Welcome Back!

Dear Daly Families,

I am so excited to meet you all.  The amazing team at Daly has been working hard over the summer in order to have everything ready for your children on Thursday, September 1st.  Please review the following items before we begin the school year.

Academic Day:   8:05 am-2:15 pm

First Day of School:  Thursday, September 1st

Arrival and Dismissal Information:

  • All students that are assigned a bus are strongly encouraged to use that as their primary source of transportation.
  • If bus transportation is not an option, please review the following safety rules on drop off and pick up:
  • Drop-off begins no earlier than 7:50 am. Cars must access Rockwood Avenue from Highfield Avenue and line up along the yellow curb marked ‘Student Drop Off’ that ends at the start of the bus driveway.  Do not exit cars.  Allow your child to exit the car from the curb side of the car only.  Do not block the bus driveway and do not allow your children to exit the car and walk across the bus driveway.

* If you need to exit the car for any reason, you must pull up beyond the drop off area, park your car against the curb and turn it off, and then safely help your child to exit the car and go onto the curb by the side of the car.

Dismissal begins at 2:15 for buses. Opt Out Walkers will be dismissed from the library doors adjacent to the lower playground beginning at 2:20. Car pick up begins at approximately 2:25.  Please adhere to the safety rules and plan to line up on Shadyside Avenue prior to driving down Avenue C, turning on Highfield and into the Daly bus circle. 

*Students are dismissed each day based on the information we have on record.  All changes to a child’s dismissal, whether permanent or temporary, must be requested in writing by the parent/guardian and sent with the child’s backpack or via email to [email protected] by 10:30 am.  Please review the attachment carefully about any about changes in dismissal. 

Thank you for adhering to these procedures as safety is our number one concern.  More information and news about upcoming events will be coming from our office and the classroom teachers. 

On behalf of the entire John J. Daly School Staff, thank you for your support and partnership as we embark on an exciting school year together.

Sincerely,

Lucia Laguarda,

Principal at John J. Daly