DROP-OFF / PICK-UP PROCEDURES    

 

*Please note that all grades, Kindergarten through 5th, will arrive and be dismissed on the north side of the building for the 2024 - 2025 school year*

 

Kindergarten & 1st Grade- arrival and dismissal- The parking area located behind the stone building on the north side of the school

2nd through 5th grade - arrival and dismissal-will use the regular location by the north playground doors each day

 

Arrival

  • 8:15 AM - adult supervision will be on the north playground.
    • Kindergarten and 1st grade students will have a portion of the basketball court and field to use each day for arrival and after dismissal.
    • 2nd through 5th grade students will have a portion of the basketball court, field and playground equipment to use each day for arrival and after dismissal. 
  • 8:30 AM - 1st bell sounds alerting Kindergarten and 1st grade students to line up.
  • 8:35 AM - 2nd bell sounds alerting Kindergarten and 1st grade students to enter the building.
    • Once Kindergarten and 1st grade students have entered the building and walked to their classrooms, 2nd through 5th grade students will enter the building.
  • 8:40 AM - 3rd bell sounds indicating the start of the school day.
  • Students arriving after 8:40 am will need to enter through the Main Lobby Doors 

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 Inclement Weather Procedures:

  • Kindergarten, 1st students will arrive through the main entrance
  • 2nd - 5th grade students may use the main entrance or north playground doors.
    • A staff member will be stationed at the north playground door until 8:45. All students entering Midland School after 8:45 should enter through the main entrance.

 

Dismissal 

  • 3:00 PM - Dismissal bell sounds.
    • Kindergarten and 1st graders will be escorted to the parking area located behind the stone building on the north side of the school for dismissal
    • 2nd - 5th graders will be escorted to the north playground for dismissal.
    • Adult supervision will be available until 3:15 PM for all students. 

Inclement Weather Procedures:

  • All Kindergarten, 1st students will be dismissed from the small parking lot regularly used for dismissal promptly at 3:00PM. 
    • Students NOT picked up by 3:00PM will be held in the cafeteria.  Parents will need to walk through the gate leading to cafeteria doors to pick up their child at 3:00PM 
  • 2nd - 5th grade may use the main entrance or north playground doors.  
  • Students should have a predetermined meeting place / dismissal plan with their parent or guardian to use during inclement weather dismissal. 
  • Older siblings should join younger siblings at designated dismissal area. 

 

Driving Reminders: 

  • Cars picking up or dropping off MUST travel NORTH on Midland Avenue and turn RIGHT into and out of the Midland Circle.
  • NO left turns are permitted. This causes significant traffic delays and is a safety hazard.
  • Driving Arrival & Dismissal procedures will be the same, rain or shine.

 

 

Important Additional Information

  • Kindergarten and Grade 1 parents/caregivers must walk onto campus to drop off and pick up their child on the North Playground.
  • Please meet your 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and or 5th grade child on the North Playground and NOT in the school driveway. Parents should use the gate leading onto the basketball courts to access the North Playground. 
  • We encourage families to walk or bike to school, if possible, due to the limited parking. We also ask that all parents model how to cross streets safely, using crosswalks and following directions provided by our traffic monitors.  
  • Please do not cross the entrance or exit to the Midland circle during arrival and dismissal. We ask that families use the sidewalk that leads past the main lobby when walking along Midland Avenue during these busy times for your own safety.
  • NO double parking, and NO dropping off Southbound on Midland Avenue. Parking is NOT allowed at Rye Rec. 

*Please note that dogs are NOT ALLOWED on school grounds