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ALL ABOUT US
All of us at Herfurth Elementary want to welcome you and your child to our school. Carl L. Herfurth Elementary was opened in 1988 with 597 students. Since then we have grown to 780 students in grades K-5. As a rapidly growing school in Rowlett, we look forward to providing the best education for your child.
SCHOOL HOURS
All classes start at 8:00 A.M. There will be a staggered dismissal schedule beginning at 3:00 and ending at 3:10
PROMOTING THE LEARNING OF ALL OF OUR STUDENTS!!
COMMUNICATION
One of our goals at Herfurth Elementary is to communicate effectively student progress, behavior, upcoming school events and holidays. We are working towards this goal through the following actions:
Notes sent home from teachers .
Teacher/Staff Phone Calls.
Herfurth Newsletters
E-Mail
Student Calendars
Parent Conferences
Our Website
By clicking the image
to the right, parents will be able to find out whats happening in the classroom. Make sure to select Herfurth and then select the name of your child’s teacher. Remember that cooperation between educators and parents is vital for student success. Note:
Please change your view to Counter Clockwise for the following PDF files. To do this click on the 
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ATTENDANCE AND ABSENCES
Regular Attendance is essential for your child to acheive and learn at their maximum potential. Please follow the guidelines below when your child is absent. Students are considered tardy after 8:00 a.m. Tardies will be charged as absences on a ratio of 3 tardies = 1 absence.
SCHOOL VISITATION AND PARENT CONFERENCES
For the safety of all our students at Herfurth Elementary please follow these guidelines:
STUDENT MEDICATION & TRAFFIC PROCEDURES
All classes start at 8:00 A.M. There will be a staggered dismissal schedule beginning at 3:00 and ending at 3:10
One of our goals at Herfurth Elementary is to communicate effectively student progress, behavior, upcoming school events and holidays. We are working towards this goal through the following actions:
to the right, parents will be able to find out whats happening in the classroom. Make sure to select Herfurth and then select the name of your child’s teacher. Remember that cooperation between educators and parents is vital for student success. button at the top of your PDF reader.
Regular Attendance is essential for your child to acheive and learn at their maximum potential. Please follow the guidelines below when your child is absent. Students are considered tardy after 8:00 a.m. Tardies will be charged as absences on a ratio of 3 tardies = 1 absence.
- Please write a note and send it to school with your child after he/she has been absent.
- Assignments may be picked up at the end of the day provided the office is notified that morning.
- For early dismissal, please report to the school office so your child can be called from the classroom.
- Picture identification is required before signing your child out of school.
- To E-mail Herfurth’s data clerk regarding a student’s absence, tardy, or give special instructions regarding after school pick up, please click on the following link:
Front office
For the safety of all our students at Herfurth Elementary please follow these guidelines:
- Visitors should sign in at visitors desk or the office when first arriving.
- If you need to make contact with your child or his/her teacher, the office staff will assist you.
- When you check into our building, you will receive a visitors badge. The badge identifies you as an authorized visitor and notifies the staff that you have signed in.
- Teachers and staff have been instructed to question anyone not identified as an authorized visitor.
- Each fall and spring, we will be contacting parents to set up a time for conferences. However, if you feel a need for an additional conference, please call the office and one will be scheduled for you as soon as possible.
- A parent may visit in a child's classroom for a time up to one hour by prior arrangement with the principal. Parent's will be given a note to admit them to the classroom. In no case should a parent go to a classroom during school hours without proper authorization. This visit would not be an appropriate time for a conference. Preschool children should not accompany parents during classroom visitation.
- All medication brought to school by a student must be prescribed medication and in a properly labeled bottle. All medication will be kept locked in a clinic cabinet. It is the responsibility of the student to report to the clinic to take his/her medication.
Administration of Medication Form
Epinephrine
Medication Policy English
Medication Policy Spanish
- When picking up or dropping off your child, please use the lane closest to the curb. It is for your child's personal safety that we ask you to follow this rule. Student's that are dropped off in one of the outside lanes run the risk of being hit by a car as they are leaving the parking lot. Also, please teach your child to only cross at the crosswalk. We want your child to enter and leave safely while at our school.
After School Pick up
After School Pick up Spanish
