Manning Morsels
Family Edition for August 2021
Let's Get Prepared!
Our Front Office is Here to Help!
Office phone: 630-468-8050
Diana Mantz - 630-468-8071 - dmantz@cusd201.org Colleen Kulaga - 630-468-8051 - ckulaga@cusd201.org
New Additions to our Staff
Ms. Lesly Amor - 4th Grade Dual Language Teacher
Mrs. Eileen Burel - Resource Teacher
*Ms. Claudia Berman - 5th Grade Dual Language Teacher
Mrs. Ely Garcia - K-5 Emergent Bilingual Teacher (joining us from Miller)
*pending Board approval
Who's Who at Manning
ESSER provides local educational agencies (LEAs), including charter schools that are LEAs. Emergency relief funds to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus threat.
New STEM class for all 2nd-5th Graders
First Day of School Reminders
- Adults will not be entering the building so please utilize the event on Tuesday, August 17th to drop off supplies and check out the building.
- Label everything with your child's first and last name
- Dismissal is 1:45 PM
Homeroom Teacher Reveal 2021
Homerooms will be posted in Skyward no later than Monday, August 16th by 5 pm. Try not to spoil the surprise for kids before Tuesday's event.
4th graders will travel among teachers (ELA, Math, and Social Science/Science with their homeroom cohort).
5th graders will travel among teachers (ELA/Social Science and Math/Science with their homeroom cohort).
4:30 - 6:30 PM
Drop off supplies
Discover your homeroom teacher
Get familiar with the building
Quick Reminders
Masks must be worn by anyone over the age of 2 in the building
Families will be able to meet their teachers on Curriculum Night (September 21st)
Recommended Times
Arrival/ Dismissals Quick Guide:
8:00 - 8:15 AM - Arrival
2:45 PM - Regular dismissal
1:45 PM - Wednesday (PLC) dismissal
11:30 AM (no lunch served) - SIP Days/Parent Teacher Conference Thursdays
Arrival:
- Doors open at 8:00 AM (if your child does not eat breakfast at the school, there is no rush to enter the building before 8:15 AM)
- Students will enter through their grade level doors (listed below)
- Students will enter the cafeteria if eating breakfast
- Students not eating school breakfast will head to a designated location in the building to sit and wait until 8:15 AM. In order to keep social distancing, students will be seated in the gym and hallways while waiting
- 8:15 bell rings for students to enter their classrooms
Dismissal
- The bell rings at 2:45/1:45/11:30 depending on the schedule.
- Walkers will exit through their grade level doors
- Bussers will be directed to the gym to wait for loading
- Car line students will be directed to the cafeteria where they will wait for their name/# to be called
For parents:
- Parents of walkers can pick up students at their grade level doors. Remember that animals are not allowed on school grounds.
- Parents in car line will be directed to a number station where their child will come to. You will receive a pink sign with your car line # after the first couple of days.
For anyone parking
- There is no parking on Linden Street during the school day.
- We have spots available in the alley along the fence of our field.
- You can also park on Linden, south of Norfolk.
- If driving in the alley, please be mindful of our business neighbors and do not drive through as a shortcut.
Lunch:
Students eat lunch at the designated times below.
4th - 11:15-11:35 (recess after)
5th - 11:35-11:55 (recess before)
2nd - 12:00 - 12:20 (recess after)
3rd - 12:20 - 12:40 (recess before)
Students will be seated in the gym to keep social distancing in place.
All students have access to free lunch this year. A menu is posted online and students will place their orders when they arrive in their homerooms.
Snacks
Each grade level has a snack time built into their daily schedule.
Fresh fruits and vegetables are the only acceptable items for snack (guidelines)
Recess/Mask Breaks:
- Students have about 20 minutes of recess during their lunch break
- Students have one additional recess/mask break during the day
- Teachers can build in additional breaks as needed.