We want to share some important information regarding our upcoming Back-to-School Drop-In. This event will be held on Monday, August 13, from 2-5 p.m. Please come to school anytime during these hours to meet your teachers, receive your student packet including lunch account information, carpool tags, PTO information and everything you need to know for the first day of school. The first day of school will be on Wednesday, August 15, and the day will begin at 8:10 a.m. and end at 3:10 p.m.

Please bring the following items with you on August 13:

• All kindergarten families and all new 1^st-8^th grade students must bring the Required Health Documents. Please also remember the new requirements for immunizations for ALL students in kindergarten-8^th grades that require the Hepatitis A vaccine.
• All school supplies for your grade level as listed on the Class Supply List.
• Completed optional Summer Reading Assignment.
• School Policy Commitment Form signed by parent and student – please thoroughly read the Southwest Elementary Family Handbook and/or read the Southwest Middle School Family Handbook. The handbooks contain valuable information regarding our school policies. The handbooks also contain all dress code requirements. Please note that Chapel Day is on Thursdays. Elementary (K-5th Grade) students will not have chapel on August 16, so chapel uniforms must be worn for the first time on Thursday, August 23. Middle school (6th-8th grade) students will have chapel on August 16, so they should be in chapel uniforms that day.