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Walkers - FCPS - asked to let them know which days are walkers and which kiss and ride- Help?
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Anonymous
| We're new Kindergarten walkers (meaning new to the school system)- I work f/t but in general will do kiss and ride for drop off- the pick up my babysitter will do. Our babysitter may walk some days to pick up my K since my other child's preschool is right next door and is timed with the school.. She could save some gas, and if it's nice, it is an enjoyable walk. BUT- If it rains, I am sure she will not walk. The K teacher asked me to specify which pikc ups will be walking and which ones not.. How does this work? is this every week? I'd appreciate some help. This school does do all the kids in the cafeteria in the am.. |
Anonymous
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You will have to tell the school that your normal plan is walking, and then just when you are planning kiss and ride, let them know on that day.
You make it complicated for them if you are alternating kiss/ride and walking every other day. The easiest option would be to designate your child as Kiss/Ride. then on the days when your sitter will pick up by car, have the sitter park the car, walk into the school, get the child and walk back to the car. You are going to confuse the child and the teacher if you switch back and forth from kiss/ride and walking ALL the time. If it's just a very occassional kiss/ride pick up, then no problem for the teacher to adapt. But, don't make it change everyday. |
Anonymous
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DUH!!!!
In the third paragraph, I meant to say "... designate your child as WALKER, then on the days when your sitter...." See, even I'm getting confused! |
Anonymous
| op, we have this problem too. We are in the walk zone, so no bus. I have to drop off in the morning on some days but would prefer to walk on nice days for drop off and pick up. If its raining or crappy weather or we are running late or a younger sibling's nap runs long, though, I would rather pick up. |
Anonymous
| It might be confusing/stress inducing for your child not having a set routine of how to go home. The teacher/school's main concern is getting your child home safe every day, so they want to know what to do. Maybe he/she could always be a "walker," but on days the babysitter drives she parks and picks the child up with the other walkers, then walks to the car? |
Anonymous
| We are walkers, too. I just tell my son's teacher to put him in the Kiss and Ride line. On the days that I walked to get him, I just walked over to K&R and got him out of line. That's what his kindie teacher suggested I do and it worked well. |
Anonymous
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I'm also worried about this except our DD will be in SACC for most days. On the days I telework (usually 2 set days but can change when meetings come up), I can pick her up on time or maybe 15-20 mins after release if I pick up the younger LO at daycare first. It seems silly to leave her there just to have her go to SACC for just a few minutes, but I don't know how to easily relay what days I can/will pick her up early.
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Anonymous
| We always sent a note if it was a change for that day. Or called the office. They send a message to the teacher. |
Anonymous
Yep, this. |
Anonymous
22:17 here, thanks very much for the suggestion. i think we will try this also. |
Anonymous
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I don't know how it works at your school, but at our school "walkers" means the children are let out to walk home -- no one meets them. They walk home in a group of other kids.
If what you want is for the kids to be held until you get htere you want them in the kiss and ride group. |
Anonymous
| at our school younger walkers are absolutely not released until a supervising teacher sees the parent/caregiver. I think in FCPS a child has to be at least in 2nd grade before they will allow them to leave alone, or even in a group unless an older sibling is there. I stay away from Kiss and Ride, our walkers area is much less chaotic. |
Anonymous
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Kindergarten students in FCPS are escorted out by a teacher and released to a responsible person (could be an older sibling or parent).
First graders and up are allowed to walk out on their own... no one would know if they are being met by a parent or walking home on their own. |