Attendance & Lateness

Attendance is extremely important. If your child is ill, and unable to come to school, please send a note of explanation, even if you have not visited a doctor, as all absences must be documented. In the case of a prolonged absence, please check with your child’s teacher about the best way to retrieve and turn in assignments. Students are responsible for making up missed instruction. 

Children in K-2 are expected to be at school NO LATER than 8:40am.
Grades 3-5 must be at school NO LATER than 8:00am.
Getting to school on time is extremely important, as children arriving late are disruptive to the other children and to teachers trying to start the instruction for the day. If children arrive later than the times stated above, they must report to the main office to get a late pass.

Backpack Mail

Flyers typically go home in your child’s backpack every day. In the yellow folders there is information from: the classroom, the administration and the PTA. We are also working on communicating better through this web site. The best way to help us reduce paperwork is to sign up for our weekly newsflash .

Parking

Due to extreme traffic congestion on 7th and Prospect avenues at school drop-off and dismissal, P.S.10 must inform all drivers that there is NO double parking while picking up your children. Double parked cars on both sides of Prospect Avenue have been blocking traffic and creating dangerous conditions for P.S.10 families as well as for other drivers. In order to avoid this problem, we suggest that you arrive early enough to find a curbside parking space near the school or take public transport.

Personal Property

All backpacks and outerwear must be labeled with your child’s name. The school is not responsible for lost or misplaced items. The Lost and Found is located in the school cafeteria. We have a fund-raising program with a company called ‘Olivers Labels’ whereby from every purchase by a PS10 Family, 20% comes back to the school. Go to the ‘Free Money’ page.

School Safety & Security

All visitors & volunteers to the school must sign in and show photo identification at the security desk in the lobby to receive their visitors pass. It is essential for the safety of the children that we follow this protocol. After signing in, parents are allowed only on the first & second floors.

School Trips

During the year classes enjoy field trips. Permission slips will be sent home in backpacks, and children must have written permission to attend. Children are asked to wear their ‘yellow Trip tees’ which are for sale Tuesday and Friday mornings at the 'School Store' in the lobby.

Parent Handbook 2011-12

This booklet has answers to LOTS of questions parents may have. Click here to download a PDF.