Bulldog Bulletin
August 2, 2021
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Car Rider Information
MORNING:
- Front Doors open at 7:00 am. Please do not drop off students until staff are visible to supervise!
- Students can go to the cafeteria until 7:30 for breakfast. The cafeteria closes for breakfast at 7:30.
- ALL students must be dropped off through the car rider lane at the front doors. Students should not be dropped off in the parking lot to walk across the car lane. This is dangerous for our students and staff and will not be allowed. Parents may walk students across on occasion if needed for special events or to help with materials.
- The car rider in the mornings is SINGLE lane drop off. Do not pass on the outside lane.
AFTERNOON:
- Afternoon car rider line is DOUBLE lanes!! Please wait until 2:00 to pull forward and/or form double lanes.
- Students are lined up inside and dismissed as one group to load cars. Cars should not move until staff motions for movement!
- ALL cars should have a car rider tag with student name displayed in order to call names for dismissal. These will be provided the first day of school!
- Once your child is in your car, please turn on your flashers to indicate to staff that you have your child.
- For the safety of our students and staff, students will not be dismissed to the parking lot. ALL students must be dismissed through the car rider line!
- If your child does not hear his/her name, please pull forward and park in the lot. A staff member will walk your child to you.
Bus Rider Information
- ALL students riding buses should have a bus tag on their backpack with the child's name and address. Teachers will place these on backpacks on the first day of school. Please do not remove them.
- Information regarding Bus Routes can be found here: http://bus.sumnerschools.org/elinkrp/Students/BasicTransBoundarySearch.aspx
- Please encourage your children to be on their BEST behavior for bus rides in order to ensure a safe ride for ALL students!
Breakfast and Lunch
- Breakfast and Lunch are provided for free to ALL students this year!
- Extra snacks can be purchased by students. If you choose to put money in your child's account, please send money to school in an envelope and label it with your child's name!
- We encourage all families who may be eligible to apply for Free/Reduced Lunch through this link: https://frapps.horizonsolana.com/welcome. If you qualify, these benefits can also impact student fees such as field trips fees.
School Hours are 7:40-2:40
Tardies and Early Dismissals
Tardies:
- Students arriving after 7:40 will be counted as tardy.
- Parents should escort their child into school to sign them in if you are tardy.
- Be aware that there is a lot of road construction surrounding the school at this point. The school cannot make exceptions for ongoing road construction as a reason for being tardy.
Early Dismissal:
- Generally, students cannot be dismissed from classrooms after 2:15.
- ANYONE signing out a child will be asked to show ID.
- Students will not be released to any person who is not listed on a student's data card.
Visitors
When visiting BBE, please be ready to show your ID and scan into the building.
- Parents will be invited to events throughout the school year and are welcome to eat lunch with students this year.
- We do ask that ALL visitors stay in the general areas of the building. Parents will not be able to walk back to classrooms in the mornings or after lunch.
- Our students' safety is TOP priority and as such we take screening visitors seriously, please understand this process is in place to protect YOUR CHILD!
Transportation Changes
Consistent transportation is IMPORTANT for your child. Please ensure that your child knows how he/she is going home each and every day!
If you need to change transportation, please call the office BEFORE 1:00. We cannot guarantee the ability to make a change after that point in time!!
Office Number: 615-451-6577
Benny Bills Elementary
Email: kathryn.vinson@sumnerschools.org
Website: bbe.sumnerschools.org
Location: 1030 Union School Road, Gallatin, TN, USA
Phone: (615) 451-6577
Facebook: facebook.com/BBEgallatin
Twitter: @kevteach