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Please Remember to Call or Email Please remember to call or email us at the numbers listed on page 2 if your child will be absent from the pro-gram on any day that he or she is scheduled to at-tend! Please call no later than 2:00 PM on the day of the absence.
Please click here for a complete list of all EDS School Sites and their contact information. Please enter your child’s EDS site phone number into your cell phone so you will always have it easily available.
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Beaver Area
Chartiers Valley
Keystone Oaks
Peters Township
South Fayette
South Park
Upper St Clair
General Info
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General Info
First Week Absences
If your child will NOT be beginning the program on the first day he or she is scheduled to attend, please click here to notify us via email. For example if you will be picking your child up from school on his or her first day and he/she will not be attending the program, please let us know.
General Absences If your child will be absent on any day he or she is normally scheduled to at-tend, please email or call your child’s EDS site no later than 2:00 PM on the day of the absence and let us know. Please click here for a complete list of all EDS School Sites and their contact information.
Our Administrative Office Our administrative phone number is (412) 221-1980. You may also reach us by email at [email protected] Please email or call if you have any questions or concerns. If your call is urgent and you are unable to reach someone at the office, you may try Director Kelly Chaney's cell phone at (412) 853-0179 or Director Michele Kutsenkow’s cell phone at (412) 403-5344. Please con-tinue to call your local EDS phone at your child's elementary school if your child will be absent or will be coming to the program on a day when he or she is not expected to attend. Thank you.
Student Forms If you did not register online, please return your child's emergency contact form with your tuition payment. For online registrants, we already have your form. Also, if you received a health appraisal in the mail, it is now due. Please return it ASAP. If you did not receive a health appraisal, your
child does not need one at this time.
August/September 2018
Program Hours
Before School Programs begin at 7:00 AM and run until the beginning of the school day.
After School Programs begin at the conclusion of the school day and run until 6:00 PM
Hours for the K-Plus Programs and Pre-K Academy are specific to each district and can be found on each district’s page on the EDS website.
General Info (continued)
Please Remember to Call or Email Please remember to call or email us at the numbers listed below if your child will be absent from the program on any day that he or she is scheduled to attend! Beaver Area EDS - College Square Elementary School: (724) 531-5802 [email protected] Chartiers Valley EDS - Chartiers Valley Primary School: (412) 758-6637 [email protected] EDS - Chartiers Valley Intermediate School: (412) 616-2368 [email protected]
Keystone Oaks EDS - Aiken Elementary School: (412) 522-3460 [email protected] EDS - Dormont Elementary School: (412) 522-2604 [email protected]
Peters Township EDS - Bower Hill Elementary School: (724) 941-5451 [email protected] EDS - McMurray Elementary School: (724) 941-5500 [email protected] EDS - Pleasant Valley Elementary School: (724) 941-5525 [email protected] South Fayette EDS - South Fayette Elementary School: (412) 853-0062 [email protected] EDS - South Fayette Intermediate School: (412) 522-4411 [email protected] South Park EDS - South Park Elementary Center: (412) 780-5634 [email protected] Upper St. Clair EDS - Baker Elementary School: (412) 420-0071 [email protected] EDS - Eisenhower School: (412) 831-6359 [email protected] EDS - Streams Elementary School: (412) 770-8356 [email protected] EDS - Boyce Middle School: (412) 841-1367 [email protected]
Our voice mail answers 24 hours a day. If we do not receive notice that your child will be absent on an afternoon that he or she is scheduled to attend, you will be charged a $10 no call fee. Please program your cell phone with your child's EDS location phone number listed here so you will always have it with you. Please also program our administrative of-fice phone (412 221-1980) so that you may reach us there between 9 AM and 5 PM in case of questions. Thank you! We cannot allow children to go anywhere but to the program if they are scheduled to be with us and we have not been notified by a parent or authorized guardian. We must enforce this policy for the safety of all the children.
Beaver Area
Beaver In-Service Day - September 24 - Artsy Doodle! (Artsy Doodle and Pizza Joe’s. We will paint a tile at Artsy Doodle and then enjoy lunch at Pizza Joe’s.)
Families must register in advance for any in-service day you would like to attend. You will receive an email prior to the
in-service day or you may click here to register now. (If you register for the day, you will be required to pay for the day,
regardless of whether you attend the day.)
