The School House - East Northport, NY
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Call The Main Office: 631-261-9000
Email The Main Office (Currently Enrolled Learners): Regarding Attendance, Pick-up, Bussing, Special Programs Enrollment, Learner Needs: HQ@TheSchoolHouse.org
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COVID-19 PROTOCOLS
WHEN TO KEEP YOUR LEARNER HOME:
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If your child has a fever above 100.0 please keep them home.
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If they have additional symptoms but no fever, consider keeping them home.
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You may return to school when your child has been without a fever for 48 hours.
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If a fever or other symptoms arise, please take them to your pediatrician as soon as possible.
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Your pediatrician will make the decision to administer a COVID test. Please call us with the result right away and we will take appropriate action then.
CHILDREN'S BILL OF RIGHTS
TUITION PAYMENT
SCHOOL ATTIRE
At TSH our School Attire policy requires a School House shirt and/or a School House sweater. If a School House sweater is unavailable please choose a navy, white or khaki sweater.
The School House shirt should be paired with: jeans, khakis, shorts, skirts or pants/joggers in navy, white or khaki. Please no sports pants, sweatpants or ripped clothing.
We encourage children to make their mark through accessories and shoes. No characters of any kind please.
TSH PARENT SNAPSHOT
On Time Policy Between 8:00am - 8:25am
Due to COVID-19 and given the Provocation above, it is essential that Learners arrive at school between 8:00am - 8:25am.
Provocation
Each morning at 8:35 am, our School House Learners gather to participate in Provocation. This is a presentation by one of our Team Members or a member of our community. It is meant to raise a question of morality, ethics, a new viewpoint or encourage an experience. The Pledge of Allegiance and the announcement of our School Care team for the day follows Provocation. All Learners begin their Morning Work Cycle at 8:45 am.
Lunch & Snack
All food will be brought from home and eaten in their classrooms 6 feet apart. Please pack a lunch and snack for your learner each day.
Nut Free School
We are a nut-free school. Sunflower Seed butter is permitted as a peanut butter substitute. And is much healthier!
Water Bottles
Learners will bring their own personal water bottles to TSH so that water fountains are not used. Bottles will be labeled with Learner names.
School Care
School Care at TSH is where we choose one child from each class (5 total) to take care of our school that day. We raise the flag, feed the animals, bring in boots, weed our garden, cook in our kitchen and check the mail. Parents are invited to join their child on their special day from 8:30-11:30.
School Attire Policy
Uniforms
At TSH our School Attire policy requires a School House shirt and/or a School House sweater. If a School House sweater is unavailable please choose a navy, white or khaki sweater. The School House shirt should be paired with: jeans, khakis, shorts, skirts or pants/joggers in navy, white or khaki. Please no sports pants, sweatpants or ripped clothing. We encourage children to make their mark through accessories and shoes. No characters of any kind please.
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This policy was set forth based on three ideas: that children should be unencumbered at this age by the pressure and costs of keeping up (nearly 21% of public schools in the U.S. require some form of school attire and nearly all private schools) - children should be comfortable and ready to learn; that safety is increased when children are coordinated in school attire; and that the building of team spirit as a school is fostered by doing so.
Indoor Shoes
During the winter months please send your Learner to The School House with a pair of Indoor Shoes neutral in color. No unicorns please!
Weather
We stay out in our PlayYard down to 28 degrees in the winter months. Too many children are sheltered from weather and their experience in it. Please dress your child appropriately with winter gear. Below 28 degrees our Learners enjoy recess in their Gym.
Weather
We stay out in our PlayYard down to 28 degrees in the winter months. Too many children are sheltered from weather and their experience in it. Please dress your child appropriately with winter gear. Below 28 degrees our Learners enjoy recess in their Gym.
School Closures / Snow Closures
Our Director of HQ will inform all Families via email and our updates are available on News 12. Committee of Five members will also text families.
Pick-up / Dismissal
Monday - Thursday
- Pre-K: Dismissal is 11:30 am from the front steps.
- Elementary (including Kindergarten): Dismissal is 3:30 pm from the Gym parking lot - please stay in cars.
Fridays
- All ages: Dismissal is 11:45 pm from the Gym parking lot - please stay in cars. TSH closes at 12 noon on Fridays.
- IF you are an Elementary (and Kindergarten) Learner signed up for JAM session: Dismissal is at 3:30 pm on Fridays from the Gym parking lot - please stay in cars.
Changes to Pick-up
If you have any changes to your pick up time or the individual picking up your Learner please email Headquarters at Allision@theschoolhouse.org by 2:30 pm on that day. We will need these changes in writing of course for the safety of your child. It’s a crazy world out there!
