• Please do not arrive before 8:05 AM for morning drop-off.
• Please do not arrive before 2:45 PM for pick-up.

• Kindergarten, Grade 1, and Grade 2 pick-up start at 2:50 PM.
• Grade 3 and Grade 4 starts at 3:00 PM - if you are early, we will have you circle around.
• Families with multiple grade students will continue to follow the agreed plan with teachers.
• The back gate will be closed until 2:45 PM. We have had several families arrive early and park in the back even though we still have students utilizing the back for classes.
• During drop off in back for 2nd and 4th grades - please remember to keep a space for kindergarten parents to exit their doors.
• Parents, we ask that you please do not get out of the car
• Do not go around other cars unless an IPS staff member directs you to
• Remember to make name signs visible and work with your student in knowing their last name if they do not already know it
• Continue patience and flexibility during student pick-up and drop-off.
• Things have been getting smoother as we learn these new routines. We are within our time frame for arrival and dismissal.  

• A flyer will be sent home with your child to order pictures -OR- you can order online. Lifetouch will be sending out an email with a direct link to order photos online. We will have multiple cameras spaced, and one class will be taking pictures at a time.
• Individual pictures will be taken and will be touchless.
• No group shots or class pictures will be taken.
• Students in I-Pride academy can come to school between the hours of 9AM-3PM to take pictures if they choose.  
• K and 1 - come in AM
• 2,3,and 4 - Come in PM

• Over the next few weeks, students will be taking an assessment in math and reading called i-Ready.
• What is i-Ready?
• i-Ready is an online program that will help us determine your child’s strengths and areas for growth, personalize their learning, and monitor their progress throughout the school year. i-Ready allows us to meet your child where they are and provides us with data to inform instruction.
• The i-Ready Diagnostic is an adaptive assessment that adjusts its questions to suit your child’s needs. Each item a student receives is based on their answer to the previous question. For example, a series of correct answers will result in slightly harder questions, while a series of incorrect answers will yield slightly easier ones. The purpose of this is not to give your child a score or grade but to determine how to best support their learning.
• To help prepare your child for the i-Ready Diagnostic, encourage them to: 
• Get a good night’s sleep and eat a full breakfast on the day of the assessment.
• Try their best on each question and try not to rush.
• Try not to worry about questions they do not know—remind them that it is expected that they will only get about half of the questions correct.

• Birthdays are special occasions, and we love to celebrate them. What does this mean? It means that birthdays can be celebrated at school with cookies provided by our food services or, alternatively, by non-food items brought into school. Some examples of acceptable non-edible treats include pencils, stickers, temporary tattoos, erasers, silly bands, or any other similar item.
• The cookie option through our food services will ensure that the food is safe for ALL students. For $12.00, you can have fresh baked cookies from the IPS cafeteria delivered to the classroom for your child’s birthday. The link to order is below and must be completed and submitted at least two weeks in advance. The link - https://tinyurl.com/IPSBirthday 
• This link is also on our IPS web page!

• The Cleveland Browns play tomorrow night. Please wear Brown attire or your favorite football team.
• Kindergarten the color of the day tomorrow if white - technically a Cleveland Browns color.