West Shore Elementary -August 2020-

Welcome Back!

Welcome Back Letter From Principal Shaughnessy

Greetings West Shore Family,

Hopefully this newsletter finds you healthy and well during these unprecedented times. On behalf of our entire staff, we are excited to welcome our students and families back to school on August 31st.

When we return, our students will have the opportunity to engage in learning like never before. Considering the most recent recommendations from the Health Department, CDC, and Michigan´s Return to Learn Committee, we plan to start the year in a virtual setting while we prepare for face to face blended learning.

Our online virtual experience will look very different than in the spring. Students will have the opportunity to READ, WRITE, THINK, and SPEAK on a daily basis. Our virtual learning platform will be a combination of online and live teacher interactions. More information will be posted regarding the online and blended learning platforms.

While I am excited to begin the new school year, I understand the anxiety and uncertainty about what this year may bring with the constant changes that are happening due to COVID-19. Please be assured that although this year will be unique, the staff at WSE are committed to providing a safe and positive environment for all students to learn and grow.

In order to support our students during the online virtual learning experience, we are planning a CHROMEBOOK distribution for NEW and KINDERGARTEN/YOUNG 5´s students. A Chromebook will also be available to any current student who did not get one in March during the initial distribution. Chromebooks that need repair may be exchanged during this time as well.

This will occur on AUGUST 25th from 1:00 - 3:00 and AUGUST 26th from 4:00 - 6:00. If for some reason you cannot make it during these times, please call our WS office at 810-591-6542 to set up an appointment. We will not collect a deposit fee as WSE is not a 1:1 school at this time.

Students will have the opportunity to meet their teacher in a Virtual Open House setting. Please look for an email to come from your child´s teacher on August 27th that will include a link to a special ¨Meet Your Teacher¨ greeting. We will be setting up some in person meetings in the near future as well.

Please continue to reach out with any questions or concerns you may have.

Yours in learning,

Sonya Shaughnessy

Principal

West Shore Elementary

UPCOMING EVENTS/IMPORTANT DATES

August 24th: Class Lists available in ParentVUE

August 25th from 1-3 pm: Chromebook/car tag pick-up at WSE

August 26th from 4-6 pm: Chromebook/car tag pick-up at WSE

August 27th: Virtual Open House-Meet Your Teacher Video Links Sent Home

August 31st: First Day of School

September 4th: No School-Holiday Weekend

September 7th: No Classes-Labor Day

Kindergarten Back to School Packet

Kindergarten back to school packets will be available during the Chromebook pick-up!

Pick-up Lane/Car Tags

We are anticipating an increase in vehicles for our pick-up/drop-off lane. If you plan to utilize West Shore's pick-up lane, please complete the form below. If you already have a tag from previous years or Torrey Hill, you can use the same one for West Shore. Once we receive your completed form, we will make a car tag with your last name and distribute them next week during the Chromebook exchange dates on 8/25 & 8/26. If an additional tag is needed, please note that on the form. Tags will also be available in the office through the end of September.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfpXScPd7fRLAtlEt75Px5MbVoLRCchbsteoWb6kuzBAHd4rw/viewform?usp=pp_url

Happy Retirement!!

Mr. Gifford served for 24 years at Lake Fenton. He was first hired as our latchkey after school instructor in 1996 and later promoted to the Kids Klub and PSK Director. Mr. Gifford went above and beyond to provide a safe place where students were cared for and had fun together. Thank you and congratulations Mr. Gifford (aka Santa)!

Staff Updates

Please join us in welcoming Garrett Skerjance back in to the classroom! Garrett will be joining our 1st grade team for this upcoming school year ....we wish him well in his new role at West Shore!!

ParentVUE Update - Student Information Verification

Reminder to all parents to please login to your ParentVUE account as soon as possible to verify your information and accept all consent forms for the 2020-2021 school year. In order to complete these forms, they must be done on a laptop or a desktop computer, logging in through the Lake Fenton Website. You MUST have this completed in order to view your child's teacher when that information is posted. Please click on the link below for step by step instructions!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/17fