Bell schedule

  • 7:10 am (before the bells) - the cafeteria will be open for breakfast, any students arriving early may enter through the cafeteria.

  • 7:20 am - “First Bell” - the school doors are open and children may enter school and go to class.

  • 7:30 am - “Tardy Bell” - the front and carpool doors close. All students arriving after 7:30 need to enter through the front doors and check in at the front desk to receive a tardy slip.

  • 2:50 pm - Dismissal begins

  • 5:30 pm - Aftercare ends

arrival procedures

Walkers

  • Walkers may enter through the front door or the cafeteria/carpool doors

  • All kindergarten students will meet their teachers in the cafeteria.

Carpool

  • The carpool lane is located off of Aberdeen Way and entry is through the cafeteria doors. The carpool lane can ONLY be entered by a right turn off of Aberdeen Way. Carpool will follow the route indicated below.

  • Please follow the instructions of the safety patrol

  • Pull as far forward as possible

  • Only allow children to exit from the passenger side of the vehicle, while in the designated zone

  • Crossing the carpool lane is dangerous - Do NOT pull into the staff parking lot

  • Only right turns are allowed when exiting the carpool lane onto Aberdeen Way

Volunteer Lot (located at Braes Blvd & Underwood) is closed during drop off and pick up

Carpool Map

Dismissal Procedures

Walkers

  • Parents of walkers in Kindergarten, 3rd grade should line up outside the gate near the outdoor classroom garden (in the volunteer parking lot) WITH their child’s pickup sign

  • Parents of walkers in 1st, 2nd, 4th and 5th grade should line up by grade WITH their child’s pickup sign.

  • If you would like your child to be an Independent Walker, please let your teacher know during Meet the Teacher.

Carpool

  • The carpool line starts on Aberdeen, and forms going in front of the school, southbound on Braes.

  • Please have your child(ren)’s pickup sign clearly visible in the windshield on the passenger side

  • Children should only enter the vehicle from the passenger side

  • The staff cannot accommodate walker parents at the carpool door

Other important times

  • 9:00 am - Attendance time - Attendance is checked at 9:00 am each day. If a student is not in the classroom at 9:00 am, they will be marked absent for the day. Please try to schedule any appointments after this time.

  • 2:30 pm - After 2:30 pm, the front office is getting ready for dismissal and cannot accommodate student pick-ups after this time. If your student needs to leave early, please plan to pick up prior to 2:30 pm.


    More Mark Twain 101

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  • Morning Announcements

  • Mark Twain Glossary

  • Mark Twain Elementary Parent Handbook 24-25