Updates and Info from Dr. T

Welcome to a new school year at Farley! We are excited to partner with you to inspire and support every student. Together, we’ll create a safe, nurturing environment where your child can learn, grow, and soar to new heights. ~DrT

• Parents may walk students to their classroom with supplies, take 1st day pictures, and meet everyone. Kindergarten may walk in Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.
• Doors will open at 7:30AM.
• We have very limited parking, so please be careful and endeavor to not block traffic, buses, cars, and vans.

Join the Farley PTA – Just $7!

Support our students, encourage our teachers, and help make great things happen at Farley. Your $7 membership makes a difference, and everyone is welcome to join—parents, grandparents, family members, and community supporters.

• Morning drop-off starts at 7:30AM. Students will report to the cafeteria for breakfast at 7:30AM. At 7:45PM, students are released from the cafeteria to their classrooms. Students arriving after 7:45AM that wish to eat breakfast will visit the cafeteria and quickly make their way to their classrooms. Independent work, i-Ready adaptive instruction, and AR/Reflex time begins at 7:45AM.
• After 8:00AM, students arriving must be accompanied by a parent to the front entrance and signed in as late.

• Dismissal begins at 2:30PM. We do not allow student check-out after 2:00PM except in the rare emergency situation. Please schedule doctor’s appointments and other potential conflicts to avoid check-outs after 2:00PM. 3rd - 5th walkers and bike riders will dismiss a few minutes prior to 2:30PM. Bicycle riders must wear a helmet). Skateboards are not allowed on campus.
• Keep your car tag visible for our staff to enter your child’s number into our dismissal app.
• Picking up K-1 students, please use the outside/ left lane of the drive and wait for the crossing guard to direct you to cross over to the right lane. All parents should drive to the end of the awning, so we can load five to six cars at a time.
• Picking up 2nd-5th grade students, please use the inside/right lane of the driveway and wait for the staff to direct you to the left lane to exit the campus.
• If you need to come in the school, you must park in the parking lot and enter the building at the front entrance.

With the demolition and closure of the older part of the building, please be aware:
All traffic, cars, vans, and buses now use our main entrance including PreK parents.

Pre-K arrival takes place at the South Entrance (located at the intersection of the Grade 3–5 hallway) from 7:30–7:45 a.m.

Parents may:

• Park along the curb near the South Entrance, or
• Park in the parking lot and walk their child to the South Entrance.

For everyone's safety, children should exit only from the passenger side of the vehicle.

State policy requires all Pre-K parents to walk their child into the building and sign them in each morning.

Students arriving after 7:45 a.m. are considered tardy. Families arriving after that time must:

• Park in the front parking lot.
• Enter through the Front Entrance.
• Complete the visitor security process.
• Escort their child to the Pre-K classroom for sign-in.

Pre-K dismissal begins at 2:00 p.m. at the Kindergarten Entrance. During inclement weather, dismissal may be relocated to the Front Entrance.

Parents may:

• Use the bus cutoff lane to access the Kindergarten Entrance and park along the curb. Please pull forward as far as safely possible.
• Park in the front parking lot or another available space and walk to the Kindergarten Entrance to sign out their child.

All Pre-K students must be signed out by a parent or authorized adult. PreK parents may loop back into the car line if picking up older siblings.

After 2:15 p.m., regular K–5 dismissal is underway, and building access may be restricted for student safety. Parents arriving after 2:15 p.m. should not park along the main entrance curb and may experience delays while dismissal traffic clears.

We are excited to announce that we adopted a new form of school-to-home communication at Farley Elementary. ParentSquare is designed to keep parents informed and facilitate participation at school. It provides a safe way for the school principal, teachers, staff, and parents/guardians to:

• Send and receive school and class information
• Share pictures and files
• See calendar items
• Sign up to volunteer
• and much more . . . all in one centralized place!

Parents – Getting Started video

All school/grade level and classroom information will now be sent to your computer or phone via email and/or text or you can download the free App.

Download the App!

If you are viewing this message on your phone, click on a link below to download the app. If you are viewing on your computer, use your phone camera to hover over the QR image to download the app.

iPhone - Apple Store
Android - Google Play Store

YMCA of the Valley, Farley Community Church, and Stepping Stones

Students that live more than 2 miles from Farley Elementary are eligible for bus transportation.

Principal: Stewart Thorson (DrT) stewart.thorson@hsv-k12.org

Assistant Principal: Mrs. Christy Lang (christy.lang@hsv-k12.org)

Administrative Assistant: Mrs. Lorinda Ward (lorinda.ward@hsv-k12.org)

📫 Email Attendance Notes to Ms. Folden (lisa.folden@hsv-k12.org)

Counselor: Mr. Alex Gregg (alexander.gregg@hsv-k12.org)

🏃🏻‍♂️Coach Wilkins (mark.wilkins@hsv-k12.org)

Reading Specialist: Amanda Perry (amanda.perry@hsv-k12.org)

Math Coach: Rachel Pierce (rachel.pierce@hsv-k12.org)

Literacy & Dyslexia Specialist: Mrs. Chasity Lindsey (chasity.lindsey@hsv-k12.org)

Media Specialist: Amber Cescutti (amber.cescutti@hsv-k12.org)
Special Education Lead: Mrs. Angela Bargas (angela.bargas@hsv-k12.org)

Cafeteria Menus: https://www.ezschoollunch.com/p/Huntsville/menu

Transportation: https://www.huntsvillecityschools.org/page/transportation