7:30AM-2:30PM
Office Hours:  7:00 AM-3:00 PM

Doors open at 7:00AM for all students. 

It is expected that students are seated and ready to learn in their classroom at the 7:30AM bell. 

The Car Rider Line Gate will shut at 7:25. At that point any car riders must be accompanied by parents into the office and students will be tardy. 

Please make the necessary adjustments to your morning routine.

Written documentation of a child’s absence must be submitted or emailed to Becky Stewart, or uploaded to Skyward within three (3) school calendar days. 

After the three (3) days has elapsed, the absences are permanently marked unexcused. DOJO messages will not be accepted as a written excuse. 

Five (5) or more unexcused absences within an entire school year will be reported to the District’s Attendance Supervisor. Please review page 25 of the WCS Parent and Student Handbook for excused absences. 

**Any missed time from school, including tardies and early dismissals, can be added towards unexcused absences which will go towards truancy charges.**

Written documentation of a child’s absence must include the following: 

• Reason for Absence 
• Date
• Time of Absence 
• Parent Signature 
• Phone Number

Transportation Changes

• Any transportation changes need to be communicated to in your child’s teacher through a written note. 
• Only in an emergency will calls to the office be permitted. 
• Review your child’s afternoon transportation with them before leaving the house every morning. 
  
  

We discourage transportation changes communicated to teachers using ClassDojo or email due to teacher absences, emergency leave, or teachers unable to check messages while teaching.

Bus Transportation

As part of Wilson County’s bus procedures, students will be issued a colored bus tag for their assigned bus. 

Light blue tags are also distributed to kindergarten students to identify them easily to ensure they are given extra special care when getting on and off the bus. 

Students may not ride another bus that is not their regular assigned bus except in emergency circumstances,  and such deviation must be approved by a school administrator and may not cause bus to be overcrowded.  

Bus discipline is an issue! Please discuss safety rules with your children– stay in their seats, do not put hands or trash out the window, and be respectful to the driver and others. Students can be suspended off the bus for misbehavior.

For more information, visit Bus Route Lookup and the WCS Parent & Student Handbook.

Car Riders

Arrival

• Students should be unbuckled and ready to exit their vehicle when in the Zone.
• Students are to wait for the signal from GES staff to exit their cars. “Unload” Sign
• Students will follow the safety guidance of our GES staff.
  • “Driver side back seat student riders” should walk to the front of their car to cross in front of their driver
• If your child forgot an item in the car, please drop the item off in our front office.
  • Do not call students back to the car after they have exited to the sidewalk!
• Say goodbye to your students as they exit your car, not when you are driving out of the zone (rolling your window down and waving while driving = unsafe!)
• The car rider side door will close at  7:29. If you arrive after this time, you will pull up to park in the front handicap spots, walk your student into the office, and give the reason for the tardy. 

Pick-Up

• Families must display a current GES car tag to be allowed to pick up students.
• All cars must be put in “park” when in the P-U Zone. 
• Cell phone usage is prohibited while in a school zone (TCA 55-8-207).
• Parents are to remain in their vehicles at all times. 
• Once your child is in the car, take down the car rider tag. 
• Please practice with your children so they can recognize your car and buckle themselves in and out.

Afterschool Vans (Tae-kwon Do, Gynastics, Etc.)

• Off-site Daycares will pick up students at dismissal in front of the school starting at 2:30PM.
• It is the responsibility of the parent to communicate to the correct daycare provider whether or not the child will be attending after-school daycare.
• It is the responsibility of the daycare to take attendance before departing from Gladeville Elementary. 
• Daycares are to contact the parent if there are any discrepancies in communication. 
• GES staff will escort students to their corresponding daycare vehicles.

Parking

Buses are located in the front of the school for both morning arrival and afternoon dismissal.

• Please do not park in the front parking lot between 7:00 am-7:10 am and 2:20 pm-2:40 pm.  These are all handicap spots and can only be used for general vehicles for a quick drop-off or pick-up. 
• If you need an early dismissal or if you have a scheduled appointment, please use the east side slots. 

Students are to either ride the bus 

OR 

use the car-rider line located on the west side of the school. 

 

• Do not park and the bank or church and walk your student to the school. This is unsafe and causes traffic delays for all other drivers.
• For school-wide events, do not park in the handicapped slots. Do know that our lots fill quickly; plan extra time to park and enter at the front of the school.

Safety first!

• Please ring the doorbell and wait to be acknowledged by office personnel.
• Please state your reason for visit.
• You will gain entrance into the building.

In order to ensure that food and health guidelines are followed, we strongly encourage that you not drop off fast food for your child.  However, if the item is time sensitive, please let the office know so it can be delivered in a timely manner. 

Lunchboxes, extra clothing, and other school items are always welcome. All items will be delivered to your child.

Gladeville Elementary is “nut-aware” and a latex-free school. 

Medications

• Any medications must be brought to Nurse Rachel in its sealed, original packaging with the completed medication form. 
• Students are not allowed to possess medicines such as over-the-counter cough drops, cough syrup, Tylenol, etc. 
• Students are not allowed to keep medication in their possession unless approved by a physician and Nurse Rachel (i.e. inhaler, epi-pen, etc.).
• Nurse Rachel Turner

Food

• Students can bring an individual snack daily. 
• If a classroom is noted having nut allergies, we ask that you send a nut-free snack with your child. Teachers will notify you of this request. Nut-free Safe Snacks 
• If you bring in food for a class celebration, it must be store-bought, individually wrapped snacks with ingredients listed. No chewing gum is allowed at GES.

Gladeville Elementary utilizes the following communication in an effort to keep our families informed about important information, schoolwide and student celebrations, and/or announcements:

• #1 ClassDojo (sign up through teacher-provided instructions)
• Blackboard (District phone/email system): Monthly Message from Dr. Cook
• Skyward (email)
• GES Website
• Scrolling Marquee (front of school)
• Student Agenda
• Administration and Teacher emails (please give 24-hours to respond)
• Phone calls
• Weekly Newsletters from Teachers

Third Grade Retention State Policy: TN 3rd graders must score Level 3  (Met Expectations) or Level 4 (Exceeded Expectations) on the Reading TCAP Test in April to be promoted to 4th grade. 3rd Grade Parent Meeting Dates and more information will be coming home for these families.

Safety is a crucial foundation for learning. We practice drills throughout the year so all know the proper steps to take. Officer Keith is our SRO. All school visitors must be buzzed in to the office, show ID, and wear visitor stickers.

Any students who threaten others with bodily harm, especially if they use the words “shoot” or “kill”, will have to go through a threat assessment process.

The Gator Way

Give it my all

Always be safe

Truthful and Responsible

On Task 

R³ - Respect all (self, others, this place)

High Expectations, Teacher/Family Collaboration, Student Effort = Student Success

Amanda White - President
Joann Morgan - VP1
Elizabeth Bristow - VP2
Beth Lake - Secretary

Contact GES PTO.

• Fun!
• High Expectations for all (students, parents, teachers, administration)
• Community-Building
• Leadership for Upper-Grades