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About Pinewood Heights
School Directions | Attendance
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Visitors | Medication
Before/After Care |
WCS Mission and
Vision Statement
Pinewood Heights
Elementary School, located in rural southwestern Williamson County, has served
families since 1954. As the smallest kindergarten through fifth grade
school in the county, we prepare students with strong academic skills and moral
growth in a nurturing and family-oriented environment. Recent test scores
indicate that 100% of our students demonstrate proficiency in math and language
arts. We have an ongoing assessment process which allows us to monitor
students' progress and to review students' needs through a team process which
includes parents and provides varying levels of personalized intervention.
WCS Mission and Vision Statement
Mission
Statement
The mission of Pinewood Elementary School, in partnership with our families and
community, is to cultivate the ability, intellect, and character of each student
by providing an engaging and academically enriching environment designed to
support the collaborative education efforts of teachers, students, staff, and
community.
Statement of
Purpose
The purpose of the school-wide plan at Pinewood Elementary School is:
1. To model and teach students the character and behavior skills necessary
to excel both academically and socially.
2. To actively empower and promote the positive aspects of learning
differences.
3. To teach students compassionate behaviors thus fostering a
supportive student community.
4. To actively engage students in positive activities that will
create an atmosphere of school spirit.
5. To provide appropriate feedback to students who need more encouragement to
support the overall school plan.
6. To provide each student with curriculum that is relevant,
challenging, and engaging.
Program Offerings
Positive Behavior Support System: In order to create a
positive learning environment, the school has a comprehensive plan that supports
the qualities of respect, responsibility, and readiness.
School Wide
Information System:
Spanish classes: Spanish Classes are
offered daily for children kindergarten through fifth grade.
Arts Academy: an after school arts
academy currently offers lessons in guitar. the program will be expanded
to include dance, theatre, visual arts ,and rhythm.
Leveled Reading Materials: the school
houses a literacy library of specialized reading materials.
Directions
to Pinewood
From Interstate 40
Take the 840 exit
towards Fairview and follow 840 until you come to highway 100.
Turn right on highway 100 and go to Pinewood Road.
Make a left on Pinewood Road.
Pinewood Heights Elementary School is on your left.
From Interstate 65
Take the highway 96 exit
towards Franklin and follow i96 thru Franklin until you come to Old Hillsboro
Road.
Make a left on Old Hillsboro Road.
Make a right on Pinewood Road.
Pinewood Heights Elementary School is on your right.
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Attendance
In order for your child to be successful at school, regular
attendance is necessary. Students must come to school on time, as well. If
your child must be absent due to personal illness, death in the family, or other special
circumstances determined by the principal, please send a written excuse when the child
returns to school.
If your child must be excused during the day for an appointment,
please send a note stating the reason for the absence, the time for dismissal, and the
person who will be picking up your child. A child must be at school a minimum of
three hours and sixteen minutes in order to be counted present for that day. All students
leaving school before normal dismissal time must be signed out in the
school office by the person checking out the student.
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Arrival/Dismissal Information
The school doors are opened at
8:00 a.m.
for students eating breakfast and 8:15 a.m.
for the rest of the students. Children
eating breakfast may go directly to the
cafeteria. Students not eating breakfast must go to their classrooms.
School begins at 8:30
a.m. Students who are car
riders arriving after 8:30 a.m. must be signed in at the office by
their parent. Students riding late buses will not be
considered tardy.
Car riders are dismissed at 3:35 p.m. Bus riders are
dismissed at 3:30 p.m.
On Focus Days students are
dismissed at 1:05 p.m. On .5 days the students are dismissed at 12:05 p.m.
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Visitors
To insure the safety of the students, everyone entering the
school must sign in at the office,
get a visitors badge, and wear that badge while they are on the school grounds. No one is permitted to go directly to a
classroom. Items to be given to your child are to be left in the office. In
order to assure quality time for your school-age child and the safety of
preschoolers we ask that younger siblings not be brought to school while you are volunteering.
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Medication
Pinewood Elementary is committed to the health and safety of our
students. While we ask that efforts be made to schedule medications during
off-school hours, we realize there are times and situations that require your child to
receive medication at school. We will gladly cooperate with your child's physician
by assisting your child with taking
their medication while at school as long as the policies of the
Williamson County Schools are followed as directed by the Williamson County School Board. Amy
Morse is our school nurse and is at Pinewood two days per week and other times
if she is needed. We share Amy with the Hillsboro
Middle/Elementary School. Amy will be happy to answer your
questions concerning health issues about your child
at 472.4780.
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School Age Child Care
Program (Before/After Care Program)
Pinewood offers a Before and After School Age Child
Care Program Monday through Friday. The summer hours are from
6:00 a.m.
until 6:00 p.m. During the school year, the hours for this program are 6:30
a.m. to 8:15 a.m. and 3:34 p.m. until 6:00 P.M. If you
need information about the SACC program please contact
Bobbie Johnson, the SACC's
on-site director, @472.4780 or before 8:15
a.m. and after 4:00
p.m. @472.4785 .
The school
office staff will be happy to assist you during regular school hours
@472.4780.
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