Attendance and Punctuality

Parents must report known student absences to the Lower School Academic Coordinator's Office by email or phone before 8 a.m. When reporting absences, please state the student’s name, grade, and the date(s)/time(s) he will be missing school.

To report an absence, parents should email lsattendance@crescentschool.org and cc the student’s Home Form teacher.

Parents can also report an absence by telephone at (416) 449-2556, ext. 300. Parents will be prompted to choose (1) for Lower School. If you have students in multiple divisions, you need only leave one message.

Attendance will be taken in the Home Form class at 8:25 a.m. Any unexplained absences (those not reported by phone message or email) will be followed up by the School.

If the School has not been notified in advance, upon returning from an absence, whether due to illness or other reasons, a parent or guardian should notify the Lower School Academic Coordinator's Office with an explanation.

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Late Arrival to Class

If a Lower School student is late for school, arriving after 8:20 a.m. (9:20 a.m. on a Late Start day), he must enter through the front door of the Manor and proceed to class. He will be marked "Late" by his Home Form teacher.

Arriving late is quite disruptive to a boy and his class. It is very difficult for the boys to start the day well when they are late arriving at school.
CoyoteCare: Supervision Outside of School Hours

CoyoteCare provides supervision for Lower School families needing childcare beyond regular school hours.

The program for students in Grades 1–6 consists of a healthy snack, homework time, well-being time, outside physical activity breaks whenever possible and fun activities suited to the participants enrolled.

Crescent has a pre-paid subscription model for CoyoteCare. For an annual fee, families will have access to supervision Monday through Friday from 3:00–6:00 p.m., on Late Start Wednesday mornings from 7:30 a.m.–8:55 a.m., and on early dismissal days, such as for parent-teacher interviews. The expense qualifies for the federal Child Care Tax Credit. Families using the program three or more times per week will realize significant savings versus the drop-in pricing.

In addition to those with subscriptions, a limited number of drop-ins will be permitted each day; drop-in rates apply. CoyoteCare is capped at 20 students per session.

You can find more information about CoyoteCare in the Green Room.