Morning: All cars are to enter by Cypress Creek Road Entrance only. All cars then circle around the parking lot to the Service Road that runs in front of the school building. Students are to be dropped off in the Drop-Off Zone along the Service Road. The Drop-Off Zone begins at the end of the school building by the courts, extends along the Service Road, and ends in front of the church, as soon as the car is safely in the boundaries of the drop off zone. All children MUST exit from the passenger side of the car. They are NEVER to exit from the driver side.

Students in K-Grade 4 enter the main school door and line up with their class in the auditorium. Students in Grades 5-8 line up with their class on the courts. On inclement days, students in upper grades line up at their classroom doors.

Morning Drop-Off Courtesy: Please form two parallel lines stretching across the back of the parking lot to help minimize our traffic from backing up onto Cypress Creek Road. Please be considerate of each other and alternate the merge as you approach the Drop-Off Zone.

Afternoon: All cars are to enter by Cypress Creek Road Entrance only and park in the parking lot. PLEASE WAIT UNTIL ALL STUDENTS HAVE STOPPED WALKING, ENTERED THEIR CARS, AND SIGNAL IS GIVEN BEFORE YOU START TO MOVE.

Insist that the student come directly to the car. Do not let the students stand outside the car waiting for you. This causes other drivers to wait. No cars are to leave the parking lot until the signal is given. DO NOT BACKUP AT ANY TIME IN PARKING LOT UNLESS DIRECTED. If you know your carpool students will be late coming out of school, please park down toward the Church. Parents with “little ones” waiting to pick up students are requested to keep the little children in their cars. There is moving traffic in the parking lot. It is very dangerous to have the children playing on the parking lot. We ask your cooperation in this matter for the safety of all our children.

N.B. Please follow the directions of those directing traffic at all times.

Crossing Guards will be on duty at Ritchie Highway from 7:50 to 8:10 in the morning and from 2:50 to 3:10 in the afternoon. Please obey the crossing guards. Students may never cross without the guard.

Walkers/Car Riders: It is designated at the beginning of the year whether your child is a walker or a car rider. No change may be made in this procedure without written permission from a parent. Phone calls will not be an acceptable substitute. Children who walk must maintain orderly conduct in school, on the street, and at crossings.

Bicycles: Children whose parents permit them to ride bikes to school must
obey the following procedures:

a. No student may carry another student on his/her bike.
b. Owners must provide their own locks.
c. In the morning students are to enter the property using the Cypress Creek entrance
d. At dismissal, bike riders ride behind the walking line to the corner and obey the
traffic regulations at crossings and along the street.
e. Students must wear a bike helmet in keeping with Maryland law regarding bike
safety.

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