Important School Information

Table of Contents

Address
Vision
Mission Statement
Beliefs
Daily Schedule
Absence Policy
Lunch Schedule

A Title I School
201 Rhomboid Place Belvedere, SC 29841
Phone (803) 442-6330
Fax (803) 442-6131

Vision

We envision Belvedere Elementary School as a safe instructional environment that is conducive to learning where the stakeholders share their responsibility for advancing the school's mission. While accepting individual's differences and abilities, the common goal of reaching academic potential is actively promoted by the cooperative school community.

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Mission Statement

With teachers providing the groundwork for knowledge and awareness, based on the South Carolina Standards, all students are encouraged to reach their greatest potential. This is the daily mission of Belvedere Elementary School. Creating a safe and intellectually stimulating environment enables us to attain this goal. Working collaboratively, parents, teachers, administrators, and the community will accomplish this mission.

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Beliefs

• Parents, teachers, community and administrators share the responsibility for advancing the school's mission.
• Every decision concerning the work of the school should reflect students' learning needs.
• Every student is an important individual with his/her own physical, social, emotional, and intellectual needs.
• Positive relationships and mutual respect among students, staff, and parents enhances students' self-esteem.
• To promote maximum student learning, the school environment should be safe and physically comfortable.
• Students learn best when they apply their learning to meaningful concepts and demonstrate their understanding of knowledge and skills by being actively involved in the learning process.

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Daily Schedule

Office Hours

7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Library Hours

7:15 a.m. - 2:45 p.m.

7:00 a.m. Breakfast. K-2 students report to cafeteria. 3-5 students report to the gym.
7:20 a.m. Classrooms open and teachers are in their rooms to supervise students.
7:30 a.m. Tardy bell rings. Any student not in his/her classroom will report to the office for a tardy pass. This pass will admit the student to class.
2:30 p.m. Dismissal

Afternoon Dismissal Procedures

2:15 - Daycare will be dismissed
2:25 - Kindergarten, 1st grade, and 3rd grade students are to be picked up at the Kindergarten car circle.
2:30 - Bus riders are dismissed
2:30 - 2nd grade, 4th grade, and 5th grade students are to be picked up at the 5th grade car circle.
2:40 or 2:45 - Walkers will be dismissed from
either the front door or the door by the gym. (This is to let the traffic slow down. We do not want students walking into heavy traffic.)

**Parents, please make sure that your child’s
teacher knows which car circle your child will be
leaving from at PM dismissal. Teachers will escort
all children to designated areas. **

***ALL TRAFFIC CIRCLES ARE OPEN FOR DROP OFF
IN THE A.M.***
2:45 p.m. All students should be picked up from school no later than 2:45 p.m.

ALL visitors must report to the office, sign in, and obtain a visitor's badge.

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Absence Policy

Under South Carolina State law, all students are allowed ten (10) absences for the school year. This includes Kindergarten through 12 th grade students. After ten absences, a medical note is required to excuse any further absence. A written note from the parent is required when a student returns to school after an absence.

Phone calls to the teacher, telling the teacher, phone calls to the office, or talking to the nurse do NOT replace the written note. This is the parent's responsibility.

An excused absence includes: illness of the student, death in the immediate family, religious observance, and a medical excuse from a physician/dentist. Other absences to be excused must be reviewed by the principal.

A maximum of two days of a family trip can be excused if the principal decides that the trip is educational and gives prior approval. A written assignment will be required by the student. (The request should be three (3) days before the trip.)

Days tardy are also included in a child's school attendance. First bell rings at 7:30 am and tardy bell rings at 7:40 am. Students attending Belvedere Elementary under special permission have more stringent guidelines to follow. If you have questions, please call Mrs. Eubanks, attendance secretary. Your child's attendance and days tardy are printed on every report card.

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