Arrival and Dismissal Procedure

Please read your grade-specific Arrival & Dismissal procedures carefully.  In the event of inclement weather, there will be a modified arrival and departure.  This will be communicated with PS 166 Families. 

Bus Arrival:

Students that take the bus arrive at the School Yard Gate.  Students will be escorted to the Kindergarten Gate or Cafeteria for Kindergarten and First Grade.  Second, Third, Fourth, and Fifth Grade will arrive and follow the arrival procedure below for their specific grades.

Bus Departure:

Students are supervised by staff members to walk through the School Yard and enter onto their designated school bus.  There are no matrons on DOE school buses. 

 

 

Kindergarten Arrival and Dismissal

 

Regular Arrival: 8:00 - 8:20AM, Kindergarten/West Gate

  • Students enter in through the Kindergarten/West Gate and are escorted in with Safety Patrol.  The Parent Coordinator, Jennifer Passero, is at the Gate for Arrival.  Children wait in line in the kindergarten yard with their TAs until their teachers pick them up.  The Gate will be locked at 8:20AM.  All students that are late should proceed to the main front doors and buzz in for the Security Agent.  

Regular Dismissal: 2:30-2:40PM, Kindergarten Yard, West Gate Entrance

  • Monday, September 9, 2025, dismissal will be updated with a change in the opening of the gate.
  • Class K-104 and K-103 will be dismissed at 2:30pm in the Kindergarten Yard and promptly exit the yard. 
  • Class K-102 and K-101 will be dismissed at 2:35pm in the Kindergarten Yard and we are asking you to promptly exit the yard so that we can lock the gate.
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First Grade Arrival and Departure

Regular Arrival: 8:00 - 8:20AM, Main Front Blue Doors 

  • Students enter in through the main front blue doors and walk into the cafeteria.  The doors are open during this 20 minute period, and there is always a staff member present at the door.  Children wait with their classroom TA in the cafeteria until 8:20AM  The doors will be locked at 8:20AM.  All students that are late should buzz in to the main front doors and will be let in by the Security Agent.  

Regular Dismissal: 2:40 PM, Main Front Blue Doors

  • Students are dismissed by class at 2:40 from the Front Blue Doors.  Doors will be locked at this time, so pick up is located along the west wall from the front doors.  Teachers dismiss students to the appropriate parent/guardian/caregiver.  Any student that has a late pick up will be brought to the main office to wait for the parent/guardian/caregiver to pick up at the main office.  Safety procedure must be followed with sign in and valid license or school ID to pick up the child in the building. 
 
 

Third Grade Arrival and Departure

Regular Arrival: 8:00 - 8:20AM, School Yard Gates

  • Students enter in through the School Yard Gates and walk to an assigned classroom location within the School Yard.  The gates are open during this 20 minute period, and there is always a Staff Member or Administration present at the School Yard Gate.  Children wait with their classroom TA in the School Yard until 8:20AM  Gates will be locked at 8:20AM.  All students that are late should buzz in to the main front doors and will be let in by the Security Agent.  

Regular Dismissal: 2:40 PM, Garden/East Gate

  • Students are dismissed by class at 2:40PM.  Students will be dismissed by class from the Garden/East Gate.  Teachers dismiss students to the appropriate parent/guardian/caregiver.  The Garden/East Gate will be locked again after dismissal.  Any student that has a late pick up will be brought to the main office to wait for the parent/guardian/caregiver to pick up at the main office.  Safety procedure must be followed with sign in and valid license or school ID to pick up the child in the building. 

Fourth and Fifth Grade Arrival and Departure

Regular Arrival: 8:00 - 8:20AM, School Yard Gates

  • Students enter in through the Playground 89/School Recess Yard Gates and walk to an assigned classroom location within the School Yard.  The gates are open during this 20 minute period, and there is always a staff member present at the gate.  Children wait with their classroom TA in the School Yard until 8:20AM  Gates will be locked at 8:20AM.  All students that are late should buzz in to the main front doors and will be let in by the Security Agent.  

Regular Dismissal: 2:40 PM, School Yard Gates

  • Students are dismissed by class at 2:40.  Fifth Grade will be dismissed from within the School Yard, Playground 89.  Fourth Grade will be dismissed from within the School Yard, Playground 89.  Teachers dismiss students to the appropriate parent/guardian/caregiver.  Students that have a self-dismissal form completed by a parent may self-dismiss at departure.  Any student that has a late pick up will be brought to the main office to wait for the parent/guardian/caregiver to pick up at the main office.  Safety procedure must be followed with sign in and valid license or school ID to pick up the child in the building.