Closed Campus 

• Please check-in and sign in/out with the front office
• Volunteers must get the volunteer handbook front office and fill out the application which includes a background check, and TB test

Dress Code

• Light Blue, Navy Blue, Royal Blue or White collared shirt
• Khaki, Navy blue or jean shorts, skirt, jumper, pants, leggings or skort.
• Closed toe shoes
• No baggy or torn attire
• Dewey spirit shirts

Drop off and Pick up

• Drop off begins at 7:30 am. Please be on time to pick up your children from school.
• Park and Walk (preferred method)
  • Park on one of the side streets (i.e., California, Walnut) and walk to and from school
• Valet line 
  • Pull up as far as you can on Dewey Ave. in the marked "Loading Zone"
  • Students exit from the passenger side of the car
  • Parents, please do not exit your cars.
  • Students must cross the parking lot using the 

Restroom Etiquette

• Throw paper towels in the trash can, not the floor or in the toilet.
• Use towels to dry your hands, not to throw on the ceiling.
• Wash your hands carefully, do not drop water on the floor.
• ALWAYS flush the toilet
• Do not bring writing implements into the restroom.
• Restrooms are for restroom business only, it is not a socializing area.
• Food is not allowed in the restroom.
• If you stay in afterschool programs, follow the same etiquette.
• Try to focus when using the restroom; avoid going outside the toilet

Cafeteria/Lunch Benches Rules

• Use inside voices
• Eat neatly
• When instructed as a table to throw your trash away
• Clean up around your area
• Walk and throw trash away in an orderly fashion.
• Know your lunch numbers
• Walk quietly to the playground
• Pick up your lunch (if delivered) from the lunch shelves outside the cafeteria
• NOTE:  STUDENTS MUST BE INFORMED BY PARENTS THEY WILL BE RECEIVING LUNCH FROM YOU. THE OFFICE WILL   NOT CALL THE CLASSROOM TO AVOID DISRUPTIONS TO THE TEACHERS' LESSONS.

Rain/Inclement Weather

• On rainy or excessive heat days, recess & PE will be held indoors. 

Playground Rules

• When playing on the swings, face towards the benches.
• You are allowed to swing for 30 seconds if a line exists
• Stand on the mat- yellow line – in front of the swings to wait your turn.
• While on the equipment, go up the stairs and down the slide only.
• Stay off the equipment when wet
• Walk on the blacktop

Playground Allowable Games

• Soccer on the field
• Hopscotch
• Tetherball
• Basketball
• Play equipment
• Handball
• Four Square
• Hoola-hoop & Jump Rope

Birthday Celebrations
     To reduce disruptions to learning, we ask you to follow Dewey's Birthday Policy

• All teachers celebrate birthdays once a month. Check with your teacher to see when the monthly celebration will be
• Store-bought food items only
• Bring utensils, napkins and plates- these are not provided by the teacher.
• Celebrations are ONLY the last 15 minutes of the day the teacher has established for the month 
• In order to volunteer you must have completed the volunteer requirements