Arrival and Dismissal Procedures

 

 

Beginning on the first day of school, all students in grades one through five will assemble indoors in their respective gathering areas. Students in grades one and two will report to the upper gym and students in grades three, four, and five will report to the lower gym.

 

For the first day of school only, and weather permitting, Kindergarten students will assemble on the upper blacktop by the hill nearest the front loop where they will line up behind their grade/section number, which parents will find on signs in cones (i.e., K-1, K-2, K-3). Staff supervision will not be available until 7:55 a.m., so parents or caregivers must stay with their children until they are picked up by their teachers. If this is not possible, please notify the main office at your earliest convenience (ext. 8150 or gioviero@livingston.org), so that other arrangements can be made to ensure the safety of your children.

 

Kindergarten children will assemble indoors in the upper gym along with first and second graders starting on the second day of school. Parents will not be permitted into the building and should drop off children at Door # 9. Assistance will be available to help escort Kindergarten students to the upper gym.

 

 

Two doors will be open daily for students to enter the building and staff supervision will be available at each. Door # 9 by the front loop (the “Kindergarten door”) and door # 5 by the lower gym (near the playground) will both open starting at 7:30 a.m. Students must not be dropped off at school before that time as there is no supervision available.

 

Parents must avoid entering the building during arrival through either of the aforementioned doors. There will be no exceptions. For reasons of safety and security, the staff members at either door will not permit any adult to enter the building through those doors. I thank you, in advance, for your cooperation and understanding. If a visit to the office is necessary, parents must park off-site and use the main entrance adjacent to the parking lot. We do not have visitor parking in the lot.

The small loop at the front drive is not used as a student drop-off; unfortunately, it is too small to accommodate such high volumes of traffic regularly. Families are not permitted to pull into the school lot. Those dropping off can either park off campus and walk children to the school’s property or drop off children at designated areas by crosswalks on Hillside Avenue, Belmont Drive, or South Ashby Avenue. Again, those who need to visit the building must park off-site and use the main entrance to enter.

 

 

Students in grades 3-5 are welcome to ride their bikes to school with parental permission. Parents of such students must notify their respective teachers in writing if this is the case. Bike racks are available for students to secure their equipment. Please note that the school will not be responsible for bicycles that get damaged or go missing

 

 

Students will be dismissed daily at 2:42 p.m. in accordance with the procedures that parents have specified in the Genesis Parent Portal. Children will be dismissed by their classroom teachers only at the following locations:

 

• Kindergarten and first grade: Dismissed from Door # 9 (“Kindergarten Door”)

• Second and third grades: Dismissed from Door # 5 (near lower gym)

• Fourth and fifth grades: Dismissed from Door # 6 (door in the newest addition)

 

NOTE: To avoid congestion at the “Kindergarten Door”, Kindergarteners will be dismissed daily starting at 2:37 p.m.

 

Students who ride the district bus home or to aftercare at the JCC, LGA, or Temple B’nai Abraham will assemble in the upper gym where attendance will be taken by a staff member, who will then escort them to the bus. Students who attend the on-site YMCA aftercare will assemble in the upper gym where they will meet with YMCA personnel.

 

On partial days of school (“half days”), all students will dismiss at 12:00 p.m. Please note that lunch will not be served on these days.

 

Changes to regular dismissal procedures (e.g., grandpa is picking up the child one day after school) must be communicated through the Genesis Parent Portal.

 

Permanent changes to dismissal procedures in the portal after the school year begins can only be made by office staff and should be communicated to the main office and teacher accordingly, so that they can be reflected in the portal.

 

Note: Upon dismissal, unsupervised children are expected to leave the property. All children must avoid engaging in inappropriate physical activity (e.g., rolling down our grassy hills, playing on steps, etc.) that may cause injury to themselves or others. Playing with sticks and/or throwing them in neighbors’ yards is also unacceptable. Please be sure to discuss this with your children in advance of the first day of school. Your cooperation and assistance are greatly appreciated!