Cub Connection

March 7

CELC News & Updates

Hello Creekside Families,

It's the final countdown! We only have 8 days left until we welcome our students to campus 4 days a week. I want to thank everyone for your support during this time. The staff has been working hard to prepare for this day! Parent and community support and encouragement has been a huge part of being able to accomplish our district and school goals. Please review the weekly reminders and updates.

Weekly Reminders and Updates:

Phase Three begins March 15! Please read the information below regarding changes to student drop off.
We hired a new, temporary teacher to help support student needs during Phase Three.
Report cards go home this week: Tuesday for Cohort A and Friday for Cohort B.
Please report all absences to the office. We are required to trace all absences. Illnesses may require a 10-14 day stay at home. All students that are out for any reason will be temporarily assigned to distance learning. They can receive credit for their time off campus if they complete work online.
The district continues to serve food during our Hybrid Schedule on Mondays from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm at JMMS. If that time doesn't work for you, there is also a 5:00 pm pick up.
Child Nutrition Services offers snack pick up for students at CELC during pick up times. Hybrid A parents may pick up snacks on Mondays and Hybrid B parents may pick up snacks on Thursdays. The grab and go snack bag will contain 5 days worth of snacks. This is available to all students 18 and under.
We will continue to provide snacks during phase three. However, it will be on Mondays only beginning March 15.
Join us for VIRTUAL FUN FRIDAYS. See the flyer below for March's schedule. Post pictures using #virtualfunfriday
The district is still providing free wifi access at CELC, SHES, JMMS, and BOES. Just park in the lot and log in. The wifi name is AlpineUnited and no password is needed.
The district has tech support available to parents. Please email helpdesk@alpineschools.net with your technology questions.

I look forward to an amazing week with our Cubs! Don't forget to wear your favorite college shirt on Monday.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Ripke

Phase Three AM Drop Off

Please review the IMPORTANT changes to morning drop off:

We are excited to begin welcoming all of our students on campus starting Monday, March 15. For the safety of students, parents, and staff, drop off procedures are changing for Phase Three. Parents will no longer be able to enter campus in the morning (with the exception of Preschool (Rooms 1 and 2 and ESS prior to 8:30 am). Please review the map and written directions prior to March 15, 2021. PLEASE also share it with any other family members or friends that share in the responsibility of dropping your student off.

Please note that no changes have been made to drop off times and assigned gates. There are also no changes to pick up times, assigned gates, or procedures. However, please make sure you continue to maintain social distance and only have one adult on campus per student.

Families have two choices at drop off:

Pull up and drop off curbside at designated time/area
Park in the upper lot and walk your student to their gate

Staff members will be out front welcoming and assisting students
Additional staff will be placed on campus between the gate and the classrooms to assist/direct students as needed
There is NO PARKING on the curb in the morning
Parent parking in the upper lot ONLY
Lower lot is open to disabled students/parents ONLY
Drive carefully and slowly move forward and watch for pedestrians
Pull forward and DO NOT merge out and pass the car line- wait patiently for the line to move forward, even if your child has already been dropped off
Staggered times and gate assignments remain the same. Please ensure that you are arriving within the window and PLEASE do not get in the drop off line prior to your designated time. If you are early, you will be asked to pull forward and either park on the upper parking level and wait, or get back in line. Reminder of times and gates:

Dual Language (DL) Kindergarten: 8:30 am to 8:40 am at the front gate
English Only (EO) Kindergarten (Rooms 11 and 12): 8:40 am to 8:50 am at the rolling gate
EO TK and DL TK (Rooms 13 and 14): 8:50 am to 9:00 am at the rolling gate
MVLA (Room 6): Beginning at 8:50 am at the front gate
EAK (Room 3): 9:00 am to 9:10 am at the front gate

