Morning Carpool Procedures

 

LOWER SCHOOL

 

7:15-7:45 – Supervised and socially-distanced early-bird drop off available in Commons; Early students dismissed to Homerooms at 7:45; masks from home must be worn.

 

7:30-8:00

 

Early Childhood Circle Drive: 

• PreK 3, PreK 4 drop off.

• Temperatures taken while child is still in car (forehead thermometers will be used by carpool staff wearing masks).

  • If below 100.0, child may exit car and enter school building.

  • If temperature is above 100.0, child will remain in the car and return home until 24 hours fever free with no medicinal assistance

• Children must wear face masks from home to enter building.

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Lower School Circle Drive:

• Kindergarten-4th grade drop off at the drive.

• Temperatures taken while child is still in car (forehead thermometers will be used by carpool staff wearing masks).

  • If below 100.0, child may exit car and enter school building.

  • If temperature is above 100.0, child will remain in the car and return home until 24 hours fever free with no medicinal assistance

• Children must wear face masks from home to enter building.

• Kindergarten and 1st graders will be directed to enter the sliding glass doors at front of school building.

• 2nd -  4th graders will be directed to enter door by Head of Lower School’s office at middle of building.

 

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MIDDLE SCHOOL

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7:15-7:45 - Supervised and socially-distanced early-bird drop off available on Learning Stairs; Early students dismissed to Cohorts at 7:45; masks from home must be worn.

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7:45-8:15 - Middle School Saber Way Entrance:

• 5th-8th grade drop off location.

• Please pull up to numbered spots #1-4 along Saber Way.

• Temperatures taken while child is still in car (forehead thermometers will be used by carpool staff wearing masks).

  • If below 100.0, child may exit car and enter school building.

  • If temperature is above 100.0, child will remain in the car and return home until 24 hours fever free with no medicinal assistance.

• Children must wear face masks from home to enter building.

• 5th and 6th graders will then be directed to walk into separate Knotts Hall building entrances.

• 7th and 8th graders will then be directed to walk into separate Fuentez Hall building entrances (street entrances, not internal entrance behind Angel Statue).

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Afternoon Carpool Procedures

 

LOWER SCHOOL

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3:30-4:00 – Please do NOT arrive before 3:15, as increased needs for social distancing and many early cars will slow carpool greatly.

*All students will leave the same exits they entered in the morning:

• PK3, PK:  Early Childhood Door

• K and 1st  Grade:  Front Sliding Doors

• 2nd- 4th Grade:  Doors by Head of Lower School Office

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*Pick-up spots will remain the same for cars:

PK3, PK4:  Early Childhood Circle Drive

Kindergarten-4th Grades:  Lower School Circle Drive

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*Walker families:

• Tents will be set up outside each dismissal exit door for parents to stand under while waiting

• School staff will come to parents at tents to retrieve family carpool number and child will be called down and exit designated door to meet parent under the tent

• We encourage parents to please socially distance while waiting under the tents and wear masks from home

 

 

MIDDLE SCHOOL

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**3:45-4:15 Dismissal Time

• Please do not arrive before 3:30 as that will create a traffic jam with Lower School Carpool that will slow carpool greatly.

• Middle School will utilize the electronic Silent Dismissal carpool system this year to allow for social distancing during dismissal. 

  • Please pull up to numbered spots #1-4 and give your family carpool number to the waiting staff member. 

  • Each child will be called individually from the classroom to the carpool line.