Shadow Hills Elementary School

Good Evening Shadow Hills Families, I hope you had a great weekend. We had some wonderful learning take place last week. Please check out our pictures from the very creative science and math lessons that occurred in Mr. Schweer's and Mrs. Rivera's class.. We have Red Ribbon Week beginning on October 26th. Red Ribbons will be distributed on Monday, October 26th. PTA would like everyone to wear red on Wednesday, October 28th. This year we will have our Halloween dress up day on Tuesday, October 27th and Friday, October 30th in order for both groups to wear their costumes. SHS will hold our annual costume parade a little differently this year. We are encouraging everyone to dress up whether you are on campus or learning from home on Friday, October 30th. During our morning check in at 9:00 am, we will have a parade instead. The students that are at home will participate via ZOOM. After the parade is over, everyone's name will be placed in a drawing and we will select two winners from each grade level. Please remember all costumes must be school appropriate, no masks, blood or gore. Have a great week! Yvette Maier

CalFire had a cancellation in their schedule and will return to JMMS on Thursday, October 22 for free COVID-19 tests and flu shots @ JMMS from 9:00 - 12:30.

Free drive-through COVID-19 test and flu shots are available at JMMS today from 8:00-2:00. All adults and children are welcome. Stay safe and healthy!

Good Morning Shadow Hills Families, Red Ribbon week is planned for the week of October 26th. PTA has some great activities planned. They will distribute red ribbons on Monday, October 26th. They would like everyone to wear red on Wednesday, October 28th. This year we will have our Halloween dress up day on Tuesday, October 27th and Friday, October 30th in order for both groups to wear their costumes. SHS will hold our annual costume parade a little differently this year. We are encouraging everyone to dress up whether you are on campus or learning from home on Friday, October 30th. During our morning check in at 9:00 am, we will have a parade instead. The students that are at home will participate via ZOOM. After the parade is over, everyone's name will be placed in a drawing and we will select two winners from each grade level. Please remember all costumes must be school appropriate, no masks, blood or gore. Have a great week! Yvette Maier

Dear AUSD Families: We were notified today that an individual at Boulder Oaks has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. Due to privacy laws, information regarding this individual's identity cannot be released. This individual is currently not on campus per public health guidelines. The school will remain open for in-person learning. We have cleaned and disinfected appropriately following all health protocols. We understand that this information is concerning. Staff members and students who may have come into close contact with the individual will be contacted directly by San Diego County Public Health and the school office with further instructions. We are working with public health to continue to monitor the situation, and we are strictly following all public health guidelines. As a reminder, we ask that you monitor your student for any signs of illness each day such as cough, shortness of breath, runny nose, and fever at home before coming to school. Anyone with a fever of 100°F or more should not go to a school site. Those experiencing symptoms including a persistent cough, shortness of breath, or runny nose should not attend school or ESS, even if no fever is present. All students are required to wear a face covering, and student temperatures will continue to be taken upon entering classes and buildings. Thank you for your cooperation and support. Sincerely, Dr. Rich Newman Superintendent Alpine Union School District

We will be distributing free Grab and Go Meal Bags today, Monday 10/12 from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm in the JMMS parking lot. The meals are FREE to all children 18 and under!

Good Evening Shadow Hills Families, We had another great week of learning. I would like to thank all the volunteers that took on a PTA board position. I am happy to inform you we almost have a full PTA board. We are still in need of a VP in charge of membership and an auditor. If you are interested, please let me know. PTA has great plans for Red Ribbon week. Look for information coming your way soon. This year we will have our Halloween dress up day on Tuesday, October 27th and Friday, October 30th in order for both groups to wear their costumes. SHS will hold our annual costume parade a little differently this year. We are encouraging everyone to dress up whether you are on campus or learning from home on Friday, October 30th. During our morning check in at 9:00 am, we will have a parade instead. The students that are at home will participate via ZOOM. After the parade is over, everyone's name will be placed in a drawing and we will select two winners from each grade level. Please remember all costumes must be school appropriate, no masks, blood or gore. Have a great week! Yvette Maier

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Please use the following link to access this month"s newsletter. https://www.smore.com/m75fe Thank you, Yvette Maier

Every Monday we will be distributing Grab and Go Meal Bags from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm at JMMS! All children 18 and under are FREE!!! We are so proud to be able to serve our community . If you have any questions, please kmassey@alpineschools.net.

