Boulder Oaks Elementary School

Hello BOES Families, This is just a reminder that there is no school tomorrow, February 8th, due to President Lincoln’s birthday. Thank you! Jenna Weinert

Free COVID-19 tests and flu shots will take place today, Wednesday, February 3, 2021, from 9:00 - 2:30 at JMMS. No appointment necessary.

Free COVID-19 tests and flu shots will take place Wednesday, February 3, 2021, from 9:00 - 2:30 at JMMS. No appointment necessary.

We are pleased to share that CALFIRE will be providing free COVID vaccines on February 11 and 12 from 9:00-5:00 at Joan MacQueen Middle School. CALFIRE will be vaccinating those who are 65 years of age and older. Registration will be available on the 211 website.

Hello Boulder Oaks Families, I hope that you all had a great weekend! Thank you for sending in your student’s Valentines last week. We had so many delivered to the office on Friday and it was fun for the office staff and me to see how you all got creative with Valentines this year. Thank you for following our guidelines and helping to make the upcoming holiday fun for our students despite the circumstances. Last week we started MAP testing in all of our second through fifth-grade classes. So far the kids have been doing a great job and are enduring testing both at school and at home. If your child is testing at home, it is important to remember to let him or her take the test without your assistance so the teacher has a true understanding of your student’s growth and knows where to go next with instruction. Additionally, our students will be starting to take a variety of other summative and formative assessments for our upcoming report cards at the beginning of March. Again, if your child is learning at home, please ensure that your student is completing these important assessments and is doing so independently. As we look forward to a possible return to a four-day week later this year, it is important that we start preparing especially at drop-off and pick-up. As mentioned in last week’s weekly update, please follow these guidelines during drop-off and pick-up: Curbside Drop-off: Please pull all the way forward. Have your child exit the car on the right-hand side. Make sure your child has his or her backpack, mask, and other belongings ready to go so the car can be exited quickly. Please do NOT get out of the car to help your child put on his or her backpack. Curbside Pick-up: Please pull forward. This allows us to get more children in the cars at once. Have your child enter the car on the right-hand side. Please do NOT get out of your car to help your child load into the car. Please dO NOT look for your child as you drive by – keep your eyes on where your car is going. General Rules: There is no parking on the red curb that goes along the edge of the parking lot circle. If you wait in this line to pick-up your student, you must remain in your vehicle. Private passenger vehicles are reminded that school buses have the right of way when loading and unloading students and entering and exiting the parking lot. If somebody else is picking up your child, please let them know the procedures. Right turn only out of the parking lot. Remember, we all want the same thing at dismissal – safety and efficiency for ALL. Our PTA Membership Drive continues until February 19th. If you have not joined yet, we highly encourage you to do so. The flyer with the QR Code can be found below. It is quick and easy and helps support our school. As a reminder, everyone who joins receives a BOES sticker. If you would like to learn more about PTA or become involved in PTA either this year or next year, we highly encourage you to attend our next meeting which is this Thursday from 5:30-6:30 via Zoom. Here is the Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9386495394 We are in need of donations of water bottles. If you are able to donate any, please drop them off at the school office anytime between 8 and 4. Thank you! There is no school this upcoming Monday due to Washington’s birthday and no school the following Monday, 2/15 due to President’s Day. Thank you for all you are doing for your child and for continuing to make the best out of our situation. I appreciate you more than you know! Jenna Weinert

