HHES Arrival
Walkers (Main Entrance)
All walkers should enter the school through the main entrance.
8:40-8:55am: Staff members will supervise students as they arrive
8:55am: Students arriving after 8:55 will be considered late and will need to:
• Ring the bell at the main entrance to be admitted into school.
• Report directly to the main office to sign in.
• All families should teach their children proper safety precautions when walking to school:
o Stay on the designated route.
o Stay on sidewalks.
o Look both ways before crossing a street.
Car Riders (Main Entrance):
• Drivers enter the parking lot from Hares Hill Road and stay to the right following signs to loop around to the car loop lane.
• 8:40am: Doors open and staff members will be waiting on the sidewalk to greet students.
Please note:
• Students can only exit a car if the car has reached the sidewalk area. Staff members will direct drivers and students when they should exit the car.
• Drivers may not pass other cars. Please wait until all students are completely unloaded and follow the car in front of you.
• Students arriving after 8:55 will be considered late. Parents or guardians must park in the lot and walk their children into the building. Upon entering the main office, please complete a tardy slip.
Bus Riders:
• Buses will unload at 8:40 from the bus loop at the side entrance of the building and staff members will supervise students as they enter the building.
Before Care:
• Parents or guardians must park and escort their children into the building at the main entrance.
• Parents cannot pull up to the front door when dropping off students early.
• Parents or guardians will be greeted by a YMCA staff member.
HHES Dismissal
Please ensure that your child’s dismissal status is updated. If there is a discrepancy, such as a parent in the car line and PUP indicating the student is a bus rider, the parent must park and report to the main office to retrieve their student.
Car Rider Dismissal
• Drivers enter the parking lot from Hares Hill Road and stay to the right following signs to loop around to the car loop lane.
• Place the placard (distributed at Open House and by the office) on your windshield.
• Dismissal will begin at 3:35 PM and end at approximately 3:50 PM.
• Parents/Guardians should arrive in the car line only during the designated times.
• Students will be assembled in the gym. As families are identified by their placards, students will be sent out to the car loop.
Please be aware of the staff members on duty. Staff members are working to make sure everyone is safe. Ahere to their directions and stay attentive while in the car rider line.
To expedite the dismissal process, we are asking all families to pick up their child and continue through the line quickly. This is not a time to chat with teachers and staff on duty or with other families in the car line.
Please Note:
• Drivers should not be on their cell phones during pick up to facilitate a safe and speedy dismissal.
• Students can only enter a car if the car has reached the sidewalk area. Staff members will direct drivers and students when to enter the car.
• Drivers may not pass other cars.
Walker Dismissal
All walkers will report to the main entrance and check out with a staff member. They will then use the sidewalks to walk home. Please discuss the following with your students if they are walkers.
• Stay on the designated route.
• Stay on sidewalks.
• Look both ways before crossing a street.
• Do not change plans without notifying their families.