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New Student Orientation

2022-2023 School Year

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Introductions

  • Anthony Esposito, Principal
  • Courtney Madden, Assistant Principal
  • Howard Carter, Assistant Principal

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Introductions

  • Krissy Rainer, School Counselor (Grades PreK-2)
  • Alesia Richter, School Counselor (Grades 3-5)

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Fun Facts

LaSwan James

Success Factors

Kindness Grant

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Arrival & Dismissal �Procedures

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Arrival

  • Students may arrive at 8:25am
  • Please do not send students prior to 8:25am. Staff will not be on site to supervise prior to 8:25am.
  • Students will line up and enter at different locations around the building.
    • PreK and K at the front of the building (Main Doors)
    • 1st grade at the front of the building (1st Grade Hallway Doors)
    • 2nd grade at the Art Room Doors (back of the building)
    • 3rd grade at the Music Room Doors (back of the building)
    • 4th grade at the Gym Doors (back of the building)
    • 5th at the front of the building (5th Grade Hallway Doors)

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Rock Coast Road

Cedar Lane

Lower

Parking Lot

Bus Loop

Upper Parking Lot

Field

2nd

3rd

PreK/K

1st

Car Loop

Swansfield

Elementary School

Blacktop Area

Small Blacktop

Blacktop

Area

ARRIVAL MAP

5th

4th

Extra Staff

Extra Staff

Extra Staff

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Arrival Safety

  • Staff members will be positioned at each grade level door.
  • Staff will also be positioned around the building to be sure all students are safe when walking to doors at the back of the building.
  • Staff members will be at the car loop to help/assist students in getting to the correct location.
  • Staff will be labeling student’s backpacks with a bus tag on the first day of school. Please DO NOT remove the bus tag.
  • Kindergarten students will have a second bus tag to indicate they are Kindergarten age.

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Dismissal

  • Car riders & Daycare pickup will be dismissed through the car loop.

*Please note on the arrival & dismissal diagrams – NO LEFT TURN into the car loop.

  • Bus riders will line up inside the school and be dismissed through the doors at the front of the building.
  • All walkers will exit through the back of the building at the school blacktop/playground.
  • Signs for each grade level area will be posted in the windows to assist parents with pick up.

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Rock Coast Road

Cedar Lane

Lower

Parking Lot

Bus Loop

Upper Parking Lot

Field

Car Loop

Swansfield

Elementary School

Blacktop Area

Small Blacktop

Blacktop

Area

DISMISSAL MAP

BUS

BUS

PreK/K

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

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Grade Level Colors

  • All grade levels have an assigned color for 22-23 school year.
    • Pre-K & K – RED
    • 1st – Orange
    • 2nd – Purple
    • 3rd - Yellow
    • 4th – Green
    • 5th - Blue
  • Arrival and Dismissal Signs are color coded to match each grade level.
  • Arrival signs are posted on the assigned entry doors.
  • Dismissal signs are on the windows at the back of the building.

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Transportation Reminders

  • Please be sure to complete the SES Transportation Survey
  • Paper copies and QR codes are available on students desks today
  • Dismissal often takes longer during the first week of school
    • Arrive at your bus stop early in the morning, but expect it to be late
    • Arrive at your child’s bus stop early in the afternoon, but expect it to be late

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Breakfast

  • All students will be offered an OPTIONAL free breakfast in the morning when they enter the building.
  • Students will be eating breakfast in the classroom.
  • If you do not want your child to eat breakfast in the classroom, please talk with them about declining breakfast.

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Lunch

  • Complete the Lunch Survey if you have not already done so
  • If a family does not complete the survey, students will automatically be seated indoors.
  • Outdoor seating is available for all students weather and staffing permitting

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Back to School Night

Wednesday, August 31st

  • In-Person
    • 5:30-6:00pm: MINC & Gifted & Talented Info Session
    • 6:00-6:45pm: RECC, Grades K-2nd
    • 6:45-7:30pm: Grades 3rd - 5th

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1ST

2ND

3rd

5TH

4TH

K