Pick Up/Drop Off
When dropping off or picking up your child, please pay close attention to the crosswalks and crossing guards. When you reach the school, please follow the traffic pattern indicated by signs and cones along the driveway. Drop off your child on the sidewalk side of the car for safety. If you need to linger, please park your car in a parking spot and walk your child in, as there may be a line of cars waiting to use the drop-off area.
Under no circumstances should you park in the Fire Lane. Due to the limited size of our parking lot; to ensure
safety for all. There should not be any idling at anytime in the parking loop.
The speed limit is 5 MPH, and pedestrians always have the right of way. Remember, our in and out is a ONE WAY. When picking up your child after school, please wait for them outside the building entrance. Students may not enter the parking area unaccompanied by an adult.
Parking is allowed in designated parking areas only. There are 2-3 15-minute parking spaces for visitors that should be utilized. No parking is permitted in marked fire lanes next to the kitchen, and do not block our handicapped spots. Idling is not permitted at any time. Students are dismissed to line up for their buses at 2:55 pm.
Arrival 8:20-8:35
Students arrive at school.
Students who do not go to breakfast can play outside on the upper-level playground (2nd & 3rd) or lower playground (4th & 5th) according to their grade level.
Kindergarten & 1st-grade students enter through the Kindergarten/first-grade entrance (double doors past the front entrance and closer to the gym). First graders will file to class, hang up bookbags and head out to morning recess. Kindergarteners sit by their classrooms in the Kindergarten lobby until 8:35 am. At 8:35 am, all students file to class.
Students in grades 2nd-5th enter the building via the main entrance or the doors located off of the playground and go to class.
Dismissal 2:55 pm
- Walkers are dismissed via the main school entrance, classroom doors, or the kindergarten side entrance, depending on their grade.
- Kindergarteners are dismissed through the gym doors.
- Cars should not arrive before 2:55 pm.
- Parents and visitors picking up by car must park and turn car engines off.
- No vehicle should move until the children have been dismissed, safely walked to cars, and are safely inside.
No vehicle can pass a school bus/van loading or unloading children.
Bicycles
Students are permitted to ride bicycles to school. An adult must accompany students under grade 4. As a reminder, it is a state law that children must wear a helmet while riding their bicycles. Cyclists should keep their bicycles at the racks provided, and a lock is recommended. For safety reasons, children must walk their bikes and scooters on school grounds. Skateboards are not permitted. The school cannot be responsible for damage to bikes or the safety of students riding outside of school property.
Bus
Please ensure your child is familiar with the letter of the bus they take to and from school. These will be a letter and a number (i.e. C1 etc.,). It is helpful to check the local Canton newspapers and the District website for specific information. Please note that the exact pick-up times cannot be determined until the route becomes routine. For safety, accountability, and overcrowding concerns, students are NOT allowed to switch buses or bus stops for any reason.
