Thank You

I would like to take the time and say thank you to all of the parents who are getting their children to school every day and on time. Our school day officially begins at 8:05. The 8:05 time means our students should be in the classroom and listening to instruction from our teachers. In the past we have had children entering the building at 8:05 and missing the first 10 minutes of the day because they went to get a sack breakfast and then had to go to their locker and put their backpack up. These same children would do this every day of the year and the minutes quickly started to add up. 50 minutes a week, 200 minutes a month and 1,800 minutes a year. 1,800 minutes a year equals 30 hours and those 30 hours equals 5 school days. Some children were getting to school at 8:15 and then having to get breakfast and put up their backpacks up. That means they are missing the first 25 minutes of school. 125 minutes a week, 625 minutes a month, 2,500 minutes a month and 22,500 minutes a school year. This equals 375 hours which translates to almost 16 days of school that they are missing.
This year we are stressing a sense of urgency with our students and staff. We would like our parents to  join us in our sense of urgency. Thank you again to the parents who are getting our students to school on time. We want to change the world, but we can't change the world if we don't have everyone at school and on time.