Arrival & Dismissal

• Pre-K: Parent/guardian drops off in the auditorium at 8:15am
• Kindergarten - Grade 4: Drop-off is at the schoolyard gate entrance on Prospect Avenue. Parents are not allowed to enter the schoolyard as this area gets very full. Each class will have a designated spot to line up and meet their teacher.
• Grade 5: Enter building through the 17th St entrance at 8:15am without a parent/guardian and go directly to assigned classroom.
• Arrival is recommended between 8:10–8:15 am for a timely start to the day. 
• The schoolyard gates open at 8:00am.
• During inclement or freezing weather the arrival plan will be:
  • Kindergarten: Enter via the middle doors into the cafeteria, where their teachers will be waiting to receive them in their designated lunchtime areas.
  • Grades 1 and 2: Enter through the smaller gate closest to the playground area. They will proceed to the auditorium, where their teachers will be waiting to receive them in assigned areas.
  • Grades 3 and 4: Enter through our accessible (ramp) entrance in the schoolyard and will be allowed to walk directly up to their classrooms, where their teachers will be ready to welcome them.
  • Grade 5: Enter through their normal entrance (on 17th Street) and proceed to their classrooms.
• Please say goodbye to your children before they get close to the gate/doors to avoid a traffic build up.
• If you’re late: Children who arrive late, after classes have gone upstairs, should enter through 7th Ave into the lobby.

Early drop off begins at 7:30am. Please enter through the 7th Ave/17th St doors for early drop off. There is no cost to early drop off, as it's subsidized by the PTA.

Breakfast is offered free to all children starting at 7:30am in the cafeteria. Please note, parents may not stay with their children during breakfast. This month's breakfast menu can be found here »

If you need to pick your child up early from school, enter via the main lobby and check in at the security desk. They will send you up to the main office where they will call for your child. When possible you should let your teacher know in advance about early pick up plans.

All students are dismissed at 2:35 pm at the locations listed below.  Any adult other than the primary caregiver who picks up a child must be authorized to do so by being listed on that child’s Blue Card, which is sent home at the beginning of the year.  Copies of the Blue Card are filed in both the Main Office and each child’s classroom. Teachers will not release a child to anyone not listed on the Blue Card. If plans necessitate that someone other than an adult listed on the Blue Card must pick up your child, you MUST telephone the main office at (718) 965-1190 to make arrangements.

Please plan accordingly in order to arrive on time for dismissal. If you're late your child will be escorted to the Auditorium for late pickup. Caregivers must access late pickup via the main lobby.

Pickup Locations:

• Pre-K: 17th St at Exit 7 towards 8th Ave.
• Grades K-4:  In the school yard on Prospect Avenue, rain or shine. Students are escorted outside by their teachers.  Parents/caregivers wait outside the double gate until they see their child’s class, then enter the school yard and exit with their child as directed. Please do NOT remove your child from the line without a visual or verbal cue from the teacher. It is important to comply with the flow of traffic, which may vary according to weather/yard conditions.
• Grade 5: 7th Ave Exit 3. Parents/caregivers wait on 7th Ave.