ATTENDANCE

Children are due in school by 7:50 a.m. Classes will begin at 8:15 and children will be dismissed by 2:30 p.m. A written note must be used to inform the school as to the reason for any absence or lateness. ALL STUDENTS ARE TO ENTER THROUGH THE SCHOOLYARD. You may park on Luzerne Ave. or Preston St. and enter through the schoolyard. PLEASE DO NOT ENTER ON ROSE STREET.

Children, who are absent for 40 days of school, must repeat the grade. Children, who are consistently late, will be asked to transfer to a school closer to their home and their name will be turned over to the TRUANT OFFICER. THIS IS A STRONG POLICY. 

 SCHOOL YEAR 2008-2009 OPENING DATES

0. School will begin for grades 1-8 on Monday, August 25, 2008. They will have a full week of school.

     2.    School will begin for Kindergarten on Tuesday, August 26, 2008 and continue for the rest of the week.

    3.  School will begin for Pre-Kindergarten 4 yr. olds on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 and continue for the rest of the week .

    4. School will begin for Pre-Kindergarten 3 yr. olds on Thursday, August 28, 2008 and continue for the rest of the week.

     5. ALL students Pre-K through 8 will be in on Friday, August 29, 2008.

School Begins at 8:15. Dismissal will be 12:00 noon each day. Al l students must be in regular uniform. No summer uniforms will be permitted. 

FIRST FULL DAY FOR ALL STUDENTS WILL BE ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2008. SCHOOL WILL BE DISMISSED AT 2:30 P.M.

TUITION REMINDER

Tuition is due on August 5, 2008. Exclusion day will be September 10, 2008. If your tuition is not paid, the child will be excluded from school until payment is received. Your August and September tuition must be paid by September 5, 2008.

ALL REGISTRATION FEES MUST BE PAID IN FULL BEFORE ATTENDING CLASSES.

GRANT/SCHOLARSHIP

Most families, who applied for Grant/Scholarship for the 2008-2009 school year, should have been notified concerning their eligibility and payment status by this time. If you are not aware of your status, please contact the school (410) 327-4738 as soon as possible to avoid problems when classes begin. Scholarship money is no longer available. If you did not apply earlier, you will not be able to receive the grant/scholarship rate. The tuition for the 2008-2009 school year is $499.50 per month, per child. Remember that the first tuition payment is due August 5th.

 

LUNCH PROGRAM

We will participate in the School Hot Lunch Program this year. The hot lunches will begin on Tuesday, September 2, 2008. The full price for lunch will be $2.50 and reduced lunch will be $.40. Please complete the lunch application that you will receive and return it as soon as possible. More details will be sent home.

EARLY DISMISSAL

If your child is to be excused, the parent must send a written note. The Principal will sign the note and the parent must meet the child in the main office and sign the child out.

DISMISSAL

Parents are to remain outside for their children to be dismissed. The children must have time to gather their materials and line up to be dismissed in an orderly manner. Please keep this in mind!

All students, who walk home or are picked up in cars, will be dismissed from the playground. Parent must park their cars on Luzerne Avenue and walk to the school playground to pick up their children. NO child, under grade 4, will be allowed to leave the playground unless a parent or someone comes in to get them.

REMINDER School is over at 2:30 p.m. The office is open until 3:00 p.m. If students have not been picked up by 3:00 p.m., arrangements must be made to pay the Extended School Care Program. If no arrangements have been made and the parents can not be reached, we have no alternative but to call the police. 

EXTENDED SCHOOL CARE PROGRAMS

Before Care

Starting September 2, 2008, we will begin our Before Care program. We know some parents need to go to work early and we are providing a new service for you. The program will begin at 6:15 A.M. to 7:30 A.M. Monday through Friday. Any student that arrives to school before 7:30 A.M. will enter the building into the Before Care room. No one is allowed to wait in the hall. This rule will be strictly enforced. All students will sign in and an attendance record will be kept. There is a $3.00 charge per day or a $10.00 charge per week. If school opens late due to inclement weather there will be no Before Care. 

Ms. Woodson Before Care Manager

Mrs. Linton Before Care Manager

Mrs. Houston Alternate Manager

After Care

The After Care program will begin on the first day of school Monday August 22, 2008. Only students who have turned in a completed registration form will be allowed to stay. We are requesting that all families fill out the After Care program registration form even if you do not intend to use the service just in case the student needs to "drop in" to After Care.

Mrs. Houston After Care Manager

INCLEMENT WEATHER

In the event of bad weather (snow, ice, extreme hot weather), St. Katharine School follows the BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SYSTEM’S decision on closings, late arrivals, and early dismissals. Radio WBAL 1090 AM will announce all school information. Information is also on their website www.wbal.com.

CANDY SALE

St. Katharine School will participate in the World’s Finest Candy sale program this year. Parents will receive more information in September. If you are on scholarship, you must participate in the fundraisers. Families on scholarship who do not participate in fundraisers will be assessed $150.00. Our goal is to raise $40,000.00. 

IMMUNIZATION RECORDS

By law, we must have an up-to-date Immunization Record on file for each student. If you have not submitted your child’s Health records to our school, please do so without delay. Also, if your child has received any additional inoculations, please bring in your child’s records so that we may update our records. Children do get excluded from school for lack of proper records.

VAN SERVICES

There are two bus companies that provide transportation to and from school for students at St. Katharine School. The companies are not directly related to the school, therefore, you must contact and sign a contract directly with the bus company. If you want more information, the numbers are:

TRAVELERS TOURS (410) 243-6900

 

PROBATION

All new students are on probation for the first year.

The teachers, staff and I wish you a happy end of the summer and a beautiful autumn. We are all very excited about the promise of our new school year.

Sincerely in Christ, 

Ms. Trace' Woodson, Assistant Principal

Ms. Angela Calamari, Principal