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Elementary School | PK-8

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School Procedures

  1. Important:
    • Main entrance is locked until 8:30 AM for students arriving late.
    • Meetings with teachers, staff, or administrators will be by APPOINTMENT Only.
    • All NBOE school are contactless which means no parents or outside vendors are allowed in the building during the pandemic. 

    Grades 2, 3, 5, & 6 Arrival Procedure (8:00 AM at the Rose Terrace Playground gate entrance)

    • Students will take temperatures and complete the daily screener.
    • Students will stand in line socially distanced.
    • Say the daily affirmation
    • When teachers arrive they will be led into the building and upon entry they will sanitize hands and feet. 
    • After 8:30, all late scholars will enter the main entrance.

    Grades K, 1, 4, 7, 8 Arrival Procedure (after 8:00 in Cafeteria)

    • Students will take temperatures and complete the daily screener
    • Students will stand in line socially distanced.
    • Say the daily affirmation
    • When teachers arrive they will be led into the building and upon entry they will sanitize hands and feet. 
    • After 8:30, all late scholars will enter the main entrance.
  2. Electronic Devices
    • ALL electronic devices must be in the off position while on school grounds.  No devices should be blinking or vibrating.  This includes the school building and playground.
    • First Offense
      • The first time a staff member sees an electronic device, he/she will ask the students to surrender the device and arrange for return at the end of the day
      • An adult must make an appointment with an administrator to pick up the device after 3:15 pm
      • If a parent/guardian comes at 2:50, they MUST make an appointment at that point
      • If the administrator is free at 3:15, it is fine to make appointment for that time, but it is not guaranteed
      • The parent/guardians must sign a policy document informing him/her that the next time a phone is seen/heard/taken it will be held until the end of the year
      • Please note that all phones are labeled, and locked in a secure location
    • Second Offense
      • The second time the phone is taken, the phone cannot be picked up/retrieved until the last day of school
  3. Uniforms
    • Students are to wear a uniform EVERY day – orange or blue shirt and blue pants/skirts are acceptable. On gym days (1 day per week), students are permitted to wear a Avon Avenue gym uniform (orange t-shirt and shorts/sweat pants).  If a student has gym, shorts should be worn under his/her school uniform.  No children are to change clothes.
  4. Detention Policy
    • When students are given detention, teachers notify the parent by sending home a Detention Notice.  The notice is sent home at least one day prior to the detention so that the parent can arrange for the child to stay late, and get home safely.
    • Detention Notice
  5. Computer Usage
    • All students must complete an Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) in order to get on a computer.   This AUP will allow a student to access Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) as well as the Internet.  A students internet access will be taken if he/she is found to be using the internet inappropriately.
    • Acceptable Use Policy
  6. Homework Policy
    • Homework Folder:
      • All students have a homework folder provided by the school.
      • Folders include clasps with 2-3 sheet protectors.
      • Homework Planner: each Monday, students receive a new homework planner which outlines the homework for the week and includes important dates and family notes.  Planner goes directly into the sheet protector. The planner may include pictures and words to explain homework for lower grade students.
      • Important reference sheets can go into the other sheet protectors and can be changed as needed.
  7. Reading Log:
    • All students are expected to read each night and complete a reading log.
    • Kindergarten and First Grade: 15 minutes
    • Second Grade: 20 minutes
    • Third to eighth grade: 30 minutes
    • Reading log is included in the folder and collected weekly or bi-weekly, depending on grade.
    • Reading log includes a list of good questions family members can ask students.
  8. Incomplete Homework:
    • Homework is checked each morning.
    • Students who have incomplete homework for the day will receive an “Incomplete Homework” sheet attached to incomplete homework.
    • Student loses privilege of talking with friends during lunch and playing during recess.  Student may complete homework during recess or take it home to complete it that night.
    • Student may complete “homework reflection” to reflect on incomplete homework and make plan to prevent incomplete homework in the future

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219 Avon Avenue
Newark, NJ 07108

Main Office: 973-733-6750

Fax: 973-733-6841

Bell Schedule

Monday
8:25 AM - 2:55 PM
Tuesday
8:25 AM - 2:55 PM
Wednesday
8:25 AM - 2:55 PM
Thursday
8:25 AM - 2:55 PM
Friday
8:25 AM - 2:55 PM

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