School Life

Register for Classes

To register your child in Extended Day classes for an entire semester go to the SFS website at sfschool.org.  Above the photo, click on Families. In the Portal box, click “here.”  This gets you to the SFS Parent Website.  From there click on “Parent Information, then follow instructions to register your child for classes, change classes, find information about specific classes, and look up Extended Day charges that have been added to your child’s account.

You may modify your child’s schedule by reselecting a class for a particular time.  The most recent class selection will be the one in which your child is enrolled.  However, if your child attends the second meeting of an Activity Fee class, you may not remove your child from the roster.  You are responsible for the Activity Fees for the entire semester, even if your child chooses not to attend.

If your child attends Extended Day infrequently it is not necessary to sign up online, but it is necessary to purchase a minimum of ten blocks in advance.  Extended Day is available on a drop-in basis and your child will be directed to Indoor/Outdoor Choice or homework.  Please do not sign your child up for an Activity Fee class, or a class with a semester commitment, if you expect him or her to be here only occasionally.

Extended Day Charges and Activity Fee Calculations

There are three categories of classes and activities:

1. No-Fee.  In these middle school classes and activities, students are representing the school or providing a service to the community. Examples of no-fee classes are middle school athletics, Amnesty International, Junior Counselor, and band (which meets in the morning).
2. Extended Day Charge.  In these classes and activities a fee is charged only for the amount of time a student remains on campus, figured to the nearest block (see block charges below for an explanation).  These include Indoor/Outdoor Choice, homework, and some art classes. This also applies to onsite elementary school sports teams that are coached by SFS staff members or volunteers.
3. Activity Fee.  In these classes both the Extended Day charge, and an additional Activity Fee are charged.  These classes offer specialized instruction and additional materials, and are offered on campus as a service to families. These classes include cooking, instrumental music lessons, Lego Engineering, Academic Chess, tutoring, and other specialized classes.  All Activity Fee classes have a minimum commitment of one semester, and the activity fee will be charged for the entire semester whether or not the student attends each class.

The Block System

Extended Day is charged in “blocks” that are purchased in advance of use.  Currently, for the 2014-2015 school year, the minimum purchase is 10 blocks, at $13.50 per block.  Families on indexed tuition pay $11.50 per block.  For 100 or more blocks purchased in advance the per-block rate is $11.50 for all families. Review the Payment Options and Payment Forms information sheet for additional details.

There will be additional blocks charged (on top of Extended Day charges) for Activity Fee classes. 

If your child is not picked up by 6:00 when the school is officially closed, your child’s account will be charged a late fee of one-half block for each minute after 6:00.

Daily Sign-In and Sign-Out

In the mornings and afternoons your child will be checked into Extended Day online and on the paper timesheet by the teachers on duty.  Elementary and middle school students will be signed into the specific afternoon activity for which they have been pre-registered.  If they are not pre-registered, they will be signed into an activity or class that does not charge an Activity Fee, such as Indoor/Outdoor Choice or Homework Club.

In the afternoons your child must be signed out of Extended Day on the computer and paper timesheet located in the Flex Room, just to the right as you enter the front gate. The sign out time will be recorded on the computer, and used to calculate the number of blocks to be charged each day.

Parents who are at school as a volunteer, or who are attending committee meetings or conferences are not billed for Extended Day charges for that time, and should click the box labeled “check box only if attending school meeting” to the right of the student’s name.

If an adult is signing out children from Extended Day, he/she must sign out each child being picked up.  Middle school students who have parental approval may sign themselves out of Extended Day.

Please note: If your child is not signed out, you will be charged 2 blocks for a full afternoon.