• Our school follows the year round calendar. Calendar information can be found on the WCPSS website and on our SCES website: https://www.wcpss.net/domain/19

      Attendance Requirements

      The staff and administration believe there is a high correlation between attendance and achievement; therefore, regular attendance is crucial to student success. We ask parents to respect the instructional day and schedule doctor appointments outside of the instructional day, whenever possible. Parents are requested to have children at school by 8:15 am in order for them to be prepared for instruction to begin at 8:30 am. We want our students present every day, all day. Below are some specifics in terms of what is expected from students and parents in regards to attendance.

      Absence Notes

      Upon return from an absence, students are required to bring a note (or email) from a parent or doctor to your child's teacher. Notes must be brought to your child’s teacher within two school days of returning from the absence. Absences not documented within two days will be classified as unexcused, as mandated by WCPSS Board Policy 4400 Absence notes should include the following:
      • Student’s name (first and last)
      • Date of Absence
      • Reason for absence
      • Parent signature
      • Home or work phone number of parent
      An automated phone call from Sycamore Creek will call parents at the conclusion of the school day to inform the parent of unexcused absences.

      Checking In After 8:30 am: Parents need to sign-in students in the front office when arriving on campus.
      Checking Out: Parents can check out a student up until 2:30pm. No check outs will be permitted after 2:30pm. According to WCPSS policy 4400, students need to be in school for at least half of the school day in order to be counted as present. Therefore , the half day for Sycamore Creek Elementary is 11:45am.

      Educational Leave

      Parents can fill out an educational leave form to request absences be excused for educational reasons (on our school webpage under Attendance). The intent of the experience should be educational and comparable to which the student would experience in school. Family trips and vacations are not designed, initially, to be educational and will not be excused. This form will require a Principal signature and therefore should be submitted to the Front Office at least five school days prior to the educational leave.