August 18, 2021
Dear Parents and Guardians:
I hope all of you have enjoyed your summer. School starts next Wednesday, August 25th for grades K-8. This year school starts at 7:40. Students in grades K-8 will start the day with breakfast in their classroom. The instructional day starts at 8:00. The school day ends at 2:50.
Parents/guardians do not have to be present at the bus stop each morning or walk their child to school. We all need to work together, and I feel confident if your child is sick that you will keep them home from school.
I have included the current ACEC COVID-19 Guidelines for you to review below. Please email me at bhemingway@gisu.org or call me at 796-3573 ext. 2 with any questions or concerns you may have.
ACEC Current COVID-19 Guidelines 2021-2022
School Status
All schools are offering 5 days a week in-person learning. We are not offering any formal virtual learning option.
Bus Transportation
Masks will be worn by all students/adults riding the school buses. Assigned seats and daily seating charts will be recorded. Buses will be disinfected after each route, and hand sanitizer will be on the bus.
Masks
Facial coverings are required for ALL when indoors
Nursing Procedures
Students can access the nurse’s office as normal
Cleaning
Dailly custodial cleaning
Handwashing
Frequent hand washing/sanitizing is encouraged at all transitions
Meals
All students will eat breakfast in their homeroom classrooms. Primary grades will be brought lunch to their classrooms to eat. Intermediate and middle school will walk to the cafeteria to get their lunch and bring it back to their classrooms.
Facility Use
Outside groups will not be permitted to use our school at this time. After school care programs will be permitted to occur in our school building.
Playground
Students will remain in their homeroom classroom cohorts during recess.
Visitors/Volunteers
No visitors/volunteers during the school day.
Hallway/Locker/Cubbies
No restrictions
Library
Open for normal use
Music
TBD
PE
We will continue to be outside as often as possible, weather permitting. Low impact activities encouraged when indoors
Sharing of materials
Sharing of materials is allowable, however it is recommend limiting the sharing of materials when possible, moving forward.
All School Student Assemblies
Virtual student assemblies will be held
Field Trips
Will be considered on a case-by-case basis and will require approval of the principal AND superintendent.
Mr. Baker and Mr. White continue to work hard each day to get our school ready for our students, faculty and staff. The cabinets came in today. The parking lot has been paved. No more bottoming out. The new sidewalk on Champlain Street by the middle school door has been completed. We are waiting for the new milk cooler for the cafeteria. When this arrives, there will be a new counter where students and adults get their meals.
Attached you will find the bus routes for the upcoming school year. These will also be posted on our school’s website alburghschool.org and on our Facebook page.
The breakfast and lunch menu are also attached.
Enjoy your last days of summer vacation! Please remember our Back-to-School BBQ on August 23rd starting at 5:00 on the playground.
Enjoy your last days of summer vacation!
Take care and be well.
Ms. Beth