SPECIALS... Monday - Guidance, Tuesday - Library, Wednesday - PE, Thursday - Art & Music, Friday - Computer,

Friday, August 28, 2020

 Hi,

Our classroom is all ready for the Fantastic First Graders to come! I just wanted to share a few things:

1. Please send your child with a water bottle.

2. We will have a morning and an afternoon snack, so please send snacks for both. 

3. I will update the blog once I have new details about our days.


Enjoy the last few days of summer vacation😎



Monday, August 24, 2020

                          Getting our classroom ready for our first day together.


 To: Parents/Guardians

 Fm: Judy Marvin 

Re: Morning Drop-Off / Afternoon Drop-Off

Following Maine CDC guidelines for public school systems, we will need to follow a specific protocol in regards to dropping students off at school in the morning. We ask that you adhere to this protocol. Our hope will be that we can do this as quickly and as smoothly as possible for everyone. As always, please be patient with us for the first couple of days as we learn how to do this ourselves. Students may be dropped off between 7:30-8:00 Drop off spots: Middle School Students: Roundabout by the gym Grades PreK-4: Roundabout by the main office Prior to your child getting to school a daily self-check must be completed by you, as the parent, regarding your child. The following questions must be asked to your child (or answered by you): 1. Do you feel sick with any symptoms consistent with COVID-19? (such as a new cough, shortness of breath, chills, muscle pain, sore throat, new loss of taste or smell) 2. Have you been around anyone who is unwell? 3. Have you been in close contact with a person who has COVID-19? 4. Within the past 24 hours, have you had a fever (100.4 and above) or used any fever reducing medicine? IF THE ANSWER IS YES TO ANY OF THE QUESTIONS, STAY HOME A Center Drive staff member will be outside in each drop off spot to welcome your child. He/she will then enter the building and immediately sanitize their hands and go to their classrooms. Due to maintaining consistency among pods in the event of contact tracing, students cannot go onto a bus at the last minute. Their bus transportation must be consistent for both days. If/when this restriction changes, parents will be notified. 



Following Maine CDC guidelines for public school systems, we will need to follow a specific protocol in regards to picking students up at the end of the day. Parents will not be allowed in the building without a scheduled appointment, limiting the amount of people from the public in the building at one time. We ask that you adhere to this protocol. Our hope will be that we can do this as quickly and as smoothly as possible for everyone. As always, please be patient with us for the first couple of days as we learn how to do this ourselves. Students may be picked up between 2:40-3:00 Pick-up spot: Roundabout by the gym At 2:40, the roundabout will be open to traffic. Parents are asked to drive around to the designated spot. A Center Drive employee will approach your car and call for your child. Students will be called to exit the building and go directly to your car. Due to maintaining consistency among pods in the event of contact tracing, students cannot go onto a bus at the last minute. Their bus transportation must be consistent for both days. If/when this restriction changes, parents will be notified

Information is subject to change based on any new guidance received from the Maine CDC and Maine Department of Education. Information will be revised if/when this occurs.

                                                            Mask Update


 To: Parents/Guardians

Fm: Judy Marvin

Re: Masks/Face Coverings



Anyone riding our buses or entering our building will be required to wear masks/face coverings and/or shields. Following the Framework from the Department of Education, the explanation is as follows:


“Masks/Face Coverings - Adults, including educators and staff, are required to wear a mask/face covering. Students age five and above are required to wear a mask/face covering that covers their nose and mouth. (updated 7/31/20). Masks are recommended for children ages two to four, when developmentally appropriate. (Updated 7/31/20). Masks/face coverings must be worn by all students on the bus. Face shields may be an alternative for those students with documented medical or behavioral challenges who are unable to wear masks/face coverings. (Updated 8/12/20). The same applies to staff with medical or other health reasons for being unable to wear face coverings. Face shields worn in place of a face covering must extend below the chin and back to the ears.”  Center Drive School is requiring our pre-k students to wear face masks/face coverings.


The school has purchased face masks and shields for students and adults and will be provided upon request, but we understand that many students wish to wear their own masks. It is recommended that face coverings should cover your nose and mouth, fit snugly against the sides of your face. Cloth face coverings should have multiple layers of cloth. We expect masks and/or shields to be appropriate for a school setting and not distracting to others. Please include multiple masks in your child’s backpack in the event that the mask needs to be changed. Masks should be washed at home daily. 


Students will be given “mask breaks” throughout the day following the safety guidelines. 


I am including a YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Srig59LN6ik  that is appropriate for younger students on how to put on and take off masks. I am including another link: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/how-to-wear-cloth-face-coverings.html more appropriate for our older students.

 


Information is subject to change based on any new guidance received from the Maine CDC and Maine Department of Education. Information will be revised if/when this occurs.


Friday, August 14, 2020

                                                      Welcome to First Grade!


We will be starting the year with a hybrid model which means only 1/2 the class will be in person at school on any given day.  This is new for all of us, and together we will figure it out.  I am so looking forward to working with and meeting each fantastic first grader!

Here is what the schedule will look like.....

Monday/Thursday: Pod 1 First Day will be September 10th

Tuesday/Friday: Pod 2 First Day will be September 8th

Wednesday there will be no students will be at school. Teachers will be working with students remotely and recording lessons for the following week.

Letters will be sent out at the end of this week letting you which pod your child will be in.  Please contact the office with any questions or email me s.lausier@cdsedu.org

Students should also be receiving a letter from me next week.