Silver Palms Elementary
Student Arrival and Dismissal Procedures
2007-2008

School Times: 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

First Bell - 7:55 a.m.

NO SUPERVISION IS PROVIDED BEFORE 7:30 AM EXCEPT IN THE BEFORE SCHOOL CARE PROGRAM  IN WHICH YOUR CHILD CAN  BE REGISTERED.  STUDENTS ARE NOT PERMITTED ON CAMPUS BEFORE 7:30 AM

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                   

 

 

 

Arrival Procedures:

 

·       Car drop-off is at the west side of the school off of 155th Avenue.

 

·       Staff members will be on duty to assist the students.  Please pull forward as far as possible when dropping your child off so that staff can assist more than one car at a time.

 

·       Parents dropping students off for Before School Care, held in the media center, are to do so using the front entrance only.

 

·       The south side doors (the doors closest to the portables) will be open from 7:30 – 8:00 a.m. for students who arrive in busses and private day-care vans.  (These vehicles must have an area without cars parking and possibly blocking their drop-off lane.)  These doors will be locked at 8:00 a.m., making the front entrance the only means of entering the school building after that time. 

 

·       Students are to wait seated by their classrooms until the teachers open the doors at 7:55 a.m.  Hallway supervision is provided by staff members with the assistance of fifth-grade student patrols. 

 

·       Students who attend classes in the portables will wait in the cafeteria in the morning.  They will be escorted to their classes when the bell rings. 

 

·       For safety reasons, parents need to stay in the one drop-off lane.

 

 

        Please keep in mind that parking is limited and double-parking is never allowed.  Parents are advised to drop their children off unless they have official business in the school such as a scheduled teacher conference.  There is additional parking on the south side at TownGate Park if the City has opened the gate.  The best time to drop your child off is between 7:30 – 7:45 a.m.  Children are not allowed in the building prior to 7:30 a.m. unless enrolled in our Before School Care Program.  No staff supervision is available until 7:30 a.m., so for your child’s safety, entering the school building before this time is strictly prohibited.

 

 

Dismissal Procedures:

 

·       Car pick-up is at the west side of the school off of 155th Avenue.

 

·       Parents of PLACE students (ages three and four) are allowed to park in the first 10 spots at the front of the lane between 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.  Their children will be dismissed a few minutes prior to 2:00 p.m.  (This area begins at the first pedestrian crosswalk.)

 

·       For safety reason, parents need to stay in the one pick-up lane and must remain in their cars.

 

·       Parking along the pick-up lane and leaving the car unattended is not possible.

 

·       Staff members will be on duty to assist the students to their parents’ cars.

 

·       Please pull forward at 2:00 p.m., after the PLACE students are dismissed, as far as possible so that staff can assist more than one care at a time.

 

 

        Parents are asked to avoid blocking the pedestrian crosswalk by the main entrance at any time (including the times for Before and After School Care).  This can create a dangerous situation for those who need to cross the driveway on foot.

 

 

Rainy-Day Dismissal:

 

        On days when it storms at dismissal time, students will be kept inside of the building and staff members (using walkie-talkies) will communicate to escort the children to each car.  Students who walk or ride their bicycles will be dismissed after the storm passes.  Crossing guards are asked to remain on duty.

 

 

 

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Revised: Oct. 28, 2007