About SKES 

    2024 – 2025 School Improvement Plan SMARTIE Goals

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      Strawberry Knoll Elementary School, fondly known as "The Knoll", is located in Gaithersburg, Maryland.  SKES serves approximately 430 students from Pre-K through 5th grade. 

    In addition to our general education program, we also house one Head Start Learning Center, one Pre Kindergarten, two Autism classes, and seven Preschool Education Program (PEP) classes. 

    Strawberry Knoll is part of the Gaithersburg Cluster of schools in Montgomery County, Maryland.  Students who graduate from Strawberry Knoll will attend Gaithersburg Middle School and Gaithersburg High School.

     

     8:40 a.m. Students enter the building and sit outside their classroom. Third, Fourth, and Fifth grade students report to the gym. 

    8:50 a.m. Teachers welcome students into their classrooms and students eat breakfast.

    9:00 a.m.  Morning announcements begin.  

    9:05 am. Instruction begins.

    Lunch and Recess Schedule  

    Updated August 2019  

     

     

    3:20 p.m.  Dismissal begins Afternoon announcements are made to dismiss students beginning at 3:20 p.m.  To ensure a smooth dismissal, we kindly ask that you wait outdoors.  We also request that you not ask for your child to be dismissed from his/her classroom after 3:05 p.m.  Thanks in advance for honoring this request.

     

    Walker Exit: All students (K-5) who walk home will exit through the main doors by the gym. Students will then use the crosswalk at the front parking lot/bus loop to exit to the sidewalk on Strawberry Knoll Road.

     

    Car Rider Exit: All students (K-5) will assemble in the gym. An adult will use a radio to call students out as their parents arrive in vehicles. Patrols will assist students in locating their vehicle. Drivers must stay in their vehicle. Upon leaving the parking lot, please follow the signs and turn RIGHT out of the parking lot to ensure a smooth and efficient dismissal. 

     

    Bus Riders: Bus riders will be dismissed from their classrooms and will exit the building through the main doors by the cafeteria. Pre-K and Kindergarten students will be escorted to the appropriate bus by a patrol assigned to them or an older sibling. 

    EARLY  DISMISSAL SCHEDULES

    12:55 p.m. dismissal  

     

     

    THERE IS NO RECESS ON EARLY DISMISSAL DAYS.

    DELAYED OPENING SCHEDULES

     

     

    THERE IS NO RECESS ON DELAYED OPENING DAYS.