Parking and Student Drop Off/Pick Up
Please be reminded to follow the posted signage regarding parking and student drop off or pick up. For the safety of all students, please do not drive, park or drop off your children on the playground area to the left, or west, side of the drive as you enter our drive. Instead, use the parking areas and drop off areas to the right, or east, side of the drive. Thank you for your help and support.
Visitor Tags
Parents and visitors are always welcome at Sunset Ridge. Your help and involvement in your child's education is always appreciated. However, for the safety of everyone in our building, we ask that ALL visitors ALWAYS sign in at the office and wear a visitor tag while at school and on the playground. This is simply a way for our staff to quickly see and assess that all visitors have checked in at the office.
Student-Parent Handbooks
Please note that Student-Parent Handbooks are now accessible on the District/school website. The website address is www.mcpasd.k12.wi.us. This information was also included in the Back-to-School flyer provided by the Middleton Times.
Cold Weather Reminders
Children must be dressed adequately to be outdoors before school, during recess periods and after eating lunch. The use of snow pants and boots is encouraged so children may take advantage of the snow.
It is necessary that shoes be worn by children at all times when in the school buildings. When snow boots are worn, shoes should be carried or kept in school to be worn during the day.
Children should not arrive at school excessively early. Supervision before 8:00 a.m. is not provided. Children may come into the building and proceed to the classrooms at 8:10 a.m. If the wind chill is 10 degrees below zero, children will be allowed into the hallways by the entrances until the bell rings at 8:15.
Recess Periods During Cold Weather
All elementary schools in the Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District follow similar guidelines for requiring students to stay indoors due to cold weather. The wind chill and raw temperatures are the criteria used. When the wind chill factor is -10 degrees below zero or more and if the raw temperature is at zero degrees or below, children will remain inside for recess. Students will also line up inside the school during days of extreme cold.
Animals in School
Please note the District has adopted an Animals in Schools Policy. Students may bring pets in for show and tell, unit study, etc. for a limited time. Principal permission must be granted and the owner/parent/guardian must remain with the animal(s) and provide supervision during its entire stay in the classroom. In addition, the Request Form, Student Verification Form and Staff Verification From must be completed prior to the animal(s) classroom visit. No reptiles or amphibians will be permitted in grades EC through 8th grade.
