Hayes Intermediate 5/6 School

ATTENDANCE REPORTING and POLICY

We keep track of all illness for the Barry Eaton Health Dept. If your child is going to be tardy please let us know what their choice for lunch is before 8:15 am. Thank you!

If your child will be absent for more than 3 days please fill out this form and return it to Hayes Office or email HAAttendance@glcomets.net.

There are several ways to report an absence at Hayes. When using any of the options below please include the following information; Child's full name, homeroom teacher and the reason for their absences.  

Online Attendance Reporting: 

You can use the online portal at ps.glcomets.net. Once you have logged in, select “Attendance Monitor” from the left navigation menu. Then, click “Report New Attendance.” After you have entered the date, reason, and explanation, click Submit. For more detailed instructions, please use the Parent Attendance Portal Directions . Please note: online attendance reporting is not available in the app; it is only available on the website.

You may continue to email HAAttendance@glcomets.net or call the attendance line at 517-925-5333.  

Important information about the attendance policy:

The absence limit for the school year is five full days before attendance letters follow. Because we must follow State law and we are held accountable by the State for students being present in school on a regular basis, we will follow our county-wide protocol in notifying families of students that exceed the five absence limit, explained or unexplained, this school year via email with attendance letters that are sent in a progressive fashion. As parents, we understand that students become ill and they may miss multiple school days. If this is the case, please be sure to obtain a doctor’s note regarding your student’s illness/treatment plan and provide this note to our secretaries immediately following your student’s absence. Medically documented absences are coded differently than absences explained or unexplained. 

If you plan to volunteer or need to be in the building for an extended period (including field trips or field days), you must complete a volunteer application. This is a required step for all volunteers. 

Please note: the background check takes a few days to process, so submit your application in advance based on your volunteer plans. 

If your student will be moving to a different school next year, be sure to select both their current school and the school they’ll be attending.
For example: If your child is currently in 4th grade at Wacousta and will attend Hayes next year, select Wacousta and Hayes on the application. This ensures you’ll be cleared to volunteer at both locations when needed. Applications are valid for one calendar year. 

         Bus drop off and pick up:

The students that use the Grand Ledge buses will all be dropped off at the north end of the building. The buses will be lined up at the end of the day for the students to get on the buses to go home.

FOR MORNING DROP OFF:

The carline will begin flowing at 7:20 AM when the school doors open. Take turns and allow cars to merge. Students can be dropped off on the south side of the school (by Door #16) or on the west side of the school (by Door #1). Follow directions from staff and pull all the way forward to stopped cars before dropping off your student. If you drop off your student on the South, you can simply exit without going through the whole carline.  South Driveway: For families coming from the south - Saginaw Highway - enter campus from the new South Driveway that loops around the practice field. North Driveway: For families coming from the north - Willow Highway - enter campus from Penny Lane, by the Operations sign. Follow the signs behind the school where you will merge onto the South Driveway.

Picking up a student during school hours:

           Our staff will not call students to the office to leave for the day until the person picking them up has                       shown their ID and has signed them out. Please plan accordingly for appointments and give yourself a                   few extra minutes. Additionally please make sure your students' contact information is up to date. If                       someone comes to pick up your student  but they are not on your student emergency contact list we will not allow your student to be signed out by that person.

FOR AFTERNOON PICK UP:

5th Grade Students will wait on the west side of the school at the end of the school day. 

6th Grade Students will wait on the south side of the school. After picking up your 6th grader, you may simply exit without going through the 5th grade portion of the carline. If you are picking up students in both grades, they should wait in the 5th Grade carline.

Please pick up your students no later than 2:45. There is no adult supervision after this time. Thank you. 

Please continue to use caution and be vigilant for pedestrians in the parking lot and behind the school. Please use low speeds at all times in the Hayes parking lot. Thank you so much!

Please do not enter the Bus parking lot or the Staff parking lot.

INFORMATION FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2025-2026

If construction goes as planned the Main Office will reopen for phone calls on Monday, August 18, 2025. Office hours are 7:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. If this is not the case we will reach out to families before this date.

Hayes Preview Day will take place August 19, 2025 from 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm & 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm. This optional event allows students to pick up their schedules, tour the school, and practice opening their lockers. This is an extra opportunity for students new to Hayes to familiarize themselves with the school.

School Picture Day is during preview day on August 19th  from 12 pm - 3 pm & 4 pm - 7 pm. If you cannot make it to preview day we will have picture retakes during the school day sometime in late September or early October.

Open House will be Thursday August 21st from 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm. This will be an opportunity for your child to see their schedules and familiarize themselves with our school and staff prior to the first day of school.

School begins on Tuesday, August 26, 2025. School start time is normal but students will be dismissed 60 minutes early this day.

School Hours are as follows: Full day 7:40 am - 2:25 pm. Half day 7:40 am - 10:45 am.

We ask that students arrive at school after 7:20 am as we do not have supervision until that time. The doors will remain locked until 7:20 am.

Hayes 5/6 School Supply List - 2025-26

Suggested School Supplies:

This is a suggested list of supplies your student may bring to school. Please note that these items are NOT REQUIRED. You may want to wait until Open House on Thursday, August 21, 2025, when your child's teacher will provide you with a more specific detailed list of what will be needed. Since students will not have desks for storage, please keep supplies to the essentials.

Supplies:

• Headphones/earbuds (Essential for daily use—please prioritize this item)

• Pencils (ticonderoga brand is preferred)

• Pencil case/pouch (zippered pouches are preferred)

• Erasers/eraser caps

• Highlighters

• Dry erase markers (expo brand is preferred)

• 2 single-subject notebooks 

• 5 two-pocket, hole-punched folders (no prongs)

• Scissors

• Water bottle (no glass)

• Tissues/Kleenex

• 6th Grade Only: TI-30X IIS Calculator

At Open House, teachers may ask for additional supplies including the preferred organizational system (e.g., trapper keeper, binder).

Thanks for your support!