Back to School/Orientation Day, 2025-2026

Logistics:

    Drop-off and Pick-up: Please enter parking area by the east entrance and exit using the west. Please find your             family sign for pick-up in the entry way.

Students’ Supplies: Students will carry their materials in backpacks from class to class. Only kindergarten students have cubbies.

Attendance:

   We sign in the students as they come in.

1. Please do your best to have your child at school on time. This is a courtesy to both the teacher and other students.

2. Please call or email if your child will be late or absent. You will receive a generated call if your child is marked absent. Number – (970)203-5489 Email – tsdleapschool@gmail.com

3. Please call or email if you will be late picking up your child, but do your best to pick up on​

4. Assembly is at 8:25. Assembly is not required but if your student is on campus before 8:30 they need to come to the sanctuary rather than being in classrooms.

5. For credit to be given for any class to any student, the student MUST be in attendance for at least 70% of the time.

6. Doors Locked:

Outside doors will be locked for the first hour class by 8:40. Signs will be on each door with my cell number and Mrs. Hackett’s cell number to call for entrance into the buildings

Closed Campus:

1. Students must remain on campus from 8:20-3:30 unless signed out by a parent or approved adult. They may not leave campus for lunch unless they are leaving with a parent or approved adult. If you must take your student from campus before 3:30 for an appointment, please let us know in advance.

2. We ask that friends/cousins/siblings of students visit campus only with parents or with prior permission from the Site Coordinator.

3. No dogs on campus per district policy.

4. Snow Days:

5. If Thompson School District (R2J) calls a snow day, we have a snow day. Check radio and TV stations and the district site at www.thompson.k12.co.us  for information regarding Thompson School District closures.

6. Communication:

7. The best way to contact me is by email at tsdleapschool@gmail.com  or by text at (970)203-5489. You may also call me at the same number. I do teach at Campion Academy on other days so you will get a recorded answer at that time.

8. Class Schedules:

1. Please either print or write down your child’s class schedule for them by the first day of classes. You can find these schedules on Parent Portal. We will not be printing them out here.

1. Classes May Change:

1. BE SURE TO CHECK SCHEDULES. SOME STUDENTS HAVE ALREADY DROPPED ALLOWING SOME ON THE WAIT LISTS TO BE PUT INTO THEIR FIRST CHOICE CLASSES.

1. Electronics in Class:

1. Please leave cell phones, headphones, iPods, etc. at home.  If teachers or I see them, they get to live in the office for the rest of the day. If you need an exception to the rule, please see me.

1. Sickness during the school day - IF YOU GET SICK DURING THE SCHOOL DAY:  We need to do the calling for students. Please, students, do not call yourself. We need to keep track of students.

 

1. Please do NOT wear:

• Clothing with holes that make the clothing immodest

• Clothing that shows the midriff

• Sagging jeans with undershorts showing

• Short-shorts or short skirts unless pants are worn underneath each.

• T-shirts with inappropriate logos

• See-through blouses that show undergarments.

1. Calendar:

1. School calendars are available on our website at tsdleap.org. Our website will also have announcements about activities and programs so check it out on a regular basis.

1. No nuts, please:

1. Due to allergies, we ask that there be no nut products included in packed lunches. This includes peanut butter and can include snack bars, candy bars, and cookies so please check products carefully before sending in lunches.

2. We also have a “no sharing of lunches” policy for the same reason so no trading of lunch items, please.

1. More Lunch Information

1. PLEASE, NO PIZZA LUNCHABLES!!!! They create horrible messes.

2. Refrigerators are not available to us – we have too many lunches! Please use ice packs.

3. Please do not send lunch items that need to be heated up. 2 microwaves + 60 students = TOO LONG!

4. PLEASE remember to pack utensils in your child’s lunch. Plastic throw-away utensils are best. We cannot use the church’s kitchen utensils. Thank you.

5. LUNCH SCHEDULE: Grades K-5 will eat lunch from 11:30-12:00. Grades 6-12 will eat lunch from 12:00-12:30. Recess will be at opposite times during the hour.

1. Lost and Found:

1. We collect all lost and found items in a large blue tub that will be located near the sign-in attendance area. Please check the container on a regular basis. At the end of each semester, unclaimed items will be donated to charity.

1. Easy Fundraisers for our School:

1. Box Tops for Education

2. Morning Fresh Dairy Caps – If you receive items from Morning Fresh Dairy, please consider donating milk caps to our school as we can receive funds for them. Thank you for making sure they’re very clean before bringing them to the office.

1. Parent Portal – To receive messages from teachers, you must enable emailing on Parent Portal. Please see the link on our website at the bottom of the main page for instructions!

2. Volunteering – Volunteers Needed:

1. Please get a background check before volunteering – it is required. You may go to our website, click on the Volunteering button and there is a direct link to where you can get it done online through TSD.

2. Lunchtime Volunteers – We need at least 5 each week from 11:20-12:35. Yes, you may bring your younger children. There is a link on our website to sign up for lunchtime supervision.

3. Parent creator for the yearbook for each day.

4. Pizza order person – see Mrs. Smith and/or Mrs. Richardson.

1. Pizza ordering: Pizza is ordered only at the beginning of the year. This will not begin until October and will be the first week of each month.

2. Field Trips:  If you are interested in getting a field trip together for a group of home school students, we can advertise that for you and show you how to set up Sign Up Genius. Go for it!