Eastside Parent Information
December 2020
Eastside Elementary School
Please Call : If your child will not be coming for "In Person Learning" or "Participating Virtually"
Email: contact@sunprairieschools.org
Website: https://www.sunprairieschools.org/eastside
Location: 661 Elizabeth Lane, Sun Prairie, WI, USA
Phone: (608) 834-7400
Facebook: facebook.com/EastsideElementarySPASD
December No School Days
December 24, 2020-January 2, 2021
Student Support Hubs Gr. 3-5
Hybrid instruction begins on December 7 for students in 5K-2. Students in grades 3-5 who have been attending Student Support Hubs on Mon/Tue or Thu/Fri from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. will continue to receive those in-person supports, but beginning December 7 the Student Support Hubs for grades 3-5 will shift to the afternoon from 1:15 p.m. to 3:18 p.m.
Hybrid Learning Kindegarten-Grade 2
Family One-Pager for Hybrid
Drop-Off/Pick-up
Students need to be dropped off between 8:10 and 8:20.
The playground is CLOSED before school starts
If students arrive prior to 8:10, they must wait in the vehicle until 8:10
For the first week, Eastside staff will meet students in the drop off and bus lines to help them get to their line spot. Family members must stay in vehicles.
Staff and teachers will help students line up and enter the building in small numbers to maintain social distancing
Stand on the Orange dashes in your designated teacher line, maintaining 6ft distance at all times
Walking families will drop off students by the entrance of the playground off of Elizabeth Lane or at the entrance of the parking lot off of Scheuerell - by the big tree.
Students riding bikes need to park their bikes in the bike racks on the playground
Drop off/Pick up - use the parking lot off of Scheuerell Lane
Lockers/Cubbies/Storage
All students are assigned a locker/cubby with distancing in mind
Students will keep their winter gear in their lockers, and their backpacks and lunch bags will be stored in their learning space in the classroom.
What to bring?
Backpack with school issued device and power cord
Specific supplies requested by your child’s teacher
Students are allowed to bring water bottles and water fountains are turned off
Lunch bag (if not eating school lunch)
Mask and an extra mask to be kept in the student’s backpack
Change of clothes
Winter gear
Optional snack
All recess equipment will be supplied by Eastside
Recess and Mask Breaks
Student will be going outside multiple times each day, weather permitting
Students will have a minimum of 2 mask breaks each day, one in the AM and one in the PM
Mask breaks must take place outside
Class cohorts will be assigned a playground zone to play in at recess each day. Cohorts will not be allowed to mix.
Meals and Snacks
Breakfast and lunch will be provided free to all families, or students may bring their own from home
Meals and snacks will be eaten in the classrooms
There will be 2 lunch options available to choose from each day: One bag lunch and one hot choice.
What you can do to help prepare your child for Hybrid
Practice mask stamina
Practice putting on coats, mittens, shoes, etc.
Practice physical distancing
If a student is showing symptoms:
The nurse will come to the classroom to assess and potentially remove your student if symptoms are present and put them in a separate room. The nurse will call guardians to have them picked up from school in a timely manner
Please think of a plan B if you are not able to pick your child up as they will remain in the separate room until picked up
Student Covid Screen Document (English Version) Student Covid Screen Document (Spanish Version) to use EVERY morning
ATTENDANCE GUIDELINES FOR DISTANCE LEARNING AND IN PERSON LEARNING
TO REPORT AN ABSENCE
Call 608-834-7400 *option 1 - Please be sure to leave this information in your voicemail.
- Students first and last name
- The students teacher and grade level
- The reason for the absence and if they will return to school or still complete work virtually
REPORTING ILLNESS
If you are calling to report an illness please leave a detailed message with all symptoms. Please call the attendance line before 8:30 AM. You may receive a follow up phone call from our School Nurse to just check in with your family and if necessary complete a screener before returning to school.
EXTENDED ABSENCES
If your student needs to be out for an extended period of time, please leave a detailed message and we will call you back to discuss how best we can serve them and to let you know what information we will need from you.
MARKED IN ERROR
If you feel your student was marked absent and shouldn't be, please call me at 1-608-834-7402 so that we can clarify and correct if necessary.
Advance Learner Programming Communication
News from Mrs. Rhodes-
Advanced Learner Program
Yahara
The Yahara River Writers Contest opportunity is available through the Greater Dane County Advanced Learner network that was introduced to fifth grade students at the beginning of November. Students who have chosen to participate should have a rough draft turned in by December 4th and a final draft is due December 18th. All writing should be submitted through Google Classroom.
Parent Learning Session
There will be an Advanced Learner Programming meeting on December 16, 2020 at 6:30pm. We will have a brief introduction of the program and staff, a review of some of our current projects, and sneak peek at upcoming events we are looking forward to. You can join this meeting by accessing this zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/8063668846.
We look forward to seeing you virtually on the 16th.
If you have questions or concerns regarding any of the above or about the Advanced Learner Program (ALP) in general, please email me at kjrhode@sunprairieschools.org
Mrs. Rhodes kjrhode@sunprairieschools.org 834-7486
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Eastside Mission Statement
Vision: “Working together to maximize each student’s potential, in a safe and caring community, to become responsible citizens.”
Mission: “Futures depend on us to inspire and prepare every child, every day, by providing relevant, engaging, and innovative learning experiences in and out of the classroom”
Eastside Google Site
It is the Eastside Distance Learning Google Site for families
https://sites.google.com/a/sunprairieschools.org/eastside-elementary/home