Arrival and Dismissal
Please read your grade-specific Arrival & Dismissal procedures
carefully and also note the phase-in plan for each grade.
Please note:
The school yard will be closed prior to morning arrival.
The yard will reopen to the public at 4:30 PM on weekdays.
We will clear the yard immediately following dismissal to accommodate
our After School Kids Club Program. At 4:30, the school yard will reopen as
a play space for our community.
REGULAR ARRIVAL & DISMISSAL PROCEDURES & PHASE-IN PLANS:
Pre-K
Regular Arrival: 8:28 am, Front gated gardens (Pre-K 220, Baltic Street side; Pre-K 204, Kane Street side)
Regular Dismissal: 2:45 pm, Front gated gardens
Phase-in: Families will follow an arrival phase-in schedule for the first day of school, and will begin regular arrival and dismissal on Friday, September 6th.
Thursday, September 5th - CLARIFICATION - We were notified by NYCDOE that the first day of school for PreK will be a FULL DAY.
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Family members will meet their classroom teacher and gather with their children in the front garden as a class. Family members will walk with the teacher and children upstairs to their children’s classroom with some activities set up at tables. Families will say goodbye once their children are feeling comfortable.
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Regular dismissal at 2:45 PM from the front gated gardens.
Friday, September 6th
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Begin regular Arrival & Dismissal
Kindergarten
Regular Arrival: 8:30 am, Schoolyard (students enter yard on their own to meet their teachers at their line spots)
Regular Dismissal: 2:50 pm, Schoolyard
Phase-in: Families will follow an arrival phase-in schedule for the first 3 days of school, and will begin regular arrival and dismissal on Tuesday, September 10th.
Thursday, September 5th - 8:35 am arrival (Please do not enter the schoolyard before 8:35 am.)
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Please note that our 1st-5th grade students will be entering the schoolyard through the gates on Baltic and Kane Streets at 8:30 am. Please keep clear of the gates before 8:35 as they enter. We appreciate your help in keeping this process safe and orderly for students and families.
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Family members will accompany each child to their line spots in the schoolyard. Kindergarten line spots will be along the back of the school building in the painted circles on the ground of the schoolyard. Please look out for signs with your child’s teacher name.
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Regular dismissal at 2:50 PM from line spots in the schoolyard.
Friday, September 6th - 8:35 am arrival (Please do not enter the schoolyard before 8:35 am)
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Family members will accompany each child to their line spots in the schoolyard.
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Regular dismissal.
Monday, September 9th - Regular 8:30 am arrival
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Family members will accompany each child to their line spots in the schoolyard.
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Regular dismissal.
Tuesday, September 10th - Regular 8:30 am arrival
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Regular arrival and dismissal, with students entering the schoolyard on their own to meet their teachers at their line spots.
1st Grade
Regular Arrival: 8:27 am, Baltic Street side doors (students enter the building on their own)
Regular Dismissal: 2:50 pm, Schoolyard
Phase-in: Families will follow an arrival phase-in schedule for the first 3 days of school, and will begin regular arrival and dismissal on Tuesday, September 10th.
Thursday, September 5th - 8:30 am arrival
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Family members can accompany each child to their line spots in the schoolyard. 1st grade line spots will be along the Baltic Street gates. Please look out for signs with your child’s teacher name
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Regular dismissal.
Friday, September 6th - 8:30 am arrival
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Family members will accompany each child to their line spots in the schoolyard.
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Regular dismissal.
Monday, September 9th - 8:30 am arrival
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Students enter the schoolyard on their own to meet their teachers at their line spots.
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Regular dismissal.
Tuesday, September 10th - 8:30 am arrival
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Regular arrival and dismissal, with students entering the building on their own through the Baltic Street side doors. There will be school staff at each floor assisting students as they head to their classrooms.
2nd Grade
Regular Arrival: 8:27 am, Kane Street side doors (students enter the building on their own)
Regular Dismissal: 2:50 pm, Schoolyard
Phase-in: Families will follow an arrival phase-in schedule for the first 3 days of school, and will begin regular arrival and dismissal on Tuesday, September 10th.
Thursday, September 5th - 8:30 am arrival
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Family members can accompany each child to their line spots in the schoolyard. 2nd grade line spots will be along the Kane Street gates. Please look out for signs with your child’s teacher name
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Regular dismissal.
Friday, September 6th - 8:30 am arrival
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Family members will accompany each child to their line spots in the schoolyard.
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Regular dismissal.
Monday, September 9th - 8:30 am arrival
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Students enter the schoolyard on their own to meet their teachers at their line spots.
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Regular dismissal.
Tuesday, September 10th - 8:30 am arrival
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Regular arrival and dismissal, with students entering the building on their own through the Kane Street side doors. There will be school staff at each floor assisting students as they head to their classrooms.
3rd Grade
Regular Arrival: 8:27 am, Schoolyard, Kane Street entry (students enter the building on their own)
Regular Dismissal: 2:50 pm, Schoolyard
Phase-in: Families will follow a phase-in schedule for the first day of school, and will begin regular arrival and dismissal on Friday, September 6th.
Thursday, September 5th - 8:30 am arrival
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Family members can accompany each child to their line spots in the schoolyard. 3rd grade line spots will be along the benches opposite the school’s back wall near the line of trees. Please look out for signs with your child’s teacher name
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Regular dismissal.
Friday, September 6th - 8:30 am arrival
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Regular arrival and dismissal, with students entering the building through the Kane Street side of the schoolyard on their own.
4th Grade
Regular Arrival: 8:27 am, Schoolyard, Baltic Street entry (students enter the building on their own)
Regular Dismissal: 2:50 pm, Schoolyard
Phase-in: Families will follow a phase-in schedule for the first day of school, and will begin regular arrival and dismissal on Friday, September 6th.
Thursday, September 5th - 8:30 am arrival
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Family members can accompany each child to their line spots in the schoolyard. 4th grade line spots will be along the mural on the Kane Street side of the schoolyard. Please look out for signs with your child’s teacher name
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Regular dismissal.
Friday, September 6th - 8:30 am arrival
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Regular arrival and dismissal, with students entering the building through the Baltic Street side of the schoolyard on their own.
5th Grade
Regular Arrival: 8:27 am, Schoolyard (students enter the building on their own)
Regular Dismissal: 2:50 pm, Schoolyard
Phase-in: Families will follow a phase-in schedule for the first day of school, and will begin regular arrival and dismissal on Friday, September 6th.
Thursday, September 5th - 8:30 am arrival
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Family members can accompany each child to their line spots in the schoolyard. 5th grade line spots will be along the mural on the Baltic Street side of the schoolyard. Please look out for signs with your child’s teacher name
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Regular dismissal.
Friday, September 6th - 8:30 am arrival
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Regular arrival and dismissal, with students entering the building through the schoolyard on their own.
LATE PICK-UP PROTOCOLS
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Students who have not been picked up will be escorted to the “Late Line” in the outer cafeteria on the Baltic Street side. Late pick-up begins at 2:55 PM
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Families will have to enter the school building using the main entrance to pick up their children at this time.