Decades Kick-Off
Each year, we kick-off a new theme for our school year in September. We use our theme to motivate our students, to build community with our school teams, and to reinforce positive behaviors and set expectations. This year we are so excited to kick off our "Through the Decades" theme.
Through the year, teams will earn points for positive behaviors and compete against each other for the most points. Each month teams meet to review expectations, participate in theme building activities, and learn about their decade. Parents can learn more about earning points with our Buck Expectation Document
Rocking Our Attendance
We have been working hard over the last couple of years to increase student attendance. Our Ladd students and families are ROCKING IT to start the year, with our overall attendance percentage at 97%! We are so excited! Keep it up!
Bus Expectations
Student safety is our number one priority, and because of that we are setting higher expectations for behavior on our buses. Students know that when they are not following the bus rules, they are distracting the bus driver and risking everyone's safety. If you have a child riding the bus, please review our bus rules with them and make sure that they are following these rules daily. Thank you for your support.
From our student handbook, On the bus, Ladd students will...
Treat bus drivers with the same respect they give their teachers
Be at their bus stop 5 minutes prior to their bus time
Walk to the bus and board responsibly
Only board the bus from the door side of the street
Sit in their seats, facing forward at all times
Keep hands and feet out of the aisles
Keep hands, feet and other objects to themselves
Respect the personal space of the students around them
Talk with an inside voice
Will not use any foul, inappropriate or disrespectful language
Be silent at all train track crossings
Keep your backpack at your feet and out of the aisle
Keep all electronic devices (Chromebooks, phones,etc) in their backpacks.
Not throw any items
Only get off at their assigned bus stop
Keep hands off of any safety device unless instructed by the driver
Clean up after themselves
Not eat on the bus
Patriots' Day Program
Wonderful experience for our middle school students this week. Thank you to the Village of Ladd for inviting us and allowing our students to appreciate and learn about the sacrifice of our first responders, firefighters and law enforcement who sacrificed themselves to save others on 9/11. Thank you for your sacrifice.
Before Care Available
Reminder to all our families: Ladd School now provides Before Care services to all who need it, every morning from 7:00-8:00. Students do not need to register ahead of time. Simply bring them to the North Cafeteria doors and sign them in whenever you need to. Students will be provided breakfast at 8:00 before joining their peers outside. If you have any questions, please email jjasiek@laddccsd94.com
Health Forms
As a reminder, all required health forms are due in the office by October 15th. If we are missing a health form for your child, you will receive a reminder letter from the office. Please get those forms to the office as soon as possible. Children who have not submitted health records or called the office to provide an appointment date by October 15th must be excluded from school.
Upcoming Dates:
Monday, September 15th: Fall Athletic Pictures
Tuesday, September 16: Board of Education Meeting, 6:00 pm
Wednesday, September 17: PTO Meeting, 3:45
Tuesday, September 23: Fire Drill, Visit Ladd Fire Department