› Address and Phone Numbers
› Arrival and Dismissal
› Daily Schedule
› Emergency Closure
› Attendance
› Health Information
› Food Service Program
› Code of Behavior
› Bus Change
Address and Phone Numbers
2424 7th Avenue West
Seattle, WA 98119
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Coe School Office
Coe School Fax Transportation Office School District Office School Board Office |
206 252 2000
206 252 2001 206 252 0900 206 252 0000 206 252 0400 |
Playground supervision is provided beginning at 8:50 a.m. There is no supervision at school entrances. Parents delivering and picking up children should observe the NO PARKING and BUS LOADING ZONE signs. Please use the north side of the building.
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School hours
Office hours |
8:55-3:05 p.m.
7:30-4:00 p.m. |
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First bell
Late bell First recess Second recess Primary lunch Intermediate lunch K-2 school recess Dismissal |
8:55
9:00 10:20-10:35 10:40-10:55 11:50-12:30 12:15-12:55 2:00-2:10 3:05 |
Emergency Closure
School closure takes place only during extraordinary circumstances (e.g. bad weather). Notice of a closure will be communicated through local TV and radio. When school is cancelled during the day, Coe staff will make sure all students have satisfactory transportation and supervision at home before dismissing them from school. Please indicate on the Emergency Contact Sheet the names of those you authorize to receive your children.
Attendance
Attendance is taken at the start of each day. PLEASE CALL THE SCHOOL OFFICE (252 2000) TO NOTIFY US IF YOUR CHILD WILL BE ABSENT. To make sure your child arrived safely, we will call you if you have not notified us. To determine if the absence will be excused, you will be asked to provide a reason for your child's absence. The following list of circumstances are the only recognized excuses for school absence:
- Personal illness
- Family illness
- Death in the family
- Religious holiday
BY LAW, RCW 28A.225.010, YOUR FAILURE TO REPORT ABSENTEEISM ON A REGULAR BASIS CAN BE SUBJECTED TO A COURT APPEARANCE AND FINE.
At Coe, if your child has two unexcused absences you will be notified by letter. If there are more than 3 unexcused absences, our Family Support Worker will notify you by phone. You will then need to attend a conference with the Principal and the Family Support Worker. Together, we will develop an ATTENDANCE AGREEMENT.
Chronic absenteeism due to illness must be documented by your family physician so that our Family Support Worker, Nurse and Principal can develop a home study program for your child.
Prompt arrival at school is expected of all students. Any child who arrives after 9:00 a.m. (late bell) will be considered late. Please remind your child to report directly to the office for a late pass to class. Chronic late arrivals will prompt a call from the Family Support Worker to arrange a conference with the Principal. Together we will develop a plan to help you get your child to school in a timely manner.
Health Information
Our school nurse is onsite just one day a week. Her major responsibilities include health checks and classroom instruction. She may not diagnose or give treatment other than first aid. If your child is ill or injured, please arrange to have her/him see your family doctor or a health care provider at the Public Health Department or community clinic.
When should your child stay home? Your child should stay home if she/he has any of the following problems:
- Fever
- Vomiting
- Runny nose
- Diarrhea
- Eye infections
- Swollen glands
- Sore throat
- Severe headache
- Persistent cough
- Ear ache
- Skin rash
- Communicable disease
Medications During School
If your child requires medication during the school day, your doctor needs to specify clearly the schedule of treatment on the original bottle. You must get and complete a form from the school office. This form allows personnel to administer prescriptive medication at school. Any medicine given to a child must be given under supervision by school personnel.
In Case of Illness
We will call all of the numbers you provide on the emergency card if your child becomes ill at school. Please make sure to give emergency numbers of family/friends who can pick up your child during the day. If your child has been ill during the night, you may wish to consider keeping her/him at home the next day. We cannot give your child the special care needed when she/he does not feel well.
Immunizations
All immunization requirements must be met before you child attends class. Hepatitis B Series is now required. Please consult your family physician.
Food Service Program
Breakfast and hot lunches are served daily. Menus are published on a monthly basis and sent home with your child in the Weekly School Information Packet or click here for current school district breakfast and lunch menus (Adobe Acrobat Reader required). Free or reduced price breakfasts or lunches are available for those who qualify.
