Please send a note to school if you wish to have your child come home for lunch. Students living one mile or more from Elton Hills School are bused by the district. Each class discusses rules of behavior on the bus, how to get on and off a school bus, obeying the driver, and where to stand while waiting for the bus. Your help in emphasizing caution will be most appreciated. Bike racks are provided, but students should have their own bike locks.
City ordinance requires that all bikes be licensed.
We encourage all children to take the Bicycle Safety Course, offered in the spring, before riding their bike to school. Students walking to school should use the sidewalks and cross streets at the corner or at a crosswalk. The best times to call are before or after school, or during your child's lunch break. 1959 Three houses on Cascade Street were used as the first educational units for the 197 students enrolled. The school staff included 6 teachers, a principal, and a custodian.