The Padilla Post 8/10/2022
August 10, 2022
Padilla Elementary School
Providing every student with the keys to open the doors of their future.
First Day of School Details!
School begins at 7:50 AM and students may be dropped off at school no earlier than 7:30 AM. School ends at 3:30 PM.
First Day of School Kindergarten through 5th Grade
School begins at 7:50 AM and students may be dropped off at school no earlier than 7:30 AM. School ends at 3:30 PM.
Drop Off Procedures
During morning drop off, families should use the front parking lot only to drop off students. Students may be dropped off in the drop off lane only. Students should be prepared to get out of the passenger side of the vehicle and exit onto the sidewalk without assistance.
For students requiring assistance exiting vehicles, or for families who wish to walk their child up to the building, please park your vehicle in the parking lot or off school property and walk your child (using the crosswalks, please!) to the building.
Please see the map below with more information about drop off in the parking lot. You can click on it to make it bigger.

Before School
Students will meet their teachers in front of the school. 1st Grade through 5th Grade students will meet in the areas in front of the main entrance and two-story portion of the building. Kindergarten families will meet their teachers near the fenced-in, preschool playground at the far end of the front parking lot.
For the first several days of school, teachers will have signs with them to help students and families identify where they will be during arrival. At 7:45 AM, students will walk with their teachers to their classrooms.
Please see the map below with the areas where teachers will be by grade level!
Students wishing to eat breakfast may enter the building at 7:30 AM and head directly to the cafeteria.
Families will not be able to enter the building with their students in the morning. This allows for students to transition more effectively to school.

Pick Up Procedures
Kindergarten students will exit from the same location they began their day, at the fenced-in, preschool playground at the West end of the parking lot.
4th Grade and 5th Grade students will exit the building from the doors at the East end of the two-story portion of the building.
Dismissal for students in 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, and 3rd Grade will begin at 3:30 PM.
1st Grade and 2nd Grade students will exit the building through the main front doors.
3rd Grade students will exit the building from the doors at the East end of the two-story portion of the building.
The pick up lane is a great option for students who are able to identify the vehicle that is picking them up. However, if your child will have trouble picking your car out of the lineup, we strongly encourage you to park your vehicle and walk to the front of the school to pick them up. The pick up lane is a fire lane and therefore vehicles cannot be left parked there, even for short periods of time. If your vehicle is in the pick up lane, there must be a driver in the driver's seat at all times.
If you do walk to the front of the school to pick up your child, please help us to model for students our CHILL Key of Living Intentionally by using the crosswalks to cross in the parking lots or to cross the streets around the school.