2025-2026 Parent Handbook FINAL - Flipbook - Page 32
Homework, Academic Support, & Study Hall
Students in Kindergarten – 5th Grade may participate in free tutoring from their teachers at the end of the
regular school day, Monday – Thursday. Kindergarten and 1st Grade teachers (2pm-2:30 pm) and 2nd - 5th
Grade teachers (3pm-3:30pm) has been scheduled so that teachers will be in their classrooms to provide
additional personalized instruction and guided-practice for the student who needs more help, has missed
lessons or needs to make up oral quizzes. Academic Support is meant to enhance the academic experience
by providing an extra ½ hour of free help to students.
Our classes are intended to progress at a brisk pace so that the children are engaged, interested, and
growing. Because children learn at different rates and some concepts and skills require additional guided
practice to acquire mastery, we address these opportunities after regular dismissal with Academic Support.
Our teachers use homework to gauge each child’s mastery, promptly address misconceptions, and build
upon each child’s prior knowledge to teach to mastery. Homework is a real-time tool that we believe gives
each student a prompt chance to practice independently while lessons are still solidifying in recall. Teachers
will also request attendance in Academic Support if a student’s classroom work does not meet standards for
timeliness, neatness, or accuracy.
Study Hall is available from 3pm-3:45pm at no charge for those who wish to complete their homework at
school. Study Hall is required for students who have not presented their homework from the night before or
have incomplete classroom assignments. Students in Grades 3-5 who remain on campus after 3:00pm are
required to remain in Academic Support or Study Hall until 3:45pm before they go to Play Program.
Play Program
Supervised care is offered after school until 5:30pm on the playground and in the Play Program room next to
the Cafeteria. K-1st Grade students will join Play Program if not picked up by 2:15pm (unless they are
attending an afterschool sport or enrichment class). If 2nd-5th Grade students are not picked up by 3:15pm,
they may attend Study Hall until 3:45pm and will then join Play Program. A snack is provided for everyone at
4pm. Activities during Play Program are free choice and include athletics, inside games, and playground
time. The cost for Play Program is $12/hour per child. To encourage timeliness, late pickups past 5:30pm
will be charged $1/minute per child. If you incur more than three late pick-ups per month, your child will not
be permitted to attend Play Program. You will be billed, payable no later than the end of the month after the
billing period in question. If not paid timely, you will not be permitted to continue using Play Program until
your account has been settled. When you arrive to pick up your child, you must go to the teacher in charge
and sign out. Parents should park by the gym and walk up the ramp by the baseball field.
