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1st-8th Grade Morning Care | Fantastic Drive Visitor Lobby | 7:30-8:20 |
1st-8th Grade Regular School Day Arrival | Fantastic Drive Parking Area “Kiss & Drop” | 8:20-8:35 |
Each child who attends the paid morning care program must be walked into the building by an adult so that the student can be signed in. This will take place in the Visitor Lobby at the front entrance of the school. Parents may park in Visitor Parking or under solar panels.
Staggered arrival takes place between 8:20-8:35 AM
(for students who are prepared to quickly and independently exit the vehicle) Parents enter the first (east) entrance and pull all the way forward to Area 1. Parents do not exit the vehicle. Children have belongings gathered and are ready to exit quickly, with no assistance.
(for students who need extra time to gather belongings or to hug their parents outside of the vehicle) Parents enter the second (west) entrance and pull forward to Area 3. Parents may briefly park in Area 3 lane and get out to hug child goodbye, assist the child in gathering belongings, etc. Children will then be walked across the crosswalk in groups by an HDMS employee to the main crosswalk area.
1st-8th Grade + Primary Sibling Groups Regular School Day Arrival | Fantastic Drive Parking Area “Kiss & Drop” | 8:35-8:40 |
“Sibling” arrival takes place between 8:35-8:40 AM:
Parents enter at 2nd (west) Entrance and pull forward to Area 1 along the playground fence. Children exit the vehicle and walk along the crosswalk to the Main Entrance of the school with HDMS employee guidance.
Parents enter at 1st (east) entrance and pull forward to Area 7 (Visitor Parking) where their child will exit the vehicle and be walked to the school entrance.
Primary Morning Care | Park in East end of Area 5 and Walk Child In | 7:30-8:40 |
Primary School Day Arrival | Fantastic Drive Parking Area 1 “Kiss & Drop” | 8:40-8:55 |
Each child who attends the morning care program must be walked into the building by an adult so that the student can be signed in. This will take place in the Visitor Lobby at the front entrance of the school. Parents may park in Visitor Parking or under solar panels in the east end of “Area 5”.
Primary arrival takes place between 8:40-8:55 AM:
Parents enter at 2nd Entrance and pull forward to Area 1 along the playground fence. Children exit the vehicle and walk along the crosswalk to the Main Entrance of the school with HDMS employee guidance.
Parents enter at 1st entrance and pull forward to Area 7 (Visitor Parking) where their child will exit the vehicle and be walked to the school entrance.
Lower Elementary | Fantastic Drive Parking Area “Kiss & Drop” | 2:40-2:50 |
Lower Elementary Early Release | Fantastic Drive Parking Area “Kiss & Drop” | 12:40-12:50 |
Lower Elementary After Care | Fantastic Drive Visitor Lobby | 2:40-5:30 |
Upper Elementary | Fantastic Drive Parking Area “Kiss & Drop” | 2:50-3:00 |
Upper Elementary Early Release | Fantastic Drive Parking Area “Kiss & Drop” | 12:50-1:00 |
Upper Elementary After Care | Fantastic Drive Visitor Lobby | 2:50-5:30 |
Adolescent | Fantastic Drive Parking Area “Kiss & Drop” | 3:00-3:10 |
Adolescent (Early Release) | Fantastic Drive Parking Area “Kiss & Drop” | 1:00-1:10 |
Elementary & Adolescent After Care | Fantastic Drive Visitor Lobby | 3:00-5:30 |
Families with children in more than one program should go to the pick up area of the child who is dismissed latest. If two children in the same family are in the same level, a designation will be made as to which dismissal area the children will be picked up from and placards will be given at the Back to School Open House.
parents/guardians should enter at the 1st (east) entrance off Fantastic Drive and follow signs to either Area 2 or Area 3 between 3:00 and 3:10.
parents/guardians should turn in the 2nd (west) entrance off Fantastic Drive and follow signs to either Area 4 or Area 5 between 3:00 and 3:10.
Primary | Fantastic Drive Parking Area “Kiss & Drop” | 3:10-3:20 |
Primary Early Release | Fantastic Drive Parking Area “Kiss & Drop” | 1:10-1:20 |
Primary After Care | Fantastic Drive Parking Area “Kiss & Drop” | 3:10-5:30 |
After School Programs, please plan to park in Visitor Parking or under the solar panels and walk to the Visitor Lobby at the front entrance of the school. Any child who attends an after school program must be signed out by an adult.
All dismissal takes place in the same pick up areas exactly two hours earlier than your family’s normal pick up window.
What if I have children in multiple programs? For instance, one child in Upper El and one in Primary?
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