Parents of Amelia Earhart,

1. Monday, August 21st, and Tuesday, August 22nd, are Early Out Days, with dismissal at 1:00 PM for Teacher/Parent meetings.
2. Wednesday, August 23rd, is the first full day (8:30 – 3:20), and the regular schedule will continue moving forward (8:30 – 3:20 Monday – Thursday, and 8:30 – 1:30 Friday).
3. Wednesday, August 23rd is also the first day of Kindergarten.  For parents dropping kids off, we will have fun signs, a balloon arch, and a grand entrance at the northwest corner of the school by the Kindergarten playground.  Make sure to get pictures with Amelia Earhart herself (or at least a look-alike mascot!).
4. Friday, August 25th is a special day.  We will be kicking off our Theme for the year.  Find out what Mario and Perseverance have in common!  We will have many of our staff dressed up in costumes out front to take pictures with your kids.  Students are welcome to wear Mario clothes or can wear red (Mario), green (Luigi), or pink (Princess Peach) to be part of the celebration.  At 8:45, we will have the students walk down a red carpet and balloon arch into our Assembly to kick off our theme.  Parents are invited to stay for the red carpet walk and can stay for the assembly also if they’d like.   Please see the video below for a special announcement about this from Mario himself.
5. As a reminder:  Please do not drop off kids before 8:00 AM.  Those dropped off between 8:00 – 8:10 must walk to the east breakfast doors to go into the cafeteria (no outside supervision at that time).  From 8:10 – 8:30, students can walk through the northeast or northwest doors and go to either the cafeteria (for breakfast) or the playground.  At 8:30, teachers will pick up students from the assigned spots on the south and west sides of the school.  The tardy bell rings at 8:40.

Message from Mario