Cougar Connection
Conn-West Elementary Newsletter - January 13th
Complimentary Classes for Parents and Guardians
The Behavior Intervention Support Team (BIST) is offering a series of three complimentary classes for parents and guardians. Classes will be presented virtually and facilitated by Marty Huitt and the BIST Team.
These classes are designed to:
- Create consistency between school and home
- Provide language for adults to use when redirecting children
- Share ways to problem solve to increase your child’s success
- Increase generosity and kindness in your children
- Bring a sense of calmness to your home
Please join us for any or all three sessions!
BIST Parenting Series Topics:
- Tuesday, February 8: Setting Boundaries and Increasing Partnership
- Tuesday, February 15: Proactive Problem Solving
- Tuesday, February 22: Instilling Generosity and Kindness in Children
Time:
5:45 PM - 6:00 PM Enter Zoom Room
6:00 PM - 6:45 PM Informational Session
6:45 PM - 7:00 PM Questions and Answers
Cost: These virtual classes are provided free of charge.
Registration:
Please register on or before Friday, February 4, 2022.
To register for this class:
- Go to https://BIST.org
- Use the dropdown menu My Account. Click Log In/Log Out.
- Create a Username by clicking Click Here under the large LOG IN heading. If you already created a Username by previously enrolling in a BIST class, just log in.
- Enter your information (Name, Email, and a Password). This will register you on the website, but not for the class.
- Select the class you wish to attend.
- Click Register to the right of the class name
Follow the instructions.
- Be sure to select Pay Later via PO under the Payment Method. This Parent Class is free, but you must select the
- Pay Later via PO option in order to register.
- Select your child’s District and School from the dropdown menus.
- Select your position as a Parent unless you are a school staff member. If you are both a parent and a school staff member you may select either.
Once you have registered, you will receive a confirmation email containing
the zoom link for the training sessions. If you do not receive a confirmation email by noon on Monday, February 7, please contact the BIST office at bist@cornerstonesofcare.org for assistance.
Upcoming Dates and Events
Thursday, January 13th - $ Dress Down Day Day
Thursday, January 13th - End of 2nd Quarter/First Semester
Friday, January 14th - No School
Monday, January 17th - No School
Issues with Student Issued Device?
Student Symptom Screening
Parents please screen your children for symptoms at home prior to sending them to school. Use the below checklist for home screening. Students with symptoms or known exposure to positive case should stay home and parents/guardians please notify the school and request guidance. Students not feeling well during the school day will notify their child's teacher for guidance. The checklist includes:
- fever or chills
- cough
- headache
- muscle aches
- nausea
- vomiting
- diarrhea
- new loss of taste or smell
- new runny nose or congestion
- shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
- sore throat
- close contact with a person with COVID-19
Students who are fully vaccinated and are exposed to someone with a confirmed COVID-19 case can refrain from quarantine if they are not showing any symptoms. Please email Ms. Quinn, health room para @ susie.quinn@grandviewc4.net, with a copy of your child's vaccination card.
A fully vaccinated individual is defined as:
Someone who received their second dose in a two-dose vaccine series more than two weeks ago.
Someone who received their first dose in a single-dose vaccine more than two weeks ago.
If students arrive at school not feeling well or start feeling ill during the school day, they will report to the health para’s office. Students with COVID symptoms will need to be picked up immediately and will not be allowed to ride home on the bus.
Parents will notify the health para if their student is exposed to someone with a confirmed COVID-19 case. If the student is not fully vaccinated they will need to stay home for 14 days from their last contact with the positive person. They may return after 14 days if no symptoms develop in that time.
All students testing positive for COVID-19 who have symptoms but were not hospitalized may return to school 10 days after symptom onset, AND at least 24 hours with no fever, AND other symptoms have improved
All students testing positive for COVID-19 who never develop symptoms may return to school 10 days after the first positive test.
Papa John's Night Scheduled for Thursday, February 3rd
School Wide ESSA Plans
Please Join Our School Facebook group
Click on the link below to request access. Please make sure to answer the questions when asking to join the groups.
Mask Reminder
Outdoor Weather Guidelines
The following guidelines have been established for healthy outdoor play:
Staff will be using the National Weather Service to determine temperature, heat index and wind chill. Your child’s safety is our number one concern.
Recommendations for COLD Temperature/Wind Chills
Outdoor Policy
Between 50-30 degrees Fahrenheit
- Regularly scheduled outdoor play times
Between 29-20 degrees Fahrenheit
- 15-20 minutes maximum
Between 19 degrees Fahrenheit and below
- No outdoor play time
We ask children to have winter outerwear such as a winter coat, hat, and gloves each day during the winter season.
