Today we had our second round of principals chats. This is a time for Mr. Hardy and me to meet with each grade level to discuss relevant topics to our school. Today's chats centered around the topic of tardies. We've had over 1170 tardies in the past 10 weeks of school, so this is definitely a significant issue facing Sunrise. Our students know that coming to school to learn is their job. Many of you know the importance of getting to your job on time and the implications of arriving late. We are trying to instill this behavior in our students as early as possible so it becomes a habit for them. Our office ladies monitored the number of tardies from July 8th through September 10th and came up with the data contained in the above chart. We will continue to monitor and update our data frequently in order to share it with you and our community.
Learning starts at 8:00 am sharp. We allow students in the doors at 7:55 to help this happen. If students come for breakfast they may arrive as early as 7:25 am and enter through the cafeteria. During our chats, students came up with the following ideas for getting to school on time:
- get up earlier
- go to bed earlier
- pick out clothes the night before
- pack lunches the night before
- leave the house a few minutes earlier
We know one essential piece for students to be successful in school is to be here on time. Not only do we want our students to be successful in elementary school, we want to ensure future success in middle school, high school, college and beyond. Please let us know how we can best be partners to make this happen. Thank you for your support!
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