The Howler September 25th, 2020
Newsletter for the Shadow Hills Elementary School Community
Principal Point
Week #2 for In-Person Learning for Preschool-2nd Grade Students
Here is a bulleted list of instructions for you/your child for the week of September 28, 2020:
Health Procedures - please click to open and read!
Monday - All Students Virtual/Online
Tuesday & Thursday - Gold Group
Wednesday & Friday - Silver Group
The week of October 5, 2020, the 3rd-6th grade students will return for in-person learning!
Before School
School Breakfast program in the cafeteria starts at 8:45 am. Breakfast is free this year through December 2020.
All other students should report to the campus no sooner than 9:00 am. Students will not be playing on the playground/grass/blacktop before the first bell, rather they will report to and remain in the line up location for their classroom. The first bell rings at 9:10, and the tardy bell rings at 9:15.
Students that arrive after 9:15 are to report to the main entry, with their parent/guardian. Press the doorbell/call button to be admitted to school.
Students and adults should wear masks while outside and on campus before school.
Please use the crosswalks on Sloan Street and in the main parking lot. Also, please walk around the bus loop area rather than between the buses.
AM Recess
Students will wash hands/use hand sanitizer before going to recess
Students will go to recess with their grade level.
Students will wear masks when playing within 6 feet of others.
When students play 6 feet or more apart, their masks can be removed. We have a procedure in place for keeping masks connected to students while they play.
School adults will provide guidance during recess as games and activities will be more structured (sort of like PE).
Until further notice, the large playground equipment will be off limits.
Line up at end of recess as directed by the classroom teacher.
Students will wash hands/use hand sanitizer upon returning from recess.
Lunch
Hand sanitizer will be available on the way into the cafeteria and on the way out of the cafeteria.
Students will be seated in safely distanced spaces with their classmates in the cafeteria.
Hot lunch is free this year through December 2020.
Cold lunch - students need to be able to open all items in their lunch boxes/bags on their own because the supervisors will be limiting contact and will be cleaning tables while supervising.
Students will go to recess with their grade level. Hand sanitizer will be available at the exits.
Students will wear masks when playing within 6 feet of others.
When students play 6 feet or more apart, their masks can be removed. We have a procedure in place for keeping masks connected to students while they play.
School adults will provide guidance during recess as games and activities will be more structured (sort of like PE).
Until further notice, the large playground equipment will be off limits.
Line up at end of recess as directed by the classroom teacher.
Students will wash hands/use hand sanitizer upon returning from recess.
PM Recess
Students will wash hands/use hand sanitizer before going to recess.
Students will go to recess with their grade level.
Students will wear masks when playing within 6 feet of others.
When students play 6 feet or more apart, their masks can be removed. We have a procedure in place for keeping masks connected to students while they play.
School adults will provide guidance during recess as games and activities will be more structured (sort of like PE).
Until further notice, the large playground equipment will be off limits.
Line up at end of recess as directed by the classroom teacher.
Students will wash hands/use hand sanitizer upon returning from recess.
After School
Students will wash hands/use hand sanitizer before going home.
Students will wear masks out of the school and need to keep them on while on campus, after school.
Bus riders will go to a waiting area, safely spaced apart, prior to boarding the bus. Students in the waiting area will need to wear masks.
Daycare van riders will report to a waiting area prior to boarding, safely distanced apart, prior to boarding the van. Students in the waiting area will need to wear masks.
Parents/Guardians that pick up students via personal vehicle will be able to meet students on campus after school if wearing a mask as well as keeping a safe distance (6 feet) from others. Please park in available spaces and use the crosswalk to move to and from the campus to the parking lot. Classroom teachers may provide more specific information about picking up children outside of classrooms after school - please follow their lead.
Parents/Guardians that choose to stay in the pull through area in the parking lot will find their students in the waiting area near the front of the school (crosswalk/flag pole/welcome rock area).
Walkers/Bicycle riders will need to wear masks while on the campus after leaving the classroom.
Students and adults should wear masks while outside and on campus after school.
Please use the crosswalks on Sloan Street and in the main parking lot. Also, please walk around the bus loop area rather than between the buses.
During the School Day
Classroom teachers will teach, model, practice and reinforce classroom procedures and routines during the first several days of school.
Teachers will communicate with you the need for students to bring/have their school issued device (iPad/Chromebook) at school. Please follow their lead/directions.
Student desks are spaced at safe distances.
Students will travel through the halls to other spaces (PE, Music, Library, etc.) in the building at safe distances and with masks on.
Teachers/Staff and Students are expected to wear a mask in the building. Teachers have options to provide mask-breaks and will communicate those plans with their students.
Please check in with your child’s teacher whenever you have questions. You can reach out to me too. Call me in my office at 208-854-6064 or send me an email at gale.zickefoose@boiseschools.org
Take care!
Dr. Z.
P.S.
Remember to follow us on social media:
Facebook @ShadowHillsElementary School
Instagram @shadowhillswolves
Twitter @ShadowHillsElem
Shadow Hills Elementary School
We are a PK-6th Public Elementary School in Boise, Idaho! We serve the community of NW Boise and parts of Eagle and Garden City. We have excellent community support for our outstanding teachers and staff! Thank you!
Mission
Inspiring curiosity and building integrity to cultivate a positive learning community.
Vision
We believe the most promising strategy for achieving the mission of Shadow Hills Elementary School is to develop our capacity to function as a professional learning community. We envision a school in which staff:
Inspire curiosity
Build integrity
Cultivate a positive learning community
Unite to achieve a common purpose and clear goals
Work in collaborative teams
Seek and implement best practices that result in student growth and achievement
Monitor student progress
Demonstrate a personal commitment to the overall success and well-being of all students
(Vision based on P. 135 of the following book - Eaker, DuFour & DuFour. (2002). Getting Started: Reculturing Schools To Become Professional Learning Communities. Bloomington, Indiana: National Educational Service.)
