Children should not arrive at school before 8:05 a.m. This is very important because there is no playground supervision before that time. All children should go to the playground side of the building in the morning, the side opposite the parking lot. Once the children arrive at school they are not to leave the playground for any reason.
Parents who drive kindergarten children to school and wait with them should arrive after 8:20 a.m. Our hilltop can get very crowded in the morning, and by 8:20 the buses will have come and gone, and the children will all be entering the building.
If the weather is rainy or very cold, a red flag will be displayed in front of the building to indicate that all children are to go to the gymnasium. They should enter the gym directly from the side entrance.
Children are dismissed from their classrooms by destination and method of transportation. Parents who are picking up their children must wait in the back of the building. All riders are first dismissed to the gym where they are lined up by grade level. They are then led out to meet their parents one grade level at a time. We will not allow a child to walk to a vehicle without an adult accompanying him/her.
Children who ride buses or day care vans are notified on the intercom when their transportation arrives, and at that time walk to their bus or van.
Children who walk home are dismissed last and exit through the back door of the school. Every child is expected to go home on his/her own bus or along his/her regular walking route unless the child's parent sends a note to school stating other plans.
No parents are allowed in the building at dismissal. This is another safety issue. We cannot possibly know every parent by sight and do not want strangers walking through the building. As indicated above, you are to meet your child at the back door if you are driving or walking him/her home. If you are picking your child up early, come to the school office. All children leaving early must be signed out by the adult who comes to get them.
This year New Morning Schools, Inc. is running an after school program at Parker-Varney from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. This program has been approved by the Manchester School Board. Parents who are interested in the program should contact New Morning directly at 669-3591.
*There is more infomation about this program on our Special Programs page.
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