With the weather so unpredictable, it is still important to send your child to school with a coat, hat and gloves for outdoor recess. We go out every day unless it rains or is under 32^o. You may want to dress your child in layers if they feel a winter coat is too warm -– long sleeved shirts are not enough. If there is an issue with your child not having a jacket, we will check with the nurse for extras and, if none is available, your child will not be allowed to go outside. Constantly forgetting a coat will result in a note home.

Weather Related Early Dismissal:
On most occasions, early dismissal is a scheduled part of our school calendar. Other times we have to close school early because of conditions beyond our control (weather, utility problems), and these closings can’t always be at a set time. Once a decision is made to close early, the radio and television stations are immediately alerted. Unplanned dismissals will start at the high school around 11:00 AM to noon, then continue at the middle schools, intermediate schools, and other elementary schools before coming here.

Normally, we dismiss by 1:00 unless weather is very bad and buses arrive earlier. I would like to offer the following suggestions: 
Make prior alternate arrangements for your child to go to a neighbor's or friend's house if our school is dismissed early and you are not available, or

Arrange to have your child go to a neighbor's house until you can pick up your youngster. (Note: Children will not be allowed to change bus assignments for this purpose.)
Instruct your child to contact you once he or she has arrived at the designated location. Make sure your child is aware of these alternate arrangements in advance and is comfortable following through with them.
You should know that, in the event of an early dismissal, it is impossible for the children to use the phone at school. At the same time you are asked not to call the school so that telephone lines are free for emergency calls. Due to the number of students at our school, we cannot call parents on an individual basis to notify them of an unexpected early dismissal.

Should an evacuation ever be necessary, our students will either be bused home or to City Hill Middle School. If you have a non-listed telephone number and/or object to the school releasing your number (to be used for emergency purposes only), please contact the school office. In this event, please provide us with an alternate phone number or means of contacting you. It is very important that we have on file at all times your current work number should you be at work during school hours, or any other number where you can be reached, and current emergency contact phone numbers should circumstances arise that warrant the need to contact you.
On days with inclement weather, the best sources of information regarding possible early dismissal are the local radio and television stations listed below:
WATR   1320 AM           WTIC1080 AM, 96.5 FM
WELI    960 AM             WRCH 100.5 FM          
WKCI 101.3 FM             WWCO 1240 AM          
WFSB – Channel 3
WTNH – Channel 8
WVIT – Channel 30
Log on to:
http://www.ctweather.com/
to register for e-mail notification of weather related delays/cancellations.