General school info

The NJSIAA has updated their athletic physical procedures for the 2024-2025 school year. Below is an explanation of the physical process required for trying out for a sport or becoming a team manager.

1. Download the attached physical packet entitled "JCPS Physical Packet 2024"

2. Bring this packet with you to your physical appointment. The physician's office should complete all portions of the packet and keep pages 1-4 of the completed packet in the file they maintain for the prospective student-athlete.

3. Page 5 of the physical packet must be completed by the physician's office and submitted to Nurse Moulton at PS5. Please make sure all portions of the form are completed to avoid processing delays.

4. Parents must log in to their parent portal on the Infinite Campus website and complete the registration process to electronically sign and submit the required forms that are no longer included as part of the physical packet (ex. concussion awareness, banned substance notification, etc.)

Form 1: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IpRqUBpLKSF-cvdC7MNf_xR61nbPXlB1/view

Form 2: https://athleticform.jcboeeformsystem.org/

Where can I see my child’s assignments and grades:

Pre-K class assignments will be sent via a letter to your address at the end of August. 

K-8 assignments are posted on Google Classroom, where parents can access the information if needed. Ask your teacher for your child’s google classroom email and pw.

To view your child’s grades in K-8, access Infinite Campus. If you don’t have a password, please contact the school to have your account ready. Parent-teacher conferences are 3 times a year but you can always schedule time with your child’s teacher to review your child’s progress, especially if the child has an IEP or 504 plan.

https://jerseycitynj.infinitecampus.org/campus/nav-wrapper/student/portal/student/calendar 

The main form of communication with teachers is via the teacher’s district email (@jcboe.org). The teacher will share his/her email during Open House night. 

Teachers may use apps like Kaymbu, ClassTag, Class Dojo, Remind.  This is at the discretion of each teacher.

Some classes have a class parent that helps the teacher to disseminate information to parents.

The district also has 3 parent teacher conferences throughout the year (2 virtual and 1 in person). Please refer to the JCBOE calendar for the exact dates and times

What is delayed opening?

In the event of inclement weather (heavy rain or snow) the school start will be delayed to 10am. The district will announce delayed openings via robo call and email the evening before. We get it! Knowing at the last minute that your child starts school late is not ideal, but unfortunately, weather is unpredictable, especially in January and February.  

What happens if I am late to pick up my child?

If you are late to pick up, please go to the auditorium to pick up your child. Your child will be seated at the back of the auditorium. 

On holidays, please be on time to pick up your child as the teachers and staff also want to start their holiday.

Drop off and pick up times

Morning STARS

• Earliest Drop Off: 7:00 AM

• Latest Drop Off: 8:00 AM

School

• Earliest Drop Off: 8:30 AM

• Latest Drop Off: 8:40 AM

• Delayed opening drop off: 10:00AM

Absent

• Latest Drop Off to Avoid Absence: 10:30 AM

• Earliest Pick-Up to Avoid Absence: 12:45pm

Half Day

• Dismissal for Pre-K: 12:30pm

• Dismissal for K-8: 12:45pm

School

• Dismissal for Pre-K: 2:30pm

• Dismissal for K-8: 2:40-2:45 PM

CASPER

• Earliest Pick-Up: 3:10 PM

• Latest Pick Up: 6:00 PM

Breakfast is free and available to everyone. Although breakfast is free and served every morning your child is not required to eat it. 

Lunch is free if your family qualifies for it, otherwise the cost is $3 for full price lunch. The school will send a lunch status application in September to determine eligibility for free or reduced lunch. Please apply even if your family doesn’t qualify.

Students in K-8 can purchase lunch at the cafeteria using the my school bucks app. You can load money into MySchoolBucks. 

PS 5 does not have a full kitchen, all meals are reheated on premise. 

You can see the lunch menus every month on the JCBOE website. We follow the “PRODUCTION” lunch menu.

Does the school have any food allergy policy?

If a student has a food allergy please contact the school Nurse on the first week of school to let her know. 

If there’s a student with food allergies in a classroom, the parents will be asked not to send food that contains food allergens, especially in PreK because the children eat together in the classroom. 

• Please refer to the Student Code of Conduct pages 31-35 for complete information about the district’s attendance policy Student Code of Conduct 2024-25

• Doors open at 8:30am, any arrivals after 8:40 am will be considered tardy. Doors will shut at 8:40am and you will have to go to the office (enter through the main door) to get a tardy slip to bring to your  homeroom teacher.

• To not be counted absent, the child must stay until 12:45 pm 

• The latest a child can come to school with an excuse (ie dr appt) is 10:30 am. There is absolutely no drop off permitted after 10:30 am.

Yes, there are. All the forms are sent home with your child in the first week of school and you need to return them to your child’s teacher promptly. If you have more than one child in the school, the form needs to be returned to each teacher. To view some of the forms 

https://4.files.edl.io/abbc/02/21/24/151759-812b5fb2-66fb-4ff7-a356-b4c90722439a.pdf

https://www.jcboe.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1536868&type=d&pREC_ID=2218306

Annual Flu Vaccine Mandated until 5 years old ( Must submit proof to Nurse via Teacher)

• Parents are not allowed in the building for security reasons. Children must be dropped off in the morning at the assigned door (please refer to the back to school kit sent by the school on Aug 26th)

• Every adult entering the school building must sign in at the security desk

• Front Doors auto-locks after 9am so every guest must be buzzed in.

• Middle school students need to pass metal detectors and their bags need to be security checked every day. 

In K-8, teachers use Google classroom to post assignments and communicate with students after school hours. The school will send more information about resources in the upcoming weeks