DL Kindergarten cars will pull up into "spots" 1-9 and move forward. CELC staff will help direct families to release at spaces 1, 2, 3, and 4. Cars will continue to move forward and only release in designated areas.
EO Kindergarten cars will pull up into "spots" 4-9 and move forward. CELC staff will help direct families to release at spaces 4, 5, 6, 7, and maybe 8. Cars will continue to move forward and only release in designated areas.
EO TK and DL TK cars will pull up into spots 1-9 and move forward. CELC staff will help direct families to release at spaces 1, 2, 3, and 4. Cars will continue to move forward and only release in designated areas.
EAK cars will pull up into spots 1-9 and move forward. CELC staff will help direct families to release at spaces 1, 2, 3, and 4. Cars will continue to move forward and only release in designated areas.
MLVA cars will pull up into spots 1-9 and move forward. CELC staff will help direct families to release at spaces 1, 2, 3, and 4. Cars will continue to move forward and only release in designated areas.

Thank you in advance for your support with the implementation of the new drop off procedures. Please take time to review the information and call the office if you have any questions or need clarification. Thank you for helping to keep us all safe and open for in-person learning!

Virtual Book Fair

Our Virtual Book Fair Fundraiser began March 1 and runs through March 14. Books make great birthday or Easter gifts! Help foster the love for reading by buying a book for a child. Click the link below to start ordering. Thank you to our PTA and Stephanie Green for organizing this!

Come to Our Book Fair!

bookfairs.scholastic.com

We Are Hiring

If you, or any of your friends/family, love kids and are looking for part time work, please share our postings. We have a couple of positions on our site as well as on other campuses. Please visit https://www.edjoin.org/alpineschools. Creekside is currently searching for a Dual Language Preschool Teacher. Do you know anyone that has 12 ECE units and speaks Spanish? We are also searching for an instructional aide and two student supervisors. Please send qualified candidates our way!

The district would like to increase the number of substitute teachers in our pool. The pay has increased to $200 dollars a day. Please help spread the word. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call Mrs. Ripke.

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Wish List

We have received emails from parents and community members asking how they can help us with our unique needs this year. With the upcoming transition to Phase 3 on March 15, we are increasing our inventory of recess equipment and other supplies to accommodate larger groups of students. If you are willing and able to donate, please consider buying something from our wish list. Items we are most in need/want at this time are: Nerf footballs, bouncy balls, soccer balls, Flying Turtles, catch a ball set, sand toys, and a giant outdoor tic tac toe set. Please feel free to share our wish list if you know of anyone in your family or community members that may want to help.

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3SFKL6ROWON5R?ref_=wl_share

COVID-19 Testing & Flu Shots

At our last COVID-19 testing day in December, CALFire tested 606 people which is a new record number of tests in one day.

Our next two COVID-19 test and flu shot dates are scheduled for Wednesday, March 10, 2021. Testing will take place from 9:00 am - 2:30 pm at JMMS. All staff and community members are welcome to get COVID-19 testing and flu shots free of charge.

Creekside Spirit

Spirit Days

Mondays- Wear a College Shirt or College Colors

Fridays- Wear CELC's School Colors or Join us for Virtual Fun Fridays

Kindness Weeks- TBA

Virtual Fun Fridays

To help foster school spirit and stay connected during Distance Learning, the Alpine Union School District will post Virtual Fun Friday Dress Up Days. Postings will be on the AUSD Facebook and Instagram Pages. If you are not already following us on FB or IG, please join us! We hope that you will all participate and post pictures on social media using the hashtags provided. CELC parents may email pictures to Mrs. Ripke at tripke@alpineschools.net. See the flyer below for Virtual Fun Fridays in March.

Mindful March Calendar

"Mindful means that we commit fully in each moment to be present"

Joh Kabat-Zinn

Action for Happiness calendars are packed with actions you can take to help create a happier and kinder world. Take a look at the March Calendar.The actions will help you to be more mindful and live in the moment! Fo more information and resources go to:

https://www.actionforhappiness.org