Arrival & Dismissal
Bell Schedule
| Period | Times |
|---|---|
| 1 | 8:20 AM - 9:10 AM |
| 2 | 9:15 AM - 10:05 AM |
| 3 | 10:10 AM - 11:00 AM |
| 4 | 11:05 AM - 11:55 AM (3K, Pre-K, Kindergarten, First Grade Lunch and Recess) |
| 5 | 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM (Second Grade, Third Grade Lunch and Recess) |
| 6 | 12:55 PM - 1:45 PM |
| 7 | 1:50PM - 2:40PM |
Dismissal begins at 2:40 PM.
Arrival Procedures
Staggered Morning Student Line Up 2022-2023 School Year
| 7:50 AM - 8:00 AM | Early Arrivals |
| 8:15 AM - 8:20 AM | K - 3rd Grade Line Up |
| 8:30 AM - 8:40 AM | 3K and Pre-K Line Up |
Kindergarten- Third Grade Arrival Procedures
Doors open at 7:50AM for hot breakfast, early arrivals. Students may enter the building through Aisle A. Early arrival doors close at 8:00AM. Regular morning line up for students K-3 begins at 8:10AM on 34th Avenue. Please line up according to class labels on the trees and ground. Doors open at 8:15a.m Students may take a grab and go(optional) breakfast to their classroom. Instruction begins promptly at 8:20AM. Students will begin to assemble a line outdoors on 34th avenue for regular morning line up at 8:10AM. School staff/parent volunteers will assist with the morning line-up checking for completed daily health surveys https://healthscreening.schools.nyc/. Teachers will pick up on 34th avenue until students learn the morning procedures. Then students will be trusted to go up to their classrooms independently.
3K and Pre K Arrival Procedures
Student enter through the main entrance. Doors open at 8:30AM for parents to walk their children into the building. Paraprofessionals will escort students to their classrooms. 3K & PreK students should arrive no earlier than 8:30AM to allow enough time for the K-3 families to clear 34th Ave. Parents should have their completed health survey ready https://healthscreening.schools.nyc/.
To ensure social distancing and safe arrival procedures please download the App and have it ready to present to a staff member before entering drop off. https://healthscreening.schools.nyc/
Late Arrival Procedures
Please arrive at school on time each day. Kindergarten through 3rd Grade students are marked late if they are not in their classrooms by 8:30 AM.
- Students who arrive late are to enter through the main entrance escorted by a parent or designee to the front safety desk. All parents must show proof of vaccination to enter the school building. Safety agents will ask for both the child and parent to check their temperature before approaching the safety agent desk.
- Parents/guardians must complete a health survey with the safety agent.
- The parent or designee will sign the student into the late book.
Students will then be escorted to their classrooms by school personnel.
Dismissal Procedures
Students will be dismissed outside on 34th Avenue beginning at 2:40PM. Parents/guardians should wait outside behind the yellow tape on 34th Avenue. Students line up on their designated line spots (example: Class K-202). Please look for your child’s class. Students that are not picked up by 2:45 pm will remain in the front lobby with school personnel. After 2:50 PM parents/guardians must sign in at the security desk, and will be asked to sign the late pick up book.
Inclement Weather
When the weather is too cold or inclement we will have a staff member at each outside gate. Kindly show them your child’s daily health screening. The child will enter the building through their designated exit A or B, and be directed to go to the cafeteria. We will have signs posted where they should stand. Their classroom teacher will be waiting for them. Dismissal will be outside so please be on time.
Rainy Days: Please be sure your child has a raincoat or an umbrella. Dismissal is outdoors regardless of the inclement weather.
Snow Days : In the case of inclement weather, the Mayor will announce whether schools will be open or not and whether schools will be working remotely. The Department of Education will post this information on their website home page www.schools.nyc.gov, and on the following Twitter handle: @nycmayorsoffice.
Window of Security
Arrival
For security reasons, no parents will be allowed into the building prior to 8:40 am. Once doors close at 8:30 AM and the school day begins, to visit the Main Office, please enter the building through the Main Entrance on 34th Avenue after 8:40 AM. All visitors MUST SHOW PROOF OF VACCINATION!
Dismissal
Again, for security reasons, no parents will be allowed into the building before 2:35 PM. If you need to pick up your child earlier than regular dismissal time, please send a written note to your child's classroom teacher or call the Main Office. We ask that you pick up your child before 2:30 PM so that you do not disrupt regular dismissal procedures. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
