Hunter Elementary School

21320 Roche

Brownstown, MI 48183

Phone

(734) 676-7800

Fax

(734) 692-7597

Mrs. Els Ferguson, Principal

Mrs. Chiarina Clark, Administrative Assistant

Mrs. Charlene Matthews, Administrative Assistant 

 

Mission Statement

The Hunter School Community will:

Provide a safe nurturing environment,

promote success, and produce respectful, life long learners.

Daily Schedule

School starts at 8:30 AM and ends at 3:20 PM. In the event of a school closing, please tune radio to local stations (WJR AM 760 or WWJ AM 950), or to the local television station Channel 4 or Channel 7.  Click here to check out road conditions in Michigan compliments of AAA Traffic. You may also check local weather and school closings at WXYZ.COM.

Arrival and Dismissal

Children should plan to arrive no more than 10 minutes before the first bell, as children are not allowed in the classroom without teacher supervision.

If students are kept after school any more than 10 minutes, the parents will be notified.

If you find it necessary to come into school before dismissal time, please wait in the lobby by the office. No parents are to wait at classroom doors.

Lunch

Hot lunch can be purchased by the students for $2.20 per day, including milk. On Fridays, students have the option of purchasing Pizza Hut pizza for $2.50. Lunch money and orders are collected early in the morning. Parents will be responsible for the lunch charge in the case that a student does not bring money or a bag lunch.

The application for free or reduced lunches is available from the school office, or by calling the Food Services Department at (734) 379-9330.

The school participates in the National School Lunch Program and makes breakfast and lunch available to students for a fee.

A lunch menu is sent home at the beginning of each month.

Two daily lunch choices are available.

Each lunch comes with a Food Bar that offers lettuce, fresh vegetables, canned and fresh fruit, and bread or crackers.

Milk is included in the price of a lunch.

The following fees apply: 

Breakfast: $1.25	Lunch:  $2.25	Milk $.40
Pizza Hut: $2.50	Extra slice of Pizza: $1.25

Parents may choose to deposit breakfast, lunch, and/or snack money into the students computerized Meal Magic lunch account. Parents may limit what the funds in the account may be spent on. A monthly food account balance or debit will be sent home with your child.

Students may also bring a packed lunch from home.

Applications for the schools Free and Reduced-Priced Meal program are distributed to all students. If a student does not receive a form and believes he/she may be eligible, contact the school office.

Admission Requirements

Students applying for admission to Hunter must provide:

• a copy of their birth certificate
• a copy of immunization records
• social security number
• proof of residency

Kindercare

Kindercare is a pay to participate program for those parents who want a full day educational program for their Kindergarten student. For the 2007-2008 school year, the Kindercare program meets during the school day. If the student attends AM Kindergarten, then the student will attend PM Kindercare and vice versa. The Kindercare program focuses on socialization and creativity. To register your child, please call (734) 692-7580. A current physical is required to attend the program.

Kid's Club Info

Kid's club is a before and after school program at Hunter School for those parents who need child care services beyond the scope of the regular school day. The program provides services from 6:00AM to 6:30 PM. The philosophy of the program is to provide loving and supportive child care services in a comfortable and creative setting. This program is a pay to participate program. For registration and fee information, please call (734) 692-7580.

Kindergarten Registration

To be eligible to attend Kindergarten or Young Five's for the 2008-2009 school year, a student must by five years old by December 1, 2003.

Kindergarten Registration begins in each elementary building March 3, 2008.  An appointment for kindergarten screening will be given when the child is registered.

Materials Needed for Registration

Birth Certificate

You must obtain an official copy (with a raised seal) from the City Hall in the town of your child's birth.

Three Proofs of Residency

A mortgage, a signed rental agreement, a bill of sale for place of residence, a driver's license, tax bill/assessment, utility bill or deposit receipt, a cable bill, gas bill or deposit, voter's registration or a bank statement.  All of these are acceptable proofs of residency.

Child's Current Record of Immunization

Tuesday, April 8, 2008, is  Kindergarten Parent Night from 7:00-8:30 P.M. at The Gibraltar School District Board Office, Vreeland and Allen Road. The week of April 15-18, 2008, is Kindergarten Screening at the Gibraltar School District Board Office, Vreeland and Allen Road-By appointment only.

Kindergarten Screening will begin for each elementary as follows

Kindergarten Parent Night

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

7:00 PM

Gibraltar Board of Education

19370 Vreeland

The Kindergarten and Young Five Teachers of the Gibraltar School District cordially invite you to join them for an evening designed to answer your questions about.

