CARS, CARS, CARS!!

    Parking Fun at Talbot!

As you are already aware, with the addition of the fence in the front of the school installed by the county, city police, and GRU, parking is at a premium at Talbot.  On the first day of school, staff parked in the grass area in front of the security trailer and south of the school to leave room for parents.  The first day brings in twice the number of parked cars as other days because so many parents want to walk their child in to school on the first day.  After the first day, staff will be parking in the front parking lot as usual but here are some ways to alleviate potential parking problems.

1.                  Front/Back Drop Off

Drop your child off at school using either the front circular drive or the back drive at the covered court.  We have adults and patrolls to assist children

2.        Park at Trinity

Park your car at Trinity Methodist Church behind Talbot and walk in from the back of the school to the covered court and on to campus.  There is a walk-thru gate to separate pedestrians from cars.  The gates will have to be closed after 8:00 or so, however, for reasons of security and safety.  It does allow parents to walk their kids in to school if they want to do so.

3.                 New Grassy Lot!

 You can park in the grassy area in front of the security trailer on the south side of campus as teachers and staff did on the first day.  The School Board has said as long as cars stay out of the bus CIRCLE where students are dropped off and loaded, parents may come down the bus DRIVE and turn on to the grassy area using a ramp they have built for us.  WATCH FOR BIKERS WHO GO DOWN THAT SIDEWALK TO GET TO THE SOUTH BIKE RACK.  There are not very many but please be aware that we need to be careful.

4.              Additional Parking

 Use the additional parking area in front of the kindergarten playground.

These are some suggestions for helping each other alleviate parking concerns as much as possible.  The number of students we have at Talbot is actually less than it has ever been but we have more parents who wish to park and walk their kids in to class as well as having many volunteers who come in the morning and stay to volunteer.

We are asking that volunteers not work in classrooms and certain centrums at the beginning of the day.  We have found it to be distracting as teachers try to attend to their students.  It also avoids parents having to wait for their “assigned volunteer duties” as it gives teachers a little extra time to prepare.  So if you can schedule your volunteering to come back after the opening of school rush, that might help as well.