Frequently Asked Questions

What are the school hours? |  8:45am-3:15pm, Monday - Friday

 

How early can I drop my child off at school?  Students may arrive after 8:15am. There is no supervision prior to 8:15am. We suggest students arrive before 8:30am if students are eating breakfast at school.

 

Where does my child enter the school?

• Early Childhood/Kindergarten:  9th street entrance

• 1st-3rd grade:  Front door

• 4th-5th grade:  Breezeway/entrance to Annex facing Ingraham Street

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When are students dismissed? | Students are dismissed by grade levels starting at 3:15pm (all students should be outside by 3:25pm).

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How Do I enroll my child in Aftercare? | Ms. Jessica Lawrence will the point of contact for after-care.

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How do I get involved? | Please check out the FTO page to find out how to get involved with the Family Teacher Organization (FTO) or the Support Us page to learn more about what you need to do to Volunteer in your child's classroom. 

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Will my child get breakfast at school? | Yes. Breakfast is between 8:15am-8:40am. Instruction begins at 8:45am.

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Do students wear uniforms? | Yes, purple or white collared shirts and khaki bottoms. The FTO will be supporting a uniform swap by collecting lightly used uniforms at the end of the year and redistributing them at the beginning of the next school year.  Old Navy and Walmart have purple shirts as does Primary.

 

How can I directly support the teachers? | Ask them! Also, our teachers often use donorschoose.org which is an online platform to allows individuals to donate directly to public school classroom projects.  For a list of Truesdell's donors choose projects, please go to this link.