Pine Street Press
February 2021
Principal's Corner
As many of you are aware, the Wayland Union Board of Education voted to transition back to full time face to face instruction starting February 15th. Our Pine Street Staff is excited to welcome our students back to the building five days a week. We have been working hard to put plans and procedures in place to prepare. We will spend time the first week back reviewing our procedures with students as well as taking time to get to know their whole homeroom class that until now they have only seen on Zoom. Please see below a detailed list of transition plan and the procedures that will be in place to help answer questions you may have.
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. (269)792-1127 robinsonr@waylandunion.org
Your partner in education,
Robyn Robinson
Principal, Pine Street Elementary
Full-time Face to Face Instruction
Arrival Procedures
- Pine Street Elementary doors will open at 7:15 each morning. Please do not drop your child off before 7:15 as they will not be able to get in 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 school as well as in the classrooms.
Students will switch classrooms halfway through the day with their switch teacher. Desks will be cleaned before students switch classrooms and again when they switch back at the end of the day.
Students will have assigned seats in both of their classroom as well as specials classrooms.
Social distancing, to extent feasible, 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 continue to be divided into sections with one homeroom class per section
- Classes will rotate sections weekly
- All equipment will be changed out each recess
- Students can remove their masks while outside with their homeroom class
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
December ROARS Winners
January ROARS and Classroom winners
January Classroom winners were Mrs. Ezinga's B group and Mrs. Bultman's A group!
Great Job Everyone!
Pine Street Spelling Bee
Upcoming Dates
February 5- Picture Retake Group B
February 11- Valentine's Party Group A
February 12- Valentine Party Group B
February 15- All students return to full time in person instruction
February 19-22- Mid Winter break- No school Feb. 19th or 22nd
Robyn Robinson, Principal
Email: robinsonr@waylandunion.org
Website: waylandunion.org
Phone: (269)792-1127