Daily Guidelines & Policies

Cold Weather Guidelines

Please send your child(ren) to school dressed appropriately for the weather. If a student does not have snow pants or boots, they are not allowed to play in the snow. However, they will still be sent outside and restricted to hard surface areas. No snowball throwing is allowed. Guidelines for recess (including wind chill) are:

Temperature/Weather Conditions

Clothing required

Below 55° F

Jacket

Soggy, wet conditions (i.e. Spring thaw)

Boots

Below 40° F but no snow

Coat, Hat, Gloves

Below 40° F with snow

Above plus Boots & Snow Pants

Below 0° F

Dropoff Procedures

Emergency Procedures

Notification of School Closings/Delay
St. Francis Catholic School follows the Marshalltown Community School District regarding school closings due to inclement weather. Do not call the church, rectory or school. Local television and radio stations (on the air and/or on their websites) will provide the official announcements. Decisions for the Marshalltown District apply to all Catholic schools. We may not specifically be named. If weather becomes severe during the day necessitating early dismissal, that announcement will also be made by the television and radio stations (on the air and/or on their web sites).

Transportation – Emergency Closings
Parents are strongly encouraged to be aware of the possibility of an early dismissal and make arrangements to provide transportation for their children promptly at the time of early dismissal.

Child Care During School Closing/Delay
The school offers child care for students on days that school is delayed or canceled due to inclement weather. Contact Ashley Hazen for more information regarding Child Care.

Wellness Policy

The student has been fever-free for at least 24 hours without using fever-reducing medication (such as Tylenol or ibuprofen).
Vomiting or diarrhea has stopped for at least 24 hours.
The student's symptoms are improving, and he/she feels well enough to participate in normal activities.

Dress Code

Dennis Uniform

The principal has the discretion to dismiss a student from school for wearing anything that interferes with the learning environment: (Certain earings, varying hairstyles, etc.)

Students not in accordance with the St. Francis Catholic School dress code policy.
The official jumper, skirt and skort may be purchased through the Dennis Uniform Company. Call St. Francis Catholic School for information. St. Francis Catholic School has a uniform room located at the St. Mary Attendance Center where new and used uniform items may be purchased.

Pants

Shirts

  • Navy blue or Khaki dress slacks

  • Shirts tucked ins

  • Belt required if there are belt loops for students in grades 3-6

  • Navy, red, or white

  • Long or short sleeves

  • Collar and button or turtlenecks

  • Official St. Francis mock turtle necks

  • No logos except the Guardian logo

Sweaters

Sweatshirts

  • Navy, red, or white sweaters

  • Must wear a school shirt underneaths

  • No logs except the official St. Francis logo

  • Official St. Francis sweatshirt (red, white, or navy)

  • Must wear a school shirt underneath

Shoes

Skirts, Jumpers and Polo Dresses

  • Dress shoes

  • Athletic shoes

  • No sandals or cowboy boots

  • Official school uniform jumper, skirt, or skorts

  • Must be worn with school shirt

  • tights (solid red, white, or navy) must be worn underneath during the winter months

Hot Weather Wear

These exceptions are in effect for the months of April, May, June, August, September and October:
Navy blue dress shorts (no sport shorts or cut-offs)
Navy blue skort
Heel-strapped sandals

Cold Weather Wear

If a student does not have snow pants or boots, they are not allowed to play in the snow. However, they will still be sent outside and restricted to hard surface areas. No snowball throwing is allowed. Guidelines for recess (including wind chill) are:

Temperature/Weather Conditions

Clothing required

Below 55° F

Jacket

Soggy, Wet Conditions (i.e. Spring Thaw)

Boots

 Below 40° F but no snow

Coat, Hat, Gloves

 Below 40° F with snow

Above plus Boots & Snow Pants

 Below 0° F

Stay inside