Hubbard Handbook

John K. Hubbard Elementary · Grades 1–3 · 2026–2027

Your Guide to Life at Hubbard

Whether your child is moving up from Daily Elementary or joining the Hubbard family for the first time, this page covers what day-to-day life looks like — drop-off and pick-up, attendance, meals, and who to call when you’re not sure. For the official word on any policy, the full handbook is always the source of truth.

Getting Started

A short checklist for the start of the year — most of these take five minutes and save headaches all year long.

• Sign and return the Student Handbook Agreement — it’s the tear-out page at the back of the handbook, and it goes back to your child’s teacher.
• Sign the bus form even if you only ride sometimes. Every child needs a parent-signed Rules and Regulations form on file with the NPS Bus Barn to ride a bus at any time — field trips included.
• Come to Back to School Night in August to meet your child’s teacher and learn the classroom rules, procedures, and homework expectations.
• Set up PowerSchool at powerschool.nobleps.com website to keep up with your child’s grades all year.
• Turn in the federal economic disadvantage form — the state requires one on file for every student so all kids eat free. Call NPS Child Nutrition at (405) 872-5690 for ways to access it.
• Pack an extra change of clothes in a baggie in your child’s backpack — accidents and playground puddles happen.
• Write your child’s name on everything — coats, hats, mittens, lunch boxes. Named items come back from lost and found; unclaimed clothing is donated to charity.
• Keep your phone numbers current with the office — if a number changes mid-year, tell the school. It’s how they reach you when it matters most.

Drop-Off & Pick-Up

Hubbard has one entrance and exit into the main parking lot — Ken King Drive — and the car line runs on a simple number system. Here’s the rhythm.

1. Enter Ken King Drive west of the softball field

   Cars start a double-file line at the stop sign near the school. The circle drive at the end of the building is for buses only — those doors stay locked all day.

2. Hang your pickup number from the rearview mirror

   Each student is assigned a pickup number. Students stay in their classrooms until their number is called, then come out to meet you at the curb.

3. No number? Pull all the way forward

   If an adult doesn’t have a pickup number, they’ll be asked to pull forward so the child can be called from class once identity is confirmed.

4. Stay in your vehicle

   Students enter and exit cars from the curbside to avoid traffic. For safety, parents are asked to remain in their vehicles and never walk students across traffic.

How Your Child Gets Home

The school will never change a child’s regular going-home plan without hearing from you directly — a parent note or direct communication with the teacher or office, not word-of-mouth.

• Call the office by 2:00 p.m. at (405) 872-9201 to make a same-day change in how your child goes home.
• Leaving during the school day? All checkouts go through the office — and have your ID ready every time. It’s a safety measure, even when the staff knows your face.
• Checking out during instructional time is treated the same as a tardy or absence, depending on how much class time is missed.

Attendance — Why Every Day Counts

In first, second, and third grade, many key concepts are taught to the whole group each day — and they can’t be made up with pencil-and-paper homework. Being here, on time, is the single biggest thing you can do for your child’s school success.

• If your child will be out, call the attendance line at (405) 872-9201 by 9:00 a.m.
• Missing work is available on the second consecutive day of absence — call before you come so the teacher can prepare it. Students get one day for each day absent to turn in assignments, and work isn’t given in advance.
• Don’t drop off before supervision begins — the building stays locked until staff are on duty, 20 minutes before the school day starts. It isn’t safe for a child to wait outside unsupervised.
• Running late? Students who arrive after the bell stop at the office for a tardy slip before heading to class. Three tardies count as one day’s absence.
• After a fifth absence in a nine-week period, an administrator and the classroom teacher review the student’s performance and share the results with you. Continued absences or tardies can lead to a truancy warrant and the loss of certain school privileges — the school would much rather work with you early.

Breakfast & Lunch

Good news for the grocery budget: for the 2026–2027 school year, every Noble student eats breakfast and lunch free, thanks to NPS and the state’s Community Eligibility Provision.

• Eating breakfast at school? If you drop your child off, have them here no later than 10 minutes before the bell so they don’t miss instructional time.
• One form keeps it running: the state requires a federal economic disadvantage form on file for every student — NPS Child Nutrition at (405) 872-5690 can help.
• Packing lunch? Put your child’s name on the lunch box or sack, skip glass containers, and note there’s no microwave available for heating.
• Sending money for any reason (books, pictures, field trips)? Seal it in an envelope with your child’s name, the teacher’s name, and what it’s for written on the front.
• Lunchtime is a lesson too — students visit quietly, practice good manners, and clean up their spot before leaving the cafeteria.

What Fills the Year

Beyond the classroom, the Hubbard year is stitched together with traditions, celebrations, and chances to pitch in.

Hubbard is also a Title I school, with a certified reading specialist and programs funded through Title I. Families enrolled in a tribal membership may qualify for support through the Indian Education Program — the office can help with the eligibility form. Free hearing and vision screenings happen at the start of the year, with follow-up letters home; speech and language evaluations are available through teacher referral. And the PTO ($5 per year, collected in the fall) coordinates the volunteer program — from listening to students read to popping popcorn. A volunteer survey comes home in the Back to School packet.

When They’re Sick, Hurt, or Itchy

Germs and playground tumbles are part of elementary school. Here’s how Hubbard handles the inevitable.

What to Wear — and What to Leave Home

The rule of thumb: dress your child as if they’ll be outside every day, because the weather changes and they probably will be. The full district dress code is in the handbook; a copy also comes home with every child at the start of the year.

Staying in the Loop

You won’t always get the full story from a seven-year-old (“What did you do today?” “Nothing.”) — so the school gives you better channels.

• The Wednesday Folder comes home each week with important information and much of your child’s schoolwork. Look through it every week and send it back.
• The HUB newsletter arrives by email at the beginning of each month with upcoming school events.
• A monthly calendar and menu come home with every child — post the calendar somewhere handy, and have your child check the menu each day.
• PowerSchool at powerschool.nobleps.com website lets you keep up with grades any time.
• Parent/teacher conferences are held once each semester — and if you’d like to meet more often, contact your child’s teacher before or after school hours, or leave a message with the office.
• Weather closings are announced through television, specific social media sites, and local news websites — decisions come as early as possible, before buses begin morning routes. The district covers 144 square miles, so conditions can vary a lot. During tornado season, school is not dismissed for a watch or warning, but a concerned parent may pick their child up at the school.
• District updates also post to nobleps.com website and the district’s social media accounts.

Questions Parents Ask

The Fine Print

The full handbook also carries the district’s board policies in complete legal detail. Highlights worth knowing about:

• Photos and videos of your child — student images may be used in district publications and the website. To opt out, notify the school in writing within two weeks of enrollment (Multimedia Release Notification).
• Directory information — you have two weeks to tell the principal in writing which directory items (name, grade, photo, activities, honors) may not be released.
• Student records (FERPA) — you have the right to inspect, control access to, and seek corrections to your child’s education records.
• Nondiscrimination — the district provides equal opportunity in its programs and activities; the compliance coordinator is Superintendent Frank Solomon, (405) 872-3452.
• Bullying, harassment, and hazing — not tolerated on school grounds, vehicles, bus stops, school activities, or by electronic communication; full policies and grievance procedures are in the handbook.
• Internet & device use — students sign the district’s Acceptable Use and Internet Safety Policy (with parent signature for under-18s); cyberbullying is prohibited on any device, and school internet is filtered and monitored.
• Also covered in full — student discipline and rights/responsibilities, drug-free schools, minute of silence, ESSA teacher-qualification notices, supplemental online learning, district asbestos status, and transportation policy.