Parent Information

GENERAL PROCEDURES

Morning: Beginning at 7:30 use the rear (not the main) driveway for unloading. Students cannot exit your vehicle until you are in the unloading zone and signaled to unload by duty personnel. Parents cannot park or leave their car unattended at any time. All visitors must report to the office for a visitor’s badge before entering the school building.

Breakfast: Begins at 7:30. Students eating breakfast must arrive before 8:00. (Pre-K and kindergarten students will be escorted by school personnel from the car line to their classrooms and/or breakfast. Older students will be supervised by staff members as they make their way to the lunchroom or classroom.)

Daily Schedule: 8:00 AM - Tardy Bell , 2:45 PM Dismissal Bell

Afternoon Dismissal: For safety reasons, the car pick-up line cannot enter the campus until 2:30. Please enter campus at the rear driveway entrance (same as the morning drop-off line) . We continue to require all parents to remain in their cars at all times to make the afternoon pick-up process faster. Car riders will be dismissed beginning at 2:45 PM from the gym. You should have clearly visible your child's name tag (provided by the school) in your windshield. Your child will then be called by name and escorted by an adult from the gym. No one will be able to pick up your child unless they have a school-issued name tag. We do realize that changes in plans may arise, so we ask that you please PROVIDE A NOTE IN WRITING TO YOUR CHILD'S TEACHER OR CALL THE OFFICE AT 316-8600. All students must be off campus by 3:00. At no time can a car be parked or left unattended on the back campus.

Parent Visitors: For the safety of your child, all visitors must report to the office in the front of the school for a visitor’s badge before entering the school building at any time. Always enter through the main front doors of the school.

Bus Riders: If your child will be riding a bus, please stop by or call the front office to get the bus number. It is VERY IMPORTANT that your child be able to recognize the actual number on the VERY FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL! The children, as well as the teachers, will feel more secure on the first day of school by knowing how they will get home!

Tardy/Early Dismissals. During the school day, you may use the main entrance to bring your child to school late or pick-up your child early for a doctor’s appointment. You must park in a regular parking space or visitor’s space and enter the front door of the school. Please do not park on the curb. Again, all visitors must report to the office for a visitor’s badge before entering the school building

PE Days: Please be sure your child wears tennis shoes on these days.

Lunch: Please see check the Lowndes County Schools' website for prices. For your convenience, you may pay for breakfast and lunch online via the HES website or our classroom website by following the link on the navigation bar.

Students may choose to bring their lunch from home. Please put your child’s name on their lunchbox in a visible area. NO canned drinks are allowed at any time. You may send a juice box or water that your child can open independently or send 50¢ each day if your child would like to purchase milk, juice, or water to drink with their lunch from home. Please do not send any money to school for lunch or breakfast unless it is in an envelope marked with your child's name, my name, and your child's child's lunch number. If at any time you should have a question about your child’s lunch account, please contact the lunchroom directly at 794-1566. Teachers DO NOT open lunch envelopes nor keep a record of lunch money that is sent in. These envelopes are sent to the lunchroom cashier unopened.