Mrs. Theriault, Administrative Assistant to the Principal, will greet you as you enter the school and church office. She is happy to assist families and answer any questions you may have about the school. Mrs. Theriault also serves on Immanuel Lutheran Church’s Board of Evangelism.
Immanuel Lutheran School consists of two academic buildings and the church sanctuary. The sanctuary is used by our congregation for church services. It also serves as the venue for Chapel Services (grades 2-8), Primary Chapel (grades K and 1), and Pre-Chapel (preschoolers). The main school building, attached to the sanctuary, houses the office for the church and school, the library, the health office, the gymnasium, a commercial kitchen, and all classrooms from PK3 to grade 8. The Original School Building (OSB) houses our cafeteria, a second commercial kitchen, the Extended Care program, the church archives, art and music classrooms, and the Little Lambs Learning Center.
School Hours and Extended Care
The Pre-school and Kindergarten school day begins at 8:00 AM each day. Dismissal is 2:15 for Pre-school children and 2:20 for Kindergarteners every day but Wednesday. Wednesdays have a 2:05 PM dismissal. Pre-school and Kindergarten students may be dropped off daily between 7:30 AM and 8:00 AM. Children who are not picked up by 2:25 PM will be taken to Extended Care until their parents arrive. Extended Care is an extra expense and billed separately from tuition.
Grades 1-8 students are to be dropped off at the Patience Gate or at the back gym door between 7:30 and 7:50. At 7:50, students in grades 1-8 participate in a morning opening as a whole group, which includes the pledges, a verse, announcements for the day, a prayer or a song of praise. This takes place outside on the blacktop if weather permits. Otherwise the opening is in the gym. Pick up for grades 1-8 is at the back gym door. Parents are to loop around the perimeter of the blacktop, all the way to the fence, pull up when asked, and keep the line moving. Pick up should be no more than 10 minutes if everyone follows directions. Bristol residents have the convenience of a school bus to and from school each day free of charge. Immanuel does not share buses with public school students but may share with other parochial schools in town.
Extended Care is offered to families both before and after school. The enrollment fee is $20.00 per family. The service is available at a moment’s notice and requires no preset schedule to follow. The cost is $7.00 per hour. Extended Care hours are 6:30 AM before school, and until 5:30 PM after school. Extended Care is housed in the cafeteria of the OSB.
Lunch and Recess
Lunch and recess times are between 11:00 and 12:30 Students in grades 1-3 eat lunch from 11:00-11:30 and have recess from 11:30-12:00. Students in grades 4-8 eat lunch from 11:40-12:10 and have recess from 12:10-12:30. Pre-school and Kindergarten children eat lunch in their classrooms. Teachers take their classes out to the playscape at designated times. A monthly lunch menu is provided for students to select from. Lunches are $4.00. Milk is also available and paid by the year. Dedicated volunteers prepare hot lunch Monday through Thursday, and pizza is delivered on Fridays.
