Daily Schedule and Attendance
School Day The academic part of the school day normally runs from 8:00 a.m.-2:50 p.m. for Middle School students and 8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. for Upper School students on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. On most Tuesdays and Thursdays students have a later, 9:00 a.m. start. On most Tuesdays, teachers are available from 7:45 a.m.-9:00 a.m. to provide extra help to students. Please note that Middle School students have a 2:30 p.m. dismissal time on Fridays. Afterschool activities follow the academic school day: most Middle School activities and some Upper School activities run from roughly 3:15 p.m.4:00 p.m. Monday- Thursday. JV and Varsity athletic practices typically run from 3:45 p.m.-5:45 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. on Fridays.
School Delays/Cancellations Should weather or emergency conditions make it necessary to close School, to open late, or to dismiss early, announcements of early dismissal will be made: • on the School website at www.stlukesct.org • when possible, by phone message • when possible, on the following local radio and TV stations and websites: WGCH 1490 Greenwich; WSTC 1400 Stamford; WEBE 108; WCTZ 96.7 Fairfield County; WEFX 95.9; WNLK 1350;
Channel 6/Local NBC Channel 8/Local ABC Channel 12/NEWS 12 CT www.ctweather.com
When the administration deems it necessary to dismiss students early due to inclement weather or other unforeseen circumstances, parents will be contacted as soon as possible by both email and phone broadcast messages. Due to the sudden nature of these dismissals, families are encouraged to make arrangements with other St. Luke’s families to carpool, in the event that a parent is not available for pick up. All students who drive will be allowed to leave on their own accord, as their parents determine is appropriate. Other students must wait for buses or parents in the designated areas in the School.
Daily Attendance St. Luke’s believes that regular school attendance and participation are essential for learning. All students should make every effort to attend class so that they may take full advantage of the School environment. In addition, the lessons learned by making every effort to meet one’s commitments on
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