Frequently Asked Questions: This page contains answers to common questions of students and parents.

1. What are the school hours and attendance policy?
2. What do I need to know about drop off and pick up?
3. What is the K-2 Assembly?
4. Are dogs and other pets allowed in the building?
5. What is the easiest way to pay for my child's lunch?
6. What are the Learning Expectations for Kindergarten?

What are the school hours and attendance policy?

School begins promptly at 8:00 a.m. and instruction begins at this time.  
Students arriving after 8:00 will be marked tardy.  Students arriving 
after 8:10 a.m. are tardy and must report to the office to sign in 
before going to class.   Students must sign themselves in, and parents
should not accompany them to class. When students are chronically 
tardy a letter will be sent home to be followed by a parent conference.
School ends at 2:20pm. Students who are not picked up by 2:25 will need to
wait in the main office.

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What do I need to know about drop off and pick up?

Kindergarten parents/caregivers can enter through the main lobby, the first
grade wing, or the kindergarten wing. Parent/caregivers need to promptly clear
the hallways and exit the building after drop off and pick up to ensure safe
and organized arrivals and dismissals.

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What is the K-2 Assembly?

Every Friday morning the K-2 classes join their teachers and 
the principal or vice principal for an assembly.  The purpose of
this assembly is to build community and to recognize and applaud 
special individual achievements during the week.

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Are dogs and other pets allowed in the building?

Dogs and other pets are not allowed at school, either inside
the building or on school grounds.

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What is the easiest way to pay for my child's lunch?

Each child is given a 4 or 5 digit PIN to access her/his account. 
Money can be deposited by check at school (payable to Brookline 
Food Services) or online by credit card through PAMS Lunchroom at http://
pamslunchroom.com/

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What are the Learning Expectations for Kindergarten?

The curriculum at Runkle School is based on the Brookline
Public Schools 'Learning Expectations' as well as the 'Massachusetts State
Standards'. Copies of the Brookline Learning Expectations are available in the
school library at Runkle, in the Brookline Public Libraries, and they are
accessible on the Brookline Public Schools web site:
htt://www.brookline.k12.ma.us  Copies of the Massachusetts State Standards are
available on line at http://www.doe.mass.edu/frameworks/current.html
There are also links to these websites on my classroom website on the
"Curriculum Information Links" page.

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