Hello Boulder Oaks Families, I hope you had a warm and cozy weekend! I am sure you all saw the news that AUSD was able to vaccinate all of our staff members who chose to receive it this past week. This was an incredible time for us as we are finally able to see a light at the end of the tunnel and it gets us one step closer to all students returning to campus. We could not be any more thankful for the opportunity!! In anticipation of all students returning at some point this year, we would like to start preparing for the longer drop-off and pick-up times. Those of you that have attended BOES before know that both of these processes have taken a lot longer in the past; especially our pick-up line. In order to make this as smooth as possible, we are asking all of our parents to start “practicing” helping your child get in and out of the car quickly. We ask that you follow these guidelines: Curbside Drop-off: Please pull all the way forward. Have your child exit the car on the right-hand side. Make sure your child has his or her backpack, mask, and other belongings ready to go so the car can be exited quickly. Please do NOT get out of the car to help your child put on his or her backpack. Curbside Pick-up: Please pull forward. This allows us to get more children in the cars at once. Have your child enter the car on the right-hand side. Please do NOT get out of your car to help your child load into the car. Please dO NOT look for your child as you drive by – keep your eyes on where your car is going. General Rules: There is no parking on the red curb that goes along the edge of the parking lot circle. If you wait in this line to pick-up your student, you must remain in your vehicle. Private passenger vehicles are reminded that school buses have the right of way when loading and unloading students and entering and exiting the parking lot. If somebody else is picking up your child, please let them know the procedures. Right turn only out of the parking lot. Remember, we all want the same thing at dismissal – safety and efficiency for ALL. Be sure to send in your Valentine cards anytime THIS WEEK so that we can quarantine them. Valentines turned in after the 29th will not be accepted. Please remember to NOT send in anything edible with your Valentines including candy. Thank you! Thank you to everyone that has already joined PTA. We will start to send home stickers to all of our members soon! Please remember that joining PTA does not commit you to attend meetings. It is just simply purchasing a membership. Anyone who joins will receive a BOES sticker and the class with the highest percentages of memberships, all students will receive a BOES t-shirt. In our 2nd and 3rd place classes, all students will receive a BOES bracelet. I highly encourage you to join as we work to build back up our PTA for the 2021-2022 school year!! A flyer with the link to join is attached. We are still seeking volunteers to join Zooms with your child’s class and share a book, skill, or do a project with the class. You can read your favorite children’s book to the class, talk about your career, or do an art or science project with the class! You can also record yourself reading a book with your child and your teacher will share that with the class. Please reach out to your child’s teacher if you are interested! Our 2nd-5th graders will be starting MAP testing within the next two weeks in the areas of math and reading. As a reminder, the MAP assessment is used to measure our students’ growth and to help us make informed instructional decisions. Thank you for your support of BOES! Have a wonderful week and stay dry! Jenna Weinert

Alpine Union becomes first local district to vaccinate teachers, staff for COVID-19 https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/alpine-union-school-district-becomes-first-local-school-district-to-administer-covid-19-vaccines-to-teacher-staff

Free COVID-19 tests and flu shots will take place today, Wednesday, January 20, 2021, from 9:00 - 2:30 at JMMS. No appointment necessary.

Hello Boulder Oaks Families, I hope you all had a wonderful three-day weekend. As we enter into our 16th week of being open, I want to thank you once again for holding strong and persevering through this challenging time. Also, thank you for helping us uphold our protocols so that we can all stay safe. You may have already heard from your child’s teacher, we WILL be celebrating Valentine’s Day at Boulder Oaks. Please see the attached flyer for all of the details and be sure to send in your Valentine cards anytime between January 25th - 29th so that we can quarantine them. Valentines turned in after the 29th will not be accepted. Thank you! Over the next four weeks, we will be holding another PTA membership drive with the hopes of engaging as many parents as we possibly can in PTA. Even though our PTA is unable to do some of our usual activities this year, it is important that we continue to build a strong PTA so we can bring back every single one of our PTA programs next year!! These include both our art docent program and our PE Lab program as well as our fundraisers and activities days like Western Days. Behind the scenes, our PTA has provided each teacher with classroom supplies and goodies before we went face-to-face and during the holidays this year. Please remember that joining PTA does not commit you to attend meetings. It is just simply purchasing a membership. Anyone who joins will receive a BOES sticker and the class with the highest percentages of memberships, all students will receive a BOES t-shirt. In our 2nd and 3rd place classes, all students will receive a BOES bracelet. I highly encourage you to join as we work to build back up our PTA for the 2021-2022 school year!! A flyer with the link to join is attached. As mentioned in last week’s weekly update, we would like our parents to be involved in our school even though they cannot physically be on campus. In a collaborative effort with our School Site Council, we are asking for volunteers to join Zooms with your child’s class and share a book, skill, or do a project with the class. You can read your favorite children’s book to the class, talk about your career, or do an art or science project with the class! Please see the attached flyer for more details and contact your child’s teacher to arrange a time to Zoom with the class. Our School Site Council meets this Thursday at 7:45. Anyone is welcome to join the meeting. Please use this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9386495394. We will have make-up pictures days for all of our students that were unable to get their pictures taken a few weeks ago. Cohort B will be this Thursday, January 21st and Cohort A will be next Tuesday, January 26th. 100% Distance Learners who missed picture day can come either day at 12:00 to have their picture taken. Thanks for all you do! Have a great week! Jenna Weinert

