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[quote=Anonymous]Useful tips:

(1)  STA will give you a book list for next year.  BUY NOTHING!  In the end, they will take all the kids over to the bookstore to pick up everything they need, and the list of books will CHANGE between mid summer and the beginning of the year.

(2)  Provided you do not buy books, your son will be able to carry everything they tell him to bring in on the first day, but if you have bought books, it is a physical impossibility.  No one is checking off a list to see that you have given your son 3 packages of loose leaf paper and 2 graph paper pads.  Send your son in with enough to start, and through the year you can restock him.  They send a list of everything your son needs to bring in the first day and it is simply unnecessary to send them in with all of that stuff.  They don't need gym clothes and a bathing suit and a towel and two pairs of underwear and indoor sneakers and about 45 pounds of supplies.  Bring in enough to start.

(3)  I was panic stricken about pick up but within 2 days you realize how easy it is.  You drive in Pilgrim Road and park somewhere down the road (or parking lot) if you can.  If your son sees you he'll run to the car.  My son knows if I'm coming to pick up directly after school, in which case he should be outside looking for me.  Someone it works smoothly.

(4)  I wish I had known (and glad I found out quickly) that your son can stay after school up to 5 pm without having to pay for aftercare.  Often I'll pick up at 4:30, and my son will go to the library and finish his homework.  When I pull in it's easy to find parking on Pilgrim Road, and I either find him in the library, or more often he's moved outside and is playing in the prison yard.

Good luck.  I'm sure you'll feel like a pro within a few days.[/quote]

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