Special Programming, Community & Culture Student Council

The Lower School Student Council is an organization that works to help improve the Lower School and promote social events.

Responsibilities include:

• Plan dress-out days

• Celebrate special days within the year

• Research improvements for the Lower School

• Support life within each grade level

• Help organize Lower School events

The Student Council is sponsored by a faculty member. Each kindergarten through fifth grade class will elect a new representative for each trimester. The Student Council meetings take place during club times and vary by trimester according to the Lower School Clubs schedule. Participation in the Student Council is completely voluntary; an elected member is expected to attend all meetings.

Students interested in running for Student Council may give an oral presentation to his/her class. No audiovisuals, fliers, posters, buttons, stickers, etc., are allowed. Teachers will provide time for students to share their speeches in class. A secret ballot vote will be conducted by each class. For parent planning purposes, elections will take place each trimester prior to the trimester club signup. The teachers will let the students and parents in their class know when they will hold their class elections.

In an effort to involve as many students as possible, we ask that students who had an opportunity to be a member of Student Council during the previous school year not participate in the current school year.

As a school, we ask that students bring a reusable water bottle daily, and students are encouraged to drink water frequently throughout the school day. Research indicates that students remember more and stay focused longer when they are hydrated. In fact, studies have found that drinking water can improve brain function.

Water bottle refill stations are located throughout the school and are easily accessible for all students.

All students are expected to eat lunch in the Lower School Commons and are provided several options (hot bar, salad bar, sandwich station) each day. However, a student may bring a lunch from home, but they should adhere to the following guidelines when packing a lunch.

• Notify the administration and homeroom teacher before bringing a lunch from home.

• Restaurant food is not permitted. A student may not bring food from a restaurant in the restaurant container/wrapper or that has been repackaged in a Ziploc bag, plastic wrap, foil, etc.

• Chips should be one serving. Also, consider a healthy chip option (e.g., baked chips, Sun Chips, or pretzels).

• No candy, chocolate, candy bars, or snack cakes.

• Dessert may be one item. For example, if you send a cookie as a dessert, it should be only one cookie.

• No juice drinks, flavored drinks, sports drinks, or sodas. Examples include: Capri Sun, juice box, Gatorade, Powerade, etc.

• Organic and/or soy milk is an approved drink.

• Students may not share packed lunch items with other students.

Please adhere to the following guidelines before joining your student:

• Visitors are limited to one per student and should only be a parent or grandparent.

• You MUST e-mail LS_attendance@webbschool.org to request a lunch visit. Requests must be made by 9 a.m. on the day of the visit. (You can request in advance – i.e., birthday, etc.). You should not call the Lower School to schedule a visit.

• We have limited seating for each class, so please do not arrive if you have not received confirmation back via email. Emails will be returned and will either confirm your visit or ask you to schedule another available day. Requests will be answered during school hours only, and in the order received.

• Outside food and drinks should not be brought to lunch for the visitor or student. Please, no cell phones or technology in the presence of the children.

Students in first through fifth grades are invited to bring an individual snack to eat in the classroom and for an after-school club or After Care each day. Junior Spartans and kindergarten students are invited to bring an individual snack for After Care each day, and for clubs if/when they can join.

Snack time typically occurs within the classroom while the students are working and does not interfere with the learning process.

Only items on the below list may be brought for snack within the classroom and/or during an afterschool club or After Care. To support our sustainability efforts, please remind your child to pack his/her snack in a reusable, plastic container. The container may not exceed 12 oz., 1.5 cups, or 300 milliliters.

The classroom teacher will review the list and discuss the snack expectations with your child on the first day of school. We appreciate your partnership in supporting the snack as a part of each school day.

The following list is an approved selection of snacks that a student may bring to be eaten during the classroom snack time, after-school clubs, and After Care. A classroom snack is provided by the school for Junior Spartans and kindergarten students.

• Applesauce (only in a squeezable package)

• Beef jerky (sliced)

• Bread – one slice or one stick (pumpkin, zucchini, banana, white, wheat, etc.) – spreads may not be added to the bread slice.

• Cheese – cubes, string, sliced

• Cheese and crackers

• Chex Mix

• Crackers – saltine, oyster, graham, Goldfish, animal, Wheat Thins, Triscuits, Cheez-Its, Cheese Nips

• Fruit – apple, banana, grapes, strawberries, blueberries, pear, raisins, dried fruit, peeled Cutie tangerine

• Granola bar, cereal bar, Nutri-Grain bar, Luna bar, Cliff bar, Zone bar, Kashi bar, Kind bar

• Mini muffins

• Peanut Butter and crackers

• Pepperoni slices

• Pretzels – plain (no flavored coating)

• Rice cakes

• Vegetables – carrots, celery, broccoli, sugar snap peas, cucumbers, peppers (green, red, yellow), cherry tomatoes

• Veggie Straws

All items that are not prepackaged must be enclosed in a reusable small plastic container (no larger than 12 oz., 1.5 cups, or 300 milliliters). No baggies, please – we are GOING GREEN! A snack container may not exceed 12 oz., 1.5 cups, or 300 milliliters.

Students must be able to open the container on their own (without teacher assistance). Dips and spreads may not accompany any snack. No utensils are permitted (toothpicks, forks, spoons, knives).

Restaurant food is not permitted. Snacks may not be shared between students. Teachers will not provide snacks for students who do not bring one to school. Snacks may not be dropped off after students arrive in the morning.

All student clothing and books should be legibly labeled with the student’s name. Items found unattended will be kept in the Lower School Office. Unclaimed, unlabeled clothing will be sent to the Webb Wearhouse or to a charitable agency several times during the school year. Advanced warning will be given to students and parents regarding the date of the charitable donations.