Arrival Time For Students
In order to provide appropriate supervision, children should arrive at Hawes School after 8:35 a.m. Students are considered on time if they are in their classrooms by 8:45. Communication with teachers in the morning is best done in writing. We request that everyone please cooperate with these guidelines that are designed to safeguard the children as well as to maintain the integrity of our instructional program.

Procedure for students leaving school
Children leaving school during school hours for any reason, including to go home for lunch, must be signed out in the school office.  The responsible adult must report to the main office and complete the data in the sign-out book.  For reasons of safety, students will be discharged directly from the office.

Student Absence
To report a student absence at Hawes Elementary School, complete the Student Absence Form before 9:15 a.m. has a Google Form for reporting  absences - even if you have informed the teacher. You may also call the absentee line and leave a message at: 201-445-7319. 

If your child is absent and you have not notified the school, you will be called at home or work. This ensures the safe whereabouts of you child/ren and eliminates the need for absence notes.

NOTE: If you know in advance that your child will be missing school, please notify the teacher and the office before the absence date. Thank you.

Before & After Care Program
Alphabest provides a childcare program in the Hawes Gym for Hawes students only from 7:30-8:35 a.m. each morning before school and after school  from 3:00 - 7:00 p.m.  Any questions or concerns about the program should be addressed to their office.

1. When using the back parking lot, cars should stay in a single file line pulling slowly to the curb.  Students should not exit the cars on the traffic side.  Parents/Guardians dropping off students at the curb should not exit their cars.  This procedure is for a quick and efficient drop-off and pick-up.  The middle lane, with the parking spaces, is not to be used for drop-off.

2.  The middle lane in the back (with the parking spaces) is to be used only for parking.  If the driver wishes to exit the car with the child, the driver must park in a parking spot and walk the child to the school.

3.  There is no drop-off or pick-up in the front parking lot.  The front parking lot is for busses only!

4.  There should be no drop-off or pick-up on the streets around the school.  Most of these areas have "No Parking" signs.  When cars park on the roads directly around the school, they make it very difficult for other cars and the busses to maneuver.  This creates a dangerous situation.

5.  If a car parks in a legal spot on the street near the school, the child must still be crossed by our crossing guard.  This is the only safe crossing area.

6.  Cars on the after school pick-up line should follow the line of cars looping around the back parking lot.  As the car pulls up to the dismissal area, students will be dismissed to the car.

7.  Speed limits on the roads around the school must be strictly obeyed.  Please drive at a slow and safe speed.

The safety of all the children is, and must be, all of our concern.  Please do your part by following these procedures for the safety of all.

Thank you for your cooperation.