Hello Boulder Oaks Families, Just a reminder that there is no school tomorrow, Monday, January 18th, due to Martin Luther King Jr. Day. I hope that you are all enjoying your weekend and this beautiful weather! Thank you! Jenna Weinert

Free COVID-19 tests and flu shots will take place today, Wednesday, January 13, 2021, from 9:00 - 2:30 at JMMS. No appointment necessary.

The District was notified today that an individual at Boulder Oaks Elementary School has tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19. Per guidelines, we are notifying parents and staff of the potential exposure dates. This individual was last on campus on January 5, 2021. The potential exposure date is therefore January 5, 2021. All individuals who were in close contact have been notified. This individual is currently in isolation. Due to privacy laws, information regarding this individual’s identity cannot be released. Please respect this individual’s privacy during this difficult time. Upon learning the news, we contacted the local health department, which will determine who was a “close contact” with this individual. To ensure everyone’s safety we will continue to follow all of our cleaning and disinfecting protocols per health guidelines and as outlined in the AUSD Reopening Schools Plan and Guidebook and in Board Policy 0470: COVID-19 Mitigation Plan.

Hello Boulder Oaks Families, I hope that you all had a great weekend! We had a fantastic first week back at school after break. A huge thank you goes out to both students and staff for holding strong with all of our safety protocols. Thank you for continuing to monitor your child for any symptoms and for being diligent about keeping your child home and calling the school office. By maintaining our standards, it will enable us to continue to stay open. We are desperately missing the involvement of our parents on our school site. Over the next few weeks, we will be focused on engaging our parents in other ways so that we can still feel connected as a school family. Next Tuesday, January 19th we will begin a month-long PTA Membership drive. Simultaneously, we will be inviting all of our parents to participate in classrooms by sharing a skill with the class or doing a read-aloud. More information will be forthcoming from your child’s teacher. Join us for VIRTUAL FUN FRIDAYS. This Friday, January 15th, is Dress up your Pet Day. Share a picture of your favorite pet dressed up on #virtualfunfriday. There is no school this upcoming Monday, January 18th, due to Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Have a wonderful week ahead and enjoy your upcoming three day weekend! Jenna Weinert

AUSD Dual Language Preschool begins January 19. Registration is limited and a few spots remain. Call the CELC office at 619-659-8250 for more information.

Hello Boulder Oaks Families, I hope you all had a wonderful winter break and holiday season. I want to start off by thanking all of you that donated to our gift card drive. Thanks to your generosity we were able to support several of our own BOES families. They were all very grateful for the extra help during the holiday season. I know that the news of not returning to four days a week in January was extremely disappointing for all of us. Please know that we will continue to give your children the very best education that we possibly can despite the challenging circumstances. Thank you for hanging in there and for your continuous support. As a reminder, we ask that you monitor your student for any signs of illness each day such as a cough, shortness of breath, runny nose, and fever at home before coming to school. Any student with these symptoms or a fever of 100°F or more should not go to a school site, including ESS. Those experiencing symptoms including a persistent cough, shortness of breath, a runny nose should not attend school or ESS, even if no fever is present. All students and staff are required to wear a face covering, and student temperatures will continue to be taken upon entering classes and buildings. The district continues to serve food during our Hybrid Schedule on Mondays from 11:00am to 12:30pm at JMMS to AUSD families. If that time doesn't work for you, there is also a 5:00 pm pick up. Please report all absences to the office. We are required to trace all absences. Illnesses may require a 10-14 day stay at home. On Thursday, January 7th, we will be holding an evening PTA Meeting from 5:30-6:30 in the hopes of getting more parents involved. All parents are welcomed and encouraged to attend. If you would like to attend, please click on the following Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9386495394 Join us for VIRTUAL FUN FRIDAYS. This Friday, January 8th, is Dress Like Snowman Day! Post a picture of you in your "snowman" outfit using #virtualfunfriday. Thank you for all you do and have a great week! Jenna Weinert