Day: Monday, September 24 (Registration deadline is Tuesday, September 18)
Time: We are open from 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM. Please be at College Square School by 9:30 AM. Return
time is 1:00 PM.
Place: College Square School.
Cost: There is a $43 tuition charge per child for the full-day in-service day. An additional charge of $9 per child will appear on
your statement to cover the cost of the field trip. All children who attend EDS on this day will be going on the field trip. We will be
walking to our field trip locations.
Dress: Comfortable clothing and blue EDS Field Trip T-shirt. (if your child does not have one yet, we will give him one, and a
$7.50 T-shirt charge will appear on your statement) Please send an appropriate jacket if the weather is cold or wet since we will
be walking to our field trip locations.
Dates to Remember
Wednesday, August 15 - Popsicles on the Playground from 5:00-6:00 PM. For all Kindergarten students. EDS teachers will be available to meet their new students and answer any questions about our programs. Wednesday, August 22 - Meet the Pre-K Teacher from 5:00-6:00 PM. Stop by our classroom, B125 the indoor playground, and meet your Pre-K teacher. Wednesday, August 22 - Tuition Due. Late payments are subject to a $10 late payment fee. You will receive an electronic statement in place of a mailed statement. (unless you requested a mailed copy) Please click here to use our Parent Portal to pay by credit card. You will need your email address and account number that was emailed to you. You may also mail payments to our office. Please write your account ID on your check. Thursday, August 23 - New Student Orientation for new first and second graders from 4:30-5:00 PM. EDS teachers will be available to answer any questions about our programs. Thursday, August 23 - Welcome Back Night from 5:00-6:00 PM. For all Before/After School students. EDS teachers will be available to meet their new students and answer any questions about our programs. If your child is NOT beginning the program on the first day he or she is normally scheduled to attend, please click here to notify us via email (even if you feel we know already). For example if you will be picking your child up from school on his or her first day and he/she will not be attending the program, please let us know. Monday, August 27 - First Day of School Friday, August 31 - No School, No EDS Monday, September 3 - Labor Day. No School, No EDS. Monday, September 24 - In-Service Day held at College Square Elementary. EDS in session from 7:00 AM-6:00 PM. Please be at College Square by 9:30 AM. Field trip to Artsy Doodle and Pizza Joe’s.
Beaver Area (continued)
Beaver Pre-K Academy! Meet and Greet Your Pre-K Teachers On Wednesday, August 22, from 5-6 pm please join us in our Pre-K Room, B125 (indoor play-ground), to meet our new Pre-K students and parents. Please stop by and see us! Pick-Up and Drop-Off Parents must drop off or pick up their children. If you have any difficulty, our cell phone number is (724) 531-5802. Please have ID available for pick-up. For drop-off and pick-up, parents should use the main entrance. Please do not drop off before 9:15 AM. Pre-K Room Location Our Pre-K room is B125, the indoor playground. Pre-K Lunch Pre-K children should pack a lunch. Students will eat lunch under the supervision of the Pre-K teaching staff. If you have any additional questions, please click here to view our Parent handbook or click here to email us your questions or call our administrative office at (412) 221-1980. Please program the Pre-K Academy phone number into your cell so you will always have it. (724) 531-5802
Beaver Before and After School Program
Pick-Up and Drop-Off - College Square Elementary School
In the morning, parents may enter through the entrance by the library near the purple playground. Please push the buzzer button, and we will buzz you in. Proceed to room B125, the indoor playground. If you have any difficulty, our cell phone number is (724) 531-5802.
In the afternoon, please follow the same procedures as the morning program. Please have ID available for pick-up.
Children attending Dutch Ridge will be transported by district bus from College Square to Dutch Ridge in the morning and back to College Square in the afternoon. After school, an EDS teacher will meet the bus and escort the children inside to College Square. Please program your site's number into your cell phone so you will always have it. If you have any additional questions, please click here to view our Parent Handbook or click here to email us your questions or call our administrative office at (412) 221-1980.
