Arrival and Dismissal
Arrival & Dismissal Information 2025-2026
Arrival
- Entry: All students must enter the building through the main entrance.
- Arrival Time: Students may arrive on campus starting at 7:35 AM. Upon arrival, they may proceed to the cafeteria for breakfast.
- Important Note: Supervision will be provided only within the cafeteria and inside the building. Students who wish to play on the playground before school must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
- Classroom Transition: At 7:50 AM, a bell will ring, and students will transition to their classrooms for a "soft start" until 8:00 AM.
- Drop-off Locations:
- Students should be dropped off on East Eastman.
- Dropping off students on the access road between CHWS and Barde Park is prohibited.
- Parking on the south side of Eastman is not permitted during arrival and dismissal.
- School Day Start Time: The school day begins promptly at 8:00 AM for all students. Please ensure your child arrives on time.
Beginning of year arrival:
Kindergarten:
- Arrival at Main Doors: Ms. Rivera and Ms. Hankle will be outside the main doors from 7:50 AM to 8:00 AM from Wednesday, August 13th, through Monday, August 18th, to walk Kindergarten students to their classrooms. They'll guide students along their daily route to help them learn the way.
- Daily Support: Ms. Wilbert and Ms. Bolerjack will accompany them each day during this period. Beginning August 19th, Ms. Wilbert and Ms. Bolerjack will be stationed inside the building to help guide any students who still need assistance finding their classrooms.
- Parents will not walk their students to the classrooms or breakfast.
- Breakfast: If Kindergarten students arrive for breakfast between 7:35 AM and 7:50 AM, a staff member in the cafeteria will walk them to the main front area or directly to their classroom as needed. We will also help them get to the cafeteria successfully!
- Additional Note: Please join us for Kindergarten Coffee & Kleenex at 8:00 AM on August 13th on the west side of the building! This is a wonderful opportunity for families to meet each other, enjoy some coffee, and offer support as your children begin their school journey.
1st-6th Grades:
- Students in grades 1st through 6th will enter the building as usual. Staff members will be stationed throughout the building from August 13th through August 20th to help students find their new classrooms.
Dismissal
- Dismissal for Kindergarten students will be at 2:50 and 1st-6th grades will begin promptly at 3:00pm.
- All students will be released on the south side of the school near Eastman.
- Students can be picked up from the car line or walking up to the dismissal area. Students can only be picked up by adults indicated on Infinite Campus. Please contact the main office or use the parent portal to add additional adults.
- Walk Up: If you are walking up to pick up your child(ren), please park in the neighborhood. No cars can be parked in the car pickup line. Your student may be released to you when you walk up as soon as you make contact with their teacher. Teachers keep track of who is picked up each day. Please only use crosswalks to cross any streets.
- Car Line: If you are in the car line, please remain in your car and your student will walk up once they see your car. You must fill out the Google Form with vehicle information for students to be released to appropriate cars. The car line will begin at the bench area in front of the main office, as shown on the map below. As students are picked up, please continue to move up in line. Older siblings should pick up younger siblings before walking to their cars. If you would like them to be walked to their car by a staff member, please contact the front office and we will walk them.
- To enter the car line, turn on Lafayette Street off Dartmouth.
- It is a right turn only to exit on Downing from Eastman between 2:45-3:15pm.
- Students can be picked up from the car line or walking up to the dismissal area. Students can only be picked up by adults indicated on Infinite Campus. Please contact the main office or use the parent portal to add additional adults.
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Crosswalk Information
Crosswalk ‘A’: Going across South Downing Street
-Staff member at Crosswalk between 3:00-3:10 each day
Crosswalk ‘B’: Crossing Eastman by South Downing Street
-Staff member at Crosswalk between 3:00-3:10 each day
Crosswalk ‘C’: Crossing Eastman at South Marion Street
-Staff member at Crosswalk between 3:00-3:10 each day
Car Line: The car line goes along the North side of Eastman and wraps along Lafayette. There is NO PARKING in the car line at drop off and pickup. Please enter the car line from Lafayette.