SHES Weekly Updates

Our hearts are full as we reflect on last week. The laughter and energy around campus was contagious. Being able to watch as previous students tackle new and challenging tasks in both languages has been magical. While at the same time, I am enjoying meeting new faces and families. Please take a moment and stop to say hi when you see me out and about. I'd love to catch up with you, as well as answer any questions or concerns you have.

• Wear your favorite college gear to school!
• Special Board Meeting, JMMS, 6:30pm

• Ride the Kindness Wave - Wear a Hawaiian shirt or beach wear to school!
• Teacher Collaboration Day, Dismissal at 2:02 pm
• Virtual Back to School Night, 5 - 5:45pm and 6 - 6:45 pm

• Parents on campus - At this time, parents will only be allowed on campus to drop their child off and to pick up their child and will not be allowed in any indoor space. This includes classrooms, bathrooms, and the office. We ask that parents leave campus immediately afterwards and not mingle with other parents. As of right now, our plan is to allow volunteers on campus starting on October 4th.
• Start time - School starts at 8:45 am. Students may be dropped off as early as 8:20 am if they are eating breakfast at school. If not, students may be dropped off as early as 8:35 BUT will need to go straight to their class. For the time being, students will not be allowed to play or mingle with students in other classes before school starts. Please note that there is no supervision before 8:20 am. Parents will be called to pick up their student if he/she is dropped off before this time.
• Dismissal - School is dismissed at 3:02 pm. We encourage you to be early if you plan on parking and waiting for your child outside of school. Our parking lot is going to be crowded and it will take time and patience as we all adjust to our pick-up and drop-off routines. At approximately 2:55 pm, we will open the gates to the school and parents can enter and walk to their child’s classroom. Again, we ask that you leave the campus immediately after you pick up your child.
• Virtual Back to School Night - We will meet on Wednesday, August 25 for our Virtual Back to School presentation. Two sessions will be offered, the first is from 5:00 - 5:45 pm, and the second is from 6:00 - 6:45. Please choose one of the two sessions offered to attend. Parents only please. Please create a Zoom account prior to the meeting time. Please login to Zoom and join using the code your child's teacher provides at the designated time. Please also mute yourself upon entry, background noise can override us. If you have questions, please use the nonverbal communication tools or chat feature and we will answer them as soon as possible.
• Chromebooks - If your child does not already have a Chromebook, please go to the SHES office to check one out. Chromebooks will need to go back and forth from home to school daily and will need to be charged at home every night. Once again, we will be offering insurance to protect our Chromebook if it is lost or damaged. If you purchased this last year, you will need to "renew" it by purchasing it again this year. Please use this link to do so: Chromebook Protection Plan
• Beach Towels - We are requesting that the students bring a beach towel in their backpacks so that they have a comfy spot to sit for outdoor learning.
• Water bottles - It is extremely important that your child bring a water bottle to school DAILY. We do have multiple water bottling filling stations on site to refill their bottles.

• Lunch and Breakfast - Both meals are free to all students this year. Students just need to go to the cafeteria when they are dropped off if they want to eat breakfast. For lunch, they need to tell their teacher that they are getting a cafeteria lunch in the morning when they do the lunch count.

• 8/30: Wear your college gear
• 9/1: We Are Wild About Kindness - Wear anything animal print!
• 9/1: Staff Meeting, 3:15pm, Room 15
• 9/1: PTA Meeting, 6pm, Zoom
• 9/3: Shadow Hills Spirit Day - Wear all your Shadow Hills gear or colors

Email: mmeris@alpineschools.net
Website: https://www.alpineschools.net/o/shes
Location: 8770 Harbison Canyon Road, Alpine, CA, USA
Phone: 619-445-2977
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Twitter: @AUSDShadowHills