Arrival/Dismissal Procedures:
The school day will begin promptly at 8:00am and end at 2:20pm. Remember: ALL STUDENTS ARE WELCOME FOR BREAKFAST BETWEEN 7:30am AND 7:40am.
Arrival- Please see the following arrival/dismissal locations. Parents of students in Grade 1-5 will not be permitted inside the gates or arrival locations.
Grade
Location
PK
64th Road-(side gate near the rear of building)
Kindergarten
65th Avenue-side gate near rear of building (starting week2)
Grade 1
BackYard through the basketball courts
Grade 2
BackYard through the basketball courts
Grade 3
BackYard through the basketball courts
Grade 4
102 Street
Grade 5
102 Street
PRE-K-Arrival is at the 64th Road entrance. Students will line up at the top of the ramp in the backyard and be picked up by the teacher all year. Day 1 and 2 of school (September 8 and 9) PRK arrives at 9am in the back. Day 1 Parents may stay with students for the first two hours to go to the classroom and have breakfast. Day 2 PK parents will be permitted to stay with children from 8am-9am to settle them into class. Day 3 September 12 no PK parents will be allowed inside the arrival gates or in the classroom.
Kindergarten-Week 1 (September 8-9) Parents and Students will meet the teacher to line up on the basketball court. Teachers will be present and holding signs with their names. Week 2 students will transition to independent arrival. Week 2 students should be dropped at the gates by the back of the school on 65th Avenue without parents and will line up with their teachers. By Week 3 Kindergarten students will transition into the building on their own and be escorted to their teachers inside the building.
Grades 1 and 2-Will have outdoor line up for the first few days until they transition to coming in on their own to classrooms. Parents will not be permitted into the yard at any time. Please ensure your child knows their teacher’s name so they may line up in the yard with their teacher. Teachers will be in the yard with signs on the first few days and teach children how they will arrive going forward. Staff will be inside the building assisting students to go directly to their classrooms.
Grades 3-5-Arrive at their assigned locations and will enter the building. Once inside they will be assisted to their classrooms.
Dismissal
Students will be dismissed between 2:10-2:20pm at the same location of arrival. All students will be escorted out of the building by their teachers. All Students must have a Dismissal Form on File with the classroom Teacher. If students are going to the Beacon YMCA or Thinking Caps after school programs they will be picked up at the classrooms.
Walkers: ONLY 4th and 5th Grade students may walk home unaccompanied. Signed and notarized documentation MUST be submitted to the school beforehand. Please see the main office for the form. Additionally, please be aware that although these students may walk home alone, they CANNOT take home a younger sibling.
Late Pick Up
Student dismissal ends at 2:20pm. Students will be in their outdoor location until this time. Students who are not picked up at 2:20pm will be brought to the late pick up location in the Auditorium. If you arrive late please go to the back of the school yard and wait for the late pick up staff to bring the students outside at 2:30pm. Please be reminded that staff are not available to supervise students after the school day ends at 2:20pm. Parents must be on time to pick up children.
During the first week of school:
Kindergarten parents will be allowed entry into the large school yard and can walk with their children over to their children’s Kindergarten teacher. After the first week of school parents will NOT be allowed to enter the large school yard and must drop off their children at the yard entrance which is located between the school yard (basketball courts) and the playground and closest to 64th Avenue.
Pre-K parents will be allowed entry through the black gates located on 64th avenue and can walk their children over to meet their Pre-K teacher. During the first week, Pre-K students will arrive at 9:00.