ARRIVAL PROCEDURES Kindergarten through 8th Grades
CAR DROP OFF PROCEDURES
Stop, Drop, and Roll:  Please enter the schoolyard from Harper Avenue where your child(ren) will be welcomed by our faculty. Cars proceed out to the Bond Avenue exit.  Please remain in your car.  If you have a child who needs help, a teacher on duty will assist.

As of 8/31/21 the NEW drop off time for students in grades Kindergarten through grade 8 is from 7:45AM until 8:00AM. Students should be in the gym for Morning Gathering by 8:00AM sharp. Dismissal for students in Kindergarten through 8th grade is at 2:55PM. Please note: Students arriving by car are not permitted to drop off at the main doors on Turner Ave unless it is after 8:00AM. 

WALKERS:  Enter the building via the Turner Avenue entrance and will not be permitted to enter from the Harper Avenue 

BUSES
Bus schedules are determined by individual school districts. Upon arrival students are to report directly to the cafeteria.   It is expected that our students who ride the buses behave in a manner which reflects favorably on themselves, their families and St. Bernadette School.  Failure to do so may result in the suspension of the bus riding privilege.

Note: Students shall not be dropped off at school to enter the building prior to the times published above as there is no scheduled supervision. The C.A.R.E.S program is designed for childcare before school hours. Parents must make prior arrangements to register the student in C.A.R.E.S. 

ARRIVAL PROCEDURES PreK 3 and PreK 4
Please enter the schoolyard from Harper Avenue and drive down the first lane along the side of the school where your child(ren) will be welcomed by our faculty. Cars proceed out the Bond Avenue exit.  Drop off begins at 8:20AM. 


DISMISSAL PROCEDURES  Kindergarten through 8th Grades
CAR AFTERNOON PICK-UP TRAFFIC PROCEDURES
*No students will be dismissed by car unless the car has pulled into the parking lot.  Cars must enter the school lot as directed by the staff and park in rows.  Cars will be dismissed by teachers on duty one row at a time.   Parents are not permitted to park on Bond Avenue when picking up their child/ren from the car line. Those parents/guardians entrusted with picking up our children must come and get the child/children and escort them back to the car. Our children are precious. Each of us must work together to ensure their safety. 

WALKERS:   Students are dismissed out the Bond Avenue doors. Parents, please keep your child with you when you pick them up. Students may not climb the trees in the front yard of the school and must be supervised by parents at all times once dismissed from school. Parents are not permitted to park on Bond Avenue when picking up their child/ren from the walker line.
 
BUSES
Students who ride the bus will report to the gym following dismissal procedures. As buses arrive, students will be escorted to the bus. It is expected that our students who ride the buses behave in a manner which reflects favorably on themselves, their families and St. Bernadette School.  Failure to do so may result in the suspension of the bus riding privilege.

DISMISSAL PROCEDURES  PreK 3 and PreK 4
Dismissal for full time students is at 2:30PM. Please pull in the Bond Avenue entrance and park within either of the two yellow lanes closest to the school building.  Please bringing the white name plate provided by the teachers at the Early Childhood Back to School Night, get out of the car, walk up to the yellow line that runs parallel to our gym, where your child’s teacher or one of our instructional assistants will  hand your child to you.  You must continue to bring the white name card everyday to pick up your child to ensure your child’s safety. Contact your child’s teacher if you need a replacement. If you come to school without the white name card, please go to the front door of the school with your ID to pick up your child.