Dates to Remember Friday, August 17 - Tuition Due. Late payments are subject to a $10 late payment fee. You will receive an electronic statement in place of a mailed statement. (unless you requested a mailed copy) Please click here to use our Parent Portal to pay by credit card. You will need your email address and account number that was emailed to you. You may also mail payments to our office. Please write your account ID on your check. Tuesday, August 21 - 8:30 AM-10:00 AM and 11:00 AM-12:30 PM. Kindergarten Orientation. EDS teachers will be available at the Primary School to answer any questions about our programs. Tuesday, August 21 - 5:00 PM-7:00 PM. First and Second Grade and New Student Orientation - Primary School. EDS teachers will be available in the front hall to answer any questions about our programs. Tuesday, August 21 - 1:30 PM-3:30 PM. Third Grade and New Student Orientation - Intermediate School. EDS teachers will be available in the cafeteria to answer any questions about our programs. If your child is NOT beginning the program on the first day he or she is normally scheduled to attend, please click here to notify us via email (even if you feel we know already). For example if you will be picking your child up from school on his or her first day and he/she will not be attending the program, please let us know. Wednesday, August 22 - First Day of School Wednesday, August 22 through Wednesday, August 29 - Kindergarten 1/2 days. EDS in session from dismissal at 12 PM until 6 PM for kindergarteners enrolled in the after school program. If you have not notified us that your kindergarten child will be at-tending these days, please click here to email us. Your child will need to pack a lunch on these days. Thursday, August 30 - First Full Day of School for Kindergarten Monday, September 3 - Labor Day. No School, No EDS.
Chartiers Valley
CV Before and After School Program
Pick-Up and Drop-Off
CV Primary School - In the morning and afternoon, parents should park in the parking spaces next to the playground and walk to the cafeteria entrance in the rear of the building. We will then open the doors for you that enter into the cafe-teria. Please call our cell phone, (412) 758-6637, if you have any problems. Please have ID available for pick-up.
CV Intermediate School - In the morning and afternoon, parents may enter through the glass doors located on the new part of the cafeteria. (entrance 10) This is between the administrative office entrance and the dumpsters. Please walk down the side walk to entrance 10. Please call our cell phone, (412) 616-2368, if the exterior doors are locked. Please have ID available for pick-up.
Please program your site's number into your cell phone so you will always have it. If you have any additional questions, please click here to view our Parent School handbook or click here to email us your ques-tions or call our administrative office at (412) 221-1980.
Keystone Oaks
Dates to Remember Wednesday, August 22 -Tuition Due. Late payments are subject to a $10 late payment fee. You will re-ceive an electronic statement in place of a mailed statement. (unless you requested a mailed copy) Please click here to use our Parent Portal to pay by credit card. You will need your email address and account number that was emailed to you. You may also mail payments to our office. Please write your account ID on your check. Thursday, August 23 - Dormont - Meet the Teacher Night. 6:00-8:00 PM. EDS teachers will be available to answer any questions about our programs. Pre-K students are also welcome to stop by and meet your Pre-K teacher and visit our classroom. If your child will NOT be beginning the program on the first day he or she is normally scheduled to attend, please click here to notify us via email (even if you feel we know already). For example if you will be picking your child up from school on his or her first day and he/she will not be attending the program, please let us know. Monday, August 27 - First Day of School for Pre-K and Grades 1-5. Tuesday, August 28 - Aiken - Kindergarten Orientation. 9:00-10:00 AM. EDS teachers will be available to answer any ques-tions about our programs. Tuesday, August 28 Dormont - Kindergarten Orientation. 9:15-10:15 AM. EDS teachers will be available to answer any ques-tions about our programs. Wednesday, August 29 - First Day of School for Kindergarten Wednesday, August 29 through Friday, August 31 - Kindergarten 1/2 days. EDS in session from dismissal until 6 PM for kin-dergarteners enrolled in the after school program. If you have not notified us that your kindergarten child will be attending these days, please click here to email us. Monday, September 3 - Labor Day. No School, No EDS Tuesday, September 4 - First Full Day of School for Kindergarten
Keystone Oaks New Pre-K Academy! Meet and Greet Your Pre-K Teachers On Thursday, August 23 from 6:00-8:00 pm our Pre-K teachers will be in our Pre-K Room 125 to meet our new Pre-K students and parents! Please stop by and see us! Pick-Up and Drop-Off Parents must drop off or pick up their children. If you have any difficulty, our cell phone number is (412) 522-2604. Please have ID available for pick-up. For drop-off and pick-up, parents should use the main entrance. Please do not drop off before 8:30 AM. Please pick up in the main entrance promptly at 11 am. Pre-K Room Location Our Pre-K room is Room 125 in Dormont Elementary School. If you have any additional questions, please click here to view our Parent handbook or click here to email us your questions or call our administrative office at (412) 221-1980. Please program the Pre-K Academy phone number into your cell so you will always have it. (412) 522-2604
Keystone Oaks (continued)
Keystone Oaks Before and After School Program
Pick-Up and Drop-Off
Aiken Elementary School - In both the morning and the afternoon, parents may pull up curbside and use the main entrance. We are in Room 238. The exterior doors are locked. Please call our cell phone number at (412) 522-3460. Please have ID available for pick-up.
