Bell Schedule, Student Drop-off and Pick-Up at Canyon

Bell Schedule

• 7:45 a.m. — School gates open
• 8:05 a.m. — Line-Up Bell
• 8:10 a.m. — Tardy Bell
• 1:40 p.m. — Tuesday/Thursday dismissal, TK & Kindergarten
• 1:45 p.m. — Tuesday/Thursday dismissal, Grades 1–5
• 2:45 p.m. — Monday/Wednesday/Friday dismissal, TK & Kindergarten
• 2:50 p.m. — Monday/Wednesday/Friday dismissal, Grades 1–5
• 6:00 p.m. — ELOP & STAR close

First 8 days of school (8/12–8/21): Kindergarten dismisses at 1:40 p.m. every day, and families should pick up directly from your child's classroom rather than the carpool line (unless enrolled in STAR or ELOP). The full Tuesday/Thursday vs. Monday/Wednesday/Friday schedule above — and the carpool line — both start on 8/24.

The flow of traffic around Canyon Charter Elementary at both drop-off and pick-up is CLOCKWISE, and the entry point to that clock is East Channel Road.

Drop-off

Parent volunteers are stationed at several zones to help children get out of vehicles during morning drop-off. Please drop children only in their assigned zones. Kindergarten drop off is in front of the kindergarten building. 1st-5th grade is at the Library Gate. Do not park and get out of your vehicle at any time. This brings the flow of all traffic behind you to a complete stop and is a safety hazard.

Beat the rush by arriving between 7:45 and 8:00 a.m. Please display your child’s name placard on the passenger side of the dashboard, and have your child exit on the sidewalk side of the car.

Pick-Up

The pick-up line begins to the right of the Library Gate on Amalfi and extends down East Channel Road. Do not block the crosswalk on Amalfi Drive. Wait on East Channel until your car reaches the Library Gate where your children will be escorted to your car.

Your child’s name placard comes in the opening packet. Please keep it on the passenger side of the dashboard at pick-up, and our volunteers can call your child right away and keep the line moving.

If you park and walk in, TK and kindergarten students are picked up directly from their classroom. Students in grades 1–5 wait for you in the Assembly Area.

If you are coming down Amalfi Drive and turning left and the pickup line already extends down East Channel Road, you must circle the school and join the line on East Channel Road. Vehicles will not be allowed to merge into the pick-up line ahead of drivers who have been waiting patiently on East Channel Road. This is for the safety of our students and the parent volunteers who are maintaining the flow of traffic from three directions on a public street.

The best way to avoid having to circle is to arrive early or to legally park further down Entrada or on Mesa Road and walk to the school.

The area to the immediate left of the Library Gate is a Red Zone. There is no parking in that Red Zone. Vehicles parked in that Red Zone reduce Amalfi to a one-lane road, creating a safety hazard that constricts the flow of traffic and blocks emergency vehicles. Where Amalfi curves toward Entrada there are legal parking spaces.

Kindergarten Pick-up

There is no parking in front of Kindergarten at pick-up. This brings the flow of all traffic to a complete stop and is a safety hazard. Legally park further down Entrada or on Mesa Road and walk to Kindergarten or arrange with your child’s teacher to have them brought to the library gate if you are also picking up a sibling.

STAR and ELOP Pick-Up

• STAR: students meet outside the STAR Room (Room 16). Questions go to lilyv@starinc.org.
• ELOP: students meet ELOP staff by the small parking lot. Questions go to elopcanyon@starinc.org.

Kindergarten students in either program are picked up by program staff directly from their classroom. Both programs close at 6:00 p.m.

Parking and Traffic Safety

These guidelines keep our Canyon students, parent volunteers and neighbors safe. Thank you for following them at every drop-off and pick-up.

• Drive clockwise around the school, and please make no U-turns.
• Use the crosswalks every time you cross.
• Stay in your car on East Channel and Amalfi. If you need to get out, please find a legal parking spot first.
• Keep the school side clear. There is no parking on East Channel or Amalfi for 30 minutes before and after drop-off and pick-up.
• Avoid red and no-parking zones at all times.
• On Sage Lane, please do not park on the creek side.
• Be a good neighbor. Please don’t block driveways or move residents’ trash cans.
• Leave the staff lots for staff. Please don’t pull into or park in them.
• Please don’t honk.