Harwinton Consolidated School

MORNING PRESCHOOL

Arrival

• Morning arrival time is between 8:50 – 9:00.
• Morning drop-off is on the upper level.  Vehicles should pull into the upper-level driveway on the side closest to Bentley Drive.Cars need to pull all the way up to the car in front of them to avoid a back-up of traffic.  
  • Please walk your child to the exterior door closest to the preschool classrooms. A staff member will meet you there and will help your child get to their classroom.
  • Note: Both left and right-hand turns can be made from the parking lot exit lane on Route 118.
• If your child is riding a bus, they will receive assistance getting off the bus and going to their classroom.

Dismissal

• Pick-Up is at 11:35 on the upper level at the exterior door closest to the preschool classroom.  (this is also the morning drop-off area) There is a sign posted at the sidewalk that leads to the door.  Please bring a drivers license or state-issued ID.  The staff will check your ID and then sign-out your child before you depart. 
• If your child is riding a bus, they will receive assistance getting on the bus.

AFTERNOON PRESCHOOL 

Arrival

• Mid-day drop-off is at 1:05 on the upper level.  Vehicles should pull into the upper-level driveway on the side closest to Bentley Drive.  Cars need to pull all the way up to the car in front of them to avoid a back-up of traffic.  
  • Please walk your child to the exterior door closest to the preschool classrooms.  A staff member will meet you there and will help your child get to their classroom.
  • Note:  Both left and right-hand turns can be made from the parking lot exit lane on Route 118. 
• If your child is riding a bus, they will receive assistance getting off the bus and going to their classroom.

Dismissal

• Pick-Up is at 3:35 at the first door on the upper level.  Please bring a drivers license or state-issued ID.  The staff will check your ID and then sign-out your child before you depart.
  • If you have school-age children (grades K – 4) and you plan to also pick them up, please let us know if you would like your school-age child to be at the preschool pick-up area.
• If your child is riding a bus, they will receive assistance getting on the bus.

KINDERGARTEN – GRADE 4

Students are not permitted to arrive at school before 8:50 am as adult supervision is not available until that time.  Our instructional day begins at 9:05 am.  Dismissal is at 3:35 pm.  Any students arriving later than 9:05 am or needing to leave before 3:35 pm must be signed in or out of the main office. 

For safety purposes, students will not be dismissed to an adult other than their parent/guardian unless the parent has contacted the school either by phone or in writing.  If the school cannot contact a parent/guardian in the event of an emergency, an emergency contact will be called and asked to pick up the student. 

• Arrival
•  Please use District-provided transportation.
• If you choose to transport your child you will follow the procedures below.  Please note, morning arrival time is between 8:50 and 9:00.  Students need to be in their classroom by 9:05.
  •  Pull in the parking lot on the lower level – turn to the left to follow the driveway around back to the rear of the gym. Park and then walk your child to the door next to the music room. At 8:50 am a staff member will be available to greet your child as they enter the building. Students can proceed to their classrooms independently after they enter the building.

• Dismissal
•  Please use District-provided transportation.  
• If you choose to transport your child you will follow the procedures below:
  • Student Pick-Up is in the back of the lower-level building. Pick-ups will begin at 3:35.
  • ANYONE (even parents) PICKING UP A CHILD SHOULD BRING THEIR DRIVERS LICENSE OR STATE-ISSUED ID TO SPEED UP THE PROCESS.