The School Day
*7:10 a.m. Building opens. Before 7:10 a.m., there is no staff available to supervise scholars. It is the parent’s responsibility to supervise the child until 7:10 a.m. Please do not bring or send your child to school before 7:10 a.m. All car drop off scholars must enter the building through the main entrance doors on E. Huntland Drive . Parents and visitors who wish to enter the building must sign in at the office and obtain a pass.
*7:10 a.m. – 7:30 a.m. Breakfast Pre-Kinder to 5th Grade. Scholars who eat breakfast at school need to arrive before 7:30 a.m.
- Scholars who do not eat breakfast or who have finished breakfast will wait in designated areas until 7:30 a.m.
- Grades PK-2nd will wait in the cafeteria.
- Grades 3rd-5th will wait in the gym.
Teachers will then pick up students from their designated area.
*7:30 a.m. Teacher pick up-All scholars get picked up from designated areas by their teacher and they walk to their prospective classrooms.
*7:40 a.m. Tardy Bell rings Scholars who arrive after 7:40 a.m. must sign-in at the office and are considered Tardy. Scholars who arrive late more than 3 times in a 9-week period are subject to truancy measures which can lead to court and cps filings, transfer revocations, and potential court issued fines.
9:45- Students considered absent.
*3:10 p.m. Dismissal- There will be three designated locations for dismissal.
- Car Pick UP/Cafeteria- Car rider students will walk with a designated grade level teacher to the cafeteria. Younger siblings will be sat with older siblings in designated grade level spaces. They will wait for their name to be called by an Inside announcer.
Parents will drive down Roland Johnson Dr and place sentence strip papers with the name (s) of their child(ren)’s on the car dashboard. Outside announcer will use walkie talkie to call out the name of the student(s). Inside announcer will call out the child(ren) and the walker support will escort the child(ren) to the parent's car.
Parents are asked to follow the car line instead of parking on the street. Parents cannot wait outside of the building for dismissal. Teachers are not allowed to dismiss scholars from the classroom before 3:10 p.m. without approval from the office.
- Bus Rider/Gym- Bus rider students will walk with a designated grade level teacher to the gym. Younger siblings will be seated with older siblings in designated bus (elephant, giraffe, rabbit, starfish) lines. All students must be in line by 3:15 PM so that the bus can depart on time.
- Scholars are NOT allowed to wait in any area, other than the designated area (office) after dismissal. The school is obligated to contact appropriate authorities if a child is left for an extended period of time. Parents are required to make arrangements for their children to be picked-up in a timely way at dismissal. It is not acceptable to tell children to wait at school or in the corner of the street. Before 7:10 a.m. and after dismissal at 3:30 it is the parent’s responsibility to ensure appropriate supervision of their children.
Traffic Safety
Following the state laws and the school’s procedures ensures the safety of the children. When you cooperate and follow the rules and procedures, your children learn from watching you! Your actions teach your child the importance of following rules and cooperating so that no one gets hurt.
- Incoming traffic should stay to the right on Ronald Johnson Drive or Huntland Drive.
- Stopping is permitted only to drop off or pick up scholars.
- Do not park or leave your vehicle in the drop off zone because this lane is for moving traffic.
- If you need to get out of your car, find a designated parking place along Ronald Johnson Dr.
- Observe the speed limits and the areas marked for bus loading and unloading.
- Never pass a school bus that is loading or unloading children. This is illegal and very unsafe. Do not double park or allow children to cross the street between cars.
Thank you for helping us keep the children safe.