Welcome to the 20-21 School Year!
The Best Little School in the Low Country!
A Fresh Start
You can continue to help by encouraging your child to keep their mask on and by keeping your child home when they show signs of illness, have a fever, cough, sore throat, shortness of breath, recent loss of taste/smell, experiencing digestive issues, have taken fever reading medication, or have been in contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19 within the last 14 days.
Thanks in advance
Big Changes!!
Usually, we allow a week of parents escorting students to their rooms at the beginning of the school year, but due to Covid-19 parents must say goodbye outside the building. We understand this is a big change but we will have many, many adults walking around and helping guide kids to their classroom. Prepare your child for this and let them know that teachers will be helping them along the way. If you think your child might be shy and not want to speak, you might consider putting a sticker on them with their name and grade level.
Please follow these guidelines to remain safe and ensure we are able to continue to be in school.
Please bear with us as we implement this change.
Starting our Day- Arrival
Walkers- Parking on campus and walking your child up to the school is not allowed this year. However, families may still avoid the car rider line and walk their children from their neighborhood to the school. Due to the construction of the LBHS softball field, the walker entrance is now the same as the bus entrance.
Car Arrival Options
Car Rider Line-The car rider line will probably be a little longer to begin as parents are new and getting used to things. Please be patient. We will have a little grace with tardies in the beginning as we get our routines consistent. The tardy bell rings at 7:25 and normally everyone remaining in the car line will have to put their car in "park" and come sign their child in. Let's avoid this by doing a couple of things:
- First remember to have your doors unlocked once you are near the cones on the sidewalk, so monitors can open your door when you stop.
- Have car seats, belts undone, bags and lunches in-hand, and ready to go in this unloading zone.
- Have students on the passenger side of the car. If your passenger side door is broken, then please use the park and walk option, to avoid holding up the line.
- Drive all the way up to the next car. Kindergarten parents please keep moving as your child exits your car, you cannot hold up the line to watch them walk in the gate.
Early Car Arrivals-Early arrival students can begin to unload at 6:50. This is courtesy of JBE to allow parents a few extra minutes to navigate traffic and get to their workplace. Families that use this option use the car rider line and remain in their car until teachers come out at 6:50 to begin opening doors. Students enter and unlike last year they reported to the library. This year they will enter through the double doors for the CD-2 Wing and walk down to the cafeteria doors. Again monitors will be present to guide them, There, they will wait socially distanced until the 7 o'clock bell rings and walk to class. They may eat breakfast while they wait.
Car Tags for Dismissal
JBE's New Dismissal Style
Bus Routes with Bus Animals
Each bus number is referred to as animals.
After School Programs / Daycares
Red Tags
Red tags will be issued to students in CD and Kindergarten Bus Riders. This picture shows how one would be filled out. Students with red tags sit in the front of the bus but are allowed to sit with siblings in another bus area. If a parent is not at the stop for dismissal, red tag students will be brought back to the school, unless the parent allows the student to get off the bus with an older sibling in 2nd grade or higher, in which the parent would need to fill out the Red Tag Permission Slip form attached.
5th Grade Schedule
Uniform Drive Through
There will be a T-shirt pick-up drive through if you ordered and were not able to pick up or if you placed an order and did not already pay. This will take place next Thursday from 4 to 6. In front of the school. Parents just need to drive through. For questions or concerns please email JBEuniforms@gmail.com
Our Motto During the COVID-19 Crisis:
“We can’t do everything students and communities deserve, but students and communities deserve all we can do.”
As always we are here for you so do not hesitate to reach out.
Love,
Ms. Fountain and Mrs.Temoney
About Us
Website: https://www.ccsdschools.com/jbedwards
Location: 855 Von Kolnitz Rd Mt. Pleasant, SC 29466
Phone: 843-849-2805
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jamesbedwardselementary/
Twitter: @JBEelementary