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Absence and Tardiness

Consistent, on-time attendance is important and relates directly to academic success.  Please call the school attendance line, (720) 561-3002, before 8:00am if your child will be absent or tardy to school.  Children who arrive late to school are considered tardy and must sign in at the office before going to class.  Excessive absences or tardies (more than 5) will result in a notification letter.

BVSD ATTENDANCE POLICY - Student Absences (File: JH-R)

Find out ways you can help raise money for our school:

• Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to the Mesa Elementary School PTO whenever you shop on AmazonSmile.  AmazonSmile is the same Amazon you know.  Same products, same prices, same service:  http://smile.amazon.com/ch/74-2230898
• Milk Caps for Moola - Longmont Dairy Farm donates 5 cents for every bottle cap that Mesa collects from Longmont Dairy products.  Eligible cap products include: Milk, Chocolate Milk, Strawberry Milk, Half & Half, Whipping Cream, Orange Juice, Lemonade, Raspberry Lemonade, Classic and Cinnamon Eggnog.
• Register your King Soopers Loyalty Card Number!  Go to:  https://www.kingsoopers.com/topic/king-soopers-community-rewards.  Enter this number -- SK583 -- OR search for Mesa Elementary PTO on Lehigh Street.
• Shop at Boulder toy stores.  Grand Rabbits Toy Store and Play Fair Toy Store accumulate store credits when you specify Mesa Elementary during checkout.  Each year our teachers use the store credits for classroom supplies.
• Box Tops for Education has a Mobile App!  Buy, scan, and earn cash for our school.  See the flyer for more information and make it easier than ever to earn money for Mesa through products you already use.
• Use store cards that give a rebate to the Mesa PTO.  Target will donate cash to the Mesa PTO when you use their store card and designate Mesa Elementary PTO as the recipient of the rebate.  Target requires you to complete a credit card application.

The Mesa Elementary Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) has been an active part of the school for over 50 years.  All families with children attending Mesa Elementary School are part of our PTO.

The role of the Mesa PTO is to help the school with fundraising, extended educational opportunities, and supporting school spirit.

PTO meetings are held on the first Friday of every month; we hope you'll join us!

To contact Mesa's PTO, feel free to email MesaPTO@gmail.com.  For information about fundraisers, events and more, please visit mesapto.com.

PTO Board for 2022-2023:

• Carrie Simpson, President
• Megan Maguire, Vice President
• Jill Walter, Secretary
• Anna Abboud and Kristen Reiss, Treasurers
• Paige Leonard and Sunny van der Star, Communications

Mesa Elementary uses HelpAtSchools.com to host our online parent/student directory.  The directory lists students and parents by grade, parent phone number, and parent email address.  It is accessible only to verified parents/guardians and lists only those families who submit opt-in forms.  Parents can control their privacy preferences from the HelpAtSchools Account Settings page.

Good communication between school and home is essential.  Mesa utilizes these methods to communicate with families:

• Weekly e-news regarding school activities
• Report cards and parent conferences
• Newsletters and/or e-communications from teachers to parents
• Sending home student work and information in Friday folders
• Back-to-School Night
• Monthly PTO meetings

• School Hours:  7:50am - 2:50pm (Wednesday bell times are 8:50am - 2:50pm)
• Office Hours:  7:35am - 3:05pm

Bell Schedule: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday

• 7:45am:  First bell - School begins.
• 7:50am:  Second bell - Students arriving late to school are considered tardy and must stop by the office before going to class.
• 2:50pm:  Last bell - School ends, and students are dismissed from class.
  • At the end of the school day, all students are to promptly leave the school grounds.  Only those students under parental supervision or enrolled in after-school programs or supervised activities may remain.
  • No playground supervision is provided after school.

Bell Schedule: Wednesday

• 8:45am:  First bell - School begins.
• 8:50am:  Second bell - Students arriving late to school are considered tardy and must stop by the office before going to class.
• 2:50pm:  Last bell - School ends, and students are dismissed from class.
  • At the end of the school day, all students are to promptly leave the school grounds.  Only those students under parental supervision or enrolled in after-school programs or supervised activities may remain.
  • No playground supervision is provided after school.

School Closure

Occasionally, bad weather forces the school district to cancel school for the day because of unsafe road conditions caused by snow, ice, or other weather problems.  Immediately after the decision to cancel school has been made, announcements will be available on local radio and television stations.  Parents may also check the BVSD home page for school closure information.

School Hours

• School Hours:  7:50am - 2:50pm (Wednesday bell times are 8:50am - 2:50pm)
• Office Hours:  7:35am - 3:05pm

Absence and Tardiness

Consistent, on-time attendance is important and relates directly to academic success.  Please call the school attendance line, (720) 561-3002, before 8:00am if your child will be absent or tardy to school.  Children who arrive late to school are considered tardy and must sign in at the office before going to class.  Excessive absences or tardies (more than 5) will result in a notification letter.

BVSD ATTENDANCE POLICY - Student Absences (File: JH-R)

School Closure

Occasionally, bad weather forces the school district to cancel school for the day because of unsafe road conditions caused by snow, ice, or other weather problems.  Immediately after the decision to cancel school has been made, announcements will be available on local radio and television stations.  Parents may also check the BVSD home page for school closure information.

Mesa's Health Room

The Health Room is staffed twenty hours per week by a paraprofessional trained in First Aid/CPR.  We rely on volunteer help to keep the Health Room staffed at other times.  There is also an Emergency Response Team (First Aid/CPR trained staff) to handle severe injuries.

