ARRIVAL AND DISMISSAL

Arrival

Children should not be brought to school before 7:40 a.m. in the morning any day of the week because there is no supervision on the school grounds before this time.  Students arriving between 7:40 a.m. and 7:50 a.m. should wait in front of their classrooms and refrain from running around. 

Any student on the school grounds before 7:40 a.m. will be placed in our Before School Care Program and the parents will be assessed a fee. Students coming early for study groups/tutoring, choir, etc. should arrive at the time designated by the teacher.  If students arrive prior to the set time they will be sent to Before School Care. Students and parents who walk onto the campus should always use the walk-through gates at arrival and dismissal times.  Peripheral gates are locked by 8:15 a.m. on school days for security reasons. 

Once a student has arrived on the school grounds, he/she must not leave the premises for any reason unless accompanied by a parent/guardian or specified adult and permission has been received from the school office.  This also applies to students involved in after school sports. Please refer to section entitled "Leaving School Grounds."

The first bell rings at 7:50 a.m. All students must be in their seats in class by 8:00 a.m.  Students need the time from 7:50 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. to get organized and inculcate the habit of wisely investing their instructional time.  A tardy student has a poor start to his/her day that often affects the remainder of the day as well as disrupting the class.  Please refer to section entitled "Tardiness."

Students may not remain in or go into a classroom and/or corridor during recess or lunch, before or after school, or at any other time without supervision for security reasons.

Students must be present in school by 11:00 a.m. in order to participate in after-school activities (e.g. drama club, musical theatre, decathlon, sports).

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Dismissal

Students must be picked up by 3:15 p.m. Monday through Thursday and by 12:45 p.m. on Friday unless the students are participating in a supervised after school activity or after school sports.  Students remaining after 3:15 p.m. on Monday through Thursday or after 12:45 p.m. on Friday will be placed in our After School Care Program and the parents will be assessed a fee.  Please refer to section entitled "After School Care." NO students will be allowed on campus after school unsupervised.

The school must be notified in writing if a student is going home with someone other than an authorized person on the Emergency Card.  The school must also be notified in writing if a student is attending a game/performance on campus with a person other than his/her parent.   All students without such written permission designating a supervising adult, even those with siblings in said events, will be placed in After School Care and the parents will be assessed a fee.

A special dismissal time is usually in effect during the first week of school and December Parent/Teacher Conferences.  Parents will be notified of any changes in schedule through the weekly Family Bulletin or a special newsletter.