Logistics Updates

A few important things I need to call your attention to:

Our drop-off routine is changing starting on Friday. Students should no longer go to the playground at 8:30, but should go directly to their classrooms. School and morning meeting will start at 8:40, as always, but teachers will now be in their classrooms at 8:30. There will not be supervision on the playground. Students should arrive between 8:30 and 8:40 and go straight to their classroom. This will be the routine for the rest of the year.

Please ensure your student arrives between 8:30 and 8:40, and that they do not arrive after 8:40. After 8:40, your child is considered tardy, and he or she misses a very important part of our day: Morning Meeting. Morning Meeting is a time when we, as a class, greet one another in a formal way, share, and adjust to being in school in the morning. Students who arrive late miss being greeted and miss an important and fun part of our day. If a student arrives late, they know they have missed something fun and are often disappointed or feel awkward coming into something that is already going on. As a comparison, it is a little like walking into a very focused meeting late and knowing you've missed the beginning. Please try to ensure that your child arrives on time so all of our students can experience the benefits of Morning Meeting!

One last thing on my end about transportation-- for the safety of your children, we will not be allowing children to walk elsewhere to meet their parents for pick-up. If you are picking up your child at school, you either need to park and come meet us to walk your child to your car or you may wait in the Kiss-and-Go lane. If you choose to wait in the Kiss-and-Go lane, be aware that only the first two cars in the line load; you will have to wait until your car is one of the first two to pick up your student. Our parking lot gets very busy in the afternoons, and we want to ensure that all our students are safe and released to the right people. Also, I know that I collected information about how your child will get home during Listening Conferences; however, if your child will be walking or biking home, please write me an email letting me know what days I can release your child to walk or bike home. District policy requires that we have this information in writing.