Birthday ice cream packages will be sold again this year for students in grades K-3. Ice creams are individually wrapped and can be shared during snacks on a day approved by the classroom teacher. We are unable to accept birthday treats to be brought to school. Birthday ice cream celebration packages are $25 and are available for purchase on My School Bucks.

The only vacation days are those on the official Baldwin County Public School System Calendar.  Please schedule vacation days when school is not in session.  Students are allowed nine absences during the school year to be excused by a parent note.  Any absences (other than doctor notes) will be unexcused after this time.  Any missed work during absences will be assigned once the student returns to school.  Attendance procedures through the Baldwin County court system will be followed. For attendance questions, please contact our school registrar.

• Arrival times: School doors open at 7:20 a.m.
• Students are considered tardy after 7:50 a.m.
• Students can arrive at the back carline between 7:50-8:30 a.m., and parents must come inside to sign in their child. 
• After 8:30 a.m. parents must come in the front lobby to check in their child. 

Please plan ahead so snacks and school items will be brought with your child. To protect instructional time, please do not drop off items after 8:00 a.m. Important items will be taken at the front door. 

At this time, we will only allow lunch visitors if it is the student's birthday. Cafeteria capacity limits the number of individuals we can accommodate.

For safety purposes, only students living in adjoining neighborhoods are allowed to walk home from school. These students will be given a special walking pass. Students will meet in the designated area at the third wave dismissal at 3:10 p.m. 

• Baldwin County Public Schools offers AfterSchool Care at elementary and some intermediate schools in the county. AfterSchool Care Programs serve students beginning in Pre-K at elementary schools. All students must attend the AfterSchool Care Program on the campus of their day school. Busing students is not an option. 
  
  All registration and payments for the Afterschool Program should be made online via the Parent Portal. Cash is not accepted. The site manager or designee can assist you at the site if needed.   Payments are due one week in advance of attendance.

  Students may participate in the AfterSchool Care Program on a full-time basis only. The non-refundable registration fee is $25.00. Fees are charged based on registration and are not influenced by attendance. Pre-payment for services is required. 

  
  The program operates from 3-5:30 p.m. (or 3 – 5:45 p.m. at select sites) and follows the school calendar. Parents must complete online registration, and pay the $25 non-refundable registration fee, and the fee for the first week prior to the first day of attendance in the program. Payments are made online.  Payments not made by Sunday at midnight are subject to late fees. Questions may be directed to the AfterSchool Care Department, 251-580-0678. 

  To learn more about AfterSchool Care click here: https://www.bcbe.org/afterschool

No check-outs after 2:30 p.m.

Student information is available on PowerSchool. You will also receive a progress report at mid-quarter and a report card at the end of the quarter.  Weekly grades and papers will be sent home with your student.

• Please join PTO! We have the most amazing group of parent leaders who partner with administration and staff to make our sweet school thrive.  Be on the lookout for flyers and emails sent home at the beginning of the year with more information. You can also find the membership form on our school website or request one by email at DaphneElementaryPTO@gmail.com 

School payments made easy: From the cafeteria to the classroom, pay anytime, anywhere from your mobile phone or computer. Click here to make payments: https://www.myschoolbucks.com/ver2/getmain?requestAction=home

Click this link to locate the school zone that your student is zoned in by address: /Page/236

Please watch this video to learn more about dropoff and pickup: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id0pQY-2fCQ&t=4s

BCBE EdTech created a Parent Tech Portal to assist parents with the technology tools that are being used by your children district-wide basis. This site has helpful tutorials on things such as Chromebooks, Google Classroom, Google Meets, and more. The portal is an ongoing project that will grow and develop as we begin to notice patterns in the Help Desk calls we receive. The site can be visited for simple troubleshooting before and general technology information. We hope that you find this to be of value. We continue to strive to provide you the support you need during these unprecedented times.   

This is your one-stop shop for help with effectively using the technology tools being supported by the district. We will be updating this site often as we encounter frequent questions from parents.

Medications have to be brought to the school nurse and dispensed by the school nurse. Please complete the forms listed on this link for medications: /Page/406 

FIELD TRIPS

Field trips serve as an invaluable learning experience and provide much enrichment to our program. You will always be notified in advance of the date a trip will be taken, the cost of the trip and the deadline for payment. Often this deadline is several weeks before the actual date of the trip because, for most events, reservations and payments are necessary.

1. The permission form and money must be sent in by the deadline in order for your child to participate. **NO money or permission forms will be accepted on the day of the field trip.

2. Return money and bottom portion of permission form together to your child’s teacher immediately. Monies for field trips are nonrefundable. The Principal or that person’s designee has discretion to refund monies under extenuating circumstances.

