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After School Care Program

After school child care is provided (2PM - 6PM), in the school cafeteri, for the convenience of paernts. Child care is provided for students of Ensley from Kindergarten through fifth grade. Activities include playground, homework studies, snack, arts and crafts, games, and toys. Daily rates, half day, and weekly rates are available.
For further information parents may contact Sylvia Purifoy

Attendance

Consistent attendance is one of the keys to academic success. Parents can help their children succeed by ensuring their attendance, except when ilness or extreme family emergencies occur. When absence and tardiness are necessary, a written note of explanation from the parent is required. Excesssive absences, unexcused absences, and tardiness will be reported to the visiting teacher for investigation.

Change of Address or Phone Number

Parents are requested to notify the office of any address or phone number change. It is extremely important that we have a telephone number where parents can be reached during the day in case of an emergency

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Dress Code

Children's dress and personal grooming are primarily the responsibility of the child and parent. Children are expected to come to school with proper attention given to personal cleanliness, grooming, and neatness of dress. Children whose clothing or jewelry distract from the learning environment (advertising alcohol, tobacco, profane language), or might be hazardous (jewelry with sharp edges), may be sent home to change. Flip-flops, sandals, platform shoes, or high heels should not be worn to school, as they are not safe. For the safety of our children, children wearing shoes that are unsafe for physical education or recess will not be allowed to participate.

Early Checkouts

No student should be checked out between 1:45 pm and 2:00 pm. Early checkouts must be before 1:45 pm. If you need to check out your child from school, you must come to the office and sign your child out. For all students' safety, adults must provide picture identificaiton when checking out a student.

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Food Services

Ensley Elementary has a full service kitchen and staff who prepare breakfast and lunch for the students who attend Ensley.

Breakfast is served daily from 7:20 am - 7:40 am.

Free/Reduced Lunch Applications

Applications are sent home the first day of school. An application for each child must be filled out and returned immediately if you wish to apply for the program. A new application must be filled out each year. Parents will be notified by the office if their child qualifies.

Lost and Found

Please label you child's lunchbox, coat, sweater, purse, etc. Lost and Found is located in the Lost and Found box in the cafeteria.

Meal Prices

Full Pay:

Breakfast: $1.00
Lunch: $2.00

Reduced Pay:

Breakfast: $0.30
Lunch: $0.40
Extra Milk: $0.50

Adult Lunch: $3.00

School Bus Conduct

Riding the bus is a priviledge.

The procedures for riding the bus are:

-- Enter and exit the bus slowly.

--Go to you assigned seat and sit quietly.

--Remain seated until the bus comes to a complete stop.

--Upload from the front to the back of the bus.

--No eating is allowed on the bus.

Students can lose the bus priviledge if they do not follow the safety procedures.

Students are expected to be at the bus stop five (5) minutes before their pick up time.

School Hours

School begins promptly at 7:45 am. Car Riders may be dropped off after 7:20 am. Students arriving after 7:45 should report to the office for a tardy slip. Parents are required to sign their children in when they are late for school. Regular dismissal begins at 1:50 pm. We discourage early checkout unless there is an illness or a family emergency.

Student Medications

All medication will be kept and administered in the clinic.
Students must have written permission from their doctor to take medications at school.

Transportation

Parents of bus riders should be at the bus stop with their children in the mornings and meet their children at the bus stop in the afternoon. This is for the safety of all children. Students riding teh bus must follow the safety rules. Parents can help by talking to their child daily about good bus behavior. The rules at the bus stop and on the bus are for the safety of all children. Failure to do so may result in suspension from the bus.

Escambia School District Transportation Policy

Exceptions to the normal transportation provided to and from a student's place of residence will be as follows:

"Any changes to a student's bus schedule must be five or more days in duration and must be requested in writing and signed by the parent/guardian at least two days prior to the change. This written request must be approved by the principal."

This applies to changes from the usual bus a student rides on a day to day basis to ride another bus, or to another locaitn or permanent or extended basis. This change does not apply to emergency situations. The principal must approve all emergency situations.