The purpose of Think Tank is to teach children how to make appropriate choices for good behavior. All students begin each nine week period with a clean slate. Any student who goes to Think Tank must return the signed parent notification form the day following the Think Tank, or must go the Think Tank again. This counts as #2.

1. Teacher completes the Think Tank form and sends student with the form to Think Tank at recess. The Think Tank facilitator will process the student and student will return to the classroom after recess with the form. The form must go home to be signed by the parent.

2. If a student goes to Think Tank a second time within a nine week period, a parent/teacher/counselor conference will be scheduled to discuss a plan of action.

3. If a student goes to Think Tank a third time within a nine week period, the student will spend a minimum of one week with the school counselor at the scheduled recess time.

When a child comes in late, the teacher must stop the lesson, change the roll, change the lunch count, and get the tardy child settled and caught up before the lesson can continue. Valuable instruction time is wasted for the entire class.
Please be sure your child arrives on time for school. The first few minutes of the day are very important for learning.
All children arriving after the bell rings must be checked in at the office by the parent in order to receive an admit slip.

8:25 Cars and buses begin unloading
8:45 Classes begin
3:51 Buses and cars depart

NO CAR CHILD MAY BE DROPPED OFF BEFORE 8:25 a.m. Car children are to be dropped off in the front circle ONLY. The car line will form heading toward the school from Viola Street. The duty person will signal when it is time to begin unloading children. Please pull up under the shelter so that 2 cars may unload safely at once. Have your child ready to unload QUICKLY when you stop. All children go directly into the front door when arriving at school. A duty person is waiting inside to direct them. PLEASE BE PROMPT IN PICKING UP YOUR CHILD AFTER SCHOOL. The afternoon car line will also form on our road coming from Viola Street. DO NOT PARK YOUR CAR AND WALK TO GET YOUR CHILD. This dangerous practice encourages young children to run (across traffic) to their parents. It also slows down the loading process for everybody. We need all of our attention on the children in order to load them safely. We will load two cars at a time. Be sure your child's name is written in LARGE DARK LETTERS with the teacher's last name underneath in smaller letters. Be sure we can read your child's name from 50 feet away. If your name sign in your car is easy to read, we can get your child ready quickly. Your cooperation will help the loading process go faster and will keep our children safe. Children who are not picked up when the car line is completed will be brought to the gym for after school care. The $8.00 drop-in fee will be charged.

Before and After Care will be offered beginning August 11th. The times and rates are as follows:

Before School Care: Begins at 7:00 a.m. until 8:25 a.m.
Children are sent to the playground when the bell rings. Fees are $50.00 per month for each child for full time regular attendees (due on the first school day of each month). Drop-in is available on an as-needed basis and is $5.00 (due on the day the child attends).

After School Care: 3:51 p.m. and ends at 6:00 p.m.**
Children are sent from their classroom to after school care. Fees are $100.00 per month for each child for full time regular attendees (due on the first school day of the month). Drop-in is available on an as-needed basis and is $8.00 (due on the day the child attends).

** $1.00 per minute will be charged per child for minutes past 6:00 p.m. until your child is picked up. This is to be paid in cash, or made out to "cash" to the after care worker who stayed with your child.

Please read the MTE Before and After School Care Parent Handbook for full details.

Should you move or change your phone number during the school year, please let the office and your child's teacher know immediately in writing. Should your emergency phone numbers change during the year, please notify us at once. These emergency numbers are extremely important. Be sure they are current. Parent work numbers should be updated immediately when there is a change. These numbers are vital if your child is ill or injured.

If you move to another school during the school year you must officially withdraw your child through the office so records may be sent to your new school.

Magnolia Trace has a computer system for our school lunch and breakfast program. We are asking for your cooperation to keep this program running smoothly. This is not a charge up front, then pay later, program. All monies are to be paid in advance, preferable on Monday of every week, or at the 1st of each month. Please check your child's book bags for any bills. Bills will be sent out once a week. When you receive a bill, please send the money back the next day. Breakfast and lunch money should be sent together, with checks made payable to Magnolia Trace Cafeteria.

To keep our records accurate, we ask that money be sent in an envelope and labeled as follows:

If you have more than one student, you may write one check for everyone. Make sure their names, computer numbers and amounts for each student are on the envelope.