Special Edition Bird's Nest
Tuesday, March 16, 2021
Return to full days on Monday
The school day begins at 8:30 am and dismisses at 3:00 pm. Please note the new times.
Lunch
Lunch will be in each classroom supervised by the classroom teacher. They will have 25 minutes to eat while the teacher reads a book or shows an educational video such as a Magic School Bus. Some grades will eat first then go outside and others will go outside and then eat. Here is the schedule:
TK - eat 11:35-12:00 outside 12:00-12:45
K- eat 11:35-12:00 outside 12:00-12:45
1 eat 11:35-12:00 outside 12:00-12:45
2 eat 11:15-11:40 outside 10:30-11:15
3 eat 11:15-11:40 outside 10:30-11:15
4 eat 12:00-12:25 outside 11:15 -12:00
5 eat 12:00-12:25 outside 11:15 -12:00
While outside our lunch aides and parent volunteers will be supervising the groups. The area is divided into 7 zones so we can keep student cohorts together.
The classrooms will have desk shields on each desk so when students remove their masks to eat they will still be shielded from the other students. The desk shields have not arrived so in the interim we have face shields for the students to wear for when they take off their masks. The desk shields are ordered they just won't arrive by Monday. The face shields are ample enough for students to manage eating and it will be a good barrier. We tried them out to see how they would work.
If you would prefer to take your child home for lunch you can do that as well. We will have a sign out system for the child to sign themselves out and then we will watch you pick them up outside. When they return please send them through the main office doors and we will check them in. If you want them to return to play with friends on the playground please send them through the office as well and we will get them to their cohort group on the playground. Please do not drive through the parking lot and drop them off on the playground. We need to make sure everyone who leaves the building returns to the building. It is for safety.
Each day there will be one entrée and a second option of a grab and go lunch. All lunches are free. If you want your child to have a lunch through our lunch service we will take lunch count each morning. Lunches will be delivered to the classroom in individual take out containers. Biodegradable containers have been ordered but will not be here by Monday so we may need to use Styrofoam containers for a couple of days. The grab and go are in paper sacks.
The weekly Bird's nest will list the lunch options each week.
Recess Schedules
Bathroom Cleaning
Medications
Clear to Go
Lockers
Possibility of teacher change
Rules for the Building
Shields and Spacing
The desk shields will also be in the Media Center at the tables, in the Art room to space students out and we are putting desk, shields and chairs in the Music room socially distanced. We will also have the carpet dots in the Music room to make sure students are spaced properly while dancing to the music or doing yoga on the carpet. Whenever possible we will have gym class outside.
Please call or email with additional questions
Burton Elementary School
Email: maribeth.krehbiel@berkleyschools.org
Website: www.berkleyschools.org/burton
Location: 26315 Scotia Road, Huntington Woods, MI, USA
Phone: 248-837-8600