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for a link to the arrival and dismissal map
Arrival Procedures:
Gold Rush has had tremendous success with our rolling start! If you are returning to Gold Rush, you are aware that all students enter the building between 8:20-8:30 AM and head directly to their classroom. This year grade levels will be assigned additional entrances that will be staffed at all times by GRE teachers.
As shown on the map above, students will enter the following doors:
- Kindergarten students and Mrs. Steinher's class will enter using their classroom’s exterior door.
- First and second grade students will enter using the main entrance.
- Third graders will enter using the northeast sidewalk doors.
- Fourth graders will enter through the kindergarten doors via the back playground.
- Fifth graders will enter the doors through the gym on the back playground.
- Ms. Jung and Mrs. Leuschner’s classes will also enter through the gym on the back playground.
The doors at all entrances will open right at 8:20 AM and students will enter. Your classroom teacher will show your child how to enter the building and proceed to his/her classroom during Meet Your Teacher (additional details below). Additional adults will be present to support and guide students during our first full week back to school.
It is imperative that students
are not
dropped off prior to 8:20 AM, unless they have a previously scheduled meeting/activity.
In order to maintain social distancing, we ask that all students do not walk up to school or exit their car until 8:20 AM. As was the case in prior years, students are also not allowed to play on the playground before school.
If parents/relatives plan to walk their child up to his/her entrance, they must wear a mask and socially distance themselves from other families.
Dismissal Procedures:
In order to ensure that students and families are able to social distance, we will stagger dismissal times for primary and intermediate students. Please see the schedule below.
3:20 PM Grades K-2
Students in grades K-2
Students with siblings in grades K-2
Students in grades K-2 who ride the bus will meet in the library
BASE students check into the cafeteria
K-2 students and siblings can walk home
3:30 PM Grades 3-5
All other students in grades 3-5
Rolling Carloop will begin
Buses for students in grades K-5 will be loaded
Students in grades 3-5 will walk home
Students in all grade levels will exit the building using the same door that they use to enter at arrival. Teachers in the primary grades will walk their students out and wait at their identified location until all students have met their parent or older sibling. At 3:30 teachers will walk students to the field who are being picked up in the carloop.
Students in grades K-2 that are transitioning to BASE will proceed directly to the cafeteria at 3:20, and older siblings will be asked to meet their brother or sister in grades K-2 at their teachers’ identified meeting area. Please see the map above for teachers' specific locations.
Parents continue to have the choice to park and meet their child at their teacher's identified location or use our rolling car loop. Please note that the car loop for all students will not begin until 3:30. Similar to before school, all playgrounds will also be closed after school.
ADDITIONAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
There are several additional classroom and school procedures and practices that we will be taking to incorporate current health guidelines. Please see additional measures below:
Masks
- All GRE staff are required to wear a mask and/or face shield in the building at all times.
- All students are required to wear a mask in the building at all times.
- All visitors are required to wear a mask while on school grounds.
Materials
- Students will have their own supplies in the classroom and specials areas.
Cleaning
- Classrooms, bathrooms and lunch areas will be cleaned at set intervals throughout the day using District approved products.
Health
- Hand sanitizers will be placed in all classrooms and specials areas.
- Students will use hand sanitizer before accessing the library.
- There will be an identified location in the office for students and staff presenting with COVID symptoms.
Volunteering
Unfortunately, we are unable to accommodate additional adults in the building at this time. While we will be postponing in-school volunteer opportunities, teachers will share other opportunities to support at Back to School Night. At this time, parents are also unable to eat lunch with their child or visit during recess. We know that these are special times for families, and we will share as soon as we are able to resume them.
School Traditions
One of the things that makes Gold Rush unique is our honored traditions, including Western Night and our annual fun run called the Digger Dash. We have moved these events to the spring with the sincere hope that we are able to gather together and celebrate in the later part of the year.
