Principal Corner
We have outlined some important information about what school will look like in this week's newsletter. I know it is long but please read to the end. A popular student question is will we have specials? The good news is students will travel to ALL specials!
Thank you for getting your child ready for this school year. Any practice they can have wearing a face covering, opening their own lunch items, or washing their hands thoroughly will be appreciated.
Have a good last week of summer! We look forward to meeting you soon. Please reach out if you have additional questions.
Curriculum- Essential Standards
Teachers will focus on teaching essential standards this year. This is very important since summer was longer than usual. Essential standards are necessary for students to be successful at the next grade level. We assess for mastery of essential standards; we provide intervention for students that need it and an extension for those that are ready to move forward. Other standards will be taught but we are focusing our efforts to ensure students have mastered the essential standards.
The First Day of School
Kindergarten and 1st graders will receive a lanyard at the meet and greet. This lanyard will be worn to school and home but will be put away during the day. The purpose of the lanyard is to identify your child, their teacher, and how they get home from school each day. Please complete the blank section on the lanyard to identify how the child will get home. Use C for car, W for walk, B for bus (include bus number), or ASP for afterschool program.
Notes from Nurse Amy
Plan to send multiple face coverings for your child each day. Sometimes they get wet or are dropped and they need to make a change during the day. Place them in a baggie in your child's backpack.
If your child has accidents, send an extra change of clothes. Our goal is to limit extra students in the nurse office due to possible Covid exposures.
Please see the chart below from Nurse Amy. It is very important for your child to stay at home when they are sick. They can keep doing schoolwork through their Google Classroom or SeeSaw app.
Registration Gateway---- Very Important
You should have received a letter in the mail asking you to update information on your student. It is very important you complete the update. This update includes any health concerns for our nurse, updated contact info, emergency contacts, and the technology acceptance use policy for your child. You must complete this before an ipad or chromebook can be issued to your child.
If you did not receive the letter please use this link (https://rgupdate.sdale.org/). Log into the returning student tab and NOT the new enrollment tab. You will be asked to verify your child's information. You will need their 9 digit student id for user name and their birthdate as the password (xx/xx/xxxx). This should be repeated for each one of your children that attends Springdale Public Schools.
If your student does not know his/her ID (student email addresses/lunch cards have their ID numbers) please call the office and we can help you.
Blended Learning Model
- Students will attend either M/W/F or T/TH.
- Students will be issued a device (ipad for K/1 and Chromebook for 2-5) so they can participate in their asynchronous learning on their remote learning days.
- Classroom teachers will ask families to join the Learning Management System (K-2 is SeeSaw and 3-5 is Google Classroom). Teachers will attach the weekly at-home learning to the management system. The remote learning will be self-guided.
- Students will need to complete the at-home learning on their remote learning days.
- Classroom teachers will be busy working with students that are participating in on-site learning. If your child has a question while working from home, please send an email to get help from a support staff member. The email address is young-remote@sdale.org. Classroom teachers will not be able to respond due to their on-site obligations.
- A staff member will return all emails within 2 hours.
Countactless Check-out- NEW
*If you do not have a smart device, please ring the bell at the new front door and we will assist you.*
Drop-off/Pick-up
After school the bus riders will leave at 3:00. We will begin the car line at 3:00pm. All students will wait in their classroom until their car has arrived. Kindergarten and 1st grade (and siblings) will report to the front door. 2nd- 5th grade students will exit from the west side of the building out of the blue/green hallway. We are trying a new system. The car tags will have names and numbers. We will type in a number and it will display your child's name in their classroom and they will know to leave at that time. It is VERY Important you go to the correct location for pickup in the afternoon so your child reports to your car. Our goal is to use a number system app by the end of this year.
Lunch
Trays will be delivered to the classroom on days that students eat in the room.
Teachers will allow snacks to be eaten in class. They will give individual information regarding snacks.
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About our School
- Bernice Young Elementary was established in August 2000.
- School mascot is the Yellowjacket
- School colors are Red, Yellow, and Black
- Principal- Christy Norwood
- Assistant Principal- Stacey Plumlee
Email: younginfo@sdale.org
Website: https://young.sdale.org/
Location: 301 Pippin Apple Circle, Springdale, AR, USA
Phone: (479)750-8770
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Bernice-Young-Elementary-School-158776284137531/
