The first day of school is Thursday, September 4, 2025.

• It is especially important to teach your child his/her class code prior to coming to school.  Class codes are a three-digit number. Most of the codes have the first number representing the grade of the class.    i.e., second grade classes are 201, 202, 203

• Parents should have received their child’s class code on their June report card. 

• If you have not received the report card, parents can find the report card on their My Student account. 

• If you are new to the John Golden family, do not worry! There will be staff greeting families at the door to provide class codes if needed.

• Please make sure your child can provide his/her first and last name, as it appears on the school records. 

• Please make sure all clothing, bookbags, supplies, lunchboxes, and water bottles are labeled with your child's name.  All school supply lists are posted on the school’s website homepage. For students in grades 1-5, students should only bring schools supplies that they can carry independently. It is perfectly fine to bring in supplies across multiple days.

For September 4th and 5th: 

• Doors will open at 7:30 am for students in Grades 2 to Grade 5 at Exit 5.

• Students in Kindergarten and First Grade will enter through Exit 8 at 8:00 am. Parents will be able to bring their child and their supplies to their classroom these two days. Parents will be allowed to stay for about 15 minutes to meet the teacher and see the classroom. Parents will be asked to leave by 8:15 am via Exit 8.

• Students in Kindergarten and first grade will have a “Grab and Go” breakfast in the classroom.  Students in grades 2-5 may eat in the cafeteria before finding their seat in the auditorium. 

• 3K students will enter the building from Exit 2 at 8:30 am.

• Pre-K students will enter the school building from Exit 2 at 8:00 am.

September 8th: ALL STUDENTS K-5 WILL ENTER THE BUILDING VIA EXIT 5

• Between 7:30 and 8:00 am, students in Grades 2-5 will sit in the auditorium waiting for teachers to pick up their class. Students in K & 1, will sit in the cafeteria.

• Rows and tables will be labeled with the class codes. Please be sure your child knows his/her class code. 

• 3K and Pre-K will continue to use EXIT 2 to enter the building at 8:00 am. 

Students will be dismissed at the doors according to the following schedule.  Parents, please make sure to provide ample space from the exit so children can be dismissed safely. Please make sure the person who is picking up your child is on the Blue Emergency Card. If the person is not on the Blue Emergency Card, we will not dismiss the child to that person.