3. Keep the top portion of the permission form so you will know the date of the trip and what your child needs for the trip (snack, sack lunch, drink, etc.)

4. Do not include field trip money in a check with lunch money. These are two separate accounts.

5. Make checks payable to Daphne Elementary School. Checks should include two phone numbers.

6. When chaperoning a trip, younger or older brothers or sisters cannot attend. Please take this opportunity to be with your school age child. Field trips are viewed as a privilege as well as an enrichment; however for the safety and security of your child, we must enforce strict discipline guidelines while on each trip.   If a child misbehaves on a field trip, we reserve the right to allow the child to remain at school with another class when future trips are taken. Students and parents should be especially aware of the following:

• Any student that receives a discipline referral to the office ten days (two school weeks) before a field trip/event may be denied participation in that field trip/event as a disciplinary measure.
• The dress code applies to field trips as well as the school campus. Failure to adhere to the dress code will result in a forfeiture of the field trip privilege.

Chaperones are expected to be with students at all times including transportation by bus. Chaperones are also expected to adhere to Baldwin County Public Schools’ policies for drug free, smoke free and weapon free campuses. Field trips are designed and planned for school-age students in a particular class or group. Adults (other than the chaperones) or children outside that class or group may not be transported or participate in field trip activities. Students should not be removed from a field trip at any point during the trip by parents or others unless a letter is on file in the school office and approved by the Principal or that person’s designee prior to leaving the school. Cars are prohibited from following behind the buses as it poses a safety threat.

Morning and afternoon arrival and dismissal are very important times. We only have the safety of your children in mind. Because of these intentions, we ask everyone to follow certain rules:

Morning Carline Procedures: Carline begins in the morning at 7:20. Students should not be dropped off prior to 7:20. Staff members are not in place to properly supervise students before this time. Children being brought to school should be let out of their cars in the loading/unloading zone outside of the gymnasium and cafeteria. Children should not be let off anywhere else during the morning car rider time. The front of the school is strictly for buses and school personnel until 8:00 AM. Students should arrive by 7:40. After 7:50, students will be counted as tardy if they have not made it to their rooms. Upon entering the building, all students will report to their designated area:

Kindergarten—K-1 Building

                        First Grade—K-1 Building or Main Hall

                        Second Grade—Gymnasium

                        Third Grade—Gymnasium

The final tardy bell is at 7:50, and students are to be in their room and settled to start their day. For the carline to run smoothly, please have your child ready to get out of your vehicle when you stop. Unload students from the right side of the vehicle so students may walk to the sidewalk without crossing traffic. Students are to exit their vehicles and walk along the sidewalk. No cell phones are to be used in the carline for safety reasons. We are a smoke-free campus, and we ask that you refrain from smoking in Carline. Please observe our rules with the goal of student safety first and efficient traffic flow second.

Afternoon Carline Procedures:

In the afternoon, we ask the children to sit down either on the benches or sidewalk under the awning area. We like for them to sit so when their number is called, they will be ready to load. We ask that each driver move down as far as possible before we load the children. Parents are asked to stay in their vehicles when picking up children. It creates confusion when parents are trying to pick up children from the sidewalk. Do not leave your vehicle unattended in the car-rider line. Always display your car-rider number daily! This number will be distributed during Meet Your Teacher. Teach the number immediately to your child to help speed up the afternoon loading. When loading, please pull your vehicle up as far as possible so other vehicles may load at the same time. Load students from the right side of the vehicle so students may walk from the sidewalk without crossing traffic. Students will not be allowed to walk to their vehicle before it arrives at the designated pick-up point. Please do not arrange off-campus car pick-up. This is dangerous and causes pick-up problems. Children must be picked up prior to 3:05 if they are not in the After School Care Program.

A FEW THINGS TO REMEMBER:

• Display your car-rider number. If you do not have one, please contact the office at 626-2424.
• Proceed with caution when picking up your child in the car-rider line.
• We are a smoke free campus, and we ask that you refrain from smoking in carline.
• Please be patient.
• No cell phones are to be used in carline for safety reasons.

You can locate the Daphne Elementary Facebook Page at this link: https://www.facebook.com/daphneelementary

Parents, find helpful resources for your students, such as immunization information, school registration, calendar links and so much more. Welcome to the Baldwin County Public Schools family! Whether you are a returning parent or new to the Baldwin County Public Schools we want to make your transition into our school system as easy and enjoyable as possible. We've assembled a list of the most often-asked questions. If you have questions or concerns please email us at news@bcbe.org

Click this link to learn more: https://www.bcbe.org/parentinformation

To locate the daily school menu for breakfast and lunch please go to www.bcbe.org/meals