• Breakfast and Lunch Costs

    OSD has been approved for CEP (Community Eligibility Provision) program. This allows every student to receive meals (breakfast & lunch) at no charge.

     

    School Lunch OR Home Lunch:  Not both

    Students may choose to either eat lunch made in the school kitchen or to bring lunch from home.  However, due to state and federal regulations with the school lunch programs, students who get lunch from the school are not allowed to also bring “extra” food from home.  Students who bring lunch from home are not allowed to have school lunch, with the exception of one carton of milk.  Students are not allowed to give/share food to other students or trade food.  

     

    Students Going Home For Lunch

    If a student plans to go home for lunch during the school year, we will need a note signed by the parents or guardians giving him/her permission to do so.  If your child goes home every day you can send one note covering the entire school year, and we will keep it on file.  Students will not be allowed to leave the school grounds without a permission slip.  Students going home must sign out in the office before leaving the school grounds and sign in when they return to school.

    Volunteering

    We always need parents, grandparents, and community members to assist our children in reading one-on-one, doing hands-on activities, chaperoning field trips, assisting in fundraisers, and much more.  If you are interested in volunteering, please stop by the office and complete the Volunteer Clearance Form.  For the safety of all children, ALL volunteers must be cleared through the Washington State Patrol before working with students. We hope to see you here! 

     

    Visiting School

    Please feel free to visit the school at any time. To assure you are directed to the proper area, and to also help us keep track of the visitors at our school, all visitors must check in with the office before going to a classroom, the cafeteria or the playground.

     

    Computer/Internet and Network Use

    The Othello School District provides students with computers and internet access for educational purposes.  Each year as part of the registration process, students and parents must sign an agreement to use the computers and network in accordance with the OSD Acceptable Use of Technology Procedures, part of Board Policy 2022.  Violation of these guidelines may result in a student losing the privilege of using the school computers or network.  If you have any questions about this Policy or the Acceptable Use of Technology Procedures, the school office can provide you a copy.

     

    Student Cell Phones
    The Scootney Springs Elementary policy on student cell phones is that if a student chooses to bring a cell phone to school, that phone must remain in his/her backpack and turned off while the student is at school.  When the student leaves campus, he/she may turn the phone back on.

    If a phone rings or a student is seen with a cell phone, a staff member may confiscate the cell phone and send it to the main office for safe keeping.  An administrator will contact the student’s parents to come and get the phone. Scootney Springs Elementary will not be responsible for the loss of, or damages to any phone that is brought to school.