Handbook

School Hours

Scholars will participate in a full day of school, from 9:30 a.m. – 3:45 p.m. Monday through Fridays. 5 days a week! Doors open at 9:00 a.m.

Chromebook Distribution

Glenarden Woods has a sufficient number of Chromebooks for every student. Each classroom has a Chromebook cart. Each student is assigned a number that matches their Chromebook number. Students do not take chromebooks home.

Please review the Car Rider Procedures below and view the map to help you understand the flow of traffic.  Map of Car Rider Line

Car Rider Procedures

The safety of our students during arrival and dismissal is of utmost importance.  In an effort to maintain a safe arrival and dismissal process, the following procedures will be implemented for morning drop off and afternoon pick up during the school year.  If your child will arrive at school by car and/or go home in a car every day, please review the procedures below.

Definitions

Car Rider: A car rider is a student who is dropped off in the car loop each morning and/or is picked up from the car loop in a car every day. GWES facilitates point to point drop off and pick up for car riders via the established car loop.

Walkup: A student whose parent parks their car every day, and walks up to the school door (#21) to pick up their child.

Morning Drop Off

• Cars are to drive to the gym/cafeteria side of the school building.
• Cars are to loop around the full length of the playground.
• The first six cars can line up along the cones parallel to the school doors. 
• Remaining cars are line up on the blacktop in columns according to the placement of the cones.
• Students may exit cars in the cone area. Please do not drop off students on the playground or around the black gates.  
• Students may enter the building through the gym door beginning at 9 a.m. Students may not be dropped off prior to 9 a.m.
• Drivers are to remain in their cars. 
• Be sure students have their backpacks, lunchboxes, water bottles, etc.
• Students should be ready to exit once the car stops in the line.

Afternoon Pick Up

• Students that go home in a car every day are considered “car riders.” 
• The car rider loop is established for all parents/guardians that will pick up children in a car every day from school.
• Car Rider Tags are assigned based on grade level-2nd grade (200s), 3rd grade (300s), 4th grade (400s) and 5th grade (500s).
• Each driver must display the GWES Car Rider Tag so that it is visible.
• Your child’s number will be called in the order in which you arrive. 
• Please do not text your student to tell them to come to your car when you arrive. 
• Car riders will report to the gym and will be dismissed based on the order of the cars in the car loop.  
• In the car loop, drivers must stay in their cars in order to keep children safe.
• Drivers pull to the far end of the car loop.
• Students are loaded into cars between the cones. 

Thank you so much for your cooperation in keeping our children safe! We greatly appreciate it!

All new registrants to Glenarden Woods are coded with a special tag/magnet coding in Synergy so that a bus will be scheduled for a pick up closest to your home address. The Transportation department will mail transportation information out closer to the start of the school year. If you do not receive a letter, contact them at 301-952-6570.

Communications & Information

Feel free to contact them via email: pta.gwes@gmail.com

Check out their website for school news, play date info, school swag/gear, and opportunities to volunteer and help throughout the school year! www.gwespta.org.