Arrival and Departure

For safety reasons, students may not be dropped off or arrive prior to 8:40 am when Pennell staff members are available to supervise students. Students arriving at school later than 8:50 am must report to the office to pick up a late slip before going to the classroom.

• During arrival, please enter through our Richard Road entrance.
• Families dropping off kindergartners should utilize the second right turn and the door on the side of the building.
• Pull up as close to the side-door as possible along the sidewalk and let your child exit the vehicle.
• Resist the urge to exit your vehicle to say goodbye creating a traffic delay.
• Remain in a single file line and refrain from pulling around vehicles creating more than a single line due to space limitations.
• Make a LEFT TURN ONLY exiting the kindergarten line to avoid creating a traffic blockage for incoming 1st – 5th grade families utilizing our other incoming lane.
• After making a left-hand turn, please drive around the back of the school building using the exit that leads directly to Pennell Road.
• Cars should never turn around and exit through our main entrance.
• Families may not drop off students in front of the school while buses are arriving (8:30 –8:50am). However, students who arrive late after 8:50 AM should be dropped off at the front office.

For dismissal, Kindergarten parents/guardians will follow the same procedure all of our car riders follow.  Please see below.

For safety reasons, students may not be dropped off or arrive prior to 8:40 am when Pennell staff members are available to supervise students. Students who are driven to school in the morning should be dropped off at our back entrance located to the rear of our school building inside our fenced in basketball court area.

• During arrival, please enter through our Richard Road entrance and make the first right turn at the beginning of the parking area.
• Continue around the back of the building and enter the fenced in area in a single lane.
• Pull as far as possible along the sidewalk close to the playground and let your child exit the vehicle.
• Resist the urge to exit your vehicle to say goodbye creating a traffic delay.
• Remain in a single file line and refrain from pulling around vehicles creating a dangerous environment for our students and families.
• Make a LEFT TURN ONLY exiting the fenced in area and use the exit that leads directly to Pennell Road.
• Families may not drop off students in front of the school while buses are arriving (8:30 – 8:50 am), however, students arriving late after 8:50 am should be dropped off at the front office.

Kindergarten - 5th grade students who will be driven off campus will exit the school building through our recess yard door (the same door used at am drop off)  at 3:25 pm.

• K-5th grade families should enter campus through our Richard Road entrance, making the first right and proceeding around the back of the school building to park in our two parking lots closest to Pennell Road.
• There are limited additional parking spaces available behind the school building.  
• There will be a face to face release on the recess yard (the black top) for all K thru 5th grade students using the blue name cards provided.  
• When ready to leave, please exit the parking area through the road that leads directly to Pennell Road.  
• Any necessary changes for students to their typical dismissal procedures should be sent to school with students in writing signed by a parent or guardian, or emailed to the teacher, principal, and office staff.