Welcome to Loyola Elementary School! We have an exciting new school year ahead and I would love to welcome you and your family to the school year. This year, our first day of school will be Wednesday, August 16, 2017. Our day will begin at 8:30 AM for students in grades K-6 and 8:45 AM for our TK students. Please be sure to access our school and district websites for further information about Loyola School and the Los Altos School District.

www.loyolaschool.org

www.losaltos.k12.ca.us

We would like to share some important information about the starting of school.

Last year was an incredible year. I can’t wait to meet new families and students to our school. Last year we created a Mission, Vision and Collective Commitments. This year we will continue our work and develop our site Strategic Plan based on the work from last year. Make sure to read the Leaflet for important information about this work. This year we will hold a New Parent Orientation meeting on August 14th at 6:00 PM in our Multi Use Room.

All documents are online for the Back to School packet. Please take time to review and complete ALL important documents, as soon as possible. It is important to the staff to have the most accurate information in case of an emergency so we can contact families in the most efficient manner. If you have any questions about your Back to School packet, feel free to call the school office at 254-2400.

SCHOOL START and END TIMES

REMINDER: Loyola will have a collaborative early release day every Thursday for the 2017-18 school year. This starts the first week of school (2^nd day of school) and continues through our final week. HERE is the detailed schedule that you can download and print. Below is a summary of start and end times.

*From Aug 16 - Sept 8, Kindergarten will dismiss at 12PM and TK will dismiss at 12:15PM to allow students a transition period to full day as well as an opportunity for teachers to assess students and collaborate with team members to ensure your child’s success.

You will learn more about your child’s school year and classroom teacher at our annual Back to School Night. Our schedule will be as follows on Thursday, August 31 6:00PM - 7:45PM:

We are very fortunate to have excellent leadership this year in our PTA. Our PTA President - Sameer Merchant, his officers and committee chairs, who have been working hard over the summer and are excited about the activities planned for the coming year. All parents are invited to attend the Welcome Breakfast on Wednesday, August 16 at 8:30 AM in the Loyola Multi to learn more about the PTA, view a variety of after school enrichment classes and to visit Loyola friends. The Loyola PTA plays an integral role in child’s education. I hope you will support Mr. Merchant and the Loyola PTA. Your support and participation makes Loyola School a better place for every child.

Sincerely,

Kimberly Attell, Loyola School Principal