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Spring Creek Elementary Update (3/12/21)
WELCOME BACK VIDEO- Hyrbid Procedures
I'm updating our school community on hybrid protocols. We created this short video to review some of our key procedures to maintain safety for all when we're back in the building. Click the link below to access the video.
Hybrid In-Person: Additional Updates and Reminders
Hybrid School Hours – School hours for hybrid are 7:55-12:55. Doors open and supervision begins at 7:40. Students arriving before 7:40 are NOT supervised.
Arrival Procedures – To help maintain 6-feet physical distancing, each breezeway entrance has spots along the sidewalk for where students should stand. See the map below for your child’s entrance. A staff member will be stationed at each entrance to welcome students and to do a visual check for any signs of illness. Students will walk directly to their classroom where their teacher will greet them and will also do a daily visual screening of students for signs of illness.
Any students showing signs of illness will be walked to the office.
If a student arrives before the gates open at 7:40, they will wait in their car or stand on a sidewalk spot by their assigned entrance.
Families dropping students off by car are encouraged to participate in our Park and Stride Activity (see post below for more information). This greatly reduces traffic congestion in our parking lot.
Dismissal Procedures – At the end of the day, students will exit the building with their teacher, using their designated entrance/exit doors. Bus riders will walk directly to their bus. Students biking or walking will be dismissed. Students waiting to be picked up will wait with their teacher in the designated areas below.
Drivers should follow the one way direction traffic flow indicated in the map below.
Breakfast & Lunches – All students will be provided with a free breakfast and lunch, which they will eat in their classrooms. For breakfast, students will pick up their meal upon entering the breezeways and will take it to their classroom. Lunches will be brought to classrooms. Students will eat meals at their desks and are allowed to remove their masks while eating and talking with peers during lunch. All meals are supervised by their classroom teacher.
Classroom Set-Up – Students will be spaced 6-feet apart and all students will have their own individual desk and chair or for kinder sit at either end of a 6 foot table. Students will not share supplies and school supplies will be provided for each student.
School Supplies – 4J is providing all students with basic supplies, but families may also want to send students with extra masks and also a water bottle.
Recess – Students will get a daily 30-minute recess with their cohort group. Students will be allowed to play all the usual playground games, minus those where students would come within 6-feet of one another (i.e. soccer, basketball with defenders tag, close contact, etc.) Basketball shooting around games are ok. Masks will continue to be worn at all times.
Cohort Groups – Students are limited to 100 people they can have close contact with at school each week. We have divided our cohort groups by grade level into K/1, 2/3, and 4/5. These cohort groups will have designated recess times, so not to come into close contact with other cohorts.
Care Room – If a student does become sick, they will be escorted to the office. We have a designated room, called our Care Room, for student showing signs of illness to wait until their family is able to pick them up. This room has been outfitted with air purification systems to help prevent the spread of germs and viruses.
Daily Cleaning – Teachers will sanitize desks after each meal. Custodial staff will clean high frequency touch points through the day. Nightly, a school district crew will sanitize every classroom space using an electrostatic spray.
Masks – All people, both students and adults, MUST wear masks at all times while on school property. The only time students may remove their masks is during mealtimes.
Visitors & Volunteers – Only students and staff are allowed inside the building and breezeways at this time.
Transportation -- Transportation has contacted K-1 transportation eligible students/families (they will connect with grades 2-5 soon). They will call back once routines are complete with stop locations and times. Students will receive a visual screening before entering the bus. Seats by the driver will be reserved for ill students and the school will be contacted if a student is ill. Green dots will be marking places for students to sit. Available seats will be staggered left to right and on each row of seats. Drivers will assign a seat to each student. Students will wear face coverings while on the bus. Students may not eat while on the bus. Drivers will use windows, fans and roof vents to increase ventilation.
Walk, Bike, Skate, Scoot, or Park and Stride to School!
Try something new for the trip to and from school this year! If you're close enough to school, we encourage you to walk, bike, skate or scoot. You are welcome to enter the school property from the back, off Blackfoot Avenue.
If you are interested in finding a family your child could walk with or are willing to walk other children to school following covid-safe protocols, please contact Sarah Mazze at mazze_s@4j.lane.edu or 541-516-0887 and she can help you find a match.
Hybrid & Online Transition Schedule – This is the current schedule:
March 15-19: Grades K/1 will shift into their updated classes. Students in hybrid will meet for their SEL and small group times via zoom, then come to the building during their one scheduled orientation hour for the week. K/1 teachers have reached out to all families with students doing hybrid to schedule orientation times.
March 15-19: Grades 2-5 will shift into hybrid and School Online classes and continue with the current CDL schedule
March 22-26: SPRING BREAK
March 29-April 2: K/1 begins full hybrid schedule with in-person students.
March 29-April 2: Grades 2-5 hybrid students will have an orientation event during their scheduled day. Teachers will email families to notify families of the orientation schedule and activities. On non orientation days, students will continue with CDL.
April 5: All grades in full hybrid schedule with in-person students.
Hybrid Orientation Schedule Grades 2-5 (Week of March 29th)
CANCELED The Great Kindness Challenge Parade 3/19 @ 3:30 p.m.
TGKC Spirit Week 3/15-3/19
This will be the last of our Spirit Days: Students don't forget about...
Tuesday 3/16 - Kindness Knows No Age -- Dress like a Senior Citizen
Wednesday 3/17 -- Hats off to Kindness -- Hat Day
Thursday 3/18 -- Shine with Kindness -- Neon Color Clothing
Friday 3/19 -- Panda Pride -- Wear your Spring Creek Gear or School Colors (Green and White)
Spring Creek Elementary
We strive to develop the social, emotional, and cultural aspects of the whole child while celebrating academic success and providing a comprehensive education for all students.
Vision
To accomplish our mission, we believe in supporting the whole child by providing a safe, inclusive, and caring community. We strive to support lifelong learners, capable of reflection and personal growth. We build strong relationships to foster student success academically, socially and emotionally.
Email: bolden_s@4j.lane.edu
Website: https://springcreek.4j.lane.edu/
Location: 560 Irvington Drive, Eugene, OR, USA
Phone: (541) 790-4870