WSM Drop-Off and Pick-Up Safety Reminders

Dear WSM Families,

Pictured below is our Buckle-Up Zone for families to use in the afternoons. This is not a parking area for morning drop-off. For your safety and your child's safety, If you are walking your child into school, you must park your car in the parking lot and walk your child in. Please also use the crosswalk and sidewalk. Mr. Gary is in the parking lot to ensure everyone is safe and to help cars back out of their parking spots safely.

Note: All Children's House and Elementary families should be going through the carline.

Also, once the line starts moving at 8:15 a.m. and 2:50 p.m., you must wait to enter the parking lot or the Elementary lane. We will let you into those areas when we feel safe. Too many vehicles are coming from too many directions for someone to go out of line halfway up the drive or off Holder Rd around the whole car line and into the parking lot once the line begins to move. There have been a few near accidents, and our number one priority is keeping everyone safe, including those standing unprotected and directing traffic.

We understand that everyone is in a rush in the morning and afternoon for one reason or another. Still, our priority is moving over 200 families on and off campus SAFELY every day. We appreciate you all helping us do that. We need you all to partner with us to be successful and get this done.

Sincerely,

Patricia Flavin

on behalf of the Admin Team

Meet Gilbert

Gilbert is our trusty flagger. If you are first in line in the morning or afternoon, stop at Gilbert. Gilbert marks the very front of our unloading and loading zone.

Our goal during drop-off and pick-up is to keep cars from sitting on Holder Rd., so please pull up as close to the car in front of you as you can while waiting in the carline. Do not pass cars waiting in line once the car line is moving.

Unloading Zone

Yes, there are two Gilberts! During drop-off, we do not unload children from their cars outside the zone pictured here. Our two Gilberts mark this zone. If you have yet to reach the first Gilbert, your child should remain in the car.

As you move through the carline, your child should remain safely inside the car. Please do not allow them to hang out of the window or sunroof or sit on the door with the window open to greet their friends.

Double Lane Pick-Up

In this picture, the red truck and blue van are stopped in line with Gilbert. The red truck is in the Children'sHouse lane, and the blue van is in the Elementary lane. At morning drop-off, all cars will use a single traffic lane closest to the sidewalk the red truck is in.

Staying Safe in the Parking Lot

If Mr. Gary and Mr. Tim are not giving your children high fives in the parking lot, they are guiding families to the crosswalks and in and out of their parking spots, and you never know what Mr. Gary may be up to on any given day.

Winston-Salem Montessori School