Any medication given during the school day for an extended amount of time (the entire school year) must be in the prescription bottle bearing the name of the child's doctor, the name of the medication to be given, the dosage, and the time of day to be given. This must be accompanied by the 1702 form filled out by the doctor, the parents, and the school principal. The 1702 form is available at your doctor's office or the school's main office. If you child's medication changes in any way, a new 1702 form must be filled out reflecting the change.

Parents are responsible for transporting medication to and from school. Students are not allowed to have medication in their possession on the school bus or in school. Aspirin, Tylenol, or any other over the counter medication must adhere to the same guidelines. Short term medication, such as an antibiotic, may be given to a student when the medication is brought to the school in the prescription bottle and is accompanied by a note from the parent.

Unexpected illnesses, such as headaches, stomach aches, etc., that occur during the school day are handled by the office staff. Verbal assessment is taken, temperature determined, and parents are generally called to make the decision as to whether or not the child stays in school. Some temporary illnesses, however, such as temperature in excess of 100° F, vomiting, or diarrhea require that the student leave school. The student should return to school only after he has been symptom-free for 24 hours.

North Carolina Law demands that each student has all their vaccines in order to attend public school.

• DPT/DTaP - five doses
• POLIO - four doses of the oral vaccine
• MEASLES - two doses; the second dose must be given at least least thirty days after first
• RUBELA - one dose before the 12 months of age
• HIB - three or four doses, depending on age
• HEPB (Hepatitis B) - three doses, depending on age

Students can get a nutritious and delicious breakfast and lunch in the cafeteria. If your child brings his or her lunch, please make sure that they do not bring sodas or anything in glass bottles. Students who bring their lunch may purchase milk. The menu, prices and rules can all be found on the cafeteria webpage.

Applications for free or reduced lunch are located in the main office. It takes about two weeks to process the application. A response will be sent you you by mail. If your child receives free or reduced lunch, a new application will be mailed to you and must be submitted every year.

You can put money in a lunch account for your child. Send a check with your child's name, their lunch number and your child's teacher to "Green Year Round Elementary." Please not to send cash. You can also pay for lunches online or by phone.

The internet is a global network that will provide your child with access to a wide range of information from throughout the world. Use of the internet for educational projects will assist in preparing your child for success in life and his or her future career. However, it is possible that your child may find material on the internet that you would consider objectionable. Our Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) restricts access to material that is inappropriate in the school environment and we have installed software designed to limit access to inappropriate material. However, the software is not entirely effective in blocking access and, therefore, we cannot guarantee that your child will not gain access to inappropriate material. There may also be material on the internet that is not in accordance with your family's values. We encourage you to have a discussion with your child about your values and expectations about how they should guide your child's activities while they are on the internet.

All students registered in the WCPSS are automatically given access to the internet. You have the option of denying your child's access by completing the Parental Request to Deny Access form (also available in Spanish) and returning it to your child's teacher. Unless otherwise stated, you acknowledge that you and your child have read, understand and agree to the acceptable use of these services as stated in the WCPSS Student Internet Access and Electronic Mail Policy. Learn more about our policies concerning technology in the GYR Technology Plan!

Students can check out one or two books at a time from the library. It is important that they are returned in good condition (no spots or torn pages) and before the due date. If a student has a lost or overdue book, he or she will not be able to check out more books until all overdue books are returned, all fines are paid. If a book is lost it must be purchased before additional books may be checked out.

Please use permanent marker to write your child's name on his or her sweaters, jackets, lunch box, backback and anything else that might get lost. All lost & found items are brought to the library and are readily available for parents and children to look through on a daily basis. Each new item is shown on the televised morning announcements program, "Lily Pad Live". Unclaimed items will be donated to a charitable organization at the end of each month.

The school is not responsible for the robbery or loss of personal affects. Students who bring valuable items to school do so at their own risk.