Breakfast, Lunch, and Snack:

• The Abbey Group Food Service caters meals at Sutton School. Breakfast and lunch are available daily.
• The breakfast program will be available from 7:45am to 7:59am in the multipurpose room.
• Breakfast and lunch are free to all students K-8.
• Breakfast and lunch menus are available online, https://abbeygroup.net
• All students will have the opportunity to eat a snack during the day. Students are encouraged to bring a healthy snack to school. Candy will only be allowed to be consumed during school for medical reasons and special events.
• Students may bring water, milk, or juice with them to have during a snack and/or meal. Students may only drink water during the school day (unless they have a documented medical need and note from a doctor).
• Students are not permitted to have soda, coffee, and energy drinks at school.

Arrival:

• All students can ride the bus each morning or be dropped off at school. All drop-offs (prior to 8:00am) will occur in the back parking lot. The earliest a student may be dropped off at school is 7:45am.
• Buses arrive at school around 7:45am. The bus route will be sent through school messenger and will be posted online (school’s facebook page and website).
• Classroom instruction will start promptly at 8:00am, students arriving after 7:59am must be dropped off in the front of the building and checked in at the office. Students who are not in their classrooms by 8:00am will be marked tardy.
• We ask for patience, especially in the first few weeks of school as everyone gets used to new routines. The flow of traffic may take longer in the beginning.

Dismissal:

• Students riding the bus will be dismissed at 2:50pm from their classrooms and will board the bus in the back parking lot.
• Students who are being pickup will be dismissed at 2:53pm and will be dismissed to the back parking lot.
• Walkers/Riders will be dismissed after the buses have departed.
• Student supervision will be provided until 3:00pm. Students who have not been picked up by 3:00pm will be placed in the afterschool program if paperwork has been completed.

Traffic pattern, student drop-off, student pick-up, and visitor parking:

• Student drop-off in the morning will occur from 7:45am-7:59am in the back parking lot for all students.
• All students will enter the building through the back door of the school and will go to the multi-purpose room to either have breakfast or engage in a quiet activity until they are picked up by their teacher at 7:59am.
• Student pick-up in the afternoon will occur in the rear parking lot from 2:53pm-3:00pm.
• If you are picking up your child before the regularly scheduled dismissal time you will need to sign your child out in the front office.
• Visitors may park in either the back parking lot or the front parking lot.
• All visitors must enter the school through the front entrance and sign in.

Electronics:

• Cell phones and smart watches are not allowed to be used by students at school (this includes the time students are on the school bus).
• If students bring in their electronic devices they need to be off and in the students’ locker/cubby.
• If a student is carrying their cell phone or smartwatch on them or has it out- it will be brought to the office by staff, a parent and guardian will need to pick it up from school, and disciplinary action may be taken.

Afterschool Program (KEAP) & Athletics:

• The Afterschool program (KEAP) and Athletic program will be offering in-person programming starting the first day of school. Students need to be registered to participate in these programs.

Backpacks:

• Students will need a backpack to carry their belongings.
• It is important that students stay hydrated throughout the day- please pack a reusable water bottle (labeled with your child’s name) for your child each day.
• Make sure your child is wearing appropriate clothing and footwear so they are able to participate in the physical and outdoor learning that is planned.