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Tarawa Terrace Elementary School is part of Camp Lejeune Schools in the DoDEA Americas Mid-Atlantic District. Tarawa Terrace ES serves students in PK to grade 5. Read More
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| Grade | Regular Hours | Wednesday Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PK - 5 | 8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. | 8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. |
Students who are eating breakfast may enter building beginning at 8:00. All other students arrive between 8:15-8:25.
Arrival Procedures
- 8:00- Breakfast Students may enter the building
- 8:15-8:25- PreK -K will enter the building through the back entrance and report to the new gym; Students 1-5 will enter the building and report to the old gym
- 8:25- First Bell- Students dismissed to class
- 8:30- Tardy Bell- Instructional Day Begins
Morning Arrivals for the Breakfast Program & Late Arrivals to School
The instructional school day begins at 8:30 AM. Children should not arrive before 8:15 AM. Prior to 8:15 AM there is no one available to supervise children. Children participating in the breakfast program may arrive at 8:00 AM. Due to the time involved with getting breakfast from the cafeteria and having time to eat, children must arrive before 8:15 AM. Children will only be allowed to enter the school through the main corridor located in the front of the school and must go directly to the cafeteria to participate in the breakfast program or to assemble in the gym until the 8:25 AM bell rings. When it is necessary for a child to arrive after the school day begins, 8:30 AM, a parent/guardian must accompany the child to the office to sign him/her in and to pick up a Tardy Admit Slip. The child must present the Tardy Admit Slip to the teacher for admittance to class.
Dismissal Procedures
- 3:00 - Dismissal Begins
- 3:00 - Pre-K &older siblings
- 3:05 - Bus riders & K
- 3:10 - 1st &2nd Grade
- 3:15 - 3rd -5th Grade
Wednesday Early Release Schedule For Students: 8:30-1:00
- 1:00- Pre-K & older siblings
- 1:05- Bus riders & K
- 1:10- 1st &2nd Grade?1:15 -3rd -5th Grade
Pre-Kindergarten Hours
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
- Session 1, 8:30-11:00
- Session 2, 12:30- 3:00
Wednesday- Early Release
- Session 1, 8:30-10:25
- Session 2, 11:05- 1:00