Giving the Basics
Grandview C-4 partners with the non-profit organization Giving the Basics, to provide several types of personal hygiene items to students and families who cannot otherwise afford
them. Items are free and include, but are not limited to, deodorant, shampoo, conditioner, ethnic hair products, toothbrushes, toothpaste, feminine hygiene products, soap, and laundry soap. Sometimes, items like toilet paper, cleaning supplies, combs and brushes are also available. Personal dignity is an important component of school attendance and academic achievement. If you know of a student or family in need, please contact a school counselor, nurse, health para or building administrator. With your help, we can get these important items into the hands of the students who need them. Remember, the items are free and available to anyone in need.
Breathing Strategies
Managing emotions can be incredibly difficult for students, and really, for all people. Here are a few strategies we use at Conn-West. Feel free to try them out with your student(s)...they work great at home, as well!
Cold Weather is Here
Students will be going outside for recess as long as the temperature or wind-chill is at or above 32 degrees. If the temperature or wind-chill fall below 32 degrees, students may have a shortened outdoor recess. Please make sure that your child has the appropriate outerwear for going outside on cold days.
Please Label Your Child’s Outerwear
Please put a name somewhere on your child’s coats, jackets, sweaters, and sweatshirts. We donate hundreds of items of clothing and accessories at the end of every year because we cannot identify their owners and they aren’t claimed. Thank you for your help! With a name inside, your child’s clothing is never really lost.
Student Assistance Program
This is available to our families via referral by school counselors or by you calling the New Directions Help Line at 1-855-340-6487. All students and/or guardians can access the Help Line at any time, as it is open 24 hours each day, every day of the year. Students 18 and older can schedule counseling appointments on their own.
For more information, you may visit ndbh.com. Select ‘For Individual Families.’ Then select ‘Student Assistance Program.’ The school code for our district is: GrandviewSAP.
Additional information on New Directions’ Student Assistance Program is attached. If you have any further questions we encourage you to reach out to your school's counseling office.
We are truly excited to offer this resource to our families.
Here Comes the Bus App
The Here Comes the Bus App will allow you to track your child’s bus in real-time and receive push notifications, set up alerts to notify you when your child scans on and off the bus. You can use the app on your smartphone device or on your computer by visiting herecomesthebus.com. You and your student will need to sign up by following the instructions below.
How to Sign up:
Download Here Comes Comes the Bus app or visit herecomesthebus.com
Click the “Sign Up” button
Enter school code 29438 and click “Next” followed by “Confirm”
Complete the “User Profile” box
Under “My Students,” click “Add.” Enter your child’s last name and student ID number (located in Parent Portal)
Once you confirm your information, you’re ready to begin.
How Students Sign up
Download Here Comes Comes the Bus app or visit herecomesthebus.com
Click the “Sign Up” button
Enter school code 29438 and click “Next” followed by “Confirm”
Complete the “User Profile” box
Under “My Students,” click “Add.” Enter student’s last name and student ID number (located in Parent Portal)
Once you confirm your information, you’re ready to begin.
For more information or for FAQ’s you can visit herecomesthebus.com. You can also email hctb@grandviewc4.net with any questions.
Afternoon Dismissal
We need your help with afternoon dismissal. We are causing a backup on Main Street in the afternoon at dismissal time. We want to keep everyone safe and ask that you please not stop your vehicle on Main Street while waiting to get into the back parking lot. Please come a little bit later for dismissal or if you see that you cannot get into the back lot, please pull around the corner and wait on a side street until you can into the lot. We really need your help with dismissal in order to keep you and other community members safe.
School Information Packet
You Can Find Bus Information By Clicking on the Following Link
Click here for bus information. Enter your address to find your school of attendance & the bus route.
Joke of the Day
School Day Hours
The school day begins at 9:05 am and ends at 3:55 pm. Students
may enter the building at 8:40 am. Please do not drop your child off
before 8:40 am unless they are enrolled in LINC. Breakfast will be served in the classroom from 8:40 am until 9:00 am.
Transportation and After School Changes
If your child’s mode of transportation or after school routine is going
to change for the day, please notify the main office
@ (816) 316- 5225 prior to 3:00 pm to ensure that your child arrives
at the appropriate destination.
Conn-West Elementary
Email: marcy.simon@grandviewc4.net
Website: https://connwest.grandviewc4.net/
Location: 1100 High Grove Road, Grandview, MO, USA
Phone: 816-316-5225
Twitter: @CWES_Cougars