RBS Principal’s Notes
August 26, 2020
The RBS staff is looking forward to our 1st days of in-person instruction tomorrow (L-Z) and Friday (A-K). Please know that we will take very good care of your children! We understand that students and parents have some stress on these first days of school, and we will take extra measures to ensure that everyone kicks off the school year on a positive note!
In preparation for tomorrow, I wanted to send along some helpful reminders/information:
Parent Resource Documents
RBS Welcome & Orientation Video
Principal/Parent Communication
As my primary form of communication, I will be sending you an email update every week—typically on Friday afternoon/evening. The email will include action items (highlighted in yellow), reminders, and other important information. I will also archive all of my notes on the RBS web page (Principal’s News). Parents, it is important that you review these notes each week and act on the action items, when necessary. I appreciate your partnership in this.
Drop-Off and Dismissal Procedures
Drop Off Time
Drop-off begins at 7:45 AM rather than 7:30 AM as we cannot have all of the students on the playground in the morning as we typically do. Students will go directly to their classrooms.
Drop Off & Pick Up Procedures
Drop Off (7:45 AM - 8:00 AM):
Starting at 7:45 AM, parents/guardians will drop off their children at the back circle (as you’ve typically done). Children will need to exit their vehicles on the passenger side. Staff members will be present to help direct traffic and guide children into the building.
Pick-Up (2:20 PM)
By 2:20 PM, students will be in the gym and ready to be dismissed to their parents/guardians' vehicles outside of the two gym doors. Parents/guardians will proceed to the back circle and loop around to the side of the gym. Staff members will be present to help direct traffic and dismiss children. Children will need to enter their vehicles on the passenger side.
Each vehicle should have a clearly labelled and visible sign with the first and last name(s) of the child(ren) being picked up, and parents/guardians must be prepared to show identification until duty people are familiar with you.
*The primary responsibilities for staff members during drop-off and pick-up are to direct traffic and guide students entering and exiting the building, not to unload or load children into vehicles. Please have your children practice exiting and entering your vehicle independently.
PM Buses (Start of School Year)
Typically, for the 1st week and a half or so of school, we call Kindergarten and 1st grade students to line up for their afternoon buses prior to the older students. Consequently, it delays the departure of buses about 10-15 minutes. However, it's worth it in the end as it provides the little ones with a better sense of security and understanding during this hectic time of the day. We appreciate your understanding and patience with this!
Dismissal Information & Identification
When providing dismissal information (i.e. who will be picking up your child(ren) from school), please use proper names instead of grandmother, nanny, neighbor, friend, etc. Staff members doing parent pick-up duty may need to ask for ID for those people they don't know, and therefore need a name to go with the ID. Please be patient with staff members at the start of the year as they get to know parents/care takers.
