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Who, What, When,
Why, Where & How?
 HOW DO I GET INTO THE
SCHOOL?~ The
code is (call the office). The code represents the last four
digits of our phone number. Study it, remember it, and PLEASE
don't forget it. The code will be activated at exactly 8:05 a.m.
and will de-activate at 7:00 p.m. daily Monday through Friday.
HOW TO I GET A UNIFORM? ~ Uniform exchange will be set
up downstairs in the cafeteria. Feel free to look on the tables
for uniforms that fit your kids, pick them up and make a donation to
the library. How much? You decide, we will be grateful for
anything we receive.
WHERE ARE THE THINGS WE PRE-ORDERED? ~ They should be on your
child's desk. Any sweatshirts, vests and/or assignment notebooks
that were pre-ordered and paid for have been sent down to your child's
room. If for some reason they do not receive what you think you
may have ordered, please see Patty in the office.
HOW WILL MY
CHILDREN KNOW IF THEY HAVE MILK OR NOT?~ Don't worry, the teachers have a list, BUT you
might ask your child if they received milk when they get home and if they
didn't and you think you paid for it, call Patty and we'll get it
straightened out.
WHAT FORMS
SHOULD I BE TURNING IN ON THE FIRST DAY?~ Your hot lunch menu (if you are
ordering lunches for September and October); Fluoride Permission Slip
(whether or not your child is getting fluoride, please mark yes or no
and turn it in).
WHAT CAN I
EXPECT ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL? ~ You will be receiving your school handbook, if
you are a new family. If you are a returning family, all the
information in the handbook can be located online at www.stclarepdx.org under
policies and curriculum. Each family will receive a student
directory (please put it in a safe place because we won't have any
extra to pass out), and each family should receive a tuition coupon
book with your tuition payment information located on the front
cover. Some of you will be receiving an immunization
form for your new student. We must have these forms on file before
your student can attend school so please, if you do receive one, please
have it turned back into the office by Friday, September 7th.
WHOA! I
FOUND MISTAKES, WHO DO I COMPLAIN TO?~ That would be Patty. If you see
directory or tuition information that you believe not to
be correct, please contact her and it can be fixed. Any
directory additions/deletions/corrections will go out in an addendum
sometime in September.
WHEN DOES HOT
LUNCH START?~ Hot
lunch begins on Tuesday, September 11th. You must pre-order your
lunches and your menus must be turned in by Tuesday, September 4th.
HOW DO I PICK MY KIDS UP? ~
Freeman
Street: Those whose last name begins with A-M, please enter on 17th
and Freeman
The right side of the
street is a “NO-PARKING ZONE” available for drop-off and pick-up only. Parents will be required to remain
with their car when using Freeman
Street, pulling over to an available space
on either side of the road for their children to either enter, or leave
their vehicle. If no space is
available, parents will need to either proceed to the downstairs
parking lot or circle the block.
Blocking Freeman
Street either to wait for a space to open
up, or wait for children to enter a car creates a traffic pile-up, is
unsafe for children and will not work. To facilitate quicker movement
here, the door next to the 3rd grade classroom will also be
open in the morning and the afternoon, enabling parents to pull over
further down Freeman. Afternoon
pick-up here will remain with last names beginning with A-M.
Two cross-walk zones
will be established, clearly leading to both doors and parents are strongly encouraged to require
their children to use the cross-walks whenever possible. This may mean the occasional wet shoe
or mussed hairdo, all in the interest of safety. Further, we are encouraging parents
of older children to use the left
side of Freeman whenever possible so that the right side closest to
the curb can be available to parents of smaller children.
Downstairs, main lot: Those whose last name
begins with N through Z, please enter at the first drive-way on Spring Garden Rd.
This area may be used
for drop-off and/or pick-up.
Drivers must remain in the car or, if necessary, park to enter
the school. If children are not
ready for pick-up, please circle the parking lot until they are present
to quickly hop in the car and leave.
WHAT ARE MY
OPTIONS FOR COMMUNICATING EFFECTIVELY WITH THE SCHOOL?~ You have several options: phone, e-mail,
voice mail and Tuesday envelopes. Each Tuesday your family will
receive an envelope full of information and correspondence that is
specific to your family. Please empty this envelope each Tuesday
evening and return it back to the school, via your child, by Wednesday
morning. (The exception would be the first day of school as
you will be receiving your Tuesday packet on that day. Please
empty and return it to school on Monday morning.) If there is any
school correspondence you need to send to the school, please
insert it into the envelope and it will be emptied and dispersed by the
office. The Tuesday envelope will be used year round so please be
sure to return it to the school each week. Thank you.
WHAT IF I HAVE QUESTIONS THAT HAVE NOT
BEEN ANSWERED?~ Take a minute to look online at www.stclarepdx.org.
Everything should be updated. Still can't find the answer you
want? Call Fr. Tom.......no, just kidding....give me a call or
email me at pattyn@aracnet.com. If
anyone finds information that is incorrect on the website, please
contact Patty in the school office so it can be corrected.
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