September 8th-18th

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Important Dates:

Late Starts: 9/16, 9/23, 9/30 

Back-to-School Night: 9/21 

Weekly Specials Schedule:
Our specials are on a Monday-Friday schedule. No letter days this year! Specials will be right after lunch each day from 11:50 - 12:20. 
Monday-  Art 
Tuesday- Music 
Wednesday-  Media Center
Thursday-  S.E.L.  
Friday-  P.E. 

Important Things You Should Know the First Week 

Week 1: September 8th - September 11th 
Tuesday, Sept. 8th - Last name students A-E, ½ Day 8:45-12:34 
Wednesday, Sept. 9th - Last name students F-K, ½ Day 8:45-12:34 
Thursday, Sept. 10th - Last name students L-R, ½ Day 8:45-12:34 
Friday, Sept. 11th - Last name students S-Z, ½ Day 8:45-12:34 

First Week Reminders 
  • Fourth graders will enter and exit the building at the north end of the building, Door 14. For safety reasons, this is the only door our 4th graders will be using to enter and exit the building throughout the year. For pick-up and drop-off, please plan to meet your child at Door 14. 
  • Please send a nutritious snack and a water bottle to school with your child each day. Water bottles can be refilled at the water filling stations in our hallway. The drinking fountains are turned off for safety reasons, so only water bottle filling stations can be used.
  • We would like students to bring a towel to school. Students will use this to eat lunch on to help with distancing in the classroom. A regular-sized towel will be fine, beach towels will be too big! They can be brought home to be washed at any time.  
  • We would like to take students outside for the opportunity to have some “mask free” learning time. We will distance students appropriately from one another. We may also take walks around the neighborhood if needed. 
Safety Information 
  • All students are required to wear a face mask in the building. Two labeled masks will be provided by St. Joseph Public Schools.
  • Students will be hand sanitizing anytime they enter and exit the classroom. We will be teaching students the proper way to handwash too. 
  • We have been directed that our district is following the CDC guidelines. It has been explained to us that students must always be following 2 out of 3 expectations. 1. Wearing a mask 2. Being socially distanced (Six feet apart) 3. Being in their 4th-grade cohort 
Examples: IF we are outside and are six feet apart and with our 4th-grade cohort, then we could take our masks off because we have ⅔ of the CDC expectations met. IF we are in our classroom and are six feet apart, then we could take our masks off because we are with our cohort and socially distanced. For recess, we will be discussing with students when they could take their masks on and off. Basically, if they are within six feet of another student they have to have it on.

Let's have a great kickoff to the school year and a great year together!!


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