Everything You Need to Know About the First Day of School

Today is the first day of school in North Haven, pushed back from September 1 after Hurricane Irene knocked out power in close to a quarter of the town.

But while the year may have gotten off to a rocky start, North Haven Patch is here to make sure the return to class goes as smoothly as possible. That said, here is some important information about everything from bus routes to contact numbers at your child's school.

And don't hesitate to send us your back-to-school pictures and stories so we can feature them on the site.

Buses

Bus schedules for each of the town's six public schools are attached to this article as PDFs, and can also be downloaded at this website. Questions about transportation to school can be addressed to Joseph Piscitelli at 203-239-2581  Ext:1304.

Hours

Elementary schools begin classes at 8:30 a.m. Students are allowed to enter the building up until 8:15 a.m. Those entering after the 8:30 a.m. bell are marked as tardy. Dismissal from elementary schools is at 3:02 p.m.

The middle school begins first period at 7:58 a.m. and lets out at 2:30 p.m. A full rundown of the middle school's schedule can be found here, although the date has not been updated to reflect the new school year.

High school classes begin at 7:33 a.m. and let out at 2:00 p.m. A full schedule can be found here.

Contact Info

...for the public schools is as follows:

North Haven Public Schools: 203-239-2581
Clintonville Elementary School (203) 239-5865
Green Acres Elementary School  (203) 239-5387
Montowese Elementary School  (203) 239-2564
North Haven High School  (203) 239-1641
North Haven Middle School  (203) 239-1683
Ridge Road Elementary School (203) 248-4050

A Calendar for the 2011-2012 school year is attached to this article as a PDF.

Meal Prices

Prices for lunches vary by school. The breakdown is as follows:

• Elementary Lunch (Paid): $2.50     
• Breakfast at the High School (Paid): ala carte   
• Middle School Lunch (Paid): $2.75        
• HS reduced price Breakfast: $0.30    
• High School Lunch (Paid): $2.75/3.00/3.50    
• All reduced price lunches: $0.40 

To sign up for electronic notifications from the public schools, go to this link and fill in the appropriate information.