School begins promptly at 8:30 a.m. At 8:25 a.m., school personnel will be outside to supervise students as they begin lining up on the blacktop. As a safety measure, parents are not permitted to join their child in line and should remain behind the stanchions. Please instruct your child to line up in the areas listed below:

Kindergarten Wing: (located by the basketball courts)

• Pre K, Ms. Mosher: Line 1
• Kindergarten, Mrs. Capoano: Line 2

Main Entrance

• Grade 1, Ms. Palermo: Line B
• Grade 2, Mrs. Haag: Line D
• Grade 3, Mrs. Berberi: Line F
• Grade 4, Mrs. Wei: Line H
• Grade 5, Ms. Pigott: Line J

For your child's safety, please remember to bring identification with you when picking up your child, as you may be asked to provide it to staff members or office personnel. Please note that only those designated individuals that have been listed as emergency contacts will be permitted to pick up your child, and they must have identification. In order to ensure safety and accuracy, please notify your child’s teacher or our secretary, Mrs. Sheedy (asheedy@navikings.org), in writing, about changes to your child’s dismissal plan. Students will be dismissed at 3:00 p.m. as follows:

• Grades PK & K: Kindergarten Wing (located by basketball courts)
• Grades 1-5: Main Entrance

All students in the North Arlington School District are required to wear uniforms every day. On physical education days, students are reminded to wear sneakers. It is important to ensure that students are dressed appropriately for the weather, as they may go outside. On warmer days, please note that open toe shoes are not permitted.

Additional information regarding our uniform policy may be found here: https://www.navikings.org/domain/1163.

Be sure to write your child's name on the label of sweaters, jackets, etc.

We are excited to be following a new instructional model, departmentalization, in which teachers specialize in specific subjects. Students in grades 4 and 5 will receive language arts and social studies instruction from Mrs. Wei and math and science instruction from Ms. Pigott.

Over the past few years, a lot of research and planning has gone into this new schedule, and we are excited to begin implementing it in the North Arlington elementary schools. Throughout the first week of school, we will be discussing expectations as they relate to preparing for different classes, transitioning, and sharing educational spaces with our peers.

Once again, New Jersey students in Grades 4 and 5 will participate in the Start Strong assessment, which assists in the identification of the most appropriate level of supports students need in English language arts and mathematics based on priority New Jersey Student Learning Standards from the prior academic year. The Start Strong assessments are intentionally brief and quickly provide critical data to schools and families, as we work together to address students’ unique needs at the beginning of the school year. This assessment will complement our LinkIt Form A assessment, which will also take place during the fall for grades 1-5.