Dormont Elementary School - In both the morning and the afternoon, parents may park in the front lot and enter through the main entrance. Proceed down the main hall to the left and our room will be down a hallway on the right, Room 125. If you have any difficulty, our cell phone number is (412) 522-2604. Please have ID available for pick-up.
Please program your site's number into your cell phone so you will always have it. If you have any additional questions, please click here to view our Parent Handbook or click here to email us your questions or call our administrative office at (412) 221-1980.
Peters Township
Dates to Remember
Tuesday, August 14 - Pleasant Valley Walk Through Night - 5:30-7:00 PM. Our EDS teachers will be available in our K-Plus classroom (Room 32) to answer any questions.
Wednesday, August 15 - Bower Hill Walk Through Night - 5:00-7:30 PM. Our EDS teachers will be available in the main hallway to answer any questions. You may also stop by and see us in our classroom (Room 207).
Friday, August 17 - Tuition Due. Late payments are subject to a $10 late payment fee. You will receive an electronic statement in place of a mailed statement. (unless you requested a mailed copy) Please click here to use our Parent Portal to pay by credit card. You will need your email address and account number that was emailed to you. You may also mail payments to our office. Please write your account ID on your check.
Friday, August 17- Bower Hill Kindergarten Parent Meeting - 4:00-5:00 PM. K-Plus teachers will be available in the main hall-way to answer any questions. You may also stop by and see us in our classroom (Room 207).
Tuesday, August 21 - Pleasant Valley Kindergarten Parent Meeting - 4:00-5:00 PM. K-Plus teachers will be available in our classroom (Room 32) to answer any questions.
Wednesday, August 22 - First Day of School for Grades 1 and above. Wednesday, August 22 - No K-Plus. Kindergarten Orientation throughout the school day. Please come and visit your child's K-Plus teacher immediately after your child's Kindergarten orientation. (Bower Hill K-Plus in Room 207 and Pleasant Valley K-Plus in Room 32).
Thursday, August 23 - First Day of Kindergarten and K-Plus.
If your child is NOT beginning the program on the first day he or she is normally scheduled to attend, please click here to notify us via email (even if you feel we know already). For example if you will be picking your child up from school on his or her first day and he/she will not be attending the program, please let us know.
Monday, September 3 - Labor Day. No School, No EDS.
Peters K-Plus Program
Peters Kindergarten Orientation and Meet and Greet Your K-Plus Teachers On Wednesday, August 22, the school district will be having a kindergarten parent and student orientation throughout the school day. Our K-Plus teachers will be available in their rooms (Bower Hill - Room 207 and Pleasant Valley - Room 32) immediately after your child's orientation to meet our new K-Plus students and parents. Please stop by and see us!
Pick-Up and Drop-Off AM K-Plus students must be dropped off by their parents at the beginning of the school day. PM K-Plus students must be picked up by their parents at the end of the school day.
Bower Hill K-Plus parents drop off and pick up in the Parent Drop Off Circle. If you have any difficulty, our Bower Hill cell phone number is (724) 941-5451. Please have ID available for pick-up.
Pleasant Valley K-Plus parents drop off and pick up at entrance #16. If you have any difficulty, our Pleasant Valley cell phone number is (724) 941-5525. Please have ID available for pick-up. AM K-Plus students should be dropped off no earlier than 8:50 AM and PM K-Plus students should be picked up by 3:20 PM at Bower Hill and 3:15 PM at Pleasant Valley.
K-Plus Room Location In Bower Hill, our K-Plus room is Room 207. In Pleasant Valley, our K-Plus room is Room 32. K-Plus Lunch Any parent who would like their K-Plus child to eat a hot lunch at school may send in a check made out to "Peters Township Food Service" to open an account for your child in the cafeteria. After doing this, you may either send a packed lunch or order a hot lunch each morning on a daily basis. First Day for K-Plus The K-Plus Program will begin on Thursday, August 23 due to the kindergarten orientation that is held by the district with parents on Wednesday, August 22. Your August/September tuition statement reflects the fact that kindergarten students do not begin the program until Thursday. We look forward to a great year! If you have any additional questions, please click here to view our Parent Handbook or click here to email us your questions or call our administrative office at (412) 221-1980.
