DROP OFF:   The school doors open at 7:45am (NO EARLIER).  School begins promptly at 8:05am.  

For the safety and security of your child, please do not drop off children before 7:45am, as the main school doors are locked and there is no supervision available. Third Street School has two entrances: the main one on June and another on Las Palmas.  The Las Palmas gate only stays open for 15 minutes after drop off and pick up.   

All Kindergarten students need to be walked into school and taken directly to their classroom and parents must wait with their children until 8:05am.   Students in Grades 1-5 may be dropped off using the drive-through lanes on June and Las Palmas.  To do this, students must be able to open the vehicle door and get out on their own with their backpacks.  Parent volunteers are there exclusively for safety and may help as a courtesy only. Please treat them with respect.  Use extreme caution while using the drop off lanes and obey all traffic laws. Never park in the drop off lanes!

PICK UP:  Kindergarten and 1st Grade students MUST be promptly picked up directly from their teacher.  They are NOT allowed to be picked up at the drive through lanes (drive-thorugh lanes are for grades 2-5 only). 

There is absolutely NO WAITING outside school entrances without an adult.  After 4:30pm, the front door is locked and pickup is through the Staff Gate in the teacher’s parking lot on June Street.  Please DO NOT park or drop off/pick up in this lot and ONLY use this gate AFTER 4:30pm.

Parent donations provide for one P. E. Specialist at the school. Yard supervisors are on duty to make sure recess is an orderly and happy time for the students.   Kindergarteners have their own playground separate from the rest of the school.  The play structure in the main yard is limited to 1st through 5th graders during recess. NO PLAYING ON THE APPARATUS BEFORE OR AFTER SCHOOL! The library is usually open during recess for children to visit if they choose.

** Parent volunteers are needed during recess and lunch times. Please contact Sandra Choi, School Coordinator, in the Main Office.

Restrooms for adults are located in the Main Office, in the Copier/Work room next to the Main Office, in the Auditorium, and in the Teachers’ Lounge behind the Auditorium.  Restrooms on the yard and in classrooms are for STUDENT USE ONLY.

Lost and Found is in the Cafeteria area.  PLEASE LABEL ALL ITEMS WITH YOUR CHILD’S FIRST AND LAST NAMES!  Valuable items such as wallets, keys, eyeglasses, etc. are kept in the Main Office.  All unclaimed items are donated to charity before Winter break, Spring break and at the end of the year.

The school conducts periodic fire drills.  Twice a year the school conducts full-scale drills – an Earthquake Drill in the fall and a Major Disaster Drill in the spring.  It is crucial that emergency contact cards are up to date. Children will ONLY be released to an authorized adult. 

In the event of a real disaster, parents or authorized adults must go to the ‘Request’ gate located on June Street near 3rd St. They will be required to present identification and fill out a release form.  They will then proceed around to the ‘Reunion’ gate on Las Palmas to pick up their child.  The off campus evacuation site is John Burroughs Middle School on 6th and McCadden.

All students are required to provide personal Emergency Comfort Kits to be kept in their classroom at thebeginning of the year.  These kits should have supplies needed by your child during an emergency, such as food and water.  Kits can be assembled by parents or purchased from a disaster supply company.  PTA will send emergency bags, wristbands, and forms home in the beginning of the year. Please return to your child’s teacher promptly!

** Parent volunteers are needed for the Safety Committee.  Please contact PTA at ptainfo@friendsofthird.org or leave a note in the PTA mail slot in the Main Office.