News from Sanborn School
January 3, 2021
A note from Mrs. Johansen
Happy New Year! I hope you all had a wonderful winter break! We look forward to returning to in-person instruction on January 5th! Students who are in our virtual classrooms will see no change.
There is a lot of information in this newsletter, so please take a few minutes to read through everything closely.
For detailed information about our Breakfast, Lunch, Specials, and Transportation procedures, please review an earlier newsletter from October 4th.
Please review this video about our pick-up and drop off procedures, as a friendly reminder for our school procedures.
January Lunch Menus are available on this D15 website link.
Students will receive their breakfast bags on Tuesday. Breakfast bags will go home typically on Monday afternoons. Please be aware that the breakfast bags have milk in them and it should be refrigerated. If you haven't "Opt Out" and would like to, please complete this form: https://forms.gle/bkGPiirX3AKd25LD6
You can also update your requests on this form, if you'd like.
If you have questions in regards to our district's re-entry plan please visit our district newsletter from December 18th.
Fondly,
Erika Johansen
Supplies to bring back to school
- Self-certification lanyard with parent signature
- Mask and an extra one in your backpack
- Fully-charged Chromebook in it's case
- Art supply bag
- All school supplies and materials given at supply pick up
- Water bottle
- Backpack
Cold Weather/Recess Guidelines
I wanted to take a moment and remind everyone of the District 15 Cold Weather Recess Guidelines. This information was taken directly from our District 15 website: https://www.ccsd15.net/Page/67
Students generally go outside for recess every day, so they should be dressed appropriately. Exceptions are made only when a child brings a doctor's note excusing him/her from outdoor recess.
Staff members provide outdoor supervision at all times.
Indoor recess is determined based on the following guidelines:
- If the temperature outside, together with the wind chill, is below 0°F, all students will remain inside for the entire lunch hour.
- If the temperature outside, together with the wind chill, is between 0°-10°F, the preferred procedure is a rotation of 20 minutes for lunch, a 20-minute outdoor recess, and a 20-minute indoor recess. However, at the principal's discretion, students may be kept inside for the entire lunch hour.
- If the temperature outside, together with the wind chill, is above 10°F, students will have regular outdoor recess.
- Other considerations in which indoor recess is allowed include the condition of the playground and the presence of precipitation.
For indoor recess, students are supervised in their classrooms.
Please reach out to our front office if your family needs assistance with winter clothing for your Sanborn student(s).
A word from Mrs. Gilbert, Sanborn School Nurse
Hello Sanborn Parents,
I hope you and your loved ones are staying heathy and safe! We look forward to having our in-person students return to school on January 5th. Here are a few notes from the Health Office.
- Please return your student's school medication to the Health Office (Students may bring their inhalers to school, however, all other medication must be brought to school by an adult).
- Please know that in-person students who are not compliant with the Illinois State Health Requirements (Physical Exam forms and/or up-to-date Immunizations) will not be allowed to enter the school building on Tue. 01/05/21, unless they have provided the required documentation OR have provided a written note from their healthcare provider with the date and time of the student's appointment
If you have any questions regarding COVID-19 or any other medical concerns, please feel free to contact at me by utilizing the below information:
Health Office Phone: 847-963-7002.
Health Office Email: gilberts@ccsd15.net
I will check my voicemail messages on January 4th and will return your phone message at that time.
In the meantime, here are a few helpful resources for your family.
CDC - Coronavirus (COVID 19) information
Sincerely,
Sharon Gilbert, RN, BSN
Sanborn School Nurse / Enfermera de la escuela
Phone: 847-963-7002
Email: gilberts@ccsd15.net
IN-PERSON PROCEDURES
As we transition back to in-person learning there are a few procedures that we would like our families to help with. Please remember to be patient and parents must remain in their cars.
MORNING ARRIVAL
CAR RIDERS
-Please have your child’s lanyard on and signed. Students need to have their lanyard signed for entrance into the school.
-Please pull all the way forward to allow for a continuous flow of cars.
-Parents will need to remain in their car when their student(s) exit the vehicle.
-Children need to be ready to exit the vehicle, with their backpack and lunch bag ready when you pull into the parking lot.
-Students must have their mask on when exiting the vehicle.
-All students will have their temperatures checked and will sanitize their hands upon entry.
-We ask that students remain an airplane arms length away from others.
BUS RIDERS
-Students riding the bus will have an assigned seat the entire year.
-Students must wear their mask on the bus.
-Students will have their temps taken prior to entering the building.
-Students will sanitize their hands prior to entering the building.
-Students must wear their lanyards and staff will ensure there is a parent signature on the card inside the lanyard.
As students walk in the building, we will have extra adults on hand to guide the kids into their classrooms. All students will walk directly in their classrooms to their desks. We will not be serving breakfast.
DISMISSAL
-Students will begin dismissing at a staggered time to ensure social distancing.
-Students will load buses and sit in their assigned seats.
-Students that walk home or ride their bikes will be dismissed at 3:25.
-Parents will pull their cars up in the car line, and remain in their vehicle.
-Once students are safely loaded into the car, parents may pull-out of the car line safely.
-We realize that the car line moves slowly, but the reason for this is student safety. Please do not park your car and walk between the cars to pick-up your child. We appreciate your patience as we work through this system.
-Please make sure you've communicated the dismissal plan to your child's teacher.
-If you are participating in car pick-up, please put a sign in your window so that we can identify which child you are picking up. As we have more students in car pick-up this year, we have the students wait in the gym until their car is visible. We will radio into the gym and send students out as we see the names written on the pages in the car. The signs in the car window will help expedite our process.
If you have children that overlap with other grades pick one drop off/pick up location. We do not recommend that parents park their cars and walk their children to the school. If you must do this you need to wear a mask and please swiftly walk your child to the paw prints and continue to walk to your car.
AM Kindergartner Car Riders will drop off at Door 8 and pick up at Door 2.
PM Kindergartners Car Riders will be dropped off at Door 2 and picked up at Door 8.
We are ready to welcome our In-Person students back!
Desks are 6 feet apart!
Dots in hallways help kids walk at a distance.
Hand sanitizer stations at the entry ways.
Signage in the bathrooms
Signage in the hallways
Signage in the classrooms and offices
Chromebook/Tech Support
Please use this FORM to request Chromebook or Tech Support. We will respond within 24 hours to your request during the school-week. This will help us stay on top of the requests that will come in.
Picture Day Update- Retake Day on Friday, January 22nd
We will have a Picture Retake day on January 22. On this Picture Retake Day, families can have their child photographed for the first time or as a retake.
We will send out a sign-up schedule.
Upcoming Dates to Remember
Monday, January 4th: No School-Teacher Plan Day
Tuesday, January 5th: School Resumes
Tuesday, January 12th: Sanborn PTA Meeting at 6:30
Monday, January 18th: No School- MLK Jr Day
Tuesday, January 19th: No School- Teacher Institute Day
Friday, January 22nd: Picture Retake Day
Friday, January 22nd: Virtual Bingo NIght more info coming soon....
Make sure to check out all the ways that #sanbornrocks on Twitter or Facebook!!
Erika Johansen
Email: johansee@ccsd15.net
Website: ccsd15.net/GMS
Location: 101 North Oak Street, Palatine, IL, USA
Phone: 847-963-7000
Facebook: facebook.com/sanborntigers
Twitter: @SanbornTigers