Policies and Procedures
Click on each item below to learn policy on the following:
- Emergency Procedures
- Reporting Absence
- Visiting the Campus
- Medication
- Severe Allergies at School
- Dress Code
- Forgotten Lunch Policy
- Lunch Menu & Prices
- Bikes, Boards, and Blades
- Classroom Deliveries
- My School Bucks
- Traffic Flow
Read the sections linked from this page so that you know what to expect when there are disasters (e.g. fire, earthquake) or lockdowns at Gomes school. The Gomes fire drill procedure is also here.
Parents and guardians should call the school office recorder at 510-656-3414, press 7 before 9:00 AM to report an absence. Please provide:
- Your child's name
- Grade
- Teacher's name
- Dates of absence
- Reason for absence
- Who is calling and relation to student
- Phone number
Reporting your child absent is important, as our attendance clerk must otherwise call and verify any unexplained absences.
An excused absence is for a doctors appointment, illness or funeral. An unexcused absence is for any other reasons, including family vacation when an Independent Study Contract has not been arranged. Three or more unexcused absences can become a truancy issue.
Students who need to take medications during the day must have a Hold Harmless Letter on file in the office.
Please notify the office, our nurse and your child’s teacher if your child has, or develops, such allergies.
If your child requires an EpiPen at school or will need medication, then contact our nurse or the office as there are other forms that will need to be completed. PLEASE help us to keep all of our students safe and healthy at school.
The Fremont Unified School District dress code requires that no part of the torso (stomach) can show. Short shirts and low hop pants are not acceptable for school. The shirt must cover the stomach completely and overlap the pants. In addition, all shoes must have a heel strap and platform shoes and shoes with high heels are inappropriate for school. No colored hair gel, chains, shoes with rollers or tank tops with thin straps. Shorts must reach the thigh. Parents will be called and students sent home if dress is not appropriate for school. Please be aware that clothes in stores do not dictate the dress code at school.
One of the 8 Great Trait we teach the children at school is “Responsibility.”
We remind them that it is their responsibility to ensure items they need at school are with them before class starts.
However, due to any unforeseen circumstance, your student’s lunch is accidentally left at home; a parent can bring it to school. The parent must first sign in at the office, obtain a dated visitors pass, and drop off the lunch in front, Forgotten Lunch table (under the PTA glass case).
The parent must first sign in at the office, obtain a dated visitors pass, and drop off the lunch in front, Forgotten Lunch table (under the PTA glass case).
1) Avoid zip locks and paper bags, these are easy access for the crows and seagulls that sometimes visit the campus.
2) Avoid glass for safety reasons.
3) Drop off must be done on or before 11:30 AM.
- Android Phones: Just focus your camera app on the unique QR code (below)
- iPhone and Windows Phones: Download a free QR code reader app and follow the app instructions
Bikes may be brought to school at the owners risk. Locks are required and bikes must be walked on campus. The law requires that helmets be worn. Inline skates, scooters and skateboards cannot be used as a means of transportation to and from school.
The following are not considered emergencies:
- Lunch money, books, homework, projects, personal items, etc.
- Transportation arrangements must be made in advance.
A reminder to All Parents:
- Please drop off all students in the two valet areas, (Lemos Lane and Las Palmas Avenue)
- Please do not park or drop off your children in the staff parking lots or step in spaces marked for Staff, NOT EVEN “FOR A MINUTE”. (Marked and numbered spaces are assigned for staff parking.)
- Parents who choose not to use the valet system must park safely in a legal parking space and then walk children to and from campus, particularly as they cross the street.
To keep students safe and traffic flowing, the valet system will be in effect before and after school. Please follow these procedures:
- Follow the instructions of the Safety Patrol (adult or student) in charge of the flow of traffic.
- Do *not* leave unattended car in the valet line to look for students.
- Drivers MAY NOT USE CELL PHONES while dropping off students.
- Drivers must stay in line, do not pass the car in front of you.
- Drive with caution! Don’t drive while watching your child walk onto the campus/playground. Look for pedestrians and vehicles.
- Children must exit at the curb from the passenger side doors, not driver side.
- Please DO NOT make a U-turn in front of the school or in the crosswalk. Not only is this illegal in the school zone, but it is very dangerous for drivers and students.
- Unless there is an emergency, do *not* use your honk.