Peters Township (continued)
Peters Before and After School Program
Pick-Up and Drop-Off
Bower Hill Elementary School - Parents may park in the back lot, walk their children to the gym door, #10, in the back of the building and ring the bell. If you have any difficulty, our cell phone number is (724) 941-5451. Please have ID available for pick-up. McMurray School - The Before School Program will be located in the LGI. Parents may enter through door #2 located on the ramp to the left of the main entrance. If you have any difficulty, our cell phone number is (724) 941-5500. The After School Program will be located in the auxiliary gym. Parents may enter through the main doors and proceed to the end of the hallway and turn left. The auxiliary gym is on the right. If you have any difficulty, our cell phone number is (724) 941-5500. Please have ID available for pick-up. Pleasant Valley Elementary School - Parents may enter through door #16 on the far left wing of the building. Our door opens onto the front parking lot. We will post a sign to mark the door. If you have any difficulty, our cell phone number is (724) 941-5525. Please have ID available for pick-up.
Please program your site's number into your cell phone so you will always have it. If you have any additional questions, please click here to view our Parent Handbook or click here to email us your questions or call our administrative office at (412) 221-1980.
Dates to Remember
Thursday, August 16 - Elementary & Intermediate School Meet the Teachers from 1:00-3:00 PM. Come visit both our elementary and Intermediate school teachers in Room 202A! Friday, August 17 - Tuition Due. Late payments are subject to a $10 late payment fee. You will re-ceive an electronic statement in place of a mailed statement. (unless you requested a mailed copy) Please click here to use our Parent Portal to pay by credit card. You will need your email address and account number that was emailed to you. You may also mail payments to our office. Please write your account ID on your check. If your child is NOT beginning the program on the first day he or she is normally scheduled to attend, please click here to notify us via email (even if you feel we know already). For example if you will be picking your child up from school on his or her first day and he/she will not be attending the program, please let us know. Wednesday, August 22 - First Day of School. Monday, September 3 - Labor Day. No School, No EDS. Monday, September 17 - Staff Development Delay - 2 hour late start. EDS in session from 7 AM until the beginning of the school day. K-Plus follows the district’s 2 hour delay schedule.
South Fayette
SF K-Plus Program
Kindergarten Meet and Greet Your K-Plus Teachers On Thursday, August 16, the elementary school will be having a Meet and Greet from 1:00-3:00 PM. Our K-Plus teachers will be available in their room (202A) during the Meet and Greet to meet our new K-Plus students and parents. Please stop by and see us! Pick-Up and Drop-Off K-Plus students may ride the bus to and from school. An EDS Teacher will meet the buses in the morning and put children on the proper buses in the afternoon. Parents may also drop off or pick up their children. If you have any difficulty, our cell phone num-ber is (412) 853-0062. Please have ID available for pick-up. K-Plus Room Location The K-Plus program is in Room 202A. K-Plus Lunch If you would like your kindergarten child to eat a hot lunch at school, you may drop off a check made out to the "South Fayette School District" at the school office or send it in with your child. This will open an account for your child in the cafeteria and after doing this, you may either send a packed lunch or order a hot lunch on a daily basis. If you have any additional questions, please click here to view our Parent handbook or click here to email us your questions or call our administrative office at (412) 221-1980.
SF Before and After School Program Pick-Up and Drop-Off
South Fayette Elementary School - For both the Before & After School Programs, parents may enter through the main entrance. Please do not park along the curb. If you have any difficulty, our cell phone number is (412) 853-0062. Please have ID available for pick-up.
South Fayette Intermediate School - For the Before School Program, parents may park in the front lot, enter through the main doors of the building and proceed to the Community Room. For the After School Program, parents may park in the rear lot near the cafeteria, go to the cafeteria doors and call the EDS Intermediate program cell phone at (412) 522-4411. EDS staff will open the door. Please have ID available for pick-up.
Please program your site's number into your cell phone so you will always have it. If you have any additional questions, please click here to view our Before and After School handbook or click here to email us your questions or call our administrative office at (412) 221-1980.
