Arrival Procedures
BREAKFAST
- Kindergarten through Grade 8:
No early cafeteria breakfast until further notice. We will update parents when and if it returns. Breakfast will be grab-and-go at entrances for students to eat in the classrooms. - Pre‐Kindergarten:
Breakfast will be served upon arrival in the Pre‐Kindergarten classroom and is free for all
students.
LINE‐UP PROCEDURES
- Pre‐Kindergarten: Parents/guardian of Pre‐Kindergarten students bring their child to the 57th street-side entrance. They will be greeted by staff members who will escort them to the line-up in the auditorium, starting at 8:30 AM.
- Kindergarten through Grade One: Upon arrival, students line up by exit 4 in the well-area of the schoolyard. Once their health screening is cleared by school staff, they will take a “Grab-and-Go” breakfast and proceed up to their classroom.
- Grade Two through Grade Three: Upon arrival, students will line up at exit 5 in the well-area of the schoolyard. Once their health screening is cleared by school staff, they will take a “Grab-and-Go” breakfast and proceed up to their classroom.
- Grade Four through Grade Five: Upon arrival, students will line up by exit 6 on the 57th street side of the schoolyard. Once their health screening is cleared by school staff, they will take a “Grab-and-Go” breakfast and proceed up to their classroom.
- Sixth Grade: Upon arrival, students will line up by exit 3 on the 56th street side of the schoolyard. Once their health screening is cleared by school staff, they will take a “Grab-and-Go” breakfast and proceed to their classroom.
- Seventh Grade: Upon arrival, students will line up by exit 7 on the 57th side of the schoolyard. Once their health screening is cleared by school staff, they will take a “Grab-and-Go” breakfast and proceed up to their classroom.
- Eighth Grade: Upon arrival, students will line up at the main entrance of the school. Once their health screening is cleared by staff, they will take a “Grab-and-Go” breakfast and proceed up to their classroom.
Dismissal Procedures
Students will be dismissed out of the same exits they use for morning entry at 2:50 pm daily.
BUS STUDENTS: Children are picked up from their classrooms and brought to the auditorium or dining hall. They will be arranged by bus group and escorted directly to their bus by school staff members.
Please be on time to meet the bus at your child’s bus stop. Attempt to meet other parents/caregivers/guardians at your child’s stop and exchange contact information. If no one is at the stop for pick‐up, the child will remain on the bus until the driver can return the child to school. If school personnel are no longer at the school, the driver will take the child to the 66th Police Precinct located on the corner of 59th Street and 16th Avenue.
If your child is not going to ride the bus on a particular day, a note must be sent into school requesting that your child not ride the school bus on that day. Verbal communication requesting this will not be accepted. Only written communication will be accepted.
EARLY DISMISSAL: A written request from the parent/guardian must be sent to the classroom/homeroom teacher to ensure adequate notice and preparation for dismissal. A parent or guardian must be present for the release of his/her child from the school by signing them out in the main office. Have your child’s official class number/homeroom so he/she can be easily located.
IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY OR IF A CHILD IS SICK, STUDENTS WILL ONLY BE RELEASED TO A PERSON OF LEGAL AGE WHO IS LISTED ON THE EMERGENCY BLUE CARD AND PRESENTS PROPER IDENTIFICATION. A STUDENT CANNOT BE PICKED UP FOR EARLY DISMISSAL BY ANYONE OTHER THAN THE PARENT/GUARDIAN UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY OR IF THE CHILD IS SICK.
Hours of Operation
School Hours: Monday through Friday 8:10 AM to 2:30 PM
Office Hours: Monday through Friday: 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM
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