Please stress to your child the following safety procedures:
While waiting for the bus: Stand calmly and stay safely away from the edge of the road. Before moving toward the bus, make eye contact with the bus driver and wait for his OK. Do not approach a moving bus. The driver cannot see you if the bus is moving. Cross the road only in front of the stopped bus, after the driver has signaled for you to cross.
On the bus: Stay in your seat and wear your seat belt. Be respectful of others. Use a quiet voice and do not distract the driver. Keep the aisle open. Exit only through the door at the front of the bus.
After getting off the bus: Never stand or walk close enough to the bus to be able to reach out and touch it. If you must cross the road to get home, walk 10 feet ahead of the bus on the right side of the road and make eye contact with the driver. Wait until the driver gives you a signal before crossing. After you pass in front of the bus, look both ways before continuing across the road.
Discipline on the bus will be handled according to established procedures detailed in the bus transportation guidelines kept in the school office. A summary: The bus driver will speak to the student(s) who are creating the problem and will note all verbal warnings in the log or diary kept on the bus. If the problem persists, the driver will complete a Bus Conduct Report form, which notifies the principal of the problem. The principal will speak to the student(s) and, if appropriate, notify the parents. Continued unsafe or uncooperative behavior may lead to temporary or permanent suspension of the privilege of riding the bus.
Lyme 1 am Bus Route
Take Rt. 10 North take a right onto Pinnacle Rd.
7:08 Pinnacle/High Bridge
Turn around at High Bridge
7:10 67 Pinnacle Rd.
Take a right onto Rt. 10 North
7:12 144 Orford Rd.
7:14 216 Orford Rd.
7:16 302 Orford Rd. (Lyme Green Heating)
Turn around at Lyme Green Heating. Take a right onto North Thetford Rd.
7:26 No. Thetford Rd./Pushee Falls Ln.
7:28 78 No. Thetford Rd.
7:30 Breck Hill
Take a right onto River Rd.
7:32 560 River Rd.
7:36 658 River Rd.
Turn around at the B&B
7:38 River Rd./ No. Thetford Rd
Take a left onto No. Thetford Rd.
Take a right onto Rt.10
7:45 Creamery Ln.
Take a left onto High St.
7:47 1 High St.
7:50 Lyme School
Lyme 1 pm Bus Route
3:08 Lyme School
3:12 Leave school
Take a left out of the school
3:13 10 Pleasant St (Rt. 10 No.)
3:14 24 Pleasant St. (Rt. 10 No.)
Turn right onto High St. turn around a state shed
3:17 Town Office/Police/High St.
3:18 Creamery Lane
Take a right onto Rt. 10 take a right onto Pinnacle Rd.
3:21 Cutting Hill Rd./Pinnacle Rd.
3:22 Whipple Hill Rd./Pinnacle Rd.
3:24 High Bridge St./Pinnacle Rd.
turn around at High Bridge St.
3:26 83 Pinnacle Rd.
Take a right on to Rt. 10
3:28 144 Orford Rd.
3:44 Whipple Hill/Orford Rd.
Turn Left onto No. Thetford Rd.
3:30 No. Thetford Rd./Pushee Ln.
3:31 78 No. Thetford Rd.
3:32 Storr Hill Rd.
3:33 No. Thetford Rd./Breck Hill Rd.
Take a right onto River Rd.
3:35 560 River Rd.
3:38 658 River Rd.
Turn around at B&B
3:40 609 River Rd.
3:41 River Rd./ No. Thetford Rd.
Take a left onto No. Thetford Rd. Turn left onto Orford Rd.
3:44 Whipple Hill Rd./Orford Rd. (when on)
3:45 216 Orford Rd.
3:46 302 Orford. Rd. (Lyme Green Heating)
end of route
Lyme 2 am bus route
Take a right onto Dorchester Rd. Go to the lower parking lot of the Ski way .
7:17 Ski way
Take a right onto Acorn Hill Rd.
7:20 8 Acorn Hill Rd.
Turn around @ Pout Pond
Take a right onto Dorchester Rd.
7:24 Post Office
Take a left onto Baker Hill Rd. Take a slight left onto Pico. Take a right onto Goose Pond Rd.
7:34 Baker Hill Rd/Goose Pond Rd.
Go straight @ stop sign
7:35 158 Goose Pond Rd.
7:36 148 Goose Pond Rd.
7:37 104 Goose Pond Rd.
7:38 Sugar house on left at bottom of hill
Take a right onto Rt. 10 North
7:41 60 DCH
7:42 DeLeon Day Spa
7:43 84 DCH
7:44 114 DCH
7:45 Preston Rd./Shoestrap Rd.
7:46 208 DCH
7:47 Washburn Hill Rd.
7:48 234 DCH
7:50 Lyme School
Lyme 2 pm bus route
3:08 Lyme School
3:12 leave Lyme School
3:15 Post office
3:20 Dartmouth Ski way
Turn around @ ski way
3:21 Grafton Turnpike/Dorchester Rd.
3:22 Flint Hill Rd.
Take a right onto Acorn Hill Rd.
3:25 8 Acorn Hill Rd.
3:27 Pout Pond Rd.
3:30 Lucky Star Farm
Turn around @ Hardscrabble Rd.
Take a right onto Dorchester Rd. Take a left onto Baker Hill Rd. Take a slight left onto Pico. Take a right onto Goose Pond Rd.
3:40 Baker Hill Rd./Goose Pond Rd.
Go straight @ stop sign
3:41 158 Goose Pond Rd.
3:42 148 Goose Pond Rd.
3:44 104 Goose Pond Rd.
3:45 Sugar house on left bottom of hill
Take a right onto Rt. 10 North
3:47 60 DCH
3:48 DeLeon Spa
3:49 84 DCH
3:50 114 DCH
3:51 Preston Rd./Shoestrap Rd.
3:52 208 DCH
3:53 Washburn Hill Rd.
3:55 188 DCH
End of route
Parking is at a premium and traffic flow is heavy during the 10 minutes before and after school. Please allow your children to walk or to ride the bus whenever possible to help limit the flow of traffic. In the morning, parents should only use the school driveway to drop off their children. Should you wish to leave your vehicle unattended, please park on the street in front of the school.
Students may ride bicycles to school with their parent’s permission. Lyme School is not responsible for bicycles on school grounds. Bike racks are provided at school. Bike locks are recommended; students should keep an extra key or record of the combination at home. For safety reasons, students must walk their bicycles at the crosswalk and on school property during the school day. We strongly support the use of bicycle safety helmets.
All students are expected to cross Route 10 at the crosswalk.