September is Attendance Awareness Month!

Important Message from Assistant Principal, Stacey Sawyer

As we begin the school year, we want to welcome you as our partner in your child’s education.  We value, appreciate, and seek out your involvement and collaboration for the success of your child.

Our goal this year is to ensure that every student attends school regularly.  Positive attendance is a key ingredient to keeping kids on track academically and in engaging them in all aspects of school life.

Showing up for school has a huge impact on a student’s academic success starting in kindergarten and continuing through high school. Even as children grow older and more independent, families play a key role in making sure students get to school safely every day and understand why attendance is so important for success in school and in life.

We realize some absences are unavoidable due to health problems or other circumstances. But, we also know that when students miss too much school— regardless of the reason – it can cause them to fall behind academically.  Your child is less likely to succeed if he or she is chronically absent—which means missing 18 or more days over the course of an entire school year. Research shows:    

• Children chronically absent in kindergarten and 1^st grade are much less likely to read at grade level by the end of 3^rd grade. 
• By 6^th grade, chronic absence is a proven early warning sign for students at risk for dropping out of school.  
• By 9^th grade good attendance can predict graduation rates as well as success in college.  

Absences can add up quickly.  A child is chronically absent if he or she misses just two days every month!!

Clearly going to school regularly matters!

When our students are not school, we notice because we care!

We don’t want your child to fall behind in school and get discouraged.  Please ensure that your child attends school every day and arrives on time.   Please make sure you are familiar with the school calendar to assist in your family scheduling for vacations and medical appointments.

Let us know how we can best support you and your children

so that they can show up for school on time every day.

We want your child to be successful in school!