Good Evening Shadow Hills Families, I hope the students enjoyed the first week of Hybrid learning. I know I was very happy to have students return to campus. For the most part, everything went very well. I would like to thank all of you that adhered to the pickup and drop off schedule. We can keep the traffic flow going if everyone arrives at their designated time and gate. If you are dropping off more than one child, please use the youngest child’s assigned time and gate for both children. If your child arrives to school late, he/she will need to use the main gate and stop by the office to pick up a late slip. Thank you for following the no visitor rules and remaining off campus. We hope that we can return to some normalcy as soon as possible, but until then I appreciate your help with keeping our site safe. We are expecting some hot days by the end of the week, so please send water to school with your child. PTA is off to a slow start. We are in serious jeopardy of losing our PTA board and all the money that was left over from last year’s PTA board if we do not find a treasurer and fill the vice president positions. There will be minimal work for this year’s board due to COVID restrictions, but we still plan on supporting the students to every extent possible. If you are able to volunteer for one of the positions, we only have a few weeks left to fill them. Please contact the office. We REALLY need you. I hope you have a great week. Yvette Maier

The Alpine Union School District has become one of the first local school districts to begin mandatory testing for all staff members. https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/alpine-schools-begin-drive-thru-covid-19-testing-for-staff-members?fbclid=IwAR1yv6V5qCicQXB2xigFLyG4U1eNO-4QOYEgV4qRmTQQEmZ_wwm-8CKTWXQ

Good Evening Families, We had a great start at SHS with our Hybrid A cohort. I can't wait to see our B cohort tomorrow. We were able to keep traffic congestion to a minimal with the help of the parents. Parents followed the Drop off/Pick up Schedule and location. Remember it you have siblings, please drop them off at your youngest child's time and gate. The first grade teachers will be by the gate to receive your child. All other teachers will be in their classrooms ready to start learning with your child. We are not allowing visitors on campus, so dropping your child off at the curb will work out the best. Please avoid arriving early to pick up you child. The teachers will have the students at the gate at their scheduled pick up time. It has been very warm, so sending water is a must. I hope we have another smooth first day of Hybrid learning for group B. See you tomorrow.

A HUGE thanks to our famous Alpine community artist, Jorge Estrada, for painting the welcome back banners and Claudia and the Alpine Taco Shop for graciously funding the banners. Each campus has a one of a kind original banner welcoming our staff and students back to campus.

HUGE thanks to CalFire for helping implement COVID-19 testing for all district staff. @CAL_FIRE @SanDiegoCOE #Alpine

Day two of face-to-face learning. Our students once again connecting with friends and other students and using our wonderful outdoor spaces for learning. #LearningTogether #Proud OfOurDistrict

So excited to have our students back on campus for face-to-face learning. Thank you staff for being here for our students! So grateful to to our #AlpineUnion staff! @SanDiegoCOE #HeroesWorkHere

Good Evening Families, I am looking forward to having the children return to site this week. We have many new protocols in place. I know the routines that many of you have become familiar with over the past years will now be different, however, I hope that you will follow all the guidelines to ensure that we can return to school safely. The staggered drop off and pick up times will be the biggest change, but will help alleviate traffic if all parents adhere to the schedule. The teachers will take the children on a tour of the school to ensure they are familiar with the campus. I hope they are as thrilled as I am to return to some normalcy. See you next week! Yvette Maier