Emergency Forms

The Board of Education has established a policy that every student must have an Emergency Form completed and signed by their parent in order to participate in any activity in or off school grounds. 

The Emergency Form is provided at the time of enrollment and at the beginning of each school year. Failure to return the completed form to the school will jeopardize a students safety.

A new form (sent home on the first day of school) must be filled out each year with accurate up-to-date phone numbers of people who can be reached in case of an emergency.

School Policies

Picking up a student during school hours

No student will be allowed to leave school prior to dismissal time without a written and or personal permission from the parents.

Students will only be released to those persons listed on the emergency form kept in the office.

If you are picking up your student during the school day, you must sign them out in the office. The secretary will call the classroom for your student. Your student will meet you in the school office.

Personal Deliveries    

Parents may leave items for their son/daughter in the main office.

Personal deliveries are not to be made to individual classrooms.

The purpose of this policy is to minimize class interruption and insure the safety of our students.

Visitors    

Visitors, particularly parents, are welcome at the school.

In order to properly monitor the safety of the students and staff, each visitor must report to the office upon entering the building to sign in and receive a pass.

Any visitor found in the building without a pass shall be asked to return to the office.

If a person wishes to confer with a member of the staff, he/she should call for an appointment prior to coming to the school, in order to schedule a mutually convenient time.

Students may not bring visitors to the school without prior written permission from the Principal.

School Attendance Policy    

Regular attendance and punctuality in school gives students the best chance of benefiting from the instructional program. Experiences missed because of absence cannot be made up adequately. It is the intent of the school to enforce the following rules and regulations for attendance:

Parents are asked to call the school before 8:30 AM when their child is going to be absent.

Students are not expected to miss more than ten (10) days during a semester.

Attendance will be reviewed by the Principal when a student misses more than ten (10) days in a semester. A letter will be sent in the mail informing the parents/guardians of the ten (10) days of absences.

Student absences are reported to parents on progress reports and report cards as well as upon request.

The following factors should be considered in determining a students dress and grooming:

• Cleanliness and other aspects of personal hygiene
• Make-up is strongly discouraged
• Decency and modesty
• Clothing with inappropriate logos are not permitted
• Hats are NOT to be worn in the school building
• Shoes (or slippers with teacher approval) must be worn at all times.  Shoes that are not secure on the feet or have platform soles are a safety hazard and should not be worn to school (i.e., flip-flops or floppy sandals).

Calling the office to send messages to your child should be kept to a minimum. We want to ensure an educational environment with as few disruptions as possible. Please make every effort to remind your children of any special after-school arrangements before they leave home.  It is best in these cases to write a note to your child and/or teacher.

Office telephones are not to be used for personal calls.

Computer Technology

Before any student may take advantage of the schools computer network and the internet, he/she and his/her parents must sign an agreement which defines the conditions under which the student may participate. Failure to abide by all of the terms of the agreement may lead to termination of the students computer account and possible disciplinary action.

Accidents    

Students involved in minor accidents (small cuts, scratches, etc.) will be cared for by school personnel.

Students should report injuries to a teacher or the office.

If medical attention is required, the office will follow the schools emergency procedures. The office will notify the parents using the information on the Emergency Form.

Illness    

A student who becomes ill during the school day should request permission from a teacher to go to the office, where parents will be notified.

It is the parents responsibility to make arrangements for proper care of an ill student. The school does not have the facilities or personnel to provide sick care for students.

Students will only be released to those persons listed on the Emergency Form.

Students with specific health care needs should deliver written notice about such needs along with proper documentation by a physician to the School Office.

Use of Medication    
 

In those circumstances where a student must take prescribed medication during the school day, the following guidelines are to be observed:

The school staff cannot dispense medication (including aspirin, cough drops etc.) without a parent and/or doctor signed medication form on file.

A parent must bring the medication in its original container to the office where it will be administered to the child by a staff member.

Any change in medication requires filling out a new form.

Student Safety    

Student safety is the responsibility of the staff. All staff members are familiar with emergency procedures such as fire and tornado drills and accident reporting procedures.

The school complies with all safety laws and will conduct fire drills in accordance with State Laws.

Tornado Drills will be conducted during the tornado season using the procedures provided by the State of Michigan.

Lock down will be conducted during the school year using the procedures provided by the State of Michigan. 

We provide lockdown drills in order to best prepare in the event of any emergency situation. 

School Registration

What do I need to register my child?

immunization records

birth certificate (with a raised seal) from the City Hall in the town of your child's birth.

3 pieces of proof that you live in the district

 Name, Address and Phone number of previous School

 If there are any question you have that are not answered here please call us at 734-676-7800