Dates to Remember
Wednesday, August 15 - Kindergarten Bus Orientation from 9:30-10:30 AM. Our K-Plus teachers will be available in the gym for any questions.
Friday, August 17 - Tuition Due. Late payments are subject to a $10 late payment fee. You will receive an elec-tronic statement in place of a mailed statement. (unless you requested a mailed copy) Please click here to use our Parent Portal to pay by credit card. You will need your email address and account number that was emailed to you. You may also mail payments to our office. Please write your account ID on your check.
If your child is NOT beginning the program on the first day he or she is normally scheduled to attend, please click here to notify us via email (even if you feel we know already). For example if you will be picking your child up from school on his or her first day and he/she will not be attending the program, please let us know.
Tuesday, August 21 - Pre-K Orientation from 12:00-1:00 PM. Please park and meet at Entrance #18. You will not be able to enter through the main office.
Wednesday, August 22 - First Day of School.
Monday, September 3 - Labor Day. No School, No EDS.
Tuesday, September 25 - Early Dismissal at 1:00 PM for Middle School. EDS in session from 1:00 -6:00 PM. Middle School Open House
Wednesday, September 26 - Early Dismissal at 1:25 PM for Elementary School. EDS in session from 1:25 –6:00 PM. (see next page). Elementary Center Open House.
South Park
South Park New Pre-K Academy! Pre-K Orientation On Tuesday, August 21, from 12:00-1:00 pm our pre-K teachers will be in our Pre-K Room F209 to meet our new Pre-K students and parents! Please park in the lot next to the ball field and go to en-trance #18. Ms. Hile, your child’s Pre-K teacher, will meet families at this entrance and escort you to the classroom. Please arrive promptly at noon. Please do not enter through the main office. Pick-Up and Drop-Off Parents must drop off or pick up their children. If you have any difficulty, our cell phone number is (412) 780-5634. Please have ID available for pick-up. For drop-off and pick-up, parents should use Entrance #18. Please do not drop off before 8:30 AM. Please pick up at entrance #18 promptly at 11:00 am. Pre-K Room Location Our Pre-K room is Room F209. If you have any additional questions, please click here to view our Parent handbook or click here to email us your questions or call our administrative office at (412) 221-1980. Please program the Pre-K Academy phone number into your cell so you will always have it. (412) 780-5634.
South Park
South Park Before and After School Program
Pick-Up and Drop-Off
South Park Elementary Center - In the morning and afternoon, parents may enter the building through entrance #18. This entrance is to the right of the main building entrance. You may ring the bell and we will open the door for you. If you have any difficulty, our cell phone number is (412) 780-5634. Please have ID available for pick-up.
Please program your site's number into your cell phone so you will always have it.
If you have any additional questions, please click here to view our Parent Handbook or click here to email us your questions or call our administrative office at (412) 221-1980.
South Park Elementary Early Dismissal on Wednesday, September 26
On Wednesday, September 26 the district will be having Open House at South Park Elementary Center. There will be an early dismissal on this day at 1:25 PM. EDS will begin the after school program at the time of your child's school dismissal. The district will serve lunch on this day.
If your child attends AM K-Plus, your child's schedule will be:
8:00 AM - 1:25 PM - AM K-Plus (No PM Kindergarten).
1:25 PM - Bus home or After School Program (whichever your child normally does on a Wednesday)
If your child attends PM K-Plus, your child's schedule will be:
8:00 AM - 11:25 AM - AM Kindergarten
11:25 AM - 1:25 PM - PM K-Plus
1:25 PM - Bus home or After School Program (whichever your child normally does on a Wednesday)
If you have any questions or you need to make special arrangements on this day, please click here to email or call the EDS office at 412 221-1980.
