Office Notes

 

Arrival and Dismissal Procedures

MORNING PRESCHOOL

Arrival

• Morning arrival time is between 8:50 – 9:00.
  • Please walk your child to the main entrance. A staff member will meet you there and will help your child get to their classroom.
• If your child is riding a bus, they will receive assistance getting off the bus and going to their classroom.

Dismissal

• Pick-Up is at 11:35. Please bring a driver's license or state-issued ID.  The staff will check your ID and then sign-out your child before you depart. 
• If your child is riding a bus, they will receive assistance getting on the bus.

AFTERNOON PRESCHOOL 

Arrival

• Mid-day drop-off is at 1:05 on the upper level.  
  • Please walk your child to the main entrance.  A staff member will meet you there and will help your child get to their classroom.
  • Note:  Both left and right-hand turns can be made from the parking lot exit lane on Route 118. 
• If your child is riding a bus, they will receive assistance getting off the bus and going to their classroom.

Dismissal

• Pick-Up is at 3:35pm. Please bring a driver's license or state-issued ID.  The staff will check your ID and then sign-out your child before you depart.
  • If you have school-age children (grades K – 4) and you plan to also pick them up, please let us know if you would like your school-age child to be at the preschool pick-up area.
• If your child is riding a bus, they will receive assistance getting on the bus.

 

KINDERGARTEN – GRADE 4

Students are not permitted to arrive at school before 8:50 am as adult supervision is not available until that time.  Our instructional day begins at 9:05 am.  Dismissal is at 3:35 pm.  Any students arriving later than 9:05 am or needing to leave before 3:35 pm must be signed in or out of the main office. 

For safety purposes, students will not be dismissed to an adult other than their parent/guardian unless the parent has contacted the school either by phone or in writing.  If the school cannot contact a parent/guardian in the event of an emergency, an emergency contact will be called and asked to pick up the student. 

• Arrival
•  Please use District-provided transportation.
• If you choose to transport your child you will follow the procedures below.  Please note, morning arrival time is between 8:50 and 9:00.  Students need to be in their classroom by 9:05.

• Dismissal
•  Please use District-provided transportation.  
• If you choose to transport your child you will follow the procedures below:
  • Pick-ups will begin at 3:35.
  • ANYONE (even parents) PICKING UP A CHILD SHOULD BRING THEIR DRIVERS LICENSE OR STATE-ISSUED ID TO SPEED UP THE PROCESS. 

Regular School Hours        AM Preschool                                     9:05 am – 11:35 am

                                           PM Preschool                                     1:05 pm – 3:35 pm

                                           Grades K – 4                                      9:05 am – 3:35 pm                         

 

PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGES THAT OCCUR TO OUR REGULAR SCHEDULE:  

2 HOUR DELAYED OPENING DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER:

• No A.M. Preschool
• P.M. Preschool:  1:05 pm – 3:35 pm
• K – 4 School hours:  11:05 a.m. – 3:35 pm

 

1:00 EARLY DISMISSAL:

• A.M. Preschool hours:  9:05 am – 10:45 am
• P.M. Preschool hours: 11:20 am – 1:00 pm
• K – 4 School hours: 9:05 am – 1:00 pm

EARLY DISMISSAL DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER:

PRESCHOOL

• No PM Preschool

• AM Preschool:
  • Students that are transported by a parent/guardian are dismissed at 11:35.
  • Students that ride District transportation are served a cafeteria lunch free of charge and dismissed at 1:00 p.m.
  • Unless otherwise requested by a parent, students will go to a normal scheduled drop-off destination via their regularly scheduled mode of transportation with all other grades at 1:00.

GRADES K - 4

• • School hours: 9:05 a.m.- 1:00 p.m.
  • Unless otherwise requested by a parent, students will go to their normal scheduled drop-off destination via their regularly scheduled mode of transportation at 1:00.

All Star Transportation provides transportation for Region 10 students.  

Contact Information: 
529 Burlington Road
Burlington, CT 06013

phone:  860-605-9285
fax:  860-605-9287

hours:  5:00 am - 5:00 pm

The Region 10 Board of Education requires one permanent Monday through Friday pick-up and drop-off schedule for students along established bus routes.  A written request must be submitted to the Harwinton Consolidated School office in the event a permanent change to a pick-up or drop-off schedule is needed during a school year.  This form should be used:  R10 Elementary Transportation Form. Changes can take up to two weeks. The LGS office staff will notify families of the change date after the request is processed.  

The Transportation Form can be dropped off, sent via Fax (860-673-3721) or emailed to Nancy Hamilton at hamiltonn@region10ct.org.