Arrivals

Students begin school at 8:25 each day (8:10 or 12:00 for Kindergarten).  1^st – 5^th grade children arriving on campus before 8:10 should report directly to the office, as there is no adult supervision on the campus at that time. Students may be on the playground after 8:10.  At 8:25, a bell will ring and students will line up on the blacktop with their classes.  Any student arriving after 8:25 must stop in the office for a tardy slip.

 

Dismissals

Kindergarten dismissal is at 12:20 daily.  Students in grades 1-3 are dismissed at 2:35 and grades 4-5 at 3:10 every day but Wednesday, when all students in grades 1-5 are dismissed at 12:20.  We expect students to leave the campus immediately following school as there is no after school supervision.  Students not picked up within 10 minutes of dismissal should report to the office to call home.

 

Bicycles

Bicycles may be ridden to school and locked in the bike rack.  Bike helmets must be worn while biking, and bikes must be walked on campus.  Parents should suggest the safest riding route before granting permission to bike to school.  Bikes left in the rack are not the responsibility of the school.

 

Before and After-School Childcare

Childcare is provided by Club Puma on the Nesbit Campus.  They can be reached at (650) 592-0522.  Puma Cubs (infant – kdgn.) can be reached at (650) 610-0715.

 

Parking Lot Safety

Please drive slowly obeying the traffic patterns in the parking lots.  This ensures the safety of all of our students and community.  We encourage you to carpool or walk to school to reduce traffic congestion. For safety reasons, we ask you to please park off campus on neighboring streets when dropping off or picking up your child if you wish to walk them in.

 

 

We ask for your support in assuring that your child attends school every single day unless they are ill.  Daily attendance assures that your child receives the best possible education that Nesbit can offer.

 

Illness

If your child is ill, you are expected to call the school office at 637-4860 ext. 2488 each day of the absence to let us know that the child will not be in school.  For your children’s safety, our office staff must verify the whereabouts of the absent children and will need to reach you if you have not called in.  The office is staffed between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.  At all other times, an answering machine is on particularly for absence reporting.  Children should not be sent to school if they are feeling ill so that they can get better and so that other children don’t get sick.  Students may not come to school if they have had a fever within the past 24 hours. 

 

Tardies

We ask that you assure that your child is at school every day on time.  Tardies result in your child missing valuable classroom.  Being late 5 minutes a day over the course of the school year adds up to your child missing a total of 900 minutes (or 15 hours) of instructional minutes.  Families with excessive tardies will be asked to meet with principal who will help the family develop a plan that will assure on-time arrival at school.

 

Out of Town

If your child will not be attending school due to an out of town absence, a note must be given to the child’s teacher two weeks prior to the date of absence. Students missing more than 5 days of instruction must complete an independent study packet prepared by the child’s teacher. In addition, please notify the office of your child’s expected absence either in person or by phoning the attendance line.

 

Truancy

Under state regulations, a student absent three times without being excused or late three times in excess of thirty minutes is considered truant.  (Note:  The state allows only medical/dental appointments and illness as excused tardies.)  If the truancy is not corrected, students will be referred to the district’s School Attendance Review Board (SARB).  For children to receive the full benefit of their education at Nesbit, it is necessary for them to be in school daily and ready to work when class begins at 8:25.  Please help us to instill good habits in your child.

 

Appointments

We encourage you to make appointments for your children outside regular school hours if at all possible.  If it is necessary for you to remove your child from school, please come first to the office to sign out your child.  The child must be signed out by an adult (parent or someone authorized on the emergency card) and signed back in upon arrival back at school.

 

Homework During Absences

Requests for homework should be left with the office staff or on a teacher’s voice mail or email.  Please do not interrupt classroom instruction to ask for missed assignments.  Homework may be picked up in the school office.

 

Physical Education Instruction

Students will be excused from participation only with a written excuse from a doctor or parent.

 

 

  

Student Study Team (SST)

Students needing additional academic, social or emotional support in the school setting are referred to a Student Study Team.  Referrals can be made by teachers, parents, or other school personnel.  The Student Study Team consists of the child’s teacher, the child’s parents, and other school personnel including but not limited to the school counselor, psychologist, resource teacher, and/or school climate facilitator.  The students’ strengths and areas of concern are listed, as well as pertinent family or health information.  The team works together to develop strategies and interventions to help the student become more successful at school.