Dear AUSD Families, You may have heard the news that the County of San Diego may be moved on Tuesday to the lowest tier of the state reopening system and wonder what it means for Alpine Union. Because our waiver to reopen campuses was approved by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), we will be allowed to stay open if the county moves to the lowest tier on Tuesday. As we open on Monday it is imperative that everyone follow the protocols that we have designed. Over the last several months we have developed and adjusted our safe schools reopening plan to ensure that we adapt to the changing conditions. Additionally, I am pleased to share that we are one of the first school districts in the county to have implemented COVID-19 surveillance testing for all of our employees. We ask that you monitor your student for any signs of illness each day such as cough, shortness of breath, runny nose and fever at home before coming to school. Anyone with a fever of 100°F or more should not go to a school site. Those experiencing symptoms including persistent cough, shortness of breath, or runny nose should not attend school, even if no fever is present. All students will be required to wear a face covering, and student temperatures will be taken upon entering classes and buildings. Lastly, I ask for your patience and grace as we begin this new chapter of learning. Our staff have worked incredibly hard to make this opening as seamless as possible. Everything we do on Monday will be different from years past. We will all be learning together while we balance the need to reduce the spread of the coronavirus with the desire to get students into more productive learning environments. We look forward to seeing our students once again back on campus. Stay well and healthy, Dr. Newman Proudest Superintendent on Earth

Dear AUSD Families, We are excited to share that next Monday we will begin phase two of our reopening schools plan with students returning to our campuses for face-to-face learning. At each school site, one cohort of students have been assigned to attend school for face-to-face learning on Mondays and Tuesdays, and another cohort of students will attend school on Thursdays and Fridays. Distance learning will continue to occur online the days in which students are not on campus. Those students in a complete distance learning environment will also continue their learning online. CONNECTION Since schools closed on Friday, March 13, 2020 we have continued to be concerned about the social and emotional well-being of all of our students. We also realize that with the uncertainty created by the COVID-19 pandemic, parents may opt to move back and forth between face-to-face and distance learning during the year. In fact, one of the biggest concerns we have heard from families is the fear of losing their connection to their school and teacher this year if they choose to have their child participate in face-to-face or distance learning. We have intentionally designed our hybrid learning model around building and maintaining relationships and connections by having students remain in a class that is stable and consistent throughout the year and not have students switch back and forth between a different distance learning and face-to-face teacher. Each class will comprise both face-to-face and distance learning students. Since approximately 84% of our parents have chosen to have their child return to face-to face learning there is not a large number of students who prefer only distance learning. GRAB AND GO MEALS We will continue to provide free Grab and Go meals for all children 18 and under at JMMS each Monday. LUNCH Each school will continue to provide bagged or boxed lunches for students. We ask that you use our online portal to prepay for lunches, which is located on our website. BUSSING We will continue to provide bussing for students to school albeit will be slightly reduced this year. Similar to most districts, the Board has approved a transportation zone that would provide home to school transportation for students who live 1 ½ miles or more from school. All students will be required to wear face coverings on the bus and will be socially distanced as much as possible. Registration for bussing can be accessed via our district website. FACE COVERINGS When we return to school for face-to-face learning, all students will be required to wear a face covering (face mask or shield). Students may remove their face coverings during lunch, PE, and recess but will be required to have them on while in the classroom, even when sitting behind the plastic desk dividers. Only students that meet one of the exemptions outlined in the California Department of Public Health Guidelines and have the required medical documentation will be exempt. Previously, we shared that face coverings would only be required for students in grades three and above. We made the change requiring all students to wear face coverings for the following safety concerns. First, we set a goal of opening our schools for face-to-face learning and want to ensure we do everything in our power to keep our schools open and operating. Many of our staff have also shared concerns about contracting COVID-19 and want to be able to feel safe and comfortable so that they can focus on teaching and learning. Classroom schedules have also been designed to ensure students are not wearing a face covering for longer than two hours at a time without a break. WELLNESS We ask that you monitor your student for any signs of illness each day such as cough, shortness of breath, runny nose and fever at home before coming to school. Anyone with a fever of 100°F or more should not go to a school site. Those experiencing symptoms including persistent cough, shortness of breath, or runny nose should not attend school, even if no fever is present. We know next week will be filled with excitement and nervousness. We look forward to this next phase in reopening our schools, and as always, appreciate your continued support. Lastly, if you have additional questions, please feel free to reach out to your child’s principal. Stay well, Dr. Newman Proudest Superintendent on Earth