The Groves Grapevine
Building the future, one student at a time! 7/23/20
Wylie ISD & Groves Elementary Back to School Information
Your recent input on the survey determining whether your student will attend remotely or on-campus has helped us to assign classes to teachers doing the same, and helped to create social distancing protocols. The purpose of today's newsletter is to provide some insight to what we will implement specifically at Groves to keep everyone safe. Keep in mind that during this time we are constantly making changes that improve on our routines and procedures.
Remember to visit our Back to School website which houses important information for all of WISD. We look forward to serving you and your student this year!
School Supply Lists
If you ordered school supplies through our Groves PTA, those supplies will be delivered to your child's classroom for on-campus learners, and will be available for pick up during Chromebook distribution for remote learners. More information about Chromebook distribution will be sent to our families through Skyward as those decisions are determined.
On-campus learning
MEET THE TEACHER
Our official Back to School Meet the Teacher Bash has been cancelled for this year. Instead, our teachers will begin sending out sign-up lists to the families in their classroom. This will provide you with a 15 minute, individual time with the teacher so your child can see their classroom, find their seat, drop off any school supplies, and of course meet the teacher. Adults will need to wear masks while in attendance.
FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
To help maintain social distancing, no visitors will be allowed on campuses until further notice in the 2020-21 school year. This includes the first day of school. Please be sure to alert your child to this change so they are aware that they will walk into the building and teacher's classroom on their own. Parents will need to be masked if you walk your student to the building doors. Please try to maintain social distancing from other families.
CLASSROOM
Each classroom will be partnered with another classroom so teachers can design academic interventions and help support students learning in the best way possible. These will be known as "cohorts" and will attend recess, cafeteria, and PE together. This will promote the essential socialization on-campus learning provides to our students with kids they will naturally interact with while also preventing contact with the entire grade level.
Hand-sanitizing breaks will be practiced throughout the day. Classrooms will be cleaned thoroughly each day. Teachers will wear masks and face shields during the day.
ARRIVAL
Doors will continue to open at 7:00 am. Breakfast will be served in the cafeteria where students will be socially distanced from one another. Students not eating breakfast will be socially distanced in the gym and alternate spaces as those areas fill up. We encourage families to send their students with personal books to read during this time. At 7:15, students will be escorted to their classrooms. School begins promptly at 7:30 am.
No visitors will be allowed into the building. If you park in the parking lot, please walk your child to the crosswalk and allow them to walk to the building alone to minimize the number of parents at the front doors of the building.
For parents who walk their child to school, please stop at the bike rack and allow your children to walk to the building alone to minimize the number of parents at the front doors of the building.
Parents coming to the Southfork gate will allow children to walk to the building alone to minimize the number of parents at the doors of the building.
DISMISSAL
To support social distancing within the school halls, we will begin a staggered dismissal. Walkers/bike riders/daycare/bus will be dismissed at 2:35. If parents would like to walk home with their child, please meet them at the crossing guard cottage or across the street at the crosswalk.
Carpool students will be dismissed at 2:40 and sit with their classroom cohort. Please post your car tag sign (provided on the first day of school) and remain in your car as we bring your student to you.
INDOOR DISMISSAL
In the case of rain, extreme heat, or extreme cold, we will socially distance student cohorts inside the cafeteria. No visitors will be allowed to enter the building, so we will call students out to meet parents in their cars.
RECESS ZONES
Cohort classes will be assigned recess zones to play while outside. Zones will rotate each day for students. Hand sanitizing practices will be in place before and after recess.
CAFETERIA
Students will come to the cafeteria with their cohort classroom to eat lunch. Social distancing will be implemented in lines and at the tables. No visitors are allowed in the building.
ASSEMBLIES
All assemblies will be held virtually until further notice. Please stay connected with our community at Groves through Facebook.
Remote Learning
Chromebook distribution details will be shared next week. Please continue to check in Skyward for more information.
Upcoming Events
August
6 Popsicles with the Principals 6-7pm in carpool lane at Groves
11-12 Meet the Teacher scheduled visits/school supply pick-up
13 First day of school for on-campus and remote learners
Our Groves mission statement -
#gatorvision
Groves Guarantees
- We believe success is no accident; each of us can succeed.
- We believe we are positive role models that have an excitement for learning.
- We believe every person at Groves should know they are loved, appreciated, safe, and cared for.
- We believe in the grace of each day being a new day.
- We believe in taking the time to respect and celebrate each other's differences.
Groves Elementary Administrative Team
Leslie Coble, Assistant Principal leslie.coble@wylieisd.net 972-429-3466
Christie White, Counselor christie.white@wylieisd.net 972-429-3469