Back to School

List of 17 items.

• After Care (Middle School Only)

  We offer an After Care Program for our middle school students. For the 2024–25 school year, all middle school families are required to register for the program and select one of five different levels of service. More information to come.

• Bus Transportation

  We are excited to continue our bus transportation that features new regional locations for 2024-2025. Please explore our low-cost a.m. and p.m. options and select the service that best fits your needs.
  
  Bus fees are between $2,000-3,000 annually (billed via FACTS, price dependent on chosen route) and include your son’s morning and afternoon transportation.
  
  Bus routes, stops, times, and an interest form may be found on our Transportation page.

• Calendar

  A preview of some important dates for the 2024-2025 school year can be found here.
  
  A full 2024-2025 calendar will be made available later this summer.

• Daily Schedule

  The daily schedule for the 2023–24 school year will be as follows:
  
  

  Start Time
  All grades will start at 8:00 a.m., with the exception of a late start on Wednesdays at 9:00 a.m.

  
  Dismissal Time
  2:55 p.m. for all grades

  
  Homeroom
  Homeroom meets from 8:00 to 8:10 a.m. daily for all grades.

  
  Letter Days
  We will maintain an A – D letter day rotation with two Anchor Days scheduled before and after mid-term exams.

• Dining Plans

  Welcome back to the Dining Hall!
  
  Incoming families, please keep an eye out for a welcome email later this summer. It will come from noreply@myschoolaccount.com, and can often go to your spam folder. Questions? Contact S0093@sagedining.com.
  
  Our offerings include: 

  • Full Deli, made to order every day
  • Mediterranean Station Daily
  • Build Your Own Salad Station
  • Soup from scratch daily
  • Hot Sauce Station
  • Spicy Buff every Thursday
  • Taco Tuesdays
  • Seasonal Dessert Rotation

• Dress Code

  Students are required to dress according to standards determined by the school. In all cases, student dress should be characterized by neatness and cleanliness. More details about the 2023–24 dress code can be found at the bottom of this page under the General School Forms section.

• Health & Wellness

  In order to maintain a safe and healthy learning environment, we ask that students refrain from attending school or other school-sponsored activities while experiencing symptoms of illness.
  
  These include: Fever, vomiting/nausea, diarrhea, extreme fatigue, persistent/heavy cough, or severe respiratory symptoms.
  
  Airborne Illness
  Illnesses such as influenza, common colds, RSV, and COVID-19 can spread quickly. If your son is experiencing symptoms, he should refrain from attending school. If diagnosed with a specific airborne illness, please follow instructions from your healthcare provider and remain at home until symptoms improve.
  
  Questions? Contact the School Nurse.

• Health Records & Forms

  Information regarding student health information, required forms, and deadlines for the 2024–25 academic year will be made available later this summer.

• Math Prep

  Math packets for the 2024-2025 school year will be available later this summer.
  
  Your son should complete the packet for the class he will be going in to for the 2024-25 school year. Packets are due on the first day of school.

• onCampus Access & Credentials

  New students will receive their login credentials (User ID and Password) for our education management system, onCampus, during Student Orientation in August. This is so that our faculty and staff can guide them through the process of logging in and how to navigate the onCampus platform.
  
  New parents may access onCampus prior to Orientation by using the credentials they created during the Admissions application process last year. Email helpdesk@loyolablakefield.org if you have forgotten your credentials.
  
  Returning students and parents may access their onCampus profiles at any time using their existing credentials.

• Orientation

  Dates and times for our Back-to-School Orientation will be available later this summer. All students are expected to attend their respective orientation.

• School Store

  Current store hours are 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. during normal school days. The store is also open during select special events. Check our School Store page for daily schedule changes, or to order from our online store.

• School Supplies

  We provide supply lists for students in grades 6–9, while students in grades 10–12 are expected to come to school equipped with pencils, pens, and paper, and will receive their supply lists from their teachers on the first day of school.
  
  Supply lists will be made available later this summer.

• Student Handbook

  The 2023–24 student handbook is available here.
  
  An updated handbook for the 2024-2025 school year will be available later this summer.

• Student Schedules

  Student schedules for the 2024–25 school year will be available in mid-August.

• Summer Reading

  10th - 12th Grade
  
  Rising 10-12 graders will be reading a total of three books for summer reading.  It will be one book for English class and two books (in a pair) that will be chosen by students in the next few weeks.

   

  Our theme this year is multiculturalism.  Students will be self-selecting a pair of books from a form that will be sent to them.  If you have any questions, please contact Terry Darr (tdarr@loyolablakefield.org).

    

  In addition to their self-selected summer reading, rising upper school students (10-12^th graders) will be expected to read ONE book as assigned by the English class into which they will matriculate next year. They will be informed of their course-specific summer reading book by the middle of May (before exams begin). Students will be expected to arrive back to school at the end of summer with strong knowledge of this text. We strongly recommend that they read the book in the month of August, closer to the start of the school year, so that they best retain details and information. They should expect to be assessed on their basic understanding of the text within the first week of the upcoming school year, and then continue to work with this text as the first mini-unit of Quarter 1. This book with help students set their expectations for the content they will encounter throughout their upcoming course. The English department will provide reading questions for students to help prepare them for meaningful engagement with this text. Rising Freshmen will be assigned two books to read over the summer that will be communicated mid-May with the rest of the book assignments. 
  
  Any questions about summer reading for English classes should be directed to Joe LaBella (jlabella@loyolablakefield.org).
  
  
  More information on Middle School Summer Reading to come later this summer.

• Textbooks

  Textbooks for the 2024–25 school year through our online bookstore with BNC K-12 (formerly known as MBS Direct) will be available for purchase in mid-August.