ASFL Elementary Principal Notes

Open House/ PTA Meeting - August 29, 2023 @ 5:30 p.m.

Hispanic Heritage Night - September 28

PTA Membership - http://asflrockets.memberhub.store

Please practice with your child so that they can exit your car independently.

• Parents should remain in their vehicle and students should exit on the passenger side.
• Students should have belongings (backpack, lunchbox, etc.) ready to exit the car.
• Please pull forward as far as possible.
• Do not allow students to exit if you are not in the carline lane.

If your child needs extensive assistance to exit your car, please park in the parking lot, help them exit, and walk them to the front awning.

Students should not be dropped off before 7:30 a.m. There is no supervision for your child before 7:30 a.m.

These procedures need to be followed so that carline is safe for all students and adults.

Thank you for your patience as our students and families get back into the habit of carline routines. The carline will be finished by about 3:20 - 3:25. Please make sure you are here to pick up your child before carline ends.

Parents should not exit cars to walk up and pick up children in the carline area. Please remain in carline so that we can keep the line moving as quickly as possible.

April was born and raised in Jackson County Alabama. She is a graduate of the University of Alabama with an undergraduate in Psychology and Graduate degree in Social Work. She has worked as a Policy Advocate Fellow in Washington DC for First Focus which is an advocacy organization dedicated to prioritizing children and families. She has also served as a family advocate at the National Children’s Advocacy Center. She continues, in an unofficial role, to assist families in North Alabama in finding necessary resources. April resides in Huntsville with her 3 daughters, 2 of which still attend the Academy for Science and Foreign Languages.

Please make sure that your child is at school before 8:00 a.m. and that they are picked up on time after school or after tutoring. Our school dismisses at 3:00 p.m and tutoring dismisses at 4:30.

Alabama State Law requires that “every child between the ages of 6 and 17 years of age shall be required to attend a public school, private school, church school, or be instructed by a competent private tutor for the entire length of the school term in every scholastic year…” •

Parent(s)/guardian(s) must provide a written explanation of the reason(s) for each absence within two school days after each absence (or consecutive absences). If the written explanation is not provided within the two-day period, the absences will be unexcused. A student must be in attendance one-half day to be counted present.

• A student may have a total of 7 excused absences for illness without a doctor’s statement. After an accumulation of 7 excused absences for illness without a doctor’s statement, the student will receive unexcused absences for illness unless absences are documented with a doctor’s statement.

• If a student arrives to school after the start of the school day, the student is considered tardy. After 10 unexcused tardies, parents will be invited to the disctrict Early Warning Meeting.

For more information, please refer to the HCS Student-Parent Information Guide.

Our school received a score of 86 on the state report card. The last time scores were reported our school received a score of 83. I am very proud of the progress our school made during the challenges of the past few years! We continue to work toward the goal of having every child be successful.

If you will notice the area of the graphic above under Chronic Absenteeism shows 15.79. This means that 15.79% of our students were considered chronically absent - missing 18 or more days of school.

Please continue to support your child and our school by being engaged in your child's education and making sure that he or she is at school on time each day.

Personal Electronic Devices (“PED”) have become a common means of communication and information access in today’s society. However, these devices have the potential of disrupting the orderly operation of the District’s schools.

For the purposes of this policy, PED means a privately-owned device that is used for audio, video, or text communication or any other type of computer-like instrument. PEDs may include but are not limited to:

• Existing and emerging mobile communication systems and smart technologies (cellular phones, iPhones, Smartphones, internet-enabled phones, smartwatches, etc.)

• Personal Digital Assistants (“PDA”) (Palm organizers, pocket PCs, etc.)

• Handheld entertainment systems (video games, CD players, compact DVD players, MP3 players, iPods, etc.) • PED accessories (earphones, earbuds, etc.)

• Portable internet devices (mobile messengers, iPads, etc.)

• Current or emerging wireless handheld technologies or portable information technology systems that can be used for word processing, wireless internet access, image capture/recording, sound recording, and information transmitting/receiving/storing, etc.

A. PEDs may not be used by students for any disruptive purpose including telephone calls, text messaging, taking photographs and videos, or any other functions during the regular school day.

Students may possess PEDs, but they must be powered off and out of sight in backpacks, purses, or lockers. It is not permissible for PEDS to be on “silent” or “vibrate” during this time.

Students are permitted to possess and use PEDs only as follows: 1.) Before and after the regular school day 2.) As directed by a teacher or administrator

B. PEDs shall not be used in any way that threatens, humiliates, harasses, or intimidates students, school personnel, or visitors, or otherwise violates District policies and regulations or local, state, or federal laws. Students are prohibited from sending, sharing, viewing, or possessing pictures, text messages, emails, or other material of a sexually explicit nature on their PEDs while on school premises, at school-sponsored activities, or on school transportation. Further, students are prohibited from using the camera, video, or recording functions of their PEDs on school premises or at school-sponsored activities where another student or individual has an expectation of privacy, including, but not limited to, locker rooms, counseling sessions, restrooms, dressing areas, etc.

C. Students are responsible for the security of the PEDs brought to school. The District is not responsible for lost, stolen, damaged, or unauthorized use of PEDs. Further, the District is not liable to any student or his or her parent/guardian for any claims, losses, damages, suits, expenses, or costs of any kind arising out of or related to the use or possession of a student’s PED.

D. Temporary confiscation of a student’s PED is appropriate for violations of this policy. Any building staff person who confiscates a PED will hand it to the building administrator immediately. The building administrator will hold the PED until such time as the student’s parent or guardian makes an appointment to pick up the item.

Please see the attachment below for more information about AlaphaBest and to register for afterschool care or use the following link: Alphabest.

Please check the bus route information starting on July 20, 2022 if your child will ride the bus.

Transportation Department - Bus Routes

HCS Lunch Menu

Menus will be updated before school starts on August 2, 2022.

Please note that the lunch menu is subject to change if the items on the menu are unavailable.

We encourage students to show/demonstrate our International Baccalaureate Traits: Principled , Caring, Open-Minded, Knowledgeable, Thinker, Balanced, Risk-Taker, Communicator, Inquirer, and Reflective.

Our teachers will embed these into their IB Unit lessons and students will be recognized for demonstrating these traits.

Each grade level teaches specific interdisciplinary units each year.

We encourage our students to follow our PBIS Rock Behavior:

• Respect yourself and others,
• Own your Actions,
• Come Prepared,
• Keep making good choices.

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Email: paula.thompson@hsv-k12.org
Website: https://www.huntsvillecityschools.org/schools/academies-science-foreign-language
Phone: (256) 428-7000
Twitter: @asflmagnet