South Park K-Plus Program Kindergarten Bus Orientation and Meet Your K-Plus Teachers On Wednesday, August 15, the school district will be having a Kindergarten Bus Orientation at 9:30 AM. Our K-Plus teachers will be available during the orientation to meet our new K-Plus students and parents. Please stop by and see us! Pick-Up and Drop-Off K-Plus students may ride the bus to and from school. An EDS Teacher will meet the buses in the morning and put children on the proper buses in the afternoon. Parents may also drop off or pick up their children from the parent drop off/pick up door, en-trance #18. Please have ID available for pick-up. K-Plus Room Location The K-Plus Program is located in room F106. If you are dropping off your child at the start of the school day, you may drop him off at the parent drop off door, entrance #18. We will have an EDS teacher at that door in the mornings to meet the chil-dren. Otherwise, your child may ride the bus with the other neighborhood children and we will meet his bus at the bus entrance. If you are picking up your child at the end of the school day, please come to the parent pick-up door, entrance #18. Otherwise, your child may ride the bus home with the other neighborhood children. K-Plus Lunch If you would like your kindergarten child to eat a hot lunch at school, you may send in a check with your child (made out to South Park School District). This will open an account for your child in the cafeteria and after doing this, you may either send a packed lunch or order a hot lunch on a daily basis. If you have any additional questions, please click here to view our Parent Handbook or click here to email us your questions or call our administrative office at (412) 221-1980.
Dates to Remember
Wednesday, August 22 - Tuition Due. Late payments are subject to a $10 late payment fee. You will receive an electronic statement in place of a mailed statement. (unless you requested a mailed copy) Please click here to use our Parent Portal to pay by credit card. You will need your email address and account number that was emailed to you. You may also mail payments to our office. Please write your account ID on your check. Monday, August 27- First Day of School. School District Kindergarten orientation for Kindergarten children. Monday, August 27- No K-Plus. Kindergarten Orientation throughout the school day. Please come and visit your child's K-Plus teacher immediately after your child's Kindergarten orientation. (Baker- Room 21, Eisenhower - Room 117, Streams - Room 207) Tuesday, August 28 - First Day of Kindergarten and K-Plus If your child is NOT beginning the program on the first day he or she is normally scheduled to attend, please click here to notify us via email (even if you feel we know already). For example if you will be picking your child up from school on his or her first day and he/she will not be attending the program, please let us know. Monday, September 3 - Labor Day. No School, No EDS. Thursday, September 13 - Elementary Open House. Early dismissal at 12:45 PM. EDS in session from time of early dismissal until 6:00 PM. (See next page) Thursday, September 27 - Boyce Open House. Early dismissal at 1:15 PM. EDS in session from time of early dismissal until 6:00 PM.
Upper St. Clair
USC K-Plus Program
USC Kindergarten Orientation and Meet and Greet Your K-Plus Teachers On Monday, August 27 the school district will be having a kindergarten parent and student orientation from 9:30-10:45 AM for morning kindergarten children and from 12:30-1:45 PM for afternoon kindergarten children. Our K-Plus teachers will be available in their rooms (Baker- Room 21, Eisenhower - Room 117, Streams - Room 207) immediately after the orientation at each school to meet and greet our new K-Plus students and parents. Please stop by and see us! Pick-Up and Drop-Off K-Plus students may ride the bus to and from school. An EDS Teacher will meet the buses in the morning and put children on the proper buses in the afternoon. Parents may also drop off or pick up their children. Please have ID available for pick-up. K-Plus Room Location In Baker our K-Plus room is Room 21, in Eisenhower our K-Plus room is Room 117 and in Streams our K-Plus room is Room 207. K-Plus Lunch Any parent who would like their kindergarten child to eat a hot lunch at school may send in a check made out to "USC School Lunch" to open an account for your child in the cafeteria. After doing this, you may either send a packed lunch or order a hot lunch each morning on a daily basis. First Day for K-Plus The K-Plus Program will begin on Tuesday, August 28 due to the kindergarten orientation that is held by the district with parents on Tuesday, August 28. Your August/September tuition statement reflects the fact that kindergarten students do not begin the program until Tuesday. We look forward to a great year! If you have any additional questions, please click here to view our Parent Handbook or click here to email us your questions or call our administrative office at (412) 221-1980.
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USC Elementary Open Houses
On Thursday, September 13 the district will be dismissing the elementary schools early due to Open House. The elementary schools will dismiss at 12:45 PM and EDS will begin the after school program at that time
While the district will be holding both AM and PM kindergarten sessions, EDS will not hold PM K-Plus. The schedule is as fol-lows:
If your child attends AM K-Plus, your child's schedule will be:
8:00 AM – 12:05 PM - AM K-Plus
12:05 PM - 2:45 PM - PM Kindergarten
2:45 PM - Bus home or After School Program (whichever your child normally does on a Thursday)
If your child attends PM K-Plus, your child's schedule will be:
8:00 AM – 10:55 AM - AM Kindergarten
10:55 AM - No PM K-Plus
10:55 AM - Bus home or After School Program (whichever your child normally does on a Thursday)
If you have any questions or you need to make special arrangements on this day, please contact the EDS program at your child’s school.
