The student school day is 8:40 am–3:15 pm.
The building opens at 8:15 am. Students should enter at the Constitution Avenue entrance. Please note that parents and guardians will not be able to enter Eliot-Hine for arrival and departure.
Breakfast is served from 8:15–8:35 am. All meals are free for all students at Eliot-Hine every day. We will encourage students to eat outside whenever possible. If your child is not eating breakfast, please arrive closer to 8:25 am.
Entering the building. All students will turn in cell phones and pass through security to enter the building. While we do lock all phones securely during the day, the school cannot accept responsibility for loss or damage to a phone (see cell phone policy). We encourage students to leave phones at home, if possible.
The daily bell schedule for the 2023–24 school year is as follows:
Bell Schedule
|
Period
|
Time
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Period 1
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8:45–10:05 am
|
Transition (3 minutes)
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Period 2
|
10:08–11:28 am
|
Transition (3 or 5 minutes)
|
Period 3/
Lunch/
Recess
|
Grade 6
|
Grade 7
|
Grade 8
|
Lunch
11:33 am–11:59 pm
|
Recess
11:33 am–11:59 pm
|
Period 3
11:31 am–12:51 pm
|
Recess
12:01–12:27 pm
|
Lunch
12:01–12:27 pm
|
Transition
(5 minutes)
|
Transition
(5 minutes)
|
Transition
(5 minutes)
|
Lunch
12:56–1:22 pm
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Period 3
12:32–1:52 pm
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Period 3
12:32–1:52 pm
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Recess
1:24–1:50 pm
|
Transition (3 or 5 minutes)
|
Period 4 (A day)
|
1:55–3:15 pm
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Period 4 (B day)
|
Inquiry & Exploration (I&E): 1:55–2:37 pm
|
Transition (3 minutes)
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Period 4 (B day)
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Advisory: 2:40–3:15 pm
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Dismissal. Students will be dismissed from different doors, separated by grade level, and will receive their phones as they leave the building.