Encinitas Union School District
101 S. Rancho Santa Fe Road
Encinitas, California 92024-4349
Phone: (760) 944-4300 | FAX (760) 944-4393

District Offers Advice on
Surviving First-Day Jitters

Kimberly Epler
Staff Writer

ENCINITAS - The first day of school can be a little scary as both parents and children adjust to big changes. With the Encinitas Union School District starting classes Monday, Dan Grider, Assistant Superintendent of Administrative Services, has a few suggestions to help the do run smoothly:

• Make sure children get to bed early Sunday night so they get a full night's sleep.
• Leave enough time in the morning to allow for traffic.
• Talk to the child about the day - especially with younger or new students - so they know what to expect Explain that they will be in a classroom, that they will be expected to follow rules, and let them know their teacher's name.
• Go over what will happen once school is over. Explain who will pick them up and choose a specific location
• Go to school and home with a buddy.
• Trust the teacher if a child is having a difficult time adjusting to being left at school. Teachers are trained to work with children who are shy or anxious and will comfort them.
• Sometimes it seems like it's the parents who have the harder time," Grider said.
• Here are the times that schools start:
  • Capri School -- 8.55 a.m.
  • Flora Vista  School-- 8:30 a.m.
  • La Costa Heights School -- 8:15 a.m.
  • Mission Estancia School - 8:25 a.m.
  • Ocean Knoll School -- 8.55 a.m.
  • Olivenhain Pioneer School -- 8:35 a.m.
  • Pacific View School -- 8:00 a.m.
  • Park Dale Lane School -- 8:10 a.m.
  • Paul Ecke Central School -- 8:05 a.m.