Baker Elementary EDS 412-420-0071 [email protected] Eisenhower Elementary EDS 412-831-6359 [email protected] Streams Elementary EDS 412-770-8356 [email protected]
USC Before and After School Program
Pick-Up and Drop-Off
Baker Elementary School - Parents may drop-off and pick up in the cafeteria. Please park in the back lot, walk up the back steps to the cafeteria. Please knock and an EDS Teacher will open the door. If you have any difficulty, our cell phone number is (412) 420-0071. Please have ID available for pick-up.
Eisenhower Elementary School - Parents may drop-off and pick up in the cafeteria. Please park in the front lot and walk to the glass cafeteria door. Please knock and an EDS Teacher will open the door. If you have any difficulty, our cell phone number is (412) 831-6359. Please have ID available for pick-up.
Streams Elementary School - Parents may drop-off in the morning at the library entrance D-1 and pick up in the afternoon near the cafeteria. Please park in the side lot and walk to the delivery door entrance A-4. Please ring the bell and an EDS Teacher will open the door. If you have any difficulty, our cell phone number is (412) 770-8356. Please have ID available for pick-up.
Boyce Middle School– Parents may drop off and pick up in the cafeteria. Please park in the rear lot and enter through the side cafeteria glass doors near the basketball court and outdoor tables. If you have any difficulty, our cell phone number is (412) 841-1367. Please have ID available for pick-up.
Please program your site's number into your cell phone so you will always have it.
If you have any additional questions, please click here to view our Parent Handbook or click here to email us your questions or call our administrative office at (412) 221-1980.
Helpful Hints
Back to School Tips for Parents
from PBS Parents
Starting the new school year can be a time of great excitement… and anxiety. Help calm your child’s fears (and your own) with these teacher-approved tips.
Meet the new teacher. For kids, one of the biggest back-to-school fears is “Will I like my new teacher?” Breaking the ice early on is one of the best ways to calm everyone’s fears. Take advantage of your school’s open house or back-to-school night. Some teachers welcome phone calls or e-mails — another great opportunity to get to know each other before the year begins.
If personal contact with the teacher isn’t possible, try locating the teacher’s picture on a school web-site or in a yearbook, so your child can put a name with a face. If your child’s teacher sends a welcome letter, be sure to read the letter together.
Tour the school. If your school hosts an open house, be sure to go. Familiarizing your child with her environment will help her avoid a nervous stomach on the first day. Together you can meet her teacher, find her desk, or explore the playground.
With an older child, you might ask him to give you a tour of the school. This will help refresh his memory and yours.
Connect with friends. A familiar friend can make all the difference when heading back to school. You might try calling parents from last year’s class and finding out which children are in your child’s class this year. Refresh these relation-ships before school starts by scheduling a play date or a school carpool.
Tool up. Obtain the class supply list and take a special shopping trip with your child. Having the right tools will help him feel prepared. While keeping basic needs in mind, allow for a couple of splurges like a cool notebook or a favorite-colored pen. These simple pleasures make going back to school a lot more fun.
School supply lists also provide great insight into the schoolwork ahead. Get your child excited about up-coming projects by explaining how new supplies might be used. Let him practice using supplies that he’s not used before — such as colored pencils or a protractor — so he will be comfortable using them in class.
Avoid last-minute drilling. When it’s almost time to stop playing, give a five-minute warning. Giving clear messages to your child is very important.
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Back to School Tips for Parents
from PBS Parents
Chat about today’s events and tomorrow’s plans. While it is important to support learning throughout the summer, don’t spend the last weeks of summer va-cation reviewing last year’s curriculum. All kids need some down time before the rigors of school begin. For some kids, last-minute drills can heighten anxiety, reminding them of what they’ve forgotten instead of what they remember.
Ease into the routine. Switching from a summer to a school schedule can be stressful to everyone in the household. Avoid first-day-of-school mayhem by practicing your routine a few days in advance. Set the alarm clock, go through your morning rituals, and get in the car or to the bus stop on time. Routines help children feel comfortable, and establishing a solid school routine will make the first day of school go much smoother.