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School Hours


Please do what you can to bring your child to school well before 8:40 a.m. so that he/she doesn't miss any instructional time.

Students that continually arrive late usually fall academically behind. We recommend that you bring your child at 8:30 a.m. so that he or she can have ten minutes to play before the line up bell rings.

  • First bell rings at 8:40 - students line up at the outside classroom door

  • Student supervision in the playground begins at 8:30 am.

  • The second bell rings at 8:45 - instruction begin

  • Students arriving after 8:45 are tardy and must go directly to the office.

  • Students are dismissed at 3:15 p.m.

We also ask that you don't check your child out of school just before 3:15 p.m. Teachers will be teaching until the last minute and we wouldn't want your child to lose any instruction in the afternoon either. Please schedule dentist and doctor appointments after school hours. If you can't possibly help it and you need to check your child out early, you will need to get prior approval from one of the Principals.

Office Hours: 7:30 a.m.-3:30p.m.