Welcome to St. Andrew’s Episcopal School! We are delighted that your child will be attending St. Andrew’s. We wish you a warm welcome from the entire St. Andrew’s community. The information listed below should help to make your transition seamless. We hope you find this information useful, and we welcome suggested changes or additions for future new parents. If you have any questions that you cannot find answers to please contact Lisa Witter at lwitter@
Back to School
In the KinderCottage (PK and K) the classes may start staggered with small groups to help the children adjust to their new classroom. Group 1 will attend on Wednesday, August 17 and Group 2 will attend on Thursday, August 18. There will be a noon dismissal for Pre-K and K on August 17 and 18. Drop-off and pick-up is at the Short Street gate entrance to de la Vega Hall.
The first day of school for Grades 1-8 is Wednesday, August 17 with a noon dismissal. Drop-off and pick-up is at the red awning entrance to Parish Hall on Zimpel Street.
Plan to attend the Parent’s Coffee and Parent Orientation beginning at 7:45 am on Friday, August 19 in Parish Hall.
Students should dress comfortably and wear athletic shoes and socks every day. More detailed information is included in THE CUSTOMARY, published online.
Save These Dates
Parent Coffee – Friday, August 19, at 7:45 am
Parent Orientation – Friday, August 19, at 8:15 am – 9:15 am
Parents’ Night – Thursday, September 22, 6:30 pm. Visit your child’s classroom and meet their teachers.
Getting Around Our Website
Arrival
Students should not arrive at School until 7:30 A.M. At that time, the Parish Hall door and the Short Street gate are opened. Pre-Kindergarteners and Kindergarteners enter through the Short Street gate, and first through Eighth Graders enter the Parish Hall. The School is not responsible for the safety of students until 7:30 A.M.
At 7:43 A.M. bell informs Middle School students to move from Parish Hall to Advisory and Lower School students to move from Parish Hall to Homeroom. A 7:55 A.M. bell signifies it is time to line up (Pre-Kindergarten through 4th Grade) or prepare (Middle School) for Morning Exercises. A 7:57 A.M. signifies it is time for all to proceed to the Church for Morning Exercises. An 8:00 A.M. bell signifies the start of School and Morning Exercises for all students and faculty.
Dismissal
Dismissal times are as follows:
Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten – 3:15 P.M. on Short Street
Grades One through Eight – 3:15 P.M. on Zimpel Street
After School Care and Programs
Intermittent, but no later than 6:00 P.M. on Zimpel Street
Rainy Day Dismissal
On rainy days, Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten are dismissed from the red awning at Parish Hall on Zimpel Street.
5th Grade is dismissed from the red awning at Parish Hall on Zimpel Street.
All other grades—Grades 1-4 and 6-8—are dismissed from the Grace Hall Multipurpose Room exit on Short Street. The Rainy Day Dismissal line from Grace Hall forms on the Grace Hall side of Short Street, facing St. Charles Avenue. The Rainy Day Dismissal line from Grace Hall forms on the Grace Hall side of Short Street, facing the River. Parents must only drive toward the River on Short Street, not toward the Lake, and the line will likely form between Plum and Oak Streets on Short, facing the River. Please do not turn left onto short Street from Oak Street. Instead, form in line on Short Street, staring at Plum Street. When approaching Grace Hall, please pull all the way forward, and a teacher will escort your child to the vehicle.
All classes must act in a coordinated fashion with regard to Rainy Day Dismissal. To do otherwise is confusing and dangerous to the students and their parents. A Rainy Day Dismissal is announced by the School Office via the intercom by 3:00 P.M. The decision to operate under a Rainy Day or Regular Dismissal is made based on the weather conditions at 3:00 P.M. The maintenance staff places orange flags on Zimpel Street to inform parents of a Rainy Day Dismissal. In the absence of an intercom announcement and the flags, assume a regular School Dismissal.
If someone other than an authorized person is to collect a child, we must have written permission from the parent. Written permission is also necessary if a child is to walk home, ride a bicycle, or take the streetcar from School.
Children who are not picked up by 3:30 P.M. (or within fifteen minutes of the dismissal time) will be taken to the School Office.
The Office staff is unable to supervise children who are not collected in a timely manner. If a child is not collected by 3:45 P.M., the parent will be billed for After School Care.
Please check the calendar for dismissal times.
Lunches & Snacks
First through Eighth graders have a snack time each morning. Parents may pack any light food, such as fruit, carrots, or crackers, in the lunch bag for this purpose. Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten students have a School-furnished snack each morning. A snack is provided for all After School Care children. Nutritious food is encouraged. A healthy diet produces healthy children. Candy, high-sugar snacks, and soft drinks are not allowed.
Aftercare
A supervised homework period begins at 4:15 P.M. Children are required to finish their homework before returning to play unless a parent wishes otherwise. Parents may collect their children at any time during the After Care hours from the Parish Hall entrance on Zimpel Street. For security purposes, they must ring a bell to enter and must sign out of the daily log prior to departing the campus with their children.
The daily charge for After Care is $7 for students who are picked up no later than 4:30. For students picked up after 4:30, the charge is $14. Please note that students who are not signed out of the log with a time record of 4:30 or earlier will automatically be charged the full rate of $14. For students participating in the School’s After School Programs, there is no charge for After Care on the days the student is participating in an After School Program class. For students participating in interscholastic after school Athletics, After Care is available both before and after an event or practice. The daily charge for After Care either before or after Athletics is $7. Students who participate in After Care both before and after an event or practice will be charged the full rate of $14. Any student who remains on the St. Andrew’s campus after school without proper adult supervision (a parent or guardian) must be registered for After Care during any period before or after Athletics or any other after school activity.
After Care invoices are based on the daily log and cover two-month periods. They will be emailed early in the third month with payment due by the end of the third month. Failure to pay two consecutive invoices may result in temporary suspension of After Care services until the outstanding balance is paid in full.
After School Programs
Parent Volunteering
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