Each year, vision and hearing screenings are conducted.  We keep track of all immunizations and physicals.  If your child has a significant health issue (e.g., asthma or allergies), please inform the Health Room so that we can avoid any complications.  Kindergartners are not allowed to attend school until they have presented complete immunization information, or a parent has signed a plan of intent to complete the immunizations, or a parent has signed an exemption form.

If your child has been ill, please give him/her adequate time to recuperate before returning to school.  Rushing a child back only makes it difficult on your child and increases the chances of infecting other children.  If your child is on antibiotics, please do not send him/her to school until he/she has been on medication a full 24 hours.

State law requires that health room staff have a Medication Administration Authorization form signed by both parent and physician to dispense prescription and nonprescription medication at school.

Field Trips

A permission form (a legal document) will be sent home prior to every field trip.  The form must be signed by a parent or legal guardian and returned to the teacher in order for the student to participate (handwritten notes or phone calls will not be accepted).  Teachers notify parents about other specific needs such as volunteers, sack lunches, or donations.

Hot Lunches

Hot lunch is available daily in the school cafeteria.

Lunch and Recess

Classes are scheduled to eat lunch in the lunchroom and have outside recess between 11:00am and 1:00pm.

Students should dress for the weather conditions and be prepared to be outdoors every day.  Recess will be held inside only under the most extreme conditions.  Even a brief outdoor recess is better than none at all!

Student Drop-off / Pick-up / Parking

To ensure student safety, students are to be dropped off or picked up in front of school on the west side of Lehigh.  Parking is not allowed in these curbside spaces during drop-off (7:40-8:05am) and pick-up (2:35-3:05pm).

• Parents must stay with their vehicles when using curbside spaces at the beginning and at the end of the school day.
• Between 8:05am and 2:35pm, and after 3:05pm, curbside spaces are available for parking.
• The parking lot on the south side of the building is provided for faculty and staff and is available to parents for short-term parking only.
• The parking lot should not be used for picking up your child after school.  Please use the designated curbside area in front of the building on Lehigh Street.
• If you need to pick up your children during school hours, please park in the parking lot and walk your students to your vehicle.

Dogs

Dogs are allowed on school property only under certain circumstances.  District guidelines are offered to provide clarity as to when a dog may be permitted on campus.  Contact the school office for more information.

Bus Conduct

• Students will:  Abide by the bus rules and expectations for safe conduct that are distributed by the bus drivers each year.
• Consequence:  Students who choose not to follow the bus rules or interfere with the safety of others receive a misconduct report from the bus driver for inappropriate behavior.  This report will go to the Principal for further action that could result in suspension from the bus and/or from school.

Arrival / Dismissal

Coming to and from school, students will:

• cross streets only at the cross light or in painted crosswalks
• always obey the instructions of adult supervisors
• use caution when walking across the Mesa parking lot
• need permission from an adult to be in the school parking lot during school hours
• wait near the front entrance or inside the parking lot fence for a ride (there is no adult supervision after school)
• students should NOT arrive at school before 7:40am
• students should NOT be in the building before 7:45am
• students are expected to use sidewalks and stairways in front of school at all times

Bicycles

Fourth and fifth grade students are permitted to ride their bicycles to school.  Students should walk their bikes when on school property and lock them in bike racks.

Class Parties / Birthdays

Each class usually has two parties during the school year: Halloween and Valentine’s Day.  Room parents coordinate and plan these activities.

Mesa teachers will promote recognition activities that celebrate student birthdays; however, families are not to bring snacks for birthday celebrations.  Also, please do not use the classroom to distribute invitations for birthday parties unless every child in the class is invited.

Homework Expectations at the Elementary Level

The term “homework” refers to tasks assigned to students by teachers to be completed during non-school hours.  When thoughtfully designed by teachers and carefully done by students, it is an effective instructional activity that should have a positive effect on student achievement.  Homework is not, however, a substitute for in-class instruction.

In addition to independent and or family reading, general guidelines for homework (when assigned) at the elementary level are:

• Grades KG-3: an average of 10-30 minutes per night
• Grades 4-5: an average of 30-50 minutes per night    

Positive Behavior Support: Respect, Responsibility, Safety, and Kindness

At Mesa, we believe in clear, simple, positive expectations for behavior.  Students and staff who meet these expectations will be acknowledged and rewarded.  Students who do not meet these expectations may receive disciplinary consequences.

Discipline at Mesa

Teachers may assign classroom consequences to students.  Staff members may send a student to the office with an office discipline form.  The Principal and staff members will work together to determine appropriate office consequences.

If a behavior problem is serious enough, the Principal may assign an I.S.S. (In School Separation).  This is a major consequence.  Parents will be notified, and the student will serve time in the Principal’s office.  The student will not be allowed to return to class until he/she completes various tasks (apologies, additional assignments, work detail, etc.).

Students are also held to all of the district policies, expectations, and consequences (as noted in the BVSD Student Rights and Responsibilities Guide, up to and including suspension and expulsion).

Updates to your personal email and phone number may be done through BVSD Parent Portal.

​Discover great ways to volunteer at Mesa, no matter how much time you can spare!  Fundraising, school spirit events, extracurricular programs, and hospitality activities enhance the quality of our school.

All volunteers in BVSD are required to complete and submit a volunteer application.

For more information, please visit the BVSD volunteer website.