Fire Drills and Safety Drills
From time to time TSH will participate in Fire Drills and Safety Drills coordinated with the Suffolk County Police Department. There are a number of Drills - Evacuation, Shelter-in-Place (for weather) etc. Full Lock - you’ll recognize this as Lock Down but TSH does not use this term - is where there is an external threat. This can be anything from an animals to someone who wishes to us harm - what we call an “intruder” at The School House. It is paramount that children never leave our drills feeling scared or getting any non-age appropriate information. Drills are both practiced and random and each type of Drill happens once or twice a year.
Holidays at The School House
Valentine’s Day at The School House
Although the origin of Valentine’s Day is historically vague, the first celebrations in the 16th century were centered around messages of love and friendship.
At TSH we are proud to continue that tradition and add some of our own special touches. We very much encourage Learners to use this celebration for letter (or card) writing and of course drawing. Thanks to our very talented Ambassadors of Kindness, mailboxes are set up in each Learning Environment and our School Care team will deliver these messages throughout the month of February and most especially on Valentine’s Day.
Since Valentine’s Day is also seen as the beginning of the avian mating season, flowers can be given as a way to acknowledge our deep appreciation and admiration for someone.
Please refrain from sending in any candy, chocolate (children will be making their own in the Kitchen), toys or other plastic items that end up in landfills for the most part. Stickers as part of the cards are welcomed. This is a wonderful opportunity to practice letter writing with your children discussing names, dates, punctuation and of course all the art they can manage to get on a page!
Halloween Celebration at The School House
We celebrate the occasion of Halloween at TSH with Mystery History. Mystery History begins two weeks prior to Halloween and depending on our academic focus that month Learners (and team members!) are asked to research a particular person in history. Explorers or Pioneers might be the category. On Halloween, all Learners dress as that character and give clues to us and their friends as to who they might be. The result is a wonderful day of learning, dressing up, game playing and creativity all culminating in our Festival Recess. This eliminates any scary costumes worn to school that might upset our little ones and brings back the true spirit of Halloween.
Sick Policy - When To Keep Your Learner Home
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Fever greater than 100.4° (taken by mouth)
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Vomiting and/or diarrhea within the last 24 hours
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Severe sore throat along with fever and feeling ill for more than 48 hours, or -
after exposure to Strep throat infection
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Honey-crusted sores around the nose or mouth or rash on other body parts
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Large amounts of mucous (liquid) from their nose, with face pain or headache
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Severe ear pain or fluid coming from the ear
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Severe headache, especially with fever
Covid-19 Safety Protocols
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If your child has a fever above 100.0 please keep them home.
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If they have additional symptoms but no fever, consider keeping them home.
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You may return to school when your child has been without a fever for 48 hours.
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If a fever or other symptoms arise, please take them to your pediatrician as soon as possible.
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Your pediatrician will make the decision to administer a COVID test. Please call us with the result right away and we will take appropriate action then.
- All Educators and Learners will have their temperatures taken when they arrive each day. If their temperature is 100.0 or higher, they will need to go home.
- Handwashing will occur before and after each activity (every 30 minutes). It will also occur before and after snack/lunch. Hand sanitizers will be installed and provided throughout the day.
- Educators will wear masks when they are inside and cannot social distance. Learners will not need to wear a mask, whether they are inside or outside. We are able to safely social distance in our large learning environments. Teachers will provide visual aids for spacing.
- Educators will wipe down all materials after a Learner uses them.
- Our daily cleaning crew will be vigorously cleaning and wiping down classrooms, bathrooms, outdoor play areas, etc.
- Educators will be working with all Learners on understanding social distancing. We will ensure that children have spacing between them during activities but will of course, also make sure the focus is on their well-being and happiness of being together.
- All food will be brought from home and eaten in their classrooms 6 feet apart.
- Learners will bring their own personal water bottles to TSH so that water fountains are not used. Bottles will be labeled with Learner names.
- If a Learner or Educator should become ill during the school day, they will be sent home immediately
- Should an Educator or Learner become infected with Covid-19, they will remain home before being tested and receive a clean bill of health. All Families will be notified and TSH will be disinfected or may require a temporary closure to reassess infection.
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MINDFULNESS PROGRAM FOR LEARNERS
At The School House our day ends with a mindfulness session before our children are picked up or join us for the After School Special. To ensure continuity in learning and continued connection we have added these mindfulness sessions to our site so learners can participate at home.
The mission of The School House and our Founders, Educators and Families is not to reform education but to re-invent it.
The School House is a non-profit private, structured Montessori classroom based elementary school located on Long Island NY.