Dear AUSD Families, We are excited to welcome our students back to campus on January 4. As I shared in a previous letter, we are proud that our district has been operating in-person learning at all of our schools longer than virtually any other district in the county, and we have done it without a need for a school closure for 13 consecutive weeks. This pandemic has changed the entire way we operate. Many of our staff have a high-risk condition or are otherwise vulnerable, and others live with someone who is high-risk. While this is a facet of life all of us face in a world of COVID, we have been and remain committed to providing in-person learning. In fact, we believe that in-person learning should be the default for our students. Yet, our ability to stay open will depend on all of us working together to ensure that our health and safety protocols are followed. As a reminder, we ask that you monitor your student for any signs of illness each day such as a cough, shortness of breath, runny nose, and fever at home before coming to school. Any student with these symptoms or a fever of 100°F or more should not go to a school site, including ESS. Those experiencing symptoms including a persistent cough, shortness of breath, a runny nose should not attend school or ESS, even if no fever is present. All students and staff are required to wear a face covering, and student temperatures will continue to be taken upon entering classes and buildings. I ask that you continue to support our staff in our efforts to remain open and strictly adhere to all protocols. Most districts in the county have not been operating with in-person learning and we want to remain open. I realize that the postponement of our Pjase Three reopening is disappointing news. With the surge in cases in the county and across the country we need to work together more than ever to ensure our campuses remain safe. Again, we want to do everything in our power to remain open for our students and appreciate your support in making that a reality. Stay safe and well, Dr. Rich Newman Proudest Superintendent on Earth Alpine Union School District

Hello Boulder Oaks Families, Just a reminder that our school wide holiday sing-along is tomorrow morning. Due to the large number of participants that we are expecting and that Zoom limits us to 300 participants at a time, we will break into cohorts. Cohort A will join the Zoom from 9:00-9:20 and Cohort B from 9:20-9:40. We appreciate your flexibility and understanding as we try out new things to bring our school community together during this time! The link can be found in your student’s Google Classroom. Thank you! Jenna

Free COVID-19 tests and flu shots will be available tomorrow Wednesday, December 16 at JMMS from 9:00-3:00. All students, families, and community members are welcome. The drive through process is quick and easy. Please help spread the word!

Hello Boulder Oaks Families, We are looking forward to a great week of learning and enjoying holiday fun at BOES. Our dress-up days continue as follows: Monday 12/14 - Rescheduled Picture Day for Cohort A Tuesday 12/15 - Show your holiday spirit - wear your favorite holiday sweater OR Let’s stay warm and cozy - wear your PJs. Thursday 12/17 - Let’s stay warm and cozy - wear your PJs. Friday 12/18 - Show your holiday spirit - wear your favorite holiday sweater. This Wednesday is our first virtual school-wide sing-along at 9:00. The Zoom link will be posted in your student’s Google Classroom on Tuesday. We hope that all of our students participate in this fun event. Special thanks to Steve Antii for leading us through this event. Thank you to everyone who has already donated to our gift card drive. We are so grateful for your support. In order to help as many families as possible, we have extended it until tomorrow. If you are able to donate a gift card to a place like a grocery store, Walmart, Target, or a gas station, please send it to school with your student or drop it off in the school office. Thank you!! We will be extending our PTA membership drive through January. We are encouraging all of our families to join as the PTA does so many wonderful things for our school. Please see the flyer below. It is simple and easy to join by clicking on the QR code. Thank you in advance for your support. As we break for the holidays and welcome the new year, I just want to express my gratitude for each of you. It is amazing to think about how much our lives have changed since March 13th when we closed. 2020 has been extremely challenging to say the least but I could not be more proud of how well our school community has endured. On behalf of the entire BOES staff, we wish you a very happy holiday season. Cherish each and every moment with your loved ones. Please be safe and stay healthy. All the best, Jenna

Hello Boulder Oaks Parents, I just wanted to make you aware that Picture Day for Cohort A has been rescheduled to Monday, December 14th. This was originally supposed to be Pajama Day so the kids will have the option of wearing P.J.s or a holiday sweater on Tuesday, December 15th. Picture Day for Cohort B remains the same - Friday, December 11th. Our 100% Distance Learners can come have their picture taken anytime between 10:45-11:45 on either day. Thank you! Jenna