Lower School Orientation
Student Orientation Schedule - ALL STUDENTS, Monday, August 16
All students (PK-5) will attend in-person orientation with their teachers on Monday, August 16. There are two time slots and students should attend during the designated time based on their last name. These sessions will be for students only. Students should follow standard carpool flow and be dropped off in the designated locations based on their grade level. Students should wear face coverings as they move from their car to their classroom and while in their school building. Teachers will be at drop off to guide students to their classrooms.
Grades PreK-5th
- 9:00 am-9:45 am – Students with last names starting with A-I
- 10:15 am-11:00 am – Students with last names starting with J-Z
Drop Off Location
- PreK 3 & 4 – Gate connected to PreK Playground
- Kindergarten & 1st – LS Office Entrance
- 2nd-5th – South End, near cafeteria
Drop off location map linked here.
Parent Orientations
New & Returning Kindergarten-5th Grade Parents - Monday, August 16
We will provide two virtual orientation times for parents in Kindergarten through 5th grade on Monday, August 16. Both of these virtual sessions will be recorded for parents who cannot attend. Classroom teachers will email parents with directions to join the virtual orientation by Monday morning. If parents cannot attend either session, please email your child’s teacher to set up an alternative time to visit over the phone. Each session should last no longer than 45 minutes.
Orientation Times:
- 12:00 pm - Parents should choose one session
- 2:00 pm - Parents should choose one session
K-5 NEW Parent In-Person Orientation - Monday, August 16
New parents are invited to join Mrs. Schuhmacher and Mrs. Radtke in the Braunfisch-Stella Boyle Smith Library for a welcome and orientation to the Lower School while their children are visiting their classrooms. *Please note this is only for NEW Kindergarten through 5th grade parents.
Orientation Times:
- 9:00 am-9:45 am - Parents with last names starting with A-I
- 10:15 am-11:00 am - Parents with last names starting with J-Z
PreK 3 & PreK 4 In-Person Parent Orientation - Friday, August 20
9:00 am-10:00 am - All PreK parents are invited to join Mrs. Schuhmacher in the Erwin Hall Performance Center and Gymnasium for a brief orientation. Parents will then visit the PreK classrooms and meet their child’s teacher. Please note that students should not attend this day. They will have met their teachers on Monday, August 16 during the student orientation time. This is not mandatory, but simply an opportunity for parents to spend some time in the Lower School before their children start school on Monday, August 23.
Middle School Orientation
New Student and Parent Orientations
*Please note that the below orientation programs are only for families new to Episcopal Collegiate Middle School. Returning seventh and eighth grade students/families have no orientation responsibilities, though returning students are encouraged to join their classmates for grade-specific social events on August 16 or 17.
In-Person New Seventh Grade and Eighth Grade Students and their Parents
Monday, August 16 | 12:00-2:00 pm
New seventh and eighth grade students and their parents should plan to attend an in-person welcome lunch and program in the Middle School’s Erwin Library on Monday, August 16. The formal parent program will conclude at 1:30 pm, though parents are encouraged to stay for a session on the School’s new Learning Management System (LMS), which is where they will go to access their child’s grades. The student program will run until 2:30 pm, which includes a social event with other members of their grade outdoors in the quad between 2:00 and 2:30 pm.
Sixth Grade Parent and Student Orientations
Virtual Sixth Grade Parent Orientation on our New On-Line Information System, Canvas
Monday, August 16 | 2:30-3:00 pm
Canvas training session with Mrs. Katie Robinson, Director of Academic Technology.
Google Meet link: meet.google.com/vii-ovst-zqr
In-Person Parent Orientation Program
Tuesday August 17 | 11:00-12:15 pm, Championship Gym
In-Person Sixth Grade Student Orientation (No parents, please.)
Tuesday, August 17 | 8:30 am-12:15 pm
Sixth graders should arrive at the middle school via the middle school carpool line entrance between 8:00 am and 8:30 am. Students should bring a snack, water bottle, and a mask. Dress for this event is casual appropriate - t-shirts with school appropriate logos, shorts that do not rise more than three inches above the knee, and tennis shoes are fine. The student orientation program will run until 12:15 pm and will not include lunch.
Upper School Orientation
New Student & Parent Orientation
On Monday, August 16 from 9:00-11:15 am all new to Episcopal ninth-eleventh grade students and their parents should plan to attend an in-person program in the Upper School Simpson Library.