Dorr Press
February 5, 2021
Mark Your Calendar!
Feb 8-12: Kids Heart Challenge Week
Feb 9: Preschool Payments Due!
Feb 11-12: Valentines Day Classroom Parties
FEBRUARY 15: Transition to Full Time Instruction - Please see calendar below
Feb 17:Early Childhood Virtual Event 6pm
FEB 19-22ND: NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS - MID WINTER BREAK
Mar 5: End of 2nd Trimester
Principal Connection - A Note From Mrs. Seniura:
Dorr Families,
The groundhog saw his shadow this week and has retreated into his den for another six weeks of winter. Today’s weather and weekend forecast certainly support this!
On February 15, 2021 we will welcome students back to “Full In Person Instruction” at Dorr Elementary. The Dorr staff is busy at work setting up classrooms and reviewing building procedures and protocols as we prepare for the day. We will spend time the first week back reviewing our procedures with students as well as taking time to get to know their classmates that until now they have only seen on Zoom.
Please review the Dorr press carefully. We have included procedures put in place. Many are the same as the beginning of the year, however some have added details. Many of your questions may be answered.
We look forward to seeing our students as a unified class. Our goal is to make this transition as smooth as possible for our students and families. If you have any further questions or concerns feel free to reach out through phone or email.
Best Regards,
Robin Seniura
Return To Learn - What You Need To Know
Arrival/Departure Procedures
Dorr Elementary doors will open at 8:45am each morning. (See graphic and explanation for dropping off/picking up students )
Dorr Elementary will begin releasing students to parents at 3:45 pm. Please form a socially distanced line at the south entrance. We ask that you wear a mask. Sign your student out at the table and step aside to the grassy area until your child exits the building.
Please continue to screen your child each morning before school for symptoms including a daily temperature check. Student temperature checks will be optional at the bus and at the building entrance.
Classroom and learning spaces
Face masks required for all students and staff, at all times indoors, except meals and/or with approved medical exemption
Face masks worn as specified by CDC: multiple-layer mask covering nose and mouth at all times, except meals and/or with approved medical exemption
Handwashing practices reinforced. Classes will have scheduled bathroom and handwashing breaks.
Hand sanitizer stations are set up throughout the building.
Students will have assigned seats in their classroom as well as specials classrooms.
Social distancing, to extent feasible, will be maintained within each classroom and learning space
Students remain with learning cohorts all day unless receiving intervention or IEP services
Specials: Students transition to specials classroom with cleaning between students/cohorts
Cafeteria/Food Service
Grab & Go Breakfast in classrooms
Supervised lunch in the cafeteria
Procedures to facilitate a controlled flow to reduce crowding
Cafeteria tables sanitized between lunch periods
Students seated, in the cafeteria, with their cohort/homeroom class
Food Service Staff will continue to wear face masks, use barriers, wear gloves, and wash hands often
Students will wash their hands or use hand sanitizer before and after eating
Recess
The playground will be divided into sections with one cohort/class per section
Classes will rotate sections weekly
Playground sharable toys will be changed out each recess
Face masks required for all students and staff, at all times indoors, except meals and/or with approved medical exemption
Water Fountains and Filling Stations
Water fountains will remain closed
Water filling stations available
Please send a clean refillable water bottle to school each day with your student
Morning Drop Off Process
Once parents have dropped off their student, the student will be greeted by an adult and directed to the door. There they will be given assistance, if needed, to find their classroom.
Due to expected traffic increase in the Drop Off loop we will extend the drop off time to 8:55am. If you arrive after 8:55am and the drop off door is closed, please bring your child to the office vestibule and sign them in.
Afternoon Pick Up Process
January Student Of The Month
Preschool Payments Are Due Soon!
Early Childhood Night 2021
Dorr Elementary - Staying Local
Community Education
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Contact Us!
Email: berensj@waylandunion.org
Website: www.waylandunion.org
Location: 4159 18th Street, Dorr, MI, USA
Phone: (616) 681-9637
Facebook: www.facebook.com/dorrelementary/