Lots of people struggle with schedules, especially at the start of the year! I'd actually like to refer you to our sister site, SchoolFamily.com, which has many resources for parents concerning schedules, school routines, and work/life balance in general. SchoolFamily also has many free printable documents that are scheduling templates that are great to get families on a schedule.
Can you please tell me how your morning school, including free breakfasts, looks like? We have lengthened our day this year but the kids arrive 20 minutes by bus before our teachers; just to be s me to provide the subsidized breakfast. 8:00am doors open, kids sit on floor in gym reading quietly, 8:20 kids go to rooms, 8:30 school day begins.