• New Student Registration-- please bring the following 4 things with you when registering your child anytime during the school year.

 
• School Hours--The Zavala Elementary school day begins at 7:45 a.m. for Pre-Kinder and 7:50 a.m. for Kindergarten through 5th grades. The school day ends at 3:00 p.m.  Students are tardy after 8 o'clock and should report to the office for a tardy slip before proceeding to their classroom.

• Student Morning Supervision--All teacher duties begin at 7:30 a.m.  Therefore, if your child gets to school before 7:30 a.m. there will be no one on official morning duty and your child will not be supervised.

• After School Procedures--All parents are asked to wait outside the building for their children. Teachers will dismiss their classes at the different designated door entrances. Keep in mind that school is in session until 3:00 p.m. and we need to keep all disruptions at a minimum. Please make every effort to pick up your child or make arrangements to have your child picked up promptly at 3:00 p.m.  We do not have after school supervision for children. Various teacher inservices and duties have been scheduled after school.

• Office Hours-- 7:30 a.m. - 3:45 p.m.

• Absences--If your child is going to be absent, please call the school office at Ph.# 971-4377 and leave a message for your child's teacher that s/he will be absent. Upon returning to school, you need to send a written note explaining why your child was absent in order for the absence to be excused.

 
• Dress Code--School rules exist so that the learning atmosphere will not be disrupted by student dress and that the health and safety of students shall not be jeopardized.  Click here for detailed provisions.

• Personal Items-- Students shall not bring items from home not requested or required by the teacher in his/her educational program.     EXAMPLE: toys, games, radio, stickers, playground equipment, skateboards, electronic games, CD players, etc.

• Visitors--All parents must check in at the office before going to their child's classroom. A VISITOR badge will be issued to all parents and / or visitors to wear while on campus. VISITOR badges must be returned to the office as you leave the school campus. This will secure the safety of all students.

• Parent Drop Off and Pick Up Lane--This driving lane is located in the Teachers Parking Lot next to Galveston Street. It is a drive through only to drop off or pick up your child. You can not park and leave your car unattended. Also, please let your child out of the car at the sidewalks spaced intermittently along the driveway instead of in the dirt or next to bushes and trees. For parking, please use the side streets or the east side parking spaces between Zavala and Thigpen schools. Do not let your child out of the car on Galveston Street right by the crosswalk. Please use the drop off lane only.

• Bus Transportation--Bus #6 is for South Ware Rd, Bentsen Rd and Catalina;  Bus #22 is for 33rd Street and Business 83.

• Bus Lane--Students are not to be dropped off in the Bus Lane located by the pavillion on Galveston Street. Please use the appropriate Parent Drop Off Lane.

• Sales-- Students, parents and staff members are not allowed to sell anything at school unless it is cleared by the office.

• No Gum

• Signing out Students before 3 pm--

• School T-shirts--Fridays are designated as School Spirit Day. We encourage you to purchase a school T-shirt for your child to wear on Fridays.

• School Parties--Teachers are limited to two one hour parties during the year. Children's birthday parties are not allowed on campus. If parents wish, cupcakes or cookies may be passed out to class members the last 15 minutes of the school day to celebrate their child's birthday. Please, do not send drinks, balloons or clowns to school to celebrate your child's birthday.

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