Jaguar Journal
Reopening Edition - March 2021
Welcome Back Jaguars!
Greetings Jaguars!
Best,
Ana Farina
Principal, Jepson Middle School
Watch Our Video On What School Will Be Like at Jepson starting next week!
Before Coming to School at Jepson:
Arriving on Campus:
1. Drop-Off and Pick-Up Locations
- Cheyenne Drive off of North Alamo: There is a bridge that brings students straight onto campus.
- Arlene Court off of Shady Glen: There is a back gate that brings students behind the gym
- Orchard Avenue/Unity Church Back Gate Entrance: There is a back gate that brings students to our back fields and they enter campus via our quad.
- Elder Street/Front of School: Please use the Bus Loop as the Staff Parking Lot will be closed to traffic.
The back gates to school will open at 8:25 AM and will be locked by 8:50 AM. Students should proceed to the Quad area for the 8:30 bell. Students arriving between 8:30-8:40 should go straight to their 2nd-period classrooms. Those arriving late should check-in at the front office.
Please refer to the images below for visuals!
2. Face Coverings Required
Students and staff are required to wear a cloth mask at school, unless exempted by a physician or school nurse. The only times that student masks can be removed are when eating, drinking, or when the mask needs to be replaced. Click here to find our safe school community expectations and responses to face coverings.
3. Alphabet Breakdowns
- Monday: A-D
- Tuesday: E-L
- Wednesday: All students zoom from home
- Thursday: M-Rodriguez
- Friday: Rogers-Z
There is a tentative agreement that after spring break students will be able to return to in-person instruction at 50%. This means that Jaguars that are returning to in-person instruction will be on campus for two days a week and zooming from home for the other three days. This would tentatively begin on Monday, April 12 until the end of the school year. The alphabet breakdown for a 50% return to in-person instruction is:
- Monday: A-L
- Tuesday: A-L
- Wednesday: All students zoom from home
- Thursday: M-Z
- Friday: M-Z
Please make sure to only attend on your assigned days. As much as we would want to keep all of our Jaguars, students will be sent home if attending school on a day that is not assigned to them.
Students who have chose to remain in distance learning will continue to zoom in as they have throughout this school year.
4. Bell Schedule
5. PE in Quasimester 4
At this time, we are assessing having our students dress out for PE and using the locker rooms. Should we move forward, information will be dispersed through their PE teachers. There will be ample time to purchase a PE uniform should we move forward with this. For now, we are happy to have our kids back and wish to teach them safe routines in PE and help them be active!
6. Dress Code at Jepson
7. Schedule Pick-Up
AFTER SCHOOL:
1. Grab-N-Go Lunches
Families are encouraged to pick up our 7-day Meal Box at the locations below on Wednesdays between the hours of 6am-10am:
- Will C. Wood High School
- Jepson Middle School
- Sierra Vista
2. Attendance
If your student is unable to attend in person they should zoom from home if they are feeling well enough. Students who will not be in person or zooming shall have a parent/guardian call or email to report their absence to the attendance secretary Gailf@Vacavilleusd.org or call (707)453-6284 please be sure to include your student's name and the reason they are out.
Reported absences will be coded with an "E" for excused or "U" for unexcused, as outlined in Ed Code. All absences not reported will be an "A" for unverified.
See the chart below for hybrid attendance codes: