Emily 101

Welcome! We love our school, and we hope you do too. There are a few things you might need to know as the school year kicks off.

Important Phone Numbers

Emily Dickinson Elementary - General Phone Number 406.522.6650

Emily Dickinson Elementary – Attendance Line 406.522.6610

Registering New Students

New students (including Kindergarteners) must be registered through the Bozeman School District. If you know your student will be attending in the Bozeman School District, we recommend enrolling as soon as possible. Early registration is from January to March for the school year starting in the fall. For information on how to enroll new students, please visit the district website: https://www.bsd7.org/cms/One.aspx?portalId=112502&pageId=673765

Morning Drop off

• Students can be on the playground at 8:00. Before 8, there is no supervision.
• Unfortunately, there is not currently a before-school program. However, our after-school program is up and running!
• Students are not to be in the building before 8:15.  Students are to walk to the playground in their designated area once they arrive on school grounds until 8:20. After 8:20, students will be allowed in the front door, but will be considered tardy.

The Parking Lot

Our parking lot can be a very busy place so we need everyone’s help in keeping it safe.

• If you are going to walk your child around to the playground, please park on the side streets and use the crosswalks to go to the sidewalk.
• If you are going to drop off your student quickly, please pull up as far in the east side loop as possible and let the child out on the sidewalk curb.  This helps the drop off zone move swiftly and smoothly.
• Do not pull up next to another car and let the child exit.
• Please obey the parking lot signage.
• When with your children, always use the crosswalk and cross with the crossing guards.  This teaches our students good habits when parents reinforce them.

Emily Dickinson Safe Dismissal Policy

Dismissal Times

• Kindergarten will be dismissed at 3:10.
• First through fifth graders will be dismissed at 3:15.

Student Pick-up: Vehicle pick-up:

• To help speed up the vehicle pick-up process, we ask that all parents/guardians display their last name and the name of their students in the front passenger’s side of the dashboard.  Once we see your name, we will radio for your student/s to be sent to your car.
• Students who are being picked up in the car loop will exit from the playground doors. Students will wait in their assigned zones with teacher supervision until supervising adults radio for them to come to the car.
• Please remain in your vehicle, and please make sure your child enters and exits your vehicle on the passenger side, next to the sidewalk.
• Do not park and leave your car unattended in the pick-up loop.

Student Pick-up: Walking home:

• Students will exit from the front doors to meet their parents or siblings who are walking/biking home with them.
• Students who are walking to a designated meeting spot will exit through the front doors.
• If a student has not been picked up by 3:25, that student will be brought to the office and parents will be called.

Bus and KidsLink Student Dismissal:

• Students who go to the KidsLink after school program should wait on the steps of the stage area to check in.
  • KidsLink information and registration can be found here: Greater Gallatin United Way kidsLINK.
• Students who ride the bus exit through the front doors and go directly to the bus line in front of the building.
  • Bus information and registration can be found here: Bus Info and Registration.

Visiting the School and Volunteering

Parents are welcome to come visit their student(s) during lunch time, and may volunteer in the classrooms when the teachers request volunteers. Please be sure to sign in at the office and get a visitor pass when visiting.

Food Services

Lunch

• If you would like your child to have a school lunch, the District Lunch Program will be offering a cold entrée that comes with veggies, fruit, milk. The lunch menu can be viewed at: Lunch Menu
• You can submit lunch money online at: MySchoolBucks. You will be able to view your child's charges and see the balance on their lunch account. There is a fee to submit money online, so money can also be submitted to the office.
• Also available is an online application for our Free/Reduced Program.  To apply, see the website at www.schoollunchapp.com
• We do not have a breakfast program at our school.

KidsPack

KidsPack is a bag of kid-friendly, shelf-stable food distributed to children discreetly each week. Bags are available to any child enrolled at participating schools regardless of income.
Bags include: Shelf Stable Milk, Canned Soup, Macaroni & Cheese, Canned Fruit or Applesauce cups, Canned Tuna (or another protein), single-serve Hot or Cold Cereal, Canned Veggies, Granola Bar, Kracklin Kamut snack.

Kids may register or unregister for this program at any point throughout the school year.
Bags are distributed on Fridays of each week for Bozeman Schools during the school year.

To register or unregister for the KidsPack, click here.

Recess

Generally students will go outside for recess unless the temperature falls below 0 degrees fahrenheit or if the combination of wind chill and temperature necessitate limited outdoor exposure.  As the temperature and conditions may vary between schools and time of day, the Principal or designee will make the final decision regarding outdoor recess. Parents are encouraged to remind students to dress appropriately for all weather conditions.  When snow is on the ground, K-3rd Grade students will only be allowed to play on the field during recess when they are wearing snow pants and boots. Students should assume that they will be outside for recess every day and should dress for the weather. Questions regarding school recess procedures should be directed to the school Principal. A sign is placed outside the front doors on mornings that are too cold to stay outside.

Lost and Found

Lost and Found will be removed at the end of each month.  Please check the lost and found when you are at school! Also, please label your child's clothes.  If they are labeled, it is easier for us to return the clothes to the owners.

School Supplies

• A list of school supplies can be found at: School Supply List
• In addition to this list, for the 2021-2022 school year, students will also need the following supplies:

  Water bottle

  Our school does not have water fountains, but we do have water filling stations.  Each student should have a water bottle that is labeled with their full name.