Drop-Off/Pick-Up

School hours are 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Breakfast: Breakfast is available daily in each building.

  • Grades K1 – 3:
    Students in grades K1 – 3 who wish to eat breakfast at school may be dropped of at 8:00 a.mand must go directly to the Lower School cafeteria. Students may not be dropped off in either schoolyard prior to 8:20 a.m.
  • Grades 4 – 8:
    Students in grades 4 – 8  who wish to eat breakfast at school may be dropped of at 8:20 a.m. and must go directly to the Upper School cafeteria. Please note that this drop-off is later than the Lower School drop-off because of staff scheduling in the Upper School.

General Drop-Off:  8:20 a.m.

All students will line up and enter the buildings at 8:30 a.m. Announcements are at 8:35 a.m. and all classes begin promptly at 8:45 a.m.  Students arriving after 8:35 a.m. will be tardy and must pick up a tardy slip in the office.

  • Grades K1 & K2:
    Drop-off is at 8:20 a.m. outside in front of the Lower School at the kindergarten classroom doors.  Please note that all kindergartners must be dropped of in the front outdoor space (not in the classrooms) for the first week or two of school.  The kindergarten teachers will let you know when the students are ready to begin classroom drop-off.  If your child is anxious or upset during the transition to class, a teacher or paraprofessional will be able to comfort your child and work with him or her on adjusting to the new environment – and rest assured that within a week or two you will be welcome to drop off in the classroom and help your child get settled each morning.
  • Grades 1 – 3:
    Drop-off for children not eating school breakfast is at 8:20 a.m. in the Lower School Schoolyard.  Children eating school breakfast should go immediately to the Lower School cafeteria.
  • Grades 4 – 8:
    Drop-off is at 8:20 a.m. in the Upper School Schoolyard.  Children eating school breakfast should go immediately to the Upper School cafeteria.

Dismissal & Pick-up:  2:30 p.m.

  • Grades K1 & K2:
    Pick-up is at 2:30 p.m. outside in front of the Lower School at the kindergarten classroom doors.
  • Grades 1 – 3:
    Pick-up is at 2:30 p.m. outside in the front of the Upper School on Centre St. If you are picking up an older elementary student and a kindergartner, you may arrange for your older child to be dismissed to a kindergarten classroom to be picked up with your kindergartner – please speak directly to your older child’s teacher about this option.
  • Grades 4 – 8:
    Pick-up is at 2:30 p.m. outside in the front of the Upper School on Centre St.