Elementary
School
Devon, PA 19333
(610)240-1400
beaumontweb@tesd.k12.pa.us
Click on the following list to find further information about Beaumont.
Common School Rules - Celebrations
- Food Services
- Greeter
- Health Services
- Lost and Found
- Newsletter: The Bear Facts
- Recess
- School Closings
- School Store
- Transportation
- Visits to School
- Volunteers
An After School Sports program is offered to students in grades 2, 3, and 4. Students participate in a variety of physical activities in this program. Detailed information is sent home once the program is about to begin.
The HSA sponsors After School Clubs. These vary by session, but have included Caring Kids Club, Cuisine Club, Jump Rope Club, Art Club, Theatre Club, and Newspaper Club. The also sponsor the Chess Club which meets before school. Detailed information is sent home before each session.
Other groups such as Brownies, Girls Scouts, and Cub Scouts also meet at Beaumont School during the school year.
- Kindergarten Morning Session: 8:50 a.m.- 11:40 a.m.
- Kindergarten Afternoon Session: 12:30 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.
- (Students should not be dropped off until 12:20 p.m.)
- Grades 1 to 4: 8:50 a.m. - 3:20 p.m.
- (Dismissal for Gr. 1-4 is 12:20 p.m. on 1/2 day sessions.)
No child should arrive at school prior to 8:30 a.m. since proper staff supervision is not available until that time. If a child needs to arrive before 8:30 a.m., a child care program is provided at Beaumont by A Child's Place. Call (610)686-4999 for further information.
To report your child absent, please call the Beaumont School Voice Mail at (610)240-1400 option 5 before 9:30 a.m. the day of your child's absence. You will be asked to give your child's name, homeroom, and a brief reason why your child is absent. Upon returning to school, please send a note to school stating why your child was absent.
Parents who wish to have children dismissed early or excused from school for doctor appointments, or other urgent reasons, must send a note to the child's teacher. Your child will be dismissed through the office. Please inform your child of the pick-up time so that classes do not have to be disturbed.
Any students who arrive at school after 8:55 a.m. must report to the Greeter in the Lobby before going to class. Daily attendance is taken at 8:50 a.m. and pupils who are late are marked absent until they report to the Greeter. Also afternoon kindergarten students arriving after 12:30 p.m. should report to the Greeter.
Requests for Homework When Absent
Homework may be requested for students who are absent for more than one day. If your child has been out for more than one day, contact the office by 9:30 a.m. to allow time for the assignments to be gathered. Assignments may be picked up in the office at 3:20 p.m. or sent home with another student. (If a child is absent for only one day, please do not request assignments).
Morning drop-off should be done in the carpool circle after 8:30 a.m. This circle is located at the back left side of the building. Until 8:40 a.m. students wait in the school lobby. After 8:40 students go to their classrooms to prepare for the day. The carpool circle is also the area from which morning kindergarten students are dismissed. Afternoon kindergarten student should be dropped off here from 12:20 to 12:35 p.m.
If you are picking children up at 3:20 p.m., you must send a note and let your child's teacher know that you will be waiting in the carpool circle.
School rules are posted in classrooms. These common rules pertain to the halls, cafeteria, playground, bus, and carpool waiting area. The rules and the consequences for not adhering to these rules are reviewed with children and referred to during the school year.
During the school year there are special occasions when classes may have special celebrations:
Birthday
All birthday snacks for grades 1-4 should be distributed after lunch hour. This alleviates any interference with the daily program.
Halloween Parade and Parties
There is an annual Halloween parade followed by classroom parties planned by homeroom parents. Participation in the Halloween parade and parties is optional. We ask that students adhere to these simple costume guidelines:
- Please do not wear costumes that include:
- 1. gory subjects - blood, death, horror creatures etc.
- 2. weapons - swords, guns, rifles, knives, etc.
- 3. material or masks that inhibit vision or breathing
Winter Holiday
Prior to winter vacation there is a classroom party with snacks and a craft or game planned by homeroom parents.
Valentine's Day
Each Valentine's Day classes celebrate with refreshments and a craft or game planned by homeroom parents.
Our school cafeteria operates under the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs. Menus are published in the Bear Facts, posted in the school, are on the district web site, and are shown on the T/E school district's cable channel.
Our school uses a "point of sale" system in the cafeteria. This eliminates the need to carry cash each day and helps to alleviate lines at the cashier. This computerized debit system tracks students' meals and snack purchases and payments. Each student is assigned a 4-digit PIN number to access his/her account. To put money into your child's account, please send cash or a check (made payable to Beaumont Cafeteria) in an envelope with your child's name and room number on it. If a check is returned, any service charge from the bank will be passed on to the parent.
When a student does not have money in their account for lunch he/she may charge lunch or milk only. If your child charges, please try to repay this debt the next day. Encourage your child to keep up to date with the balance in his/her account. Charging is a privilege and should be used only on an occasional basis.
Information regarding free and reduced price lunch applications is available either in the school guidance office or the Food Service Office at 610-644-6600. Students approved for these meals use the same type of POS account as the other students to prevent any overt identification.
Both the lunch and breakfast programs operate under the "Offer vs. Serve" option under which students may choose at least three of the five lunch components and three of the four breakfast components. Students are encouraged to take all components.
Breakfast is available from the time the buses arrive until students must report to their core class. The cost of student breakfast is $1.10 (or $5.50 for 5 meals and $11.00 for ten.) The breakfast includes 1/2 cup of fruit or juice, a total of 2 ounces of bread, cereal or meat/cheese, and 1/2 pint of milk.
