About Us

• Staff arrives at duty for supervision at 8:30
• Doors open at 8:35
• Late Bell / Instruction starts at 8:45
• Dismissal begins at 3:10

Students will line up outside when the weather permits. When your car pulls up to the staff member, the staff member will call the student’s name. A staff member will walk the student to their car. At 3:25, students will begin moving to the main office to call any parents/guardians who have not picked up.

We will ask all drivers for their cooperation in adhering to our car loop procedures. This is so critical in helping keep our students and staff safe and keeping the car loop flowing efficiently. Families, please…

• pull up as far as you can in order to make room for the cars behind you in line.
• remain in your car at all times. Our staff members will help students to the cars.
• only make a right turn when exiting our campus onto Cradlerock Way.
• follow the directions of staff members on duty.
• model kindness, patience, cooperation, and civility to staff and your other drivers at all times while in the car loop.

Designated Arrival Areas for Students

• Kindergarten, PreK, & RECC meet in our front courtyard area.
• 1st - 4th grade students meet on the rear blacktop playground
• 5th grade students meet in front of school at the main/front entrance.
• Car riders and bus riders will enter through the main/front entrance.

Pick Up Students from Blacktop Areas at Dismissal

• PreK (Mrs. Smelkinson) will dismiss from their side doors per their current plan and continue to hand students off to parents/guardians/siblings or put them on the appropriate buses.
• Kindergarten & RECC PreK – Parent/guardian/sibling will continue to pick up from exterior doors within the courtyard.
• 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th will have exit doors to the blacktop/playground labeled with grade levels.
  • Please go to the door with your child’s grade level and ask for them.

Change in Student’s Dismissal Routines

Please send a written note or contact the main office no later than 2:30 at 410-313-7610 with any dismissal routine changes. For example, if your child normally gets picked up on the blacktop but you need to change it to the car loop, please call or send a note to the main office so we can document and communicate the change to the teacher and staff on duty. Please do not email your child’s teacher since they are not always at the computer due to teaching responsibilities.

Mission Statement

At Cradlerock Elementary School, we are committed to being a ROCK solid school:

• Relationships
• Outstanding Instruction
• Collaboration
• Knowledge

Through purposeful focus in the areas of positive relationships, outstanding instruction and collaboration we increase the knowledge of our students, staff and community.

School Motto

At Cradlerock students are Respectful, On-task, Cooperative and Kind!

Home of the Bulldogs!

School Colors - Royal Blue and Gray