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2024-2025 School Hours

Preschool Arrival: student arrival begins at 8:15 a.m.

Lower School Arrival: students can be dropped off between 8:00 a.m. – 8:20 a.m. Attendance is taken at 8:25 a.m. and the Daily Dialogue starts at 8:30 a.m.

Middle School Arrival: students can be dropped off between 8:00 a.m. – 8:25 a.m. Attendance is taken at 8:30 a.m.

Preschool:

  • 8:15 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
  • Before and After School available (7:30 – 5:30)

Lower School:

  • TK: 8:20 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
  • Kindergarten: 8:20 a.m. – 2:40 p.m.
  • Grades 1 & 2: 8:20 a.m. – 2:50 p.m.
  • Grades 3-5: 8:20 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
  • Before and After School available (7:30 – 5:30)

Middle School:

  • Grades 6, 7 & 8: 8:25 a.m. – 3:05 p.m.
  • After School available until 5:30

COVID-19 Information for Parents

2024-2025 Back-to-School Information

Preschool:

Required Forms

Optional Forms

  • Sign up for Extended Day (due by Friday, August 30)
  • Medications (due by Friday, August 30)
    • Over-the-counter & short-term prescription medication:
      • Parents must complete a Medication Administration Authorization Form in order for school personnel to administer medication.
      • OTC medication for Preschool students require a prescription or must be administered by a parent/guardian. Non-prescription medications are not allowed at the Preschool.
      • Completed form can be returned to the Preschool office
    • Emergency Medications (i.e. inhaler, Epi-Pen, etc.):

Lower School:

Required Forms

  • Read the 2024-2025 Parent & Student Handbook (due by Wednesday, August 28)
    • Parents must acknowledge that they have read the Parent & Student Handbook in order to compete the Online Emergency Card
  • Complete one (1) Online Emergency Card for each child in Grades TK-5 (due by Wednesday, August 28)
  • Read and sign the iPad Student Handbook (due by Friday, August 30)
    • Completed forms can be dropped off at the Lower School office or emailed to Kim Kelley at KKelley@rhoadesschool.com
    • iPad information will be sent to parents the week of August 19
  • New student immunization records (due by Friday, August 30)
    • All new students must submit a current immunization record
    • A copy of your child’s immunization record can be dropped off at the Lower School office or emailed to Diane Price at DPrice@rhoadesschool.com
  • 1st Grade Report of Health Examination for School Entry (due 90 days after entry into 1st grade)
    • Required for all 1st grade students
    • Please submit this form to your child’s physician to complete.
    • Completed form can be dropped off at the Lower School office or emailed to Diane Price at DPrice@rhoadesschool.com
  • 2024-2025 Grade level school supplies

Optional Forms

  • Before & After-School Program (due by Friday, August 30)
    • Extended Day is the only before-school program available
    • After-school programs include Extended Day, enrichment classes, private music lessons and athletics
    • Private music lessons are available with Mr. Florentine
    • Visit the Before & After School page to view the brochure and to download registration forms
    • Enrichment classes, private music lessons and athletics are filled on a “first come, first served” basis
    • Forms and payment can be dropped off at the Lower School office
    • Visit the Athletics page for more information about our after-school athletics program
  • Medications (due by Friday, August 30)
    • Over-the-counter & short-term prescription medication:
    • Emergency Medications (i.e. inhaler, Epi-Pen, etc.):
  • Create an account with My Hot Lunchbox
    • My Hot Lunchbox partners with local restaurants to provide lunches for students
    • Current restaurant partners include Rubio’s, Chic-fil-A and Panera Bread
    • Visit My Hot Lunchbox to create an account. The app is also available for download on the App Store and Google Play.
    • Ordering will open on Tuesday, September 3. First day of lunch service is Monday, September 16.
    • The deadline to add, edit, or cancel an order is 12:00 PM (noon) the day before delivery

Middle School:

Required Forms

  • Read the 2024-2025 Parent & Student Handbook (due by Wednesday, August 28)
    • Parents must acknowledge that they have read the Parent & Student Handbook in order to complete the Online Emergency Card
  • Complete one (1) Online Emergency Card for each child in Grades 6-8 (due by Wednesday, August 28)
  • Read and sign the iPad Student Handbook (due by Friday, August 30)
    • Completed forms can be dropped off at the Middle School office or emailed to Kim Kelley at KKelley@rhoadesschool.com
    • iPad information will be sent to parents the week of August 19
  • Middle School Activities Permission Slip (due by Friday, August 30)
  • New student immunization records
    • All new students must submit a current immunization record
    • A copy of your child’s immunization record can be dropped off at the Middle School office or emailed to Diane Garcia at MDGarcia@rhoadesschool.com
  • 7th grade immunization requirement
    • All students entering 7th grade must have received one dose of the Tdap immunization. This additional dose must have been given after the student’s 11th birthday.
    • If your student has had this immunization, please bring a copy of his/her immunization record to the school so that we can add this dose to their California School Immunization Card
    • If your student has not received this immunization, please contact your doctor
    • Students must have this immunization before they can enter school in the Fall
  • 2024-2025 Grade level school supplies
    • If you missed the deadline to purchase supplies through EPI School Supplies, you can view the supply lists by grade level below

Optional Forms

  • After-School Program (due by Friday, August 30)
    • There is no before-school program for Middle School
    • After-school programs include Extended Day and athletics
    • Visit the Before & After School page to download Extended day registration form
    • Visit the Athletics page for more information about our after-school athletics program
    • The athletics program is filled on a “first come, first served” basis
    • Forms and payment can be dropped off at the Middle School office
  • Medications (due by Friday, August 30)
    • Over-the-counter & short-term prescription medication:
    • Emergency Medications (i.e. inhaler, Epi-Pen, etc.):
  • Create an account with My Hot Lunchbox
    • My Hot Lunchbox partners with local restaurants to provide lunches for students
    • Current restaurant partners include Rubio’s, Chic-fil-A and Panera Bread
    • Visit My Hot Lunchbox to create an account. The app is also available for download on the App Store and Google Play.
    • Ordering will open on Tuesday, September 3. First day of lunch service is Monday, September 16.
    • The deadline to add, edit, or cancel an order is 12:00 PM (noon) the day before delivery