Carpool Pick-Up & Drop-Off

*Please be patient and remember that the Nysmith carpool line is a NO CELL PHONE ZONE. 

MORNING ARRIVAL/ DROP OFF 

The Nysmith School encourages parents to drop off children in the dismissal drop off line between 8:00 AM and 8:15 AM. Children need to be in their classes at 8:30 AM sharp. 

Main Entrance: All students may be dropped off at the Main entrance. Families dropping their children off in the drop off lane should proceed past the transition lot entrance, past the Directors parking island, to the front of the school. Parents may choose to pull forward to the front of the line where teachers are positioned to assist children getting out of the car. Students are welcome to exit their cars on their own in the blue striped area in front of the Main entrance. Parents are asked to remain in their cars at all times. After dropping off your child, please exit via the secondary entrance. 

Silver Wing entrance: If all the students in the car are 4th grade and above–and do not need assistance getting out of the car–they may be dropped off in front of the Silver wing where a teacher will be on duty to ensure the children’s safety. Because of the traffic patterns in the drop off area, please do not drop children at both entrances. If there are children 3rd grade and below in your car, please be sure to drop off all the students you are transporting at the Main entrance. 

AFTERNOON PICKUP 

Be sure to bring your pick-up pass every day. 

Preschool Dismissal 

Preschool students may be picked up in front of the Main entrance from 2:30-2:45 unless they are enrolled in childcare or riding the bus. When their car reaches the entrance, parents will show their pick-up pass to the teacher and the child will be brought out and helped into the car. 

Main Entrance 

All students can be picked up from the Main entrance, where parents will be required to show their pick-up pass to the administrator on duty. The administrator will then call the children from their classroom to the Main entrance to be dismissed. Teachers will be on duty outside the entrance to assist children into their cars. 

Lunchroom Walk-Up (Kindergarten and older) 

When you arrive at Nysmith, please park in the Transition Parking Lot and proceed through the gate at the back of the lot. Turn right on the path to pick up your child from the lunchroom Walk-Up. Show your pick up pass to the teacher on duty, the teacher will release your child to you. Please note that there are a lot of families that choose to pick up their children from the Lunchroom Walk-Up, when your child is dismissed into your care, please proceed to the parking lot so that other families may pick up their child as well. 

Silver Wing Pick-Up (5th grade and older: direct texting to the student is required) Children being picked up at this location must be able to get into the car without assistance. 

When you arrive at Nysmith, please text your child to have them come outside to be picked up. We regret that if your child does not have a phone, they will need to be picked up from the main entrance.