IMPORTANT DATES

August 14

Fall varsity sports begin

2023

August 21 Fall junior varsity sports begin

August 23 Orientation day (see website for details)

August 24

August 28

August 29

August 30

Pre-K4-12 first day of classes

Pre-K3 first day of classes, noon dismissal Fall middle school sports begin

Pre-K3 noon dismissal

Pre-K3 (this will be their first full day of classes)

September 4 School closed in observance of Labor Day

September 15

September 25

October 11

Pre-K-12 1 p.m. student dismissal, faculty in-service, no extended care

School closed in observance of Yom Kippur

Pre-K-12 1 p.m. student dismissal, faculty in-service, no extended care

PSAT testing Grades 9-11

October 13 Oyster Roast

October 14 Fall Fair

November 1

Pre-K3-Grade 12 parent-teacher conferences, no classes, no extended care

November 11 School closed in observance of Veterans Day (unless make-up day is needed)

November 21 Lower school Grandparents & Special Friends Day, 12 p.m. Pre-K3-Grade 12 student dismissal

November 22-24

School closed in observance of Thanksgiving Holiday

November 27 No classes, faculty in-service, no extended care

December 8

Pre-K-12 1 p.m. student dismissal, faculty in-service, no extended care

December 22-31 School closed in observance of the winter holiday

2024

January 1-5

School closed in observance of the winter holiday

January 8 No classes, faculty in-service (unless make-up day is needed)

January 9 Classes resume

January 12

Pre-K-12 1 p.m. student dismissal, faculty in-service, no extended care

January 15 School closed in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day

January 26

February 1

February 16

Pre-K-Grade 5 Parent-Teacher Conferences; no classes, no extended care

Grades 6-12 in session

Re-enrollment contracts issued

Pre-K-Grade 12 1 p.m. dismissal, faculty in-service, no extended care

February 19 School closed in observance of Presidents Day (unless make-up day is needed)

February 26-29 LEAP Term for Grades 9-12

March 1

School closed, no extended care, Norfolk Collegiate’s 76th birthday

March 4-8 School closed in observance of spring break

March 11 No classes, faculty in-service, no extended care (unless make-up day is needed)

March 22 Day of Giving

March 29 School closed in observance of Good Friday

April 1 School closed in observance of Easter Monday (unless make-up day is needed)

April 19

April 26

May 11

May 23

May 24

May 27

May 31

June 3-7

June 19

Pre-K-Grade 12 1 p.m. dismissal, faculty in-service, no extended care

Pre-K3-Grade 5 parent-teacher conferences, no classes, no extended care Grades 6-12 in session

Annual Auction

Class of 2024 Baccalaureate ceremony

Pre-K3-Grade 12 no classes, faculty in-service, Class of 2024 graduation

School closed in observance of Memorial Day

Last attendance day for K-Grade 11 students; 11 a.m. student dismissal

Pre-K3 and Pre-K4 no classes, no extended care, faculty in-service

School closed in observance of Juneteenth holiday

July 4-5 School closed in observance of Fourth of July holiday

July 26

Last attendance day for Pre-K3 and Pre-K4 students

The Tidewater Drive entrance is only open from 7:30-8:30 a.m. and 2:30-3:30 p.m. At all other times, please use the Willow Wood Drive entrance.

MORNING CARE (7:30-7:55 A.M.)

Students who arrive before 7:55 a.m. will be directed to Morning Extended Care in the cafeteria. Students are to enter through the far door along the side of the school adjacent to Tidewater Drive and the fields.

1. When entering the parking lot from Tidewater Drive: Please take a right at the stop sign and follow the arrows to take a U-turn to then become parallel to the sidewalk by the side entrance (illustrated with yellow arrows above).

2. When entering the parking lot from Willow Wood Drive: Please follow the driveway towards the fields, make a U-turn, and pull over by the sidewalk by the entrance.

3. Please remain in your car until the a faculty or staff member opens the door and directs your student to the door and to the cafeteria.

SCHOOL ARRIVAL (7:55-8:15 A.M.)

Beginning at 7:55 a.m., cars will be directed to join the carpool arrival line. Please enter the lower school campus from the Tidewater Drive entrance or the Willow Wood Drive entrance and proceed to the front of the lower school.

1. Pull your car forward to the front of the drop–off area (adjacent to playground) and keep moving forward as cars leave. There are times when a faculty member or guard will ask you to move your car forward before allowing your student to leave your car.

2. Beginning at 8 a.m., a faculty or staff member will open the students’ car door and assist them to the school door. As the year progresses, a student Safety Patrol member will assist in this process.

3. Please have your students exit through the passenger side so that they may enter the building quickly and safely. This way your students will be arriving and exiting the sidewalk rather than in approaching traffic. Also, please, have your student’s book bags with them in the car rather than in the trunk.

