Student Handbook

Tarver K-5 School Hours
Arrival:
7:30 am - Doors open for those students who will be getting breakfast (Line up at door 34)
7:40 am - Breakfast doors close and no additional students will be let in for breakfast. (Breakfast students will walk through the building to their classrooms at 7:45 am)
7:40 am - Students will begin lining up outside the Main Entrance, the East Doors, or the West Doors.
7:45 am - The first bell rings and doors open to let students into the building.
7:50 am - The second bell rings. Students are considered tardy at 7:50 and must enter through the Main Entrance to check in at the office.

Dismissal:
2:35 pm - Students will be dismissed through their exterior classroom doors

Tarver Preschool Hours
Tues. - Fri. :  AM:  7:40 am - 10:40 am PM: 11:35 am - 2:35 p.m.
No Preschool most Mondays.

Please ensure that your child knows the daily plan for pick up. If someone is responsible for meeting them, please remind them to be on school grounds no later than 2:35 pm at the designated pick up location. 

Staff is present to assist with the supervision of our students starting at 7:40 am. Staff will be available to assist with dismissal procedures at the end of each day for a period of 5 – 10 minutes. If it is prior to the end of the school day, please make sure to bring your driver’s license to pick up your child. Anyone other than the designated parent/guardian must be listed on a Student Authorization Pick Up Form and bring their driver’s license to pick up your child. 

Breakfast is served in our cafeteria daily from 7:30 am to 7:45 am. Breakfast students can enter the doors on the west side of the school at 7:30 am.

To Report an Absence for Kindergarten-5th Grade Students:

Call the attendance line at (720) 972-5658.

• All absences must be reported even if the teacher has been notified of the absence.
• If you know in advance that your child will be absent for more than one day, please complete a Pre-Arranged Absence Form and email it to Camille.Smith@adams12.org or drop it off in the office.
• Email doctor's notes to Camille.Smith@adams12.org.
• Students are allowed 5 absences without documentation per semester. Without documentation or pre-approval, all other absences are considered unexcused.

Call or email your student's teacher.

• Ducks - (720) 972-5653, Peggy.Mattingley@adams12.org
• Frogs - (720) 972-8487, Kameron.B.Storlie@adams12.org
• Owls - (720) 972-8477, Diane.Prestwich@adams12.org

Before School Hours – 6:30 am – 7:45 am 
After School Hours – 2:35 pm – 6:00 pm 

The BASE Program serves elementary students beginning at 5 years of age. BASE is an extracurricular, optional, fee-based program. Space is limited and there is often a list of families waiting for an opportunity to enroll in BASE. 

Students in the BASE Program engage in a wide variety of activities and choices providing students with opportunities to create, learn and grow through arts, physical activity and academic enrichment activities during out of school time. All BASE activities allow students opportunities critical to their social emotional development. For more information about our school's BASE program, contact the BASE Site Director at 720-972-5651.

Students riding a bike or scooter to school must take it directly to the specified bike rack area and leave it there until the student is ready to return home. For safety reasons, students are not permitted to ride their bike/scooter on school grounds. They must walk their bike/scooter to the designated bike rack area once they arrive at school. A lock is required to be used to secure bikes and scooters to the bike rack. Bicycles and scooters will not be guarded by the school at any time, so it is the student’s responsibility to lock the bike/scooter up safely. 

We understand that school is the easiest place to distribute birthday invitations; however, doing so can cause many hurt feelings which disrupt the learning environment. Please have students pass out any party invitations after school is dismissed.

An email will be sent home on Fridays to remind parents of important dates and events. Please make sure to keep your email address updated through Infinite Campus so you receive these important messages. We try to send all communication home in Friday Folders each week, but on occasion, it may be necessary to send home other notes and memos. Please check with your child each day to see if there are any additional notes that came home that day. 

Students will not be allowed to use the office phone to make after school social arrangements. Students will be allowed to use the phone only in the following situations: 

• When requested by their teacher 
• When requested by an administrator 
• When requested by the health aide, nurse or office staff 

School office staff will only deliver emergency messages to students. Please assist us by making arrangements for after school pick-up and daycare prior to your child leaving for school in the morning. Response to parent phone calls/emails will be made within one business day.