 

Special Education Services

The Belmont-Redwood Shores School District assesses students who it reasonably suspects have a disability and are in need of special education services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.  If you believe that your student has a disability that gives rise to a need for special education services, please contact the school principal to discuss the matter.

 

In order for children to qualify for special education testing, parents must give written permission for testing.  After testing, test results will be shared.  Services are offered at the school by the learning center teacher, as well as the school psychologist, counselor, and speech therapist.  Students with exceptional needs are served within the regular classroom to the maximum extent possible in accordance with state and federal guidelines and school district policy. 

 

Academic Intervention Programs

Nesbit has two full time staff members who do academic intervention programs in Reading Instruction and English Language Development.  In addition, an after school homework center is available to assist students with homework.

 

Family Engagement Specialist

Nesbit is fortunate to have a Family Engagement Specialist contracted through Peninsula Conflict Resolution Center.  This specialist is available to help parents become more involved in their child’s academic career, to help parents navigate the educational system, and to help Spanish speaking parents communicate with the school.  The goals of the specialist are to increase the frequency of parent/guardian involvement at school, increase the quality of parent/guardian involvement, increase parent/guardian attendance and comfort at schools, and to help parent/guardian understand the school system as well as support services available to families. 

 

 

The School Site Council (SSC) exists so that individuals most affected by the operation of the school have a role in how their school functions.  Comprised of five staff members and five parent/community members, the SSC concentrates on improving the academic environment at Nesbit.  The SSC is responsible for the development of the school improvement plan, including a budget, which is reflective and supportive of the plan, the review of the implementation of the plan, and the assessment of the effectiveness of the plan.  Nominations and volunteers for participation on the SSC are accepted in the spring.  Members serve a two year term.  Meetings are open to anyone interested in attending.  For more information, contact the school.

 

 

Care of Injuries

If at any time your child is injured at school, s/he should report the incident immediately to his/her teacher or the adult on duty.  School personnel will administer first aid in the case of minor injuries.  Follow-up care of injuries occurring at school is the responsibility of parents or guardians.

 

Closed Campus

Nesbit is a closed campus.  Students remain on school grounds from the time they arrive in the morning until they are dismissed in the afternoon, unless a parent has notified the office otherwise.  Children who do not participate in after school activities should go home directly after dismissal as there is no adult supervision on the yard after school.

 

Emergency Cards

In case of serious injury or illness, the school will notify parents or guardians by telephone.  At the beginning of each school year, parents and guardians must fill out an Emergency Card.  Please notify the school secretary immediately of any changes to the card.

 

 

Medication

No medication, prescription or non-prescription, may be administered by school personnel without written approval from a physician and parent.  School office personnel will assist in dispensing medication when appropriate forms and the medication in their original containers are provided.  Students are not to have inhalers, pills or other medication in their possession (including cough drops.)  All medications are to be placed in a cupboard in the office.

 

Releasing Children During the School Day

During the school day, children will only be released to parents, guardians or those listed on the Emergency Card.  If you are in need of someone other than you to pick up your child, please send in a signed note or call the school.

 

Visitors on Campus

Our hope at Nesbit is that all family members feel welcomed and included.  We encourage families to visit Nesbit and volunteer as often as possible.  We also ask that all visitors, volunteers and family members check-in to the office upon arrive at the school so that we may give you a Visitor’s Sticker.  Assuring the safety of our children is one of Nesbit’s highest priorities.  By actively working to know who is on our campus at all times, the Nesbit Staff will be best able to assure the safety of the children.

 

 

Nesbit School has plans for responding to emergency situations such as earthquakes, chemical spills, power failures, fires, civil disturbances, and any other event that interrupts regular school activity.

 

Should an emergency occur, the safety of students is our primary objective. We ask your help in following the guidelines listed below.         

 

1. No student will be dismissed from school unless a parent (or individual previously designated by a parent) comes to school for him/her. 

2. No student will be allowed to leave school with any person, even a relative or babysitter, unless that particular person is listed on the student’s emergency card. Please make sure that your child’s emergency card always has current information.

