St. Bernadette School
80 University Blvd East
Silver Spring, MD 20901
Tel: (301) 593-5611
Fax: (301) 593-9042

Arrival/Drop-off Procedure

 

Arrival time begins at 7:50 a.m. and ends at 8:00 a.m. Car riders may drop children off in the front of the school or in the lower church parking lot. Both walkers and car riders must follow the directions of the safety patrols at all times. Teachers will accompany extended day students to the school hall. The car drop-off procedure is designed to ensure that moving cars and pedestrians are not in the same areas at the same time.

 

Drop-off -- Front of School

 

• Enter eastern driveway and proceed to the right to make a u-turn by the cones. This will help prevent backups spilling on to University Blvd.
• Proceed to the interior drive close to the main school entrance.
• Once you enter the drop-off area, a safety patrol will open your car doors to let students exit the car.
• Exit the interior drive and proceed either towards University Blvd or towards the lower church parking lot to exit to Woodmoor Drive. Be sure to obey the safety patrols and watch for walkers as you exit the school grounds.

 

 

Drop-off Lower Church Parking Lot

 

• Enter lower church parking lot from Woodmoor Drive and proceed toward the back of the church.
• Following the directions of the safety patrol, turn left toward the sidewalk and drop-off area. Safety patrols will open your car doors to let students exit the car.
• Proceed and make a u-turn by the safety cones and then turn left to exit toward University Blvd or right to exit toward Woodmoor Drive.
• If you park in one of the blue shaded parking spaces, you must walk your child to the school and you may not exit the parking lot until after the 8:00 a.m. bell in order to ensure that moving cars and students are not in the same space at one time.

 

 

Dismissal/Pick-up Procedure

 

Dismissal begins at 3:05 p.m. on full days and at 12:15 p.m. on half days.

 

Walker line destinations are Woodmoor and Rockdale. Teachers will accompany extended day students to the school hall. Walkers will form lines outside the school and be accompanied by teachers to the end of the school property. Car riders are not permitted to be in the walkers' lines in order to get to a car that is parked on one of the side streets.

 

Car riders will be accompanied by a teacher to the parking lot.

• All car riders must be picked up on the lower back parking lot. Cars must enter this lot by 3:00 p.m. Any cars arriving after this time must enter the lot from the front of the church. Late arrivals will be held on the top church parking lot for the second shift.
• No parking is permitted in front of the church, in the driveways, in the fire lane or on any side streets.
• Follow the directions of the patrols and staff members.

 

 

Pick-up Lower Church Parking Lots

 

• Enter the parking area and park your car in the direction indicated in the diagram above.
• Once the students are dismissed and seated in the cars, wait to be released by the safety patrol and faculty member.
• You will be directed to exit either towards Woodmoor Drive (brown areas) or University Blvd (blue areas) depending on the section of the parking lot where you parked.
• If you have arrived after 3:00 p.m. you need to wait in the holding area up top and in front of the church (indicated by pink on the diagram). Once the blue area cars have been released, the safety patrol and faculty member will direct you to the lower parking lot for the second shift pick-up. Students will be waiting on the sidewalk.

 

 

Student Procedure/Late Pick-up

 

All students not in an after school program must leave the school property at dismissal or they will be taken to the school office and a Late Pick Up Fee will be assessed.

 

Students who are present on school grounds for after school activities will be under the direct supervision of the adult in charge, i.e., teacher, coach. Students must leave the school property immediately following the activity or they will be taken to the office and a Late Pick Up Fee will be assessed.

 

All students must be picked up from school by 3:15 p.m. (12:25 p.m. on early dismissal days). Any student who is present after this time will be assessed a Late Pick Up Fee. Fifteen dollars ($15.00) will be assessed for the first 15 minutes or any fraction thereof. Each minute thereafter will be charged at the rate of $1.00/minute. This is a per child rate and all children in the carpool will be assessed. A parent/guardian must come to the front office to meet and sign out the child(ren).