08/20/2026
Hi, Primary families! We’ve had a great start to the school year! 💙💛
🎥 Please watch our Drop-Off & Pick-Up Reminders:
https://youtu.be/LwM96Fgow1E
With almost **500 little Pirates** arriving and leaving each day, everyone following the same procedures helps keep our students safe and our lines moving!
🚗 **MORNING DROP-OFF**
⏰ Car lines on **Pine Tree Road and Silver Falls Road open at 7:00 a.m.** You may use EITHER line in the morning.
Before entering the unloading area, please have your child:
🎒 Backpack and water bottle ready
🚙 Unbuckled and ready to exit
➡️ Sitting on the side closest to the building/sidewalk
When staff open the door, students should be ready to **exit independently and walk into the building**.
If your child needs extra time to get ready, please park, get situated, and then rejoin the line.
❤️ **Having a Hard Morning?**
If your child is having difficulty getting out, you may take another lap or park for a few minutes and try again.
Staff will happily encourage and verbally prompt students, but for safety, we **cannot reach inside vehicles, pull children out, or carry them inside.** Students using the car line must be able to exit and walk into the building independently.
⏰ **REMEMBER 7:29!**
Our car lines close at **7:30 a.m.** To use the car line, you must reach the checkpoint by **7:29**:
📍 **Silver Falls:** Be OVER the large speed bump.
📍 **Pine Tree Road:** Be AT the stop sign leading into the drop-off area.
If you have not reached the checkpoint before 7:30, please drive to the main office and walk your child inside.
🚶 Walk-in drop-off is available at the office from **7:20–7:30 a.m.** This is a drop-and-go area, and parking is limited.
⚠️ **Beginning Monday, students arriving at 7:31 a.m. or later will be counted tardy.**
🚌 **BUS TRANSPORTATION**
Buses generally arrive around **7:10 a.m.** If you would like to add bus transportation, stop by the office to complete the paperwork. Please allow approximately **3 business days** for processing.
📚 **WHY 7:30 MATTERS**
Students eat breakfast, complete morning work, and get settled before announcements begin at **7:45**. Arriving on time helps every Pirate start the day ready to learn!
🚙 **AFTERNOON PICK-UP**
🔄 **Transportation Changes**
Changes must be:
📝 Sent in a written note
📱 Sent to your child’s teacher through Seesaw
🏫 Made in person through the office
☎️ **Transportation changes will NOT be accepted over the phone.**
Please notify your child’s teacher of changes **before 1:00 p.m.**
The office closes for early pickups at **2:30 p.m.** so we can prepare for dismissal. If you forgot your car tag, you may still stop by for another one.
🚗 **AFTERNOON CAR LINE**
Car line begins at **2:45 p.m.** on Pine Tree Road and Silver Falls Road.
🏷️ Have your **school-issued car tag clearly displayed**.
Beginning at 2:45, staff enter car-tag names so students can be lined up inside **in the same order as the cars outside**.
➡️ Please follow staff directions about which car to follow and where to move. Even if another spot looks open, **stay in the order assigned by staff** because your child is being lined up inside based on that order.
🚙 We begin loading at **2:55 p.m.**
Please remember:
🏷️ Display your car tag
➡️ Follow staff directions
🚗 Stay in your assigned order
⬆️ Pull forward when directed
👀 Watch for staff and children
⏰ **All students must be picked up by 3:15 p.m.**
🚌 **BUS & DAYCARE RIDERS**
Bus riders are called and loaded one bus at a time. Daycare riders are called and loaded into their assigned vans.
Dismissal may take a little longer during the first few weeks as everyone learns our routines. Thank you for your patience!
🎈 **QUICK REMINDER**
**MORNING:** Ready before the line • Independent out of the car • Checkpoint by **7:29**
**AFTERNOON:** Car tag displayed • Follow staff directions • Picked up by **3:15**
Thank you for helping us safely move almost **500 little Pirates** each day! 💙💛
**It’s a great day to be a Pirate! 🏴☠️**
🚗🎈 **Pine Tree Primary Drop-Off & Pick-Up Reminders**Please watch...
