First Posted: 8/12/2014
All Wyoming Area elementary schools will hold the first day of classes on Wednesday, Aug. 27.
Parents who have not yet registered children are encouraged to do so before the first day of school. Registration for all students, kindergarten through 12th grade, will take place at the Secondary Center, Memorial Street, Exeter. Call 570-655-2836, ext. 2359 for more information.
Elementary daily schedule
8:20 a.m. – Student arrival
8:20 a.m. – Breakfast program begins
8:45 a.m. – All students must report to their homeroom
8:45 a.m. – Students arriving after this time will be marked tardy
8:50 a.m. – Instruction begins
3:20 p.m. – Student dismissal
Breakfast and lunch program
The breakfast and lunch program will begin the first day of school. All students who had free and reduced lunch last year will receive meals until Oct. 1. Parents who have not received a letter stating that they have been approved free/reduced meals via Direct Certification for this school year must submit a new application by Sept. 22. Breakfast will be served on all early dismissal days.
Classroom assignments
Due to confidentiality concerns, students’ and teachers’ names will not be published. Students will report to designated areas in their assigned building for teacher assignment. Teachers will guide the students as they enter their assigned building.
Teacher assignment for grades 1 through 6 will not be given over the phone prior to the first day of school.
Kindergarten
Wyoming Area has a full-day kindergarten program.
All kindergarten students should wear the name tags received during the summer orientation building visits. Bus riders will also wear bus tags given on the first day of school. These tags should be worn for the first two weeks.
Montgomery Avenue Elementary
For the first day only: Student arrival times are 8:20 to 8:45 a.m. Students will assemble in specific areas to receive their classroom assignments.
Kindergarten will enter the school at the Wyoming Avenue entrance. Mrs. Burdett and Mrs. Augello will meet and escort the children to their classrooms.
First-grade students will enter through the Wyoming Avenue entrance and proceed to the first level to Mrs. DeMichele’s classroom (the first classroom on the right). Teachers will then guide the students to the appropriate classroom.
Second-grade students will enter through the Wyoming Avenue entrance and proceed to the first level. The students will turn right and proceed to Mrs. Harding’s room (the last classroom on the right). Teachers will then guide the students to the appropriate classroom.
Third-grade students will enter through the Wyoming Avenue entrance. The students will proceed to Mrs. Dragwa’s room (the fourth classroom on the left). Teachers will guide students to the appropriate classroom.
Fourth-grade students will enter the school at the Montgomery Avenue entrance and proceed as directed to the cafeteria for their assignment.
Fifth-grade students will enter through the Montgomery Avenue entrance. The students will proceed to the downstairs gym. Teachers will then guide students to the appropriate classroom.
All students arriving by bus should enter through the above assigned entrances for the first day only. The students will follow the arrival and departure plan listed after the first day of school.
Parents and guardians should leave their children at the school entrance. Parents/guardians should not escort their children to the classrooms.
Beginning with the second day of school: Student arrival times are 8:20 to 8:45 a.m. Any student transported by bus or car and all walkers must go directly to their homeroom between that time.
All walkers may enter through the Montgomery Avenue or Warren Street entrance.
After the first day of school, all bus students will enter through the Montgomery Avenue entrance.
Parents should not drop off or pick up students on Montgomery Avenue. Buses and school vans will pick up on Montgomery Avenue.
Tenth Street Elementary
For the 2014-15 school year, students will arrive between 8:20 and 8:45 a.m.
Parents transporting their children to and from school are to use the Tenth Street main entrance. At dismissal, grades 1-6 walkers will use the Dennison Street cafeteria doors and the kindergarten walkers will be dismissed through the Dennison Street kindergarten doors.
All bus riders will arrive and depart through the back doors – doors 1 and 3.
On the first day of school, kindergarten students will report directly to their rooms. Grades 1-4 will report to the cafeteria for room assignment. Grades 5 and 6 will report to the gym for room assignment. Teachers will be available to direct students to assigned areas. Parents are asked to leave their children at the entrance.
John F. Kennedy Elementary
On the first day of school, student arrival times are 8:20 to 8:45 a.m. All students will enter the school through the main entrance and be directed to the appropriate areas for assignment.
Second and third grade will proceed to the library. First grade will meet in the area outside the library. Kindergarten students will report directly to their rooms.
Teachers will meet each group of students. Kindergarten students will receive their teacher assignment at the building orientation visit.
Beginning the second day of school, students will enter the building through the front door. Students will be sent to their homerooms from the cafeteria and art room.
Buses drop off and pick up on Penn Avenue. Bus students are dismissed through the east end doors of the school. Parents may drop car riders on Memorial Street and walk them to the door.
After school, parents are asked to park on Memorial Street. Parents will proceed to the main entrance to meet their car riders.
Parking in front of the school is for buses and school vans only.
Sarah J. Dymond Elementary
Student arrival times are 8:20 to 8:45 a.m.
Grades K, 1, 2 will enter the new addition closest to the main entrance and will meet in the hallway to be assigned a teacher. Grades 3, 4, 5 will report to the cafeteria using the main entrance. Teachers will escort students to their assigned classrooms.
After the first day of school, all students will enter the building through the main entrance. All other doors will remain locked.
For more information, contact the elementary schools: Montgomery Avenue at 570-654-1404; Sarah J. Dymond at 570-388-6527; Tenth Street at 570-693-1914; JFK at 570-655-2146.
