Welcome to Claymont
Greetings Families,
We did it! The students successfully transitioned into their first week of the 2024-2025 school year. By Wednesday, our kindergarten students confidently found their classrooms and those that could not were assisted by friends. Our students in our upper grades were diving into books and beginning writing pieces to let their new classroom community get to know them a little bit better. In our Spanish immersion classes, students were already hablando en Español (speaking in Spanish) like they never too a break. Finally, parents were able to navigate the pick up, drop off, and our carline. We appreciated everyone's support and collaboration as we made sure that everyone got home correctly and safely. Please see carline and walker information below to ensure that our process just gets more efficient as the year progresses.
We appreciate our amazing staff who prepared tirelessly to ensure that this week was a success and that our students felt welcomed into a new classroom community. We are excited for students to begin to dive into their curriculum and more importantly...GROW! Let's continue the momentum and our excitement for an amazing school year!
Carline Reminders for our Carline Staff
Arrival Time Drop-Off is from 8:40am-8:55am
- We ask that you do not arrive to line up for arrival time until 8:00am or later
- Upon arrival, please remain in the line that you have been placed in
- We ask that all students & parents remain in their vehicles until the doors are opened at 8:40am
- Please DO NOT let your child out of the vehicle until you have reached the sidewalk where our car rider staff is standing
- Please follow the instructions and directions given by our staff members as this will allow for the line to continue to flow in an orderly and safe way for all students, parents and staff
- The school day begins at 8:55am. Should you arrive after 8:55am, you will need to take your child to the main office to be dropped off.
Dismissal Time Pick Up is from 3:25pm-3:50pm
- We ask that you do not arrive to line up for dismissal time until 2:30pm or later.
- Upon arrival, please remain in your vehicle and please stay in the line that you have been placed in
- Please follow the instructions and directions given by our staff members as this will allow for the line to continue to flow in an orderly and safe way for all students, parents and staff
- Dismissal time ends at 3:50pm. Should you arrive after 3:50pm, you will need to report to the main office where all remaining students will be. Please be prepared to show your ID to our main office staff.
Parents, parking and releasing your students on Green Street, the surrounding streets, or in the front parking lot is NOT permitted. This is a HUGE safety hazard! Our buses park in the front of our building and dropping your student off there puts them in grave danger, especially when you get out of the car and tell them to do something different from the adults on duty. Additionally, we want to be respectful to our surrounding community and your neighbors by following our systems for dismissal and arrival.
If your student arrives or gets picked up from school via car, utilize the car line. If we see this happening at dismissal you will be asked by staff to please go to the car line. Your student will be at the car line door for pick up.
In order to keep our building and students safe, all parents that come to the building to pick up students are asked to wait in the vestibule. This is not to be rude or keep you from your child, but to ensure that we are keeping our building safe and secure. We utilize the intercom system to assess each parent's need. Please push the button and speak loudly and clearly so that we can assist you with your needs. We appreciate your patience and professionalism as we work together to get your students to you in a safe way.
When your student has an early dismissal it is extremely helpful for families to inform the classroom teacher.
Please note: Students are not called to the office prior to parents arriving. Often times there are delays and we don't want students to miss additional instruction.
Please try to arrive before your scheduled pick-up time to ensure that your student is out to you in a timely manner. By keeping everyone informed, we should be able to get your student to you in a timely fashion.
The cut-off for early dismissals is 2:45 p.m.
Thank you to those families who took the time to share their thoughts about the change to our Claymont Mission and Vision. We know they are lofty, but our philosophy is shoot for the moon and you'll land among the stars. No one rises to low expectations. We will continue to maintain high expectations for our students and support them in their pursuit of their goals and with your support we will make it a little close to the moon every day.
Did you know that missing just two days per month means a child misses 10% of the school year!? Early dismissals and late arrivals count too😱 and after 8:55 a.m. your student is officially tardy.
Please help us help your student by ensuring they are in the building available for learning each and every day!
We have a NEW Claymont Elementary School Facebook page! Make sure you like and follow so that you can stay up to date and see all of the amazing things happening within our wall and our community! Click on Codi the Cougar and he will lead you to our NEW page. Our former page will not have any updates for the 24-25 school year.
Ms. Dee's Story Time ~ Kindergarten and First Grade Families
You can join by clicking the link: https://www.youtube.com/@lavinajones-davis4734
