Change in Afternoon Transportation & EARLY DISMISSALS
For the safety of all students, children may not be checked out of school after 2:15 pm on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday or Friday and 1:15 on Wednesday.
If you need to change the way your child goes home in the afternoon, please complete our Dismissal Change Form. If you need your child to be dismissed early, please complete our Early Dismissal Form.
Early Dismissals – Note – we do not send children to the front office until you have arrived and shown your photo ID to the front office staff.
Dismissal changes can only be accepted before 2:00pm (1:00pm on Wednesdays).
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Absence Notes
For the safety of all students, children may not be checked out of school after 2:15 pm on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday or Friday and 1:15 on Wednesday.
If you need to change the way your child goes home in the afternoon or for an early dismissal, please complete our Dismissal Change Form by clicking the button below. Early Dismissals – Note – we do not send children to the front office until you have arrived and shown your photo ID to the front office staff.
Dismissal changes can only be accepted before 2:00pm (1:00pm on Wednesdays).
We cannot accept phone calls for those changes. Changes in afternoon transportation should only be for emergency situations. Thank you for your understanding.
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Title IV funding supports well-rounded educational opportunities, safe and healthy students, and the effective use of technology.
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A Message From Captain Goodrich
Hello PES families!
Thank you to all who contributed to our “Goodwill Bag-it Up” drive when we returned from Spring Break. We fell short of the 15 full bins = $2,500.00 goal; however, Goodwill is allowing us a few more days to hit our goal. We will be collecting bagged Goodwill items in morning drop-off through Friday, April 10th. Thank you for supporting our efforts. I received some valuable feedback from parents and staff regarding timing: “Change the date next year so it is later in the week, not Monday.” Some families had only just returned home the evening prior and were not prepared for a Monday donation drop off. This is excellent feedback, and we will make changes for the 26-27 school year.
NEW Student Enrollment for the 26-27 SY opened March 1st for all new students on the SJCSD website. Please register your kindergarteners NOW; so, we have adequate staffing at PES. It’s almost time for currently enrolled families to verify their intent to return to Palencia Elementary for the 26-27 school year. The parent/guardian listed first in eSchool will receive an email from a “NO REPLY” address, beginning the week of April 13th. This returning student verification (RSV) process is quick and takes only a few minutes in most cases. If any updated documentation is required, you will be prompted, and you can upload any necessary documents into the system. Parents, your timely participation in this process is extremely important to ensure we have adequate staffing in place. Thank you for your help.
The warmer outdoor temperatures have been known to bring on a wave of “Spring Fever”, and the desire to be outdoors, away from home. That is certainly relatable. That said, the teachers and I want to take this opportunity to kindly remind each of you how important each day and each hour of the school day is to your child’s education. Please be mindful when planning leisure trips, outings, and / or late nights before a school day. Young children feel the weight of playing “catch up” when they have missed new learning, assignments, tests, etc… None of us want our little ones to experience angst nor worry, when it can be avoided.
I hope to see you in school in the months ahead. Field day, Night of the Arts, proctoring for end of the year testing…we welcome your involvement. We, indeed, are “Together in Education”.
Respectfully,
Catherine Goodrich
Principal
Palencia Elementary School
(904) 547-4010
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