3 through Grade Three beginning at 10:45 a.m. and running through 1:15 p.m. You will receive your child’s grade level designated lunch time at the beginning of the school year. Dismissal If your child’s regularly scheduled dismissal routine must change on any given day, you must write that change on a signed and dated note and send it to school in the morning with your child to turn in to their teacher. For your child’s safety it is best to write a note in advance. Do not rely on phone calls to relay your change in dismissal procedures, as our office staff need to remain focused on overseeing dismissal safety. Bus Buses arrive for dismissal between 2:45 p.m. and 3:15 p.m. Bus riders will be escorted to the gym by teachers and assistants, forming bus lines. Car Riders Parents/guardians, who will be transporting their children daily, must obtain a Car Tag Release Form prior to receiving their car tags. This release may be obtained in our school office beginning on the date of our Open House. Cars move through the continuous car loop, while the adults in charge escort the children to the cars as they pull up to the designated area. For the safety of all, please do not pull around a car in line ahead of you. Car riders will only be dismissed through the car rider loop. For safety reasons, you may not park your car in the parking lot and come into the office to sign out your child. Students will only be released to the cars with appropriate tags. Parents may not sign students out of the front office between 2:30 – 3:15. Visitors We require that all visitors to Willards Elementary School report to the school's office. When signing in at any Wicomico County Public School, all visitors are required to present their driver’s license or a state issued identification card. This license/card will be scanned to check for persons who may not enter public schools. Once you have been cleared by the electronic system, you will receive a Visitor’s Sticker to be worn while you are in the building. All staff members will look for this sticker on any non-employee or ask the person to return to the office. Also, remember that instruction and learning is happening in the classrooms. Cell phones and younger children can be distracting to our students. For this reason, we ask that you turn off all cell phones and make other arrangements for siblings during the time of your visit. Please understand that some of the visitor guidelines may change throughout the school year as a result of our current pandemic. Families will be notified on school messenger if and when changes must occur. Student Recognition Awards assemblies will be held at the end of each marking period for grades First through Third. All grade levels will have a completion ceremony at the end of the year. The dates and times for the assemblies will be posted in the Dolphin Press, our school newsletter. Outstanding Attendance Students who are absent three days or less will receive a certificate of outstanding attendance at the end of year ceremonies. Academic Awards Each quarter, students earning an A, B, O or S in all major content subject areas on their report card will receive the Academic Achievement Award. Students earning an “A” or an “O” in
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