the phones turned off during classroom instructional time.

 

To ensure the safety of our students, all gates around the school will be locked during regular school hours.

Please note that in addition to regular fire drills we will also be practicing additional safety drills this year.  These exercises are required as part of our school safety plan and they make good sense.  There are two types of schools; those that have already had a crisis and those that are about to.  We need to be prepared for a multitude of incidents that includes both natural disasters and those caused by man.  Notices will be sent home with students on the day of our drills explaining the purpose and type of safety drill exercise that was conducted.

 

Please do not hesitate to phone the office if you would like additional information or have questions about our school safety plan.  Emergency plans are as important for home as they are for school.