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There are two options for student pick up.  Please let the office know which option you will usually be using, and on days you decide to use the other option, let the office know by 2:30 p.m.  

• Option 1:  If you plan to drive around and pick up your student by car (valet), your child will be waiting in the cafeteria.  Please drive around the school in the lane closest to the playground and around the triangle to the cafeteria entrance.

• Option 2:  If you plan to park and walk in to pick up your student, your child will be waiting in the hallway on the first floor at the back of the school (opposite the cafeteria). Once the gym is completed, your child will be waiting in the gym.  Please drive behind the school in the lane closest to the school, park, and walk down the stairs to the lower door to sign out your child.  When exiting, drive back the way you entered.
 

1.  Parent drop off in the morning runs from 8:15 - 8:30 am.  Students should remain in their cars until the staff members open the doors for them. If possible, please orient your child’s seat in the vehicle to the passenger side for safer loading and unloading. If you arrive after 8:30 am you must escort your child into the building and sign them in.  Classroom instruction will begin promptly at 8:30 am.  Students who arrive after 8:30 are considered tardy.  Breakfast is served between 8:15 -8:35.

2.  Please drive to the back side of the rear parking lot (along the tree line & playground) in the morning and hold the line where you see our staff member. This allows for the buses to enter the lane next to the building side in order to drop off students prior to parents driving down to the front door sidewalk.  

3.  If your child rides a bus, please make sure they know their 09-10 bus number (either 574 or 595) and what stop to get off in the afternoon, especially if they are going to a different spot.  A written note these first few days might be helpful.  We will call you if we need to clarify.

4.  If your child is being picked up outside their normal daily routine, please send a written note in your child's classroom folder or binder. You may also call the office and speak with Monica about a change in dismissal plan. It is helpful for the office to have this information before 1 pm.  Our 2 buses are full this year.  Please note that students who are non-bus riders will ONLY be able to ride the bus home with a friend/childcare provider in emergency situations only.  Thank you for making other arrangements for play dates in advance!

5.  Parents who are going to come inside the building to sign your child out will follow a different protocol this year.  We would like for you to park in the parking lot on the back side of the building (near the ramp).  Please park in one of the first two rows closest to the building.  You will need to go down the steps to the door and your child will be waiting for you there.  A teacher will be there for you to sign your child out.  When you exit the parking lot we ask that you loop around through the parking lot between the third and fourth rows. 

 

6.  If you are going to remain in the car line to drop off or pick up, we ask that when you go through the rear parking lot that you go in between the third and fourth rows (closest to the playground).  We are trying to avoid students going in front of cars.  Please remember to leave a space so that those cars exiting can loop around through the third and fourth rows.

7.  No child should walk independently from the parking area at drop off. If you choose to park you must physically escort your child to the door.

8.  Please be prepared to show photo ID when picking up students.

9.  Parent Pick-up in the afternoon is from 3:00-3:15 pm.  After 3:15, please pick up your student in the main office.

 

10. No children will be dismissed from the main office after 2:45p.m. Students are in the process of packing for the day and being moved to dismissal areas. Please plan accordingly.

11.  If you have a change in your child's transportation - parent pick up instead of riding the bus, etc. please notify the front office as soon as possible.

 

12. When visiting the building, please remember to park in the front of the building (Café entrance) or the back lot near the playground and enter the building through the Main Office.  Please do not park in the area directly in front of the main entrance.  This area is for buses only, and during the day is used for recess/PE by the students. 

 

Reminders from August 17, 2009:

Traffic Issues and Safety:
Pick up & Drop off: Please stay in the car. The school staff will open the door for your child/ren to get in and out. If you need time to buckle, please pull forward to the other side of the building to park and handle buckling needs. If possible, orient your child's booster seat (if needed) to the passenger side of the car.

Car safety: Please remember to yield when using the Parent Pick Up line. We've had several incidents already this year where parents are pulling forward past the stop sign to exit the parking lot and blocking the entrance area. This creates a very unsafe situation on Great Mills Road. Please do not pull forward to the exit lanes if there are more than two cars there already. also, please remember to look carefully before proceeding to the exit area. Be watchful of traffic preparing to turn into the school parking lot.

No parking in the bus lane: This is a safety rule and applies at all times during our school day. This space is used for buses and student activities. At NO time should parents park here. Parents should park in striped parking spaces only.
 

****Please make sure that anyone who is authorized to pick up your children completely understands the directions for drop off and pick up. This includes traffic flow and where to park.****