Values
We live the values of: Respect - Dignity - Honesty - Responsibility - Teamwork
Purpose/Goals
SMART Goals updated annually
Email: gale.zickefoose@boiseschools.org
Website: https://shadowhills.boiseschools.org/
Location: 8301 West Sloan Street, Boise, ID, USA
Phone: 208-854-6060
Facebook: facebook.com/ShadowHillsWolves
Twitter: @ShadowHillsElem
Annual Notification Regarding Public Release of Student Directory Information
AT-HOME TECHNOLOGY TIPS!! PLEASE READ!!
The Boise School District has put together several tips that will help you during this virtual learning environment with your at-home technology. Please read the attached flyer and share with your students and those who are helping your students at home. We appreciate your patience and perseverance! Keep up the good work!
ATTENDANCE REMINDERS
If your child is going to be absent or late logging in or coming to school, please call our office at 208-854-6060. You may call during non-working hours and leave a message on our voicemail. If your student has an appointment during school hours, please scan (or take a picture of) and email a written school excuse from the doctor, dentist, etc. to carolyn.rant@boiseschools.org. Thank you!
LIBRARY NEWS: CURBSIDE PICKUP IS HERE!!
If you have questions, please email Mrs. Cecil at stephanie.cecil@boiseschools.org
PTO NEWS - PTO NEWS - PTO NEWS - PTO NEWS
See the attached flyer for information on the PTO Papa John’s fundraiser. Our school code is valid for the entire school year and valid at all locations in the Treasure Valley, so friends and family can help support our school, too! Papa John’s is donating 20% to the PTO!
Thanks for your support!
20-21 Operation School Bell
If you are interested in Operation School Bell, please complete the request form attached here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSelHEMH1Jb7iCq1KrPHS9EMsxQJdHXlZ-f-7n9EX-KbTBkmPA/viewform
Please note:
*Clothing will be picked up at the Assistance League and brought to Shadow Hills where families will pick it up.
*Students will not travel anywhere.
*Spaces are limited. We will do our best to fulfill families' needs.
*Spaces are only for Shadow Hills students/BOS students.
* Correct measurements are critical, no returns or exchanges due to Covid-19.
Student Flu Shot Clinics
Shadow Hills students may attend any of the regional clinics to receive their flu vaccination, however, the clinic at Taft Elementary on October 1st is suggested as the closest location for our school. Information about the clinic and required consent form is attached here. No other vaccinations will be available at these clinics.
Central District Health Student Flu Vaccination Clinics: ***3 - 7 p.m. for ALL sites***
Morley Nelson - Sept 22
Timberline - Sept 24
Whittier - Sept 29
Taft - Oct 1
NEWS FROM THE COUNSELING OFFICE
Please welcome our new, second counselor, Jaclyn Haugland to the staff at Shadow Hills! Mrs. Haugland will be at Shadow Hills once a week on Thursdays working with the sixth grade students. She can be reached by email at jaclyn.haugland@boiseschools.org. Welcome, Mrs. Haugland!
WELCOME TO OUR NEW SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER
WELCOME TO OUR NEW SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST
"We are operating in uncharted territory right now that nobody could have possibly imagined or prepared for. Your Boise Schools Student Services Team (social workers, counselors, school psychs and nurses) want you to know that your feelings are valid, no matter what they are. You might feel scared, confused, overwhelmed, angry, alone, grateful, or completely calm. You might feel many things at once, like being upset that an event was cancelled, but happy that you can wear pajamas all day. Your feelings are normal; the situation is not. Don't forget to breathe."
This Virtual Peace Room is a place for students and families to find tools and strategies for managing emotions and feelings. We are here to support you!
https://sites.google.com/boiseschools.org/virtualpeaceroom/home
Sarah Brandt, Ed.S
School Psychologist
Boise School District
208.854-6851
FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES UPDATE
Boise School District To Provide Free Meal Services
Boise, ID -- 09/15/2020 -- Boise School District is pleased to announce that the USDA has extended the waiver to provide free meals to all children ages one (1) to eighteen (18). Starting immediately, one free breakfast and one free lunch per child per day will be available to all children including children receiving meals in their neighborhood schools, children attending full-time online school, and children in the community who are too young to attend school. This service will be available through December 2020 or until USDA funds run out. Curbside Meals: Starting Monday, September 21, 2020, Grab & Go Curbside Meals will be available for daily pick up Monday - Friday from 3:30 pm to 4:00 pm at the following locations: Curbside Meals are available for any child attending a full-time online school, children attending a neighborhood school that is temporarily closed, or for community children who are too young to attend school (a toddler or preschooler). Children do not need to be present; meals can be picked up by a parent or guardian. Meals are intended to be eaten off site. Meals will be served sack style on a first come first served basis. Each sack will contain one breakfast and one lunch. Locations and times may change. If your child requires special meal accommodations, please contact the Boise School District Food & Nutrition Service Office at 208-854-4067 to make arrangements. Please visit our Curbside Meals webpage for more details. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
Medication DROP-OFF DAY- October 24
FAMILY STRENGTHENING SUPPORT GROUPS
YMCA Harrison Classic Fun Run
Boys Basketball!
Young Rembrandts in September
GIRLS ON THE RUN - Grades 3-5
Why It Matters
Social isolation and stressors related to COVID-19 have undoubtedly affected girls. Girls on the Run will provide a safe and interactive space for girls to connect, learn valuable skills such as how to cope when things get complicated and practice positivity, and, most importantly, have fun!
GOTR and Heart & Sole Begin on September 14th. See the attached flyer for information.