Although teachers have telephones located in their classrooms, they have been directed to keep their ringers turned off during instructional time. If you want to reach your child’s teacher, you may do the following:

• Call the classroom teacher and leave a voicemail. Teachers have been asked to check voicemail before and after school, and over their lunch break.
• You may call the office, and they will deliver messages to your student’s teacher at the end of the day.
• You may call the classroom teacher before or after school.

You may also reach your student’s teacher via email. Your student’s teacher will provide you with the teacher’s email address, and you may email them at your convenience. You may expect to hear back from them within one business day.

Students who must leave school during regular school hours must be signed out through the office by a parent or legal guardian. A student may not be dismissed from their classroom until someone has signed the student out. Students cannot be released to leave school alone. Students are involved in instruction until the end of the school day. 

We request that you do not pick your students up early unless it is extremely necessary. Students who arrive late to school must check in at the office. If the student arrives after 7:50 am, a parent/guardian must sign them in at the Main Entrance.

Field trips to nearby points of interest may be scheduled by various classroom teachers throughout the school year. These trips are designed to supplement different aspects of the classroom curriculum and to introduce students to resources within the community. Parents will receive notice of scheduled field trips well in advance.

Parents must sign a permission form for all field trips. Students without a permission slip will not be allowed to accompany their class on the field trip.

Information on emergency school closures due to severe overnight storms or other emergency situations is available on local television stations. Please listen for announcements concerning Adams 12 Five Star Schools. Information on closures may also be obtained by calling the District information number at 720-972-4000, then press 7 for school closure information or check the District website: www.adams12.org. Please note that school is rarely canceled. 

Indoor Recess will be called if: 

• Snow, rain or sleet is falling
• Temperature with the wind chill is 20 degrees or less 
• Playground conditions are poor (mud, snow or standing water) 

Students must be prepared for all types of weather. They should bring warm coats, gloves, hats, weatherproof footwear and an extra pair of shoes for PE. 

If your child misplaces an item, we encourage you to look in the Lost and Found located outside the gym doors. Please label coats, jackets, mittens, etc. to help identify lost items. Remaining articles are donated to a local charity monthly. 

We highly discourage students from bringing valuables and toys to school. Items having value for one individual usually have an attractive appeal for others and unfortunately sometimes disappear. The school cannot be responsible for these items. Teachers may have a special celebration which allows students to bring in a favorite game, stuffed animal, etc. Please remember, at no time is it appropriate for students to bring toy guns, toy knives, or toy weapons of any kind.

In an effort to keep our school feeling safe for all students and families and in accordance with District Policy, only service animals are permitted on school property. We ask that all other pets remain off school grounds during school hours. We appreciate your cooperation with this request.

Your student’s progress will be reported at individual parent conferences at least twice a year. Report cards can be found via the Infinite Campus Parent Portal at the end of each grading period. 

Your child’s safety is of utmost importance to us. Please help us keep students safe by adhering to the following guidelines.

• It is imperative that students are dropped off no earlier than 7:40 am and picked up at 2:35 p.m. Adult supervision starts at 7:40 am and ends at 2:45 pm.
• Remind your child to use sidewalks and crosswalks. 
• Drop off and pick up of students is along the curb only, so they don’t have to cross traffic other than at the crosswalk. Hug and Go lanes are located on the north side of the school. 
• Avoid parking within 15 feet of school crosswalks. 
• Parents should encourage children to adhere to all safety rules established for pedestrians. This emphasis on safety is also a concern of the school’s staff, and is an important part of the instructional program. 
• Students are expected to go directly to and from school. They are to respect the rights and property of all people in the neighborhood. 

In our ongoing efforts to provide the safest and most secure environment for our students and community, these safety guidelines will be followed.

• All exterior doors will be locked at all times. 
• Do not open the door or hold the door open for others. 
• If you would like to wait with your child before school or wait for your child after school, you will need to wait outside the building.

We teach school expectations for students through our Tiger Traits.

• T - Trustworthy
• I - In Control
• G - Good Citizens
• E - Empathy
• R - Respect
• S - Solving problems

District Policy requires that all parents and visitors must present a drivers license/I.D. at the front desk and sign in at the office upon entering the building. Your license will be scanned through our Raptor system and a visitor’s badge/sticker will be provided. You will be asked to wear a visitor’s badge/sticker at all times. 

If you would like to spend time with a teacher, please call and make arrangements prior to visiting. Also, if anyone other than a parent or legal guardian will be visiting the school (such as a grandparent coming for lunch) you must call the office ahead of time to let us know.