Dear Parents and Families:
Wow! What an amazing year of learning, building relationships, and participating in a lot of cool activities. As the school year for our students has come to an end, we wish to take this opportunity to express our deep appreciation and gratitude to each one of you. We are grateful to be leading such an amazing community of students, parents and staff. For the upcoming 2024-2025 school year we wanted to give you a look ahead and some important dates to mark your calendar:
August 26, 2024 is the First Day back for students. This is what the first week looks like:
o Monday and Tuesday, August 26-27, is a Soft Start for K-5 Students. This means your child's teacher will reach out and set up an appointment to meet with you and your student.
o Wednesday, August 28th, will be the first full day of school. However, it is an early out day. Students are dismissed at 1: 10 p.m.
o Thursday and Friday are regular days of school.
• All students K-5 will attend school from 7:50 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
• All students K-5 will attend school on Wednesday from 7:50 a.m. - 1: 10 p.m.
o Breakfast will be served in the cafeteria from 7:30 a.m. - 7:50 a.rn. for students. Please do not send your child to school early if they are not participating in the breakfast program. Kindergarten sh1dents will eat breakfast in their classrooms when they arrive at 7:50 a.m.
o Drop off time is 7:50 a.m. and doors will open for all sh1dents not having breakfast.
o If your child rides the bus they will be dropped off at the scheduled time and will be escorted where needed:
• Kindergarten to the library
• I st-5th to the cafeteria
Returning student registration will start August 1, 2024, ONLINE. Go to:
o brookings.powerschool.com/public and log into your parent portal account.
o Click on Forms/Enrollment and complete forms.
• If you have an incoming kindergartener and have completed the kindergarten registration, you will not need to register.
• Secretaries are back in the office August 5, 2024 with office hours from 8:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
• August 13, 2024 from 10:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. New student registration for Kalmiopsis only in the Kalrniopsis Cafeteria.
• August 21, 2024 the parent portal will close for scheduling students and will reopen on August 23, 2024. At this time you will be able to see your child's placement.
Volunteers who completed their information for the district are good for 2 years. If you plan to volunteer for the 2024-2025 school year please go to the district website and start your paperwork so you are ready to go. You will need to complete this information if you want to volunteer in the classrooms or go on field trips.
With that, I would like to wish students, parents & caregivers, and school staff a safe, restful and rewarding summer. Hopefully we will all get the opportunity to spend quality time with family and friends and come back to school with a sense of rejuvenation in the fall.
Respectfully,
Carol Leonard Principal
Nick Chapman, Vice Principal
Posted June 20, 2024
Kalmiopsis Elementary School
650 Easy Street
Brookings, OR 97415
541 469-7417
Fax 541 469-0413
