RBS Principal’s
Notes
August 26, 2019
It was great to
see everyone here this afternoon for Meet and Greet! Both students and parents seemed very excited
for the first day. Please know that the
RBS staff is looking forward to tomorrow as well, and that we will take very
good care of your children. We
understand that students and parents have some stress and anxiety on the first
day of school, and we will take extra measures to ensure that everyone kicks
off the start of the school year on a positive note!
In preparation for
tomorrow, I wanted to send along some helpful information:
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
Morning Drop-Off:
When transporting
your child to Riddle Brook School between 7:30 a.m. and 7:50 a.m., you will
drop-off in the oval at the rear entrance of the school. A duty teacher
is available to supervise children at the drop off area beginning at 7:30
a.m. From 7:50 a.m - 8:00 a.m., you will drop off at the playground/main
entrance. I would recommend arriving by 7:50 as often as possible as
traffic can get backed up at the front of the school. If the children
arrive late to their rooms (due to traffic) they will still be marked tardy.
The academic day begins at 8:00 AM. If you arrive after 8:00 AM, you must
park in Visitor Parking and accompany your child to the office to sign a
clipboard noting his/her tardiness. Your
child will receive a pass from the office to be given to his/her teacher.
In order to
avoid traffic back up and being marked tardy, the best course of action is to
take the bus or arrive at 7:30 AM.
Afternoon Parent Pick-Up:
Please click HERE
for Parent Pick-Up procedures.
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.