Our cafeteria is fully automated and each child has a PIN number. Your child will be charged for breakfast/lunch only on the day he/she buys, not when a meal is brought from home. You may prepay your child’s meals with a check or cash. Please make checks payable to Nutrition Services. Money can be taken directly to the lunchroom manager or given to your child’s teacher at the start of the school day. Office personel will then take the money to the lunchroom manager.
Prices are as follows:
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Breakfast |
Lunch |
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Child
Reduced Adult ¸ pint of milk |
$0.75
$0.30 $1.75 $0.40 |
$1.75
$0.40 $3.50 $0.40 |
If a child forgets or loses lunch money, he/she will receive a peanut butter sandwich and milk.
Free/Reduced Meals
A new application form must be submitted each year for free and/or reduced meals. Please return the form mailed to you from Child Nutrition ASAP. If you did not receive an application in the mail, you may request one from the school office.
Coe's Code of Behavior
Coe Cougars are kind, considerate, and caring because they are:
RESPECTFUL of themselves and others;
RESPONSIBLE citizens; and
REASONABLE human beings.
Coe's Sixteen Behavior Standards
Respect
1. Speak politely to classmates and adults.
2. Think positively about yourself. Use phrases like "I can" and "I will".
3. Accept and appreciate our differences in all areas: skills, learning styles, cultural and physical.
4. Listen actively.
5. Control yourself from head to toe. Be a calm and quiet presence in the building.
6. Share your materials and talents.
Responsible
1. Take care of your classroom and our school. Clean up after yourself in the lunchroom, the bathroom, the hallways, playground and in the classrooms.
2. Honor your obligations. Be prompt coming to school and in from recesses. Return library books, homework, and school-home communications on time.
3. Help. Be an involved participant in group projects and activities. Work cooperatively with others.
4. Come to school prepared to learn. Leave toys, gum, candy and other distractions at home.
5. Build a caring school community by being thoughtful of others. Be kind and compassionate.
Reasonable
1. Be patient with peers and adults. Continue the conversation until each person understands the others.
2. Practice the steps in problem solving: ignore, move away, talk nicely, warn, and get adult help.
3. Accept the consequences of your behavior willingly.
4. See the problem from the other person's point of view.
5. Know your anger triggers. Choose acceptable ways to manage them.
Zero-Tolerance Behaviors
Exceptional Misconduct outlined in Statement of Student Rights and Responsibilities (page 4) as includes fighting; verbal harassment; verbal threats; or threatening gestures; bringing weapons (real or imitation) to school.
Consequences: Suspension > Expulsion
Disruptive Conduct as outlined in Statement of Student Rights and Responsibilities (pages 5-6) includes disrespectful behavior toward adults at school, not following school rules, using offensive language or slurs, bullying, etc.
Consequences: Warning > Parent Contact > Loss of Recess > In-house Suspension
Coe's Code of Bus Conduct
To ensure the safety of your child, please review the following safe travel requirements. On the bus, your child should:
1. Ride their assigned bus and leave the bus at their assigned stop unless given written permission to do otherwise.
2. Talk quietly with the closest seat neighbor and stay seated until exiting the bus.
3. Obey the bus driver in a courteous manner.
4. Avoid loud behavior, teasing, eating, name calling, and throwing objects on/off the bus.
5. Not open the bus windows or put arms or head out of the window.
6. After exiting the bus, look both ways after the driver puts out the STOP sign, and if you must cross the street, cross in front of the bus.
When children need reminders about Bus Behaviors.
If children cause an unsafe bus ride, the driver will write up the problem. Copies are distributed to the Office of Transportation, parents/guardians and the Principal. After the first warning the Principal will confer with your child and administer a consequence (e.g. loss of recesses) and notify you by phone. If the unsafe behavior persists, the Office of Transportation may suspend your child from the bus after the fifth warning.
Zero-Tolerance Behavior on Bus
Fighting on the bus; disruptive behavior. Consequences: 1-5 DAY suspension off bus.
Throwing objects on/off the bus; getting out of seat. Consequences: Warning; 1-5 DAY suspension off bus.
Bus Change
Temporary changes in bus routines are allowed if parents/guardians send a note to school with child on the day the change is requested. Please include the following information:
- Students name and room number.
- Number of your child's regular bus route and stop.
- The change you are requesting (e.g. to go home with Mary Gordon on Route #16).
- The day(s) the change should be in effect.