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Please remember to call the school office at 1-317-964-4505 by 8:00 a.m. each day that your student is absent. Homework requests must be made by 8:00 a.m. to have work ready for pick-up after school.  This line is open 24 hours a day 7 days a week.

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• DOORS OPEN at 7:35AM and Students are TARDY after 8:00AM.
• DISMISSAL is 2:30PM for Loving Care and Parent Pick up. Busses dismiss at 2:30PM. If there is a change in your child's normal dismissal they must have a note (see student handbook for more information).
• Café Lunch may be paid weekly or Monthly. Children are NOT allowed to charge.
• We look forward to meeting your family.
• The office number is 964-4500 if you need any further assistance.
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Click below to access the MSD of Lawrence Township ELC & Elementary Family Handbook. 

ELC & Elementary Handbook - English

ELC & Elementary Handbook - Spanish

The health of your child is important to us.  The MSD of Lawrence Township recognizes that good health is essential to effective learning.  Each of our schools is staffed with a registered nurse equipped to meet the needs of our students.

Visit the Health Services site to learn more

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The Shared System is an interlibrary collaboration between The Indianapolis Public Library, 59 schools, and five special libraries. The System allows members and students to use their IndyPL Library cards to borrow materials from their own library, other Shared System libraries, as well as IndyPL's collection.

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During the 2024 spring legislative session, Senate Bill 185 on Student Use of Wireless Communication Devices passed into law and has gone into effect. This Bill requires schools to adopt and implement a personal communication device policy that governs personal cell phone usage during instruction.

Following stakeholder survey the Board of Education adopted policy on July 22, 2024 establishing that:

Personal Communication Devices (PCDs) including cell phones and smart watches must be turned off, put away, and undetectable during instructional time unless:

• Teachers authorize use for educational purposes
• In the event of an emergency
• The device is used to manage student health care
• Use in included in a 504 plan or Individualized Education Plan (IEP)

click here to read the policy

This information is included in all student handbooks. 

Sunnyside Supply List

Sunnyside Supply List (Spanish)

After the first two weeks of school, we welcome your visit to your child's classroom. Pre-arranged classroom visits by parents are encouraged and welcomed.

We also welcome parents to come and eat lunch with their student in the All Star Cafe. Parents may either eat hot lunch from the cafeteria or bring a sack lunch from home. Please do not bring in food from a restaurant for you and your child.

All visitors should sign in at the office and wear a guest or volunteer badge.

For your child's safety and education, we cannot allow parents to just walk into the classroom unexpectedly. Thank you for your support in providing a safe environment for our children.

The Sunnyside Family believes that it takes a village to raise a child. We look to our teachers, families, and community to help us prepare our students for the future. Our families have many opportunities to become involved at Sunnyside.

Our Sunnyside Family Association (S.F.A.) meets six times per year to discuss student and school related issues. We have parent volunteers helping as Room Parents, serving as small group tutors for enrichment and remediation, and assisting teachers in preparation of instructional materials. Parents also work with teachers and administrators on Strategic Planning, Textbook Adoption and other district committees.

Goals of the SFA

• To raise funds to provide additional equipment, materials, and programs to enhance our children's educational experience.
• To promote parent-teacher cooperation and encourage parent and community participation in school activities and programs.
• To promote the welfare of the students.
• To foster closer relationships between the home and the school.
• To inform and involve parents regarding the educational program at Sunnyside Elementary School and Lawrence Township.

All visitors to school buildings are required to complete a SafeSolutions background check upon entry. 

 Volunteers

• All visitors must report to the school office to provide identification, sign in, and receive a visitor’s badge before entering the school. 
• Visitors should not park in the bus lanes.  Visitors are welcome for lunch, but a reservation must be made by 9 a.m. on the morning of the visit.  
• Although classroom visits are encouraged, mutually agreed upon times must be coordinated between the teacher and the visitor.  
• Volunteers should not use the visit as a time to meet or talk with the teacher about a student’s progress. The teacher must keep his/her attention focused on the entire class. Appointments should be scheduled for family / teacher conferences.  
• Volunteers are welcomed and appreciated. A wide variety of opportunities are available at your child’s school. Please check with your child’s school or teacher to learn more about the volunteering opportunities.  
• Volunteers are at school to complete a certain task within a predetermined time limit. Volunteers must only participate in what was arranged with the teacher or school.  
• Volunteers who work with students will be required to complete and have an approved criminal history background check prior to working in the school. 

Volunteer forms are accessible by clicking the links MSDLT Volunteer Forms in the Quick Links to the right. 

*A NEW Volunteer from will need to be completed EVERY Year

If you have questions, please contact your child's school.