ELEMENTARY DRESS CODE (PARENT QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE)

Please help us by checking your child’s appearance each morning before they leave for school.

Dress code K - 5th

● Shorts, slacks , & capris

○ Black, navy blue & tan only

○ Heavy cotton or twill fabric only

○ Shorts length - fingertips to the bend on the knees

○ Cargo shorts are permitted (not cargo pants)

○ No overalls or jeans

○ No brand restriction on cargo shorts

○ Leggings are not permitted

○ Fingertip length

● Jumpers, skirts and skorts

○ Black, navy blue, & tan only

○ Cotton fabric only (no jersey or polo shirt fabric)

○ Approved Dennis uniform or Educational Outfitters plaids (there are only two)

○ Fingertip length

○ Polo Dresses are acceptable, solid color.

● Shirts

○ Button polo (no snaps, zippers, laces)

○ Polo shirts can be layered

○ Any one solid color

○ Logos smaller than a credit card

● Footwear

○ Tennis/athletic shoes only (no wheels)

○ Shoes are to be laced tightly and tied securely

● Hats

○ May be worn outside for protection from the sun. They may not be worn in the classroom or any other school building. Any logo needs to be smaller than a credit card.

● Hair

○ Needs to be the students’ natural color.

○ When combed out, boys must show earlobes, collars and eyebrows

○ No extreme hairstyles.

General: During “dress down” days students must comply with the basic dress code of covering necessities and length of shorts and skirts. No torn pants/jeans/clothing may be worn during dress down days. Most dress down days occur on Fridays.

As we park, walk, wait, and watch in the parking lot during each school day, the process can be frustrating, and we will inevitably frustrate others as well from time to time. If you walk in, please park in a designated spot. If you drop off or pick up, please use the Drop Off and Pick Up Lane. We ask that drivers do not utilize driving pathways for drop off and pick up. We also ask that NCS families respect church parking and curbs restricted for church use only.

As you enter the elementary area you will find two gates for children to enter the elementary area from the parking lot. Children will enter from the safe walking area within the parking lot to enter the elementary school area If you park and walk your children to class we ask that you use the north sidewalk on the north side of the south parking lot and walk together. If you use the drop-off zone we ask that you use the designated zone and not create secondary drop-off zones along the Cook Field/new constructed church building or other areas that could impede traffic and keep people from being able to move easily into and out of the parking lot

There is a pickup and drop-off zone on the far east side of the south parking lot. Parents may choose to park and walk their children to class or they may choose to drive their children through the designated drop-off zone.

● The drop-off zone on the east side of the south parking lot will have duty assistants to help students get out of their cars and move safely to the elementary school area behind the fence. We ask that parents follow the drive along the south retaining wall to the fence on the east side of the south parking lot, to drop off their children As you proceed in these drop lanes, we ask that you do not back up or exit your vehicle and that you observe the 5-mile-an-hour speed limit to protect our children.

● The pick-up zone at the end of the day is in the same area. For the end-of-day pickup, we have partnered with PikMyKid. PikMyKid is an app that parents download on their phones. At the end of the day, when parents arrive on campus, the app is used to notify the assistants and teachers that the parent is on campus. The students will not be released from their class until the app is utilized This helps to limit the number of students in the waiting area and the amount of time our students must wait in the heat after school. Please review the PikMyKid flyer for more information about the program and how to download the app.

Students may be picked up directly from their classroom Students will be held in class for parents, secondary siblings, or identified adults to come and pick up the children unless they are using the Pick Up Zone with the drive-through area.

ELEMENTARY DROP OFF AND PICK UP (CONTINUED)

Those parents choosing to use the drive-through pick-up procedure will have their children waiting in the classroom until the teacher is notified using the PikMyKid app They will be dismissed to the designated area, where they will meet with duty assistants and wait to safely enter their vehicle in the pick-up zone. Parents are asked to display a placard behind their front windshield to notify our staff of your family name for pick up. We will provide this placard to you at the Meet the Teacher event.

We appreciate your willingness to work within these systems for drop off and pick up in the elementary parking lot and hope that this will provide safety and convenience for your family this year. Please feel free to drop by the office or give us a call if you have any questions.

Eric Dowdle

Northwest Christian School

Extended Care is designed for children currently registered at NCS who need additional care outside of the regular school day This service is provided for students in preschool, 15 months, through fifth grade at NCS Extended Care teachers are background checked and provide a safe and less structured environment for our before and after school program This program is also a licensed program and meets all state requirements

Extended Care is available from 7:30 AM until the start of school for the K and younger aged child and from the end of the school day until 5:30 PM. for the 15 months to 5th grade aged child. While this program is available to all students, requests for Extended Care must be reserved so that the appropriate adult to student ratio is maintained. If a parent is signing their child up for Extended Care on a regular basis, the parent will be charged $6.50 an hour for scheduled hours; if a child is absent, the fee remains the same. With space availability, extended care may be used on a “drop in” or occasional basis at $7.00 an hour. All requests for occasional care must be pre-approved on a daily basis through the Early Education Office; this ensures that state mandated room ratios are maintained. There is a minimum daily charge of one hour whether the student is scheduled for a regular schedule or drop-in basis.

Each child in Extended Care must be signed out on the teacher’s iPad through ProCare ProCare will automatically calculate your balances based on your sign-in/out times However, per state regulation, each parent must still physically sign in and out on the daily log sheets with a first initial and full last name These are state requirements; with no sign out time, all students will be automatically clocked out at 5:30 PM

The state of Arizona requires that a state required emergency contact blue card is filled out; the emergency form used for elementary is not sufficient for the Office of Child Care Licensure that oversees the Extended Care program. These blue cards will only be accepted by the Early Education Office to ensure appropriate compliance to all details. No child may attend Extended Care until the required blue card is received.

If you are in need of Extended Care, please fill out the Extended Care Agreement Form. You can find this form as a tile located in your BlackBaud account under the Resources Tab You can also follow this link to fill out the Extended Care Agreement Form

If you have further questions about Extended Care please contact the Early Education Office We will provide the application, blue card, and answer any questions you may have about Extended Care.

Bree Tarbutton Director of Early Education and Kindergarten btarbutton@ncsaz.org

602-978-5134 ext 600