The cost of a student lunch is $2.10 (or $10.50 for 5 meals or $21.00 for 10 meals.) The lunch includes 2 ounces of meat or meat alternate, 3/4 cup of at least two different fruits and or vegetables, and a 1/2 pint of milk. There are five entrees to choose from each day.
The cafeteria offers skim, low fat, and whole white milk and low fat chocolate milk with lunch as well as ala carte ($.55). Healthy snacks and desserts are offered on an ala cart basis, after the students have had time to eat their lunch. Some of the popular items are: water ($.50); soft pretzel ($.50); ice cream ($.50-.65); cookie ($.50); bagged snacks--baked only, no trans fats ($.50; and fresh fruit ($.75).
Further information about T/E's Food and Nutrition Services Department is at http://www.tesd.k12.pa.us/foodsvcs/index2.htm.
Please sign in with our Greeter and get an ID Badge before going to any part of the building. Please go directly to you destination and there only. Please check in with the greeter again if you decide to go anywhere else in the building.
Information about district health services may be found at http://www.tesd.k12.pa.us/health/index.htm.
Please be sure that your child is dressed appropriately for the weather and that garments, school bags, and lunch boxes are properly labeled with your child's name. In case of loss, encourage your child to look in the Lost and Found. All articles left unclaimed at the end of a school year are given to charity.
The school newsletter, called the "Bear Facts", is distributed to the youngest child in each family on the last Monday of the month throughout the school year. This important method of communication contains many vital pieces of information for keeping you abreast of programs, plans, activities, and events. Please emphasize with your child the importance of bringing this newsletter home and look for it on the last Monday of the month! You may also use the side tab to link to an electronic version of the "Bear Facts."
As part of a well balanced school day, a period of outside play is incorporated in the daily schedule. Except in the most unusual circumstances, pupils who are not able to go outside during recess are considered too ill to attend school. If you do not want your child to go outside for an extended period of time, a doctor's excuse may be requested.
If it is necessary to close schools or delay their opening due to weather or other emergencies, you may obtain the latest information by calling the School Closing Hotline at (610)240-1970. Weather related closings are also reported on radio station KYW 1060AM. Our school district number is 854.
In case the need arises to close school suddenly during the school day (due to storm, power failure, etc.) we will initiate our emergency calling system. If you are seldom at home during school hours, it would be advisable to plan emergency procedures with your child.
School supplies and specialty items are sold at the Beaumont School Store. The Store is located in the school lobby. MASH members staff the Store and the profits from sales benefit the annual MASH projects such as the SPCA, the Philadelphia Zoo, or other worthy causes. Click MASH for more information about the program.
- OPEN: Wednesday and Friday 8:30-8:55 a.m.
- SCHOOL STORE PRICE LIST
- Pencil cap erasers - $.05
- Rulers - $.30/.75
- Scissors - $.65
- Compass - $.60
- Protractor - $.35
- Erasable pen - $.75
- Memo booklets - $.75
- Portfolios - $1.00
- Report Covers - $.30
- Glue sticks - $.65
- Markers - $3.00-3.50
- Index cards - $.65
Other holiday and novelty items are also available for purchase at the School Store. Additional items include: staplers, staples, white out, book covers, and more. Availability and prices may vary and students are encouraged to request items not in stock. PLEASE PATRONIZE BEAUMONT'S SCHOOL STORE. We need your support!
All students are expected to ride on the buses to which they have been assigned. Written parental requests for occasional, short-term bus exceptions are to be directed to the principal, who in turn will evaluate the requests and, if approved, issue a day pass. Day passes will be issued for lessons, scouting, or supervision, and are contingent upon available seats.
Parents who desire a long-term exception to bus assignments specifically for the purpose of child care shall complete a Request for Long-Term Alternate Bus Assignment Form. Consideration will be given only to requests for alternate transportation within a student's attendance area on a regular basis for a semester or an academic year, subject to space availability.
Students who normally ride buses may not walk home without written permission from their parents. If parents want to give their children blanket permission to walk home at their own discretion, a letter stating this information must be on file in the school office.
Transportation Change
When your child will not be going home by the usual way, please send a note to school stating how your child will be going home. If a pass for another bus is requested, please include the following information in the note:
- your child's first and last name
- the student (first and last name) with whom your child will be going home
- the number of the bus your child will be riding
Parents are encouraged to visit our school, particularly for special activities and events. If you would like to observe in a classroom, please make arrangements with the classroom teacher or the principal. We ask that you always register in the office and get a Visitor's ID Badge for the safety and security of our students. Also, please remember to turn off you cell phones.
If you need to bring any items to your child, please leave them in the office in order to minimize classroom interruptions.
The school program is greatly enriched by the volunteer services of many parents. Volunteers play an important role in the quality of life in our school. The assistance and support they offer to students and staff is invaluable and their contributions are part of what makes our school so special.
The following guidelines have been developed to assist you in serving this unique function. Offering to volunteer in our school assumes your understanding of the guidelines.
Confidentiality
Information you see or hear can affect the live and futures of individual students. Volunteers must respect the privacy of this information and maintain the same in strict confidence.
Attendance
School personnel depend upon and plan for the assistance of volunteers when scheduled. Volunteers are encouraged to notify the staff with whom they work as far in advance as possible if they are unable to help during their regular time slot.
If you would like to play an active role in our school, please contact your child's teacher or the Home and School Volunteer Chairperson.
dfh 8/22/08