Arrival and Dismissal Process

Please review this very important information about Arrival and Dismissal. Safety is our first priority. If you are dropping off your child at school, please give big hugs and encouragement prior to your student entering the school. In the spirit of safety, parents are NOT permitted to walk with their child to their classroom. Thank you for your patience during arrival and dismissal!

Slow and safe…please expect delays and have some grace! We are a building of over 540+ students and need to be respectful, responsible and safe at all times!

Students are permitted to enter the school at their designated door beginning at 8:20 am. There is no supervision for students prior to 8:20am so please do not leave your student outside of the building unattended!

You may use our main front parking lot loop to drop-off students from your vehicle. However, you are not permitted to park along the curb when dropping off your child. You must drop off your child and continue driving to allow others to drop off their children. Children must exit the car on the curb side. Please use designated cross-walks when crossing the lot. This is where moving traffic expects to find pedestrians, and where crossing guards are stationed.

• Young 5s, Kindergarten enter through the second set of doors located down by the additional gym on the south side of the building.
• First and Second Grade should enter through the first set of side doors on the south side of building.
• Third, Fourth and Fifth Grade should enter through the doors located by the main office entrance.

• All students who arrive after 8:30 am must enter through the main entrance as the other building doors will be closed.

All students will dismiss out of the same doors that they come in for arrival!

• Young 5s/Kindergarten: Dismiss at the second set of doors located down by the gym on the south side of the building.
• 1st, 2nd Grade: Dismiss at the south side doors located near the new gym and field.
• 3rd, 4th, and 5th Grade: Dismiss through the doors located by the main office entrance.

We would like to remind you that, to minimize disruptions during the final instructional period of the day, early pick-ups will not be allowed after 3:00 PM. We kindly ask that you plan any necessary early dismissals accordingly.

Also, if you need to make changes to your child's pickup arrangements at the end of the day, especially for bus riders, please notify the OFFICE before 2:45 PM. Sending a Classdojo message or email to your student's teacher can sometimes lead to delays in communication, as they may not see the message until after dismissal.

Thank you for your cooperation in helping us maintain a focused and productive learning environment for all our students.

We want to remind you that parking in the bus loop is strictly prohibited at all times. The bus loop must remain clear for the safe arrival and departure of our school buses. This impacts the arrival and dismissal of hundreds of our Wildwood students. Please use the designated parking areas if you need to park on school grounds. Your cooperation is essential to ensure the safety of all our students.

Wildwood Elementary School

500 N. Wildwood
Westland, MI 48185

Student Hours

Full Day: 8:30 a.m. - 3:20 p.m.

AM Half Day: 8:30 a.m. - 11:40 a.m.

Phone: 734-419-2790
Fax: 734-419-2627
Attendance Line: 734-419-2799