Westwood Hills Elementary School

•  A walker must be accompanied by an adult or an older sibling if in grades K-2.
  
  
•  All walkers must cross Rosser Avenue with the Westwood crossing guard.
  
  
•  If a parent is walking to the school to accompany their student walker at dismissal time, he/she may not leave the school with his/her student until the student has checked in with the appointed staff member in the front lobby. 
  
  
•  If there is rain or other inclement weather at dismissal time, we will send your student as a walker unless you have set up an alternate plan.
  
  
•  Due to safety concerns and to reduce traffic on Rosser Avenue, there is no morning or afternoon car drop off or pick up in the front parking lot.

Bicycle Rider Information
Grades 3, 4 & 5

Biking is a wonderful way to get to and from school. If you wish your child to ride his/her bike to school, please sign the permission slip below and review the procedures with your child. 

Rules specific to Westwood are as follows:

• A bicycle rider must have a permission form on file in the school office.
• A bicycle rider must wear a bicycle helmet.
• Students must leave the bicycle parking area immediately after arriving at school and after dismissal from school.
• Students must walk their bikes on the sidewalk when entering the school parking lots.
• Students should lock bicycles in the bike rack.  The school is not responsible for stolen bikes.

Please review the bicycle safety information at the Virginia DMV website address DMV Bicycle Rules of the Road  Some of the pertinent information is included below:

• Ride with traffic.
• Stop and look both ways before entering the street.
• If you are a new or inexperienced rider, it's a good idea to stop at all intersections.
• Before turning, use hand signals and look all ways.
• Be a responsible bicyclist - obey all traffic control devices and use proper hand signals.
• Ride defensively - anticipate the actions of other road users and watch for road hazards.
• Pass vehicles with extreme care - turning vehicles may not see you.
• Be aware of motor vehicle blind spots while riding or when stopped at an intersection.
• Walk your bicycle when you get into traffic situations beyond your cycling abilities.
• Exercise great caution when riding in bus traffic - watch out for buses pulling to and from curbs and passengers getting on and off buses.
• Park your bicycle so you do not block sidewalks, disabled accesses, building accesses, or emergency drives.