Reopening Updates
March 16th, 2021
REOPENING UPDATE
The Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) and United Teachers of Pasadena (UTP) reached agreement on reopening schools for in-person instruction, agreeing to adjust the date for preschools and elementary schools to begin opening with a hybrid simultaneous learning model after spring break.
Student cohorts in PreKindergarten, Transitional Kindergarten, first, and second grades will return to campus on April 13 immediately after spring break. Grades 3-5 return on April 20. Early Childhood Education programs will open at the same time as PreK-2nd grade.
-April 5 - April 9, Spring Recess
-April 13th- Prek-2nd grade cohorts reopen
-April 20th- Prek-2nd AND 3-5 cohorts reopen
Stay tuned to find out if we are using a 2 day or 4 day hybrid model. You will be notified about your child's in-person days.
After School Care
-Our after school partners will be sharing their updated plans soon. As they become available, SME will share.
Drop Off/ Pick Up
-Drop off is 7:45-8:00 am
Pre-K- Auburn Ave., east side of school at Pre-K gate
Kinder- Hermosa Ave., west side lower gate
1st- Auburn Ave., east side compass gate
2nd- Highland Ave., front of school
3rd- Highland Ave., front of school
4th- Auburn Ave., east side of school up through
5th- Auburn St., east side of school at pre-k gate
* Flow of traffic maps coming soon
-Please screen your child at home for any signs of illness. Temperatures will be taken before the student enters the building (we have touchless thermometers), and hand sanitizer is available at each entrance.
-Instruction starts at 8:00 am.
-Designated areas will be marked for entrances/exits by grade level.
-Students will enter the school and go directly to their classroom.
-After 8:15 am, all gates will be locked and tardy students will enter through the main entrance ONLY.
-Students will be dismissed through the same gates/entrance points at 12:55pm.
Snack/Lunch/Supper
Food Services will provide a snack during the 20 minute recess/nutrition break for all in-person students. Grab and go meals will be available as students dismiss at 12:55 pm.
Sierra Madre Elementary
Email: lewis.lindsay@pusd.us
Website: sme.pusd.us
Location: 141 West Highland Avenue, Sierra Madre, CA, USA
Phone: (626) 396-5890