Safety Reminders
We strive to make arrival and dismissal as efficient as possible. Please review the procedures below to help ensure the safety of our students, staff, & families. Parents and students, please remember:
Arrival/Dismissal MAP
Please view at this link.
Arrival & Dismissal Times
8:50 AM Staff Supervision Begins
9:00 AM Students Enter Building
9:10 AM Morning Announcements Begin
9:15 AM Students Late After This Time
3:35 PM Afternoon Announcements
3:45 PM Dismissal Begins
4:00 PM Staff Supervision Ends
Morning Procedures
Students may not arrive on school property prior to 8:50 AM.
Students who walk to school may wait under the entrance canopy by grade level beginning at 8:50 AM. Grades PK, K, 1, and 4 are under the main entrance. Grades 2, 3, 5 will be in the courtyard canopy.
If you walk your child to school notice the gray boxes on the map to indicate walker drop off points. The green rectangle around the front of the school is a student only zone for arrival and dismissal.
Families who choose to bring their child(ren) to school by car will follow the route indicated with red arrows. The carloop will not open for drop off until 8:50 AM.
Five cars will stop at the front of the building. All five cars’ students will exit. Families will be directed to move forward when all have exited their cars. Repeat.
Child(ren) will exit from the right side of the car. Staff are there to ensure safety. Children will need to open their own doors. If a parent must open the door, please quickly put the car in park and do so.
School begins at 9:15 AM, but arriving by 9:00 AM, when school doors open, allows the children a chance to eat breakfast, settle-in for the day and reconnect with others. Students are considered tardy/late if they arrive at school after 9:15 AM and need to be escorted to the front office and signed in by an adult.
Afternoon Procedures
Dismissal starts at 3:45 PM - it is essential to pick your child up on time!
Parent/Guardian Reminders
Most students live within easy walking distance of the school, SFES does not have space for parking. At dismissal, car loop traffic can get backed up quickly. We recommend that you walk with your student to and from home, or park in the adjacent Stevens Forest Community Center parking lot and walk over to the school entrance to pick up your student if you chose to pick up your child.
During past school years, we have noticed some families parking on the west side of Stevens Forest Road directly across from the school. These families are then crossing the road at that location, not at one of the crosswalks in either direction.. That action is dangerous! Please use the designated crosswalks or tunnel at Kilimanjaro Road or the crosswalk across from the pool to cross Stevens Forest Road.
Cars will be provided Car Loop tags to ensure student safety and efficiency, please have this posted in a visible location at dismissal each day. All car riders are to use the car loop that moves through the staff parking lot. Forming two lines when you first enter the parking lot and then merge into one line when you turn the corner near the dumpsters. Please view the map depicting this at this link. Keep the following in mind while using the car loop during arrival and dismissal:
Please reach out with any questions or concerns.