START AND END TIME

Hampden Meadows School

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START TIME: 7:45

END OF DAY 2:20

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Arrival

Procedures

Bus Arrival (7:20-7:35)

• All busses will unload at the side of the building on Kent Street.�
• Students will go directly to the hallway outside their homerooms and be supervised by teacher assistants until 7:35 at which point they will enter their classrooms.�
• Adults will be stationed at the doors.

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Walkers and Bikers Arrival (7:25-7:40)

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• Walkers and bikers coming from the SOWAMS neighborhood will enter through the door next to the music room to avoid crossing through the parking lots. All others will enter through the front of the building.����

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Car Drop off Arrival 7:20-7:40

• Cars will pull in through the front driveway on New Meadow Rd and pull ALL THE WAY UP to the end . Drivers are asked to stay to the right and students are to safely, and quickly, exit from the passenger side. Students can enter the building through either of the front doors. There will be a staff member there to greet them.

Car Drop off Arrival 7:20-7:40

DRIVERS MUST TURN RIGHT out of our driveway in order to ensure a smooth flow of traffic.

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Dismissal

Procedures

Dismissal�2:20 PM�

Students who ride the bus and attend Kids Junction are called first.

Students who are being picked up by their parents are then called to the Kent St. side of the building.

Next, students who walk or ride a bike home are dismissed. There will be a crossing guard on New Meadow and on Kent Street. Please note, walkers and bikers leaving to the SOWAMS neighborhood will exit through the door next to the Music Room.

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Car Pick-up Dismissal

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• When car pick up students are called, they will be directed to a holding area on the Kent Street side of the building. Kent St will be closed to incoming traffic so cars will line up on the left coming from Sowams Rd facing New Meadow Rd. Teacher assistants will be outside monitoring this process.
• Please place a large paper in the dashboard of your car stating your child’s first and last name. This will allow us to call the children in advance and keep the pick up line moving.
• IF YOU ARE PICKING UP YOUR CHILD BY CAR, PLEASE DO NOT DISMISS THEM AS A WALKER. THIS IS FOR SAFETY PURPOSES!

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Dismissal Reminder

Any changes to your child’s dismissal routine during the school year must be communicated to the main office before 1:30 pm. Please email or call the main office with any necessary changes and our secretaries will assist you.

hmsattendance@barringtonschools.org

HMS main office: 401-247-3166

Important Bus Information

We cannot accept notes or approve any notes for changes in bus transportation. Any changes must be requested on our district website (bus stop request / review form). Our transportation handbook can be found on the district website or by clicking this link.

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Students MUST board and unload the bus only at their assigned stops. BPS can change a student’s assigned bus route to accommodate child care situations. Please visit the BPS website and complete the Bus Stop Change Request Form. However, students can only be assigned to one (1) bus/stop Monday - Friday for the morning and one (1) bus/stop Monday - Friday for the afternoon. Students cannot alternate buses. Requests for bus stop changes, for convenience's sake, cannot be accommodated.

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