Lower School

As a community, we believe that cleanliness, neatness, and simplicity of dress and appearance
are important. Attire or appearance should not be such a preoccupation as to detract from students’ learning or their peers. Clothing must be neat, clean, and in good
repair. Dress up and theme days are addressed individually by classroom teachers.

Guidelines

Shirts and Tops

• All students must wear collared shirts, turtlenecks, or mock turtlenecks, with the exception of dresses and blouses/knit tops, which do not need to be collared.
• No writing of any kind is allowed on tops (with the exception of small manufacturing logos).
• T-shirts are not allowed to be worn, except on special Dress Down Days.

Pants, Skirts and Dresses

• The length and tightness of bottoms should be appropriate for daily school activity.
• Students may wear dresses, jeans, shorts, corduroys, or slacks.
• Athletic wear is not allowed, with the exception of sweatpants for JK–1st grade students.
• When appropriate for recess and PE, dresses, skirts, and tunic tops should have shorts or leggings underneath to allow movement.

Shoes and Accessories

• Gym shoes must be worn daily unless it’s a dress up day.
• Hats are not allowed inside. However, they may be worn for warmth/sun protection on the playground.
• Accessories should not interfere with play or physical education classes.

Rainy Weather

• Please provide a raincoat to be kept at school or in the student book bag.
• Umbrellas are not allowed.

Wearable Technology

• Some wearable technology (Fitbits, etc.) are allowed as long as they are not distracting to learning.
• Wearable technology that can be used for texting/calls, etc. should remain in backpacks and may only be used with the permission of the adult in charge.
• Teachers will address concerns with individual students/families as they arise.

Morning Drop-Off (7:45–8:00 am):

JK & K (and their older siblings):
Drop off at the back entrance via Buccaneer Blvd off Fairview Road.

Grades 1–4:
Drop off at the front entrance via Carmel Road.

Afternoon Carpool:

JK, K, 1st, and 3rd Grades:
Enter campus and loop behind Bruton Smith Athletic Center and Harris Performance Gym. Pick up at the curb behind the JK and Learning Center buildings.

2nd and 4th Grades:
Pick up at the front of the Lower School Office, accessible from the main Carmel Road entrance.

Carpool Maps

• Afternoon Carpool: JK, K, 1, 3
• Afternoon Carpool: Grades 2–4

Late Wait Carpool

Late Wait Carpool begins at 3:30 pm and is only for Lower School students in grades 1–4 who have Middle School siblings who take the bus from Bissell Campus to Cannon Campus. The pick-up is located in front of Claudia Belk (4th grade building). For safety reasons, all Lower School students being picked up with siblings must be picked up in front of Claudia Belk and can not be picked up from any other locations on campus.

Supervised Morning Wait 

Supervised Morning Wait is available, free of charge, for students who arrive early to school, from 7:15–7:45 am. Students who arrive early should be dropped off along the curb in front of the Lower School Office, and can walk to morning wait in the Lower School cafeteria.