• Pre-K through Grade 2 students will enter through the second entrance, closest towards the playground. Pre-K students will be escorted to their classroom by an adult or fifth grade safety patrol volunteer.

• Grade 3-5 students will enter the building through the front entrance of the building.

4. Once you’ve dropped off your passenger, you may exit from the Tidewater Drive or the Willow Wood Drive exit.

Afternoon Dismissal Procedures

Any student leaving school before 3 p.m. dismissal must submit a parental note to the school office or provide verbal parental permission or send an email to Debra Kraus in the front office at 757.625.0471 or dkraus@norfolkcollegiate.org

Please notify the office by 2 p.m. for any dismissal changes pertaining to your student.

SCHOOL DISMISSAL (3-3:15 P.M.)

1. Any parents wanting to personally walk up to pick up their students may park in the side parking lot (adjacent to Tidewater Drive) and stand in the designated parent pick-up area along the sidewalk. A faculty member will send your student to that area (illustrated on map as ). Parents may also park in the parking lot at Lakewood Park and walk through the back gate by the playground. Please wait in the covered picnic area. A faculty member will send your student to that area. Please remember to bring your dismissal placard to expedite the process and to ensure a safe dismissal process.

2. Students departing from school in cars will be dismissed at 3 p.m. in the curb area of the front entrance to the school building (adjacent to Willow Wood drive entrance).

3. Name placards will need to be visibly displayed in the passenger side window as we will be calling all students individually to the car dismissal area as cars arrive.

• Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 2 will be dismissed individually as the car approaches the second entrance (adjacent to the playground).

• Grades 3-5 will stand in the front entrance area.

4. Lower school students will stay with a teacher until dismissed to a parent. For safety reasons, no lower school student will be allowed to leave the curb side until the teacher dismisses them.

5. Pull your car forward to the front of the drop–off area (adjacent to playground) and keep moving forward as cars leave. There are times when a faculty member or guard will ask you to move your car forward before allowing your student to enter your car.

6. Please note that teachers and staff are not permitted to assist your student with car seats or seat belts at dismissal. If your student needs assistance with their seat belt, please pull all the way forward or into a parking space to assist. To maintain a safe traffic flow, please do NOT exit your car unless you are pulled into a parking space.

ENRICHMENT (TIMES MAY VARY)

Lower school will be offering various enrichments both before and after school, including band, strings and various clubs, which will be communicated at a later date.

1. After school enrichments dismiss from the front entrance.

2. Parents need to show their carpool placard to the security guard or staff member on duty.

3. Pull forward to the front of the carpool area (adjacent to playground) and remain in your car until your student is escorted out.

4. Students not picked up within 5 minutes of the completion of an enrichment program will be escorted to Extended Care where they will be supervised until parents arrive. The daily extended care fee will be applied to your student account for this date.

EXTENDED CARE (3-6 P.M.)

Lower school students not picked up by 3:15 p.m. will be escorted to Extended Care where they will be supervised until parents arrive. Afternoon care students will be supervised in grade level groups and are assigned to classrooms. Students MUST be picked up by an authorized adult.

1. The Extended Care Program closes at 6 p.m. A late charge of $25 for every 15 minutes (or any part thereof) will be applied if a student is not picked up by 6 p.m.

2. Upon arrival for pick-up, parents need to show your carpool placard to the security guard or staff member on duty.

3. Pull forward to the front of the carpool area (adjacent to playground) and remain in your car until your student is escorted out to the vehicle.

Suburban Parkway

For your student’s safety, Norfolk Collegiate has blocked off certain sections of the parking lot to allow for safer drop-off and pick-up procedures. Parents should enter Suburban Parkway from Granby Street and proceed toward the middle school entrance.

ARRIVAL:

1. All middle school students should enter through the main middle school doors.

2. Students who arrive between 7:30 a.m. and 8 a.m. must go directly to the Extended/Before Care room.

3. Students arriving after 8 a.m. must go directly to their advisory for that day.

4. The strings instructor will be in touch regarding procedures for entering the building for the morning strings class. Morning strings will begin after Labor Day.

DISMISSAL:

1. Students will be dismissed to the following locations:

• Carpool

• Athletics or Other Extracurricular Activities

• Extended Care

2. Dismissal begins at 3:10 p.m. All students leaving at 3:10 p.m. will go directly outside to the carpool line.

3. Students remaining at school after 3:30 p.m. will go directly to the Extended Care room unless they are working with a teacher, club or in athletics.

4. Students working with a teacher or with a club will report directly to that teacher. Students participating in athletics will go directly to practice or Extended Care room before practice or after practice while waiting for pick-up.

5. All students, with the exception of those in practices, performances or contests, must be picked up no later than 6 p.m. A fee of $25 will incur every 15 minutes, or any part thereof, past 6 pm.