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Arrival & Dismissal at Riverdale

Riverdale Elementary School

143 Needham Street, Dedham, MA 02026

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Running Late?

Call us in the Main Office to let us know your student is running late.

781-310-2000

Arrival at 8:30AM ( Late bell 8:45AM)Dismissal is 3:00p.m (Half Day Dismissal is 12:00p.m.)


Important Notes:

There is no adult supervision before 8:30 am.  

During inclement weather students will still need to wait outside. Please dress appropriately for the weather.

**Please note that the parking lot adjacent to the school is faculty parking only.  This parking lot is NOT used as a drop-off/pick-up location.**


 

Student Breakfast

All students who need a breakfast should plan on arriving at school by 8:30AM.

 Students should get breakfast and then head directly to their classroom where they will eat breakfast.

Students Riding the Bus

Students are greeted daily by Ms. Duest as they exit the bus and will walk into the building and to their classroom.  

At dismissal time, students will go directly to the gym where they will be checked in by staff and then led out to the bus.
 

Students Arriving By Car: Circle Drive

Circle Drive is “LIVE” drop-off and pick-up only.  

  • For arrival drivers should pull into the circle and students only get out of the car and enter the building through the Circle Drive door.  Mrs. Sheehy and Mrs. Bennett are outside daily to greet students.  
  • At dismissal students will be lined up on the walkway to Circle Drive and loaded into cars (3-4 cars at a time).  
  • Please have a piece of paper with your child’s name printed in BOLD PRINT.

 **Our goal is to get students loaded into cars safely and efficiently.  Please be patient and do not try to drive around a car that is in front of you.**
 

Students Walking or Riding Bikes to School

Please make sure you are using the crosswalks.  You may enter the main entrance (near the flagpole) or the Circle Drive entrance.  
 

LEAP Morning and Afterschool Care

Early Arrival

  •  Leap staff will walk 1st and 2nd graders to their classrooms for the first week of school.  
  • Grades 3-5 will go directly to their classrooms at 8:30.

Dismissal 

  • Students attending LEAP will be dismissed and head to the designated LEAP area (outside of the gym doors in the hallway). Their staff will check in students.