News & Announcements

Please help us pass our membership goal by joining the PTA today! An individual membership costs just $10, and we’re encouraging all parents to become members. Your PTA membership lends your voice to advocacy efforts on behalf of children and educators at the local, state, and national levels. Check out the Membership and Fundraising page to join — and make a big difference!

(1) School support: Help at lunchtime or at drop-off or pickup times.
(2) Classroom support: Be a room parent; help with Art in Action or yearbook.
(3) PTA events: We need lots of hands to make these events a success!
(4) PTA leadership: New voices are welcome and needed to help shape events, programs, and more.

Every morning, our school gates will be locked starting at 8:35 when the final bell rings. If you need to bring your child to school later than 8:35 or pick up your child before 3:10 p.m. (or 1:00 on Wednesdays), please come into the office to sign your child in or out. Regular school attendance is important, and tardies are disruptive to the classroom, so please make every effort to schedule appointments, travel, and other activities outside of school hours.

Cellphones and smartwatches are not permitted to be used on campus. Students should keep them off and in their backpacks during the school day. If a student needs to reach a parent or guardian, or vice versa, we will use the school phones: 650-632-8300. Please create a contact for Arroyo on your own phones so you recognize us if we call you. Thank you!

School starts at 8:35 a.m., with dismissal at 3:10 p.m. every day but Wednesday, when early release is at 1:00 p.m. Note that this is a change from previous years, when Wednesday dismissal was 10 minutes earlier. Click the link above for the times of recess, lunch, electives, etc.

4th and 5th graders are beyond pre-K-3rd learners, but they don’t yet have the adolescent development needs of middle school learners. During this learning stage, students are strengthening their cognitive, social, emotional and physical development. Upper Elementary schools support this age group by being designed with flexibility and collaboration in mind; including physical challenges and opportunities; and developing leadership skills so students can explore in service to the school and community. Read more on this topic by clicking the link above.

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