Drop-Off and Dismissal Information

School hours are: 8:45am to 3:15pm (3:10pm for Kindergarten)

Drop-off: School doors open at 8:30am and close promptly at 8:45am.

For the 2022-2023 school year, entry is based on your child's grade:

• Kindergarten - Door at the side of the school closest to Hendrie Avenue
• Grades 1 & 2 - Main entrance
• Grades 3 & 5 - Door to the right of the main entrance (when facing the school)
• Grade 4 - Door to the left of the main entrance (when facing the school)
• Latecomers should use the school's main entrance and sign in with the school office

Dismissal: At 3:15pm (3:10pm for Kindergarten). Students will exit through the doors they used to enter the building, except Grade 1. First graders will exit through the doors along the left side of the building, where the gymnasium and side hallway entrance is located.

For additional details on entry/exit procedures please contact the school office or your child's teacher.

DISMISSAL MANAGER must be used for any dismissal instructions. In the event of an early release, you will need to access this and let the school know who will be picking up your child. It's also a way to communicate if a babysitter or friend's parent will be picking up your child. You can access it from your computer at www.schooldismissalmanager.com. The SDM app is no longer available for download. For quick access to SDM on your Apple or Android mobile device, watch this 90-second video. Please note that anyone with the prior version of the SDM app must remove it from their device before following the steps in the video. 

  Safety First at Drop-Off / Pick-up 

Your children’s safety is our #1 concern at Riverside School. Unfortunately, we continue to witness unsafe actions by drivers during the busy times of drop-off and pick-up that put children and adults in danger of injury and property in danger of damage. With that, we'd like the entire community to become familiar with the “Rules of the Road” in regards to drop-off and pick-up. 

"Rules of the Road" at Riverside School

(this document is also on the school's Back to School page that Mr. Weiss
referred to in his mid-August email to families)

Volunteer for 15-minute morning Safety Duty shifts