3. Do not call the school. We must have the lines open for emergency calls. Also, we may not be in the office if we have had to evacuate the building.    

4. If we need to contact you about the situation at school, PTA will initiate a phone tree. 

5. As soon as possible, come to school to pick up your child and any other children for whom you are the emergency card designee.

6. Park on the streets. Leave the driveway and parking areas clear for emergency vehicles.         

7. If there is a need to evacuate, we would be at St. Mark’s Church, 325 Marine View Way or at Central Elementary School, 525 Middle Road.         

8. Remain calm. We will stay with your child(ren) and keep them safe for however long it takes to reunite them with you.

 

**If you would like to review our complete Emergency Response Plan, it is available in the office.

 

Parents will be asked to supply a non-perishable snack for their child’s emergency kit.

PTA and Volunteering

 

Nesbit PTA encourages all significant adults in a child’s life to be involved in his/her education and school life, whether in the classroom, at the school, or with the PTA.  Your participation in our school greatly enhances your child’s learning experience whether it be for 5 minutes a day or an hour a week.  Look through the list below to find just the right volunteer opportunity for you.

 

ART-IN-ACTION:  Assist with classroom Art program offered in K - 5^th grades. Parents are trained as docents, and the focus is on art appreciation and learning and applying art concepts in student artwork.

 

ASSEMBLIES:  Work with a small committee to schedule and book 3-6 assemblies per year; variety of subject areas to broaden students’ experience.

 

BEAUTIFICATION: Coordinate or help with campus beautification efforts through proposing necessary purchases, scheduling or helping with family clean-up days, and calling volunteers to participate in those efforts.

 

BOOK FAIR:  Help to organize, set-up, and sell books to students/families during the annual Book Fair (Sept. this year). Many helpers needed for this event.

 

COMMUNICATIONS : A broad category which may include Wednesday flyers, Nesbit SCOOP, school website and email announcement list, School Directory, Bulletin Board postings, Reader Board requests. 

 

FAMILY INVOLVEMENT : Plan for or help with such events as Family Picnic (Sept.), Multi-Cultural Potluck (Jan.), Talent Show (Feb.), Founder’s Day (March), Ice Cream Social (June).

 

FUNDRAISING:  Participate in our Fundraising drives throughout the year, including Cookie Dough sales, Halloween Festival and Raffle and the Silent Auction.  Escrip and Boxtops are painless yearlong options.

 

HOLIDAY EVENTS: Coordinate or help with Halloween Festival (a Saturday of fun, games, prizes, food, and pumpkins for sale) or Candy Cane Lane. Both of these fun family events require a great many helpers.

 

HOSPITALITY: Coordinate refreshments, bake or serve goodies for PTA events--  PTA meetings, Parent Ed. or Family Nights.

 

HOT FOOD:  Help serve Hot Food to students during lunchtime. This service will likely be offered 4x/week this year. (based on parent volunteers)

 

MASCOT WEAR:  Help to sell/fill orders for Nesbit mascot wear throughout the year. Purchased T-Shirts/Sweatshirts can be worn on Monday’s to show your school spirit! Both child and adult sizes available!

 

NEWCOMER’S CLUB:  Join the group of friendly volunteers which welcomes new families to the school, and orients them to “life at Nesbit”.

 

PROJECT WEE CARE:  Participate in the County’s Project Wee Care to benefit the needy in our community by donating requested items to Samaritan House box.

 

RED RIBBON WEEK :  Coordinate or help with school-wide program to celebrate RRW (no drugs/Healthy Choices) in October; may include a motivational assembly.

 

REFLECTIONS : Solicit student participation in the National PTA contest for the Arts in November,  &/or run low- or no-cost Art Workshops for students after school.

 

ROOM PARENT NETWORK : Participate in classroom and school activities in a  variety of ways like Boxtops Collector, Field Trip helper, or class party organizer.  Also, receive important info from PTA to be shared with other parents in classroom.

 

SITE SUPPORT : Volunteer to help with such school-run programs as Traffic duty, Disaster Preparedness, Homework Club Tutors, and Library Volunteers.

 

STAFF APPRECIATION :  Sign-up to bring monthly staff treats ,coordinate or provide help with Staff Appreciation Week in May.

 

YEARBOOK : Assist with the making, ordering & distribution of Nesbit yearbook; Room Parent helpers to act as photographer for school/class events of interest, and to ensure each student is represented on its pages.

 

 

Nesbit School

Expectations of Behavior

 

In order to create an environment where all students can learn and all teachers can teach,

 Nesbit students are expected to…

 

Respect Authority

• Students show equal respect to those in authority including teachers, aides, yard duty, cafeteria personnel, parent volunteers, chaperones, and other adults.
• Students follow the instructions of teachers and support staff.
• Students are polite, courteous and demonstrate good manners.
• Students show respect by listening while others are talking.

 

Respect Themselves & Their Fellow Students

• Students are considerate and kind to one another.

• Students solve problems in a positive manner using tools such as conflict resolution. 
• Students express their feelings in a constructive way.
• Students use proper manners.
• Students show respect by asking permission before handling other people’s things.
• Students treat others as they wish to be treated.
• Students keep hands, feet, and other objects to themselves.
• Students wear appropriate clothing.
• Students work cooperatively with their peers.

 

Take Pride in Nesbit School

• Students take care of classroom books, materials, and school equipment.
• Students follow guidelines for appropriate use of technology.
• Students clean up after themselves and throw away garbage in the appropriate container.
• Students take care of library books and return them on time.
• Students respect bulletin board displays and art work.
• Students use the bathroom appropriately. 

 

Be Responsible

• Students come to school prepared to learn.

• Students are responsible for the decisions/actions they make.
• Students arrive at school on time and go to the proper location.
• Students take pride in doing their best work.  They listen to and follow directions.
• Students have the necessary supplies and complete class assignments on time.
• Students are responsible for making up missed assignments.
• Students are not permitted to bring toys and playground equipment from home without permission from their teacher.
• Students are responsible for their own personal items such as coats, lunchboxes, etc. 
• Students walk their bikes and scooters on school grounds.
• Students walk quietly and orderly in school hallways and breezeways. 
• Students stay out of the hallways during recesses.

 

 

School-Wide Rules

Hallways & Breezeways

• Students walk quietly.
• When walking as a class, students walk quietly in single file keeping their hands and feet to themselves.

 

Before and After School

• Students are not allowed unsupervised on school grounds before 8:10 and after 3:30.
• Students who arrive at school before 8:10 must report directly to the office.
• Students in grades 1-3 who are not picked up by 2:40 must wait on the benches around the flagpole until 2:50 and then report to the office.
• Students in grades 4 and 5 who are not picked up by 3:15 must wait on the benches around the flagpole until 3:30 and then report to the office. 
• Students being supervised by their parents after school must still obey all school rules.

 

Lunch Rules

• Students use good table manners and cooperate with the lunch supervisors. 
• Students and adults treat each other respectfully.
• Students talk quietly with friends. 
• Students eat a nutritious lunch.  Sharing food is not allowed..
• Students clean up their trash and recycle cans and plastic after they are finished eating. 
• Students remain seated until they are excused.
• Students walk to and from their tables.
• Students calmly alert lunch supervisors when problems arise.
 

Playground Rules

• When the bell/whistle rings, students freeze and listen to instructions.
• Students walk directly to their lines once excused.
• Students walk quietly between their classroom and the playground.
• Students use the outside bathrooms during recess.
• Students are responsible for returning all equipment they use during recess.
• Students use equipment appropriately.
• Students keep hands and feet to themselves.  Physical contact including tackling, wrestling, karate, etc. is not permitted, even as play.
• Students do not climb on top of slides, bullet, bars, tunnels, etc. and only go down the slides.
• Students may play tag on the grass or blacktop only.
• Students must allow anyone who wants to play to join a game, but if teams are already in place, the new person needs to find another person to join as well so that teams remain fair.
• Students calmly and peacefully talk out problems using tools such as conflict resolution.
• Students calmly alert the yard duty if problems arise.
• Students practice good sportsmanship.
• Students obey boundary lines.  The red line should only be crossed to go to the bathroom, library, or office.
• Students eat snack at the lunch tables and are responsible for cleaning up after themselves.
• Students who have been benched are to check in with the yard duty to serve their time. 
• Students must keep away from those who have been benched during recess.
• NO SPITTING