PK-5 students should arrive in the mornings between 8:00-8:20AM. Please do not allow your child/children on school grounds before 7:45AM.  All students enter through the auditorium doors each morning. Those doors lock at 8:25AM. Our Dismissal Pick Up Line starts at 3:17pm. PK-5 students who actually walk home will be the only ones sent out of the gym doors.

To check a K-12^th grade student out during school hours, please do so at the high school office (circle drive).  PK students may check out at the superintendent's office.

Electronic Devices including cell phones, smart watches, tablets, etc. should be left at home. If devices are brought to school, they must be turned in during breakfast and will be returned at the end of the school day unless the student checks out early. Penalties for Violations: 1st offense - 3 days of lunch detention and parent will be notified and required to pick up the device; 2nd offense - 1 day of in school intervention and parents will be required to pick up the device; 3rd offense - 3 days of lunch detention and 1 day of in school intervention and parents will be required to pick up the device

Absences – Please notify the front office 580-393-2112 ext 1 or send a text to gcarlson@sentinel.k12.ok.us before 9AM if your child won’t be at school. Please give your child’s name & grade with the reason for the absence. Documentation verifying doctor appointments should be given to the front office.  Our automated system makes a call at 10AM if parents haven’t notified the front office about their student’s absence. Mrs. Glenette Carlson will be logging attendance. Attendance matters. Each day absent is a missed opportunity for your child to learn something they will need in order to understand more difficult material later. We don’t want kids at school who have fever or are throwing up.

End of Day Plans Different – For students in PK-3^rd grade please notify the front office before 2:30PM if your child has a change for their end of the school day plans.

PK-5^th grade teachers will send home an information sheet the first day of each week.  This gives parents an idea of what will take place during the week.  The info might include days of testing, field trips, special assignments, etc.  The refrigerator is an excellent place for this communication tool.

Lunch/Breakfast Program – PK-5 full lunch price is $2.00, breakfast is $1.35.  PK-5 reduced lunch price is $0.40, breakfast is $0.30. *Statements are issued on the first school day of each month and statements need to be paid by the 10^th of month. If you have questions you may call the school and ask for Mrs. Carlson (580-393-2112 ext 1).  Mrs. Carlson can also assist you with the free and reduced application. There will be NO MICROWAVE available for student use during lunch. Lunches and drinks (NO soda pop) need to be packaged where kids can open them on their own and eat them as they are. There will be NO charging allowed for extra items such as milk and/or water.

Medications – Ms. Kassie Bourland is the on-site school nurse.  All prescriptions and medication must go through her office.  Ms. Bourland’s school phone number 393-2154 or email kbourland@sentinel.k12.ok.us.

Birthdays - Parents/Guardians who would like to send a treat (Rice Krispie treats, cookies, individual bags of chips, fruit snacks, small cupcakes with white icing, etc.) for their child's birthday may send it to school with their child or drop items off to school at the offices near the circle drive. (Don't forget that we have several students who can't have artificial dyes, gluten, or nuts.) Classroom teachers will distribute items near the end of the school day at a convenient time. Parents / grandparents are not allowed in individual classrooms unless it's for a seasonal party at the end of the school day. Parties - Friday, Oct. 31 - Halloween; Friday, Dec. 19 - Christmas; Fri., Feb. 13 - Valentine; Thursday, April 2 - Easter for PK-2 Only. 

Our school web page has a link for the 2025-2026 calendar along with other valuable information like the lunch menu, activities, and etc.

I encourage you to call the school or email when questions and/or concerns come up.  The school number is 580-393-2112 extension 3.  I also check my school email throughout the day.

Mrs. Paula Combs Colberg, PK-5^th Grade Principal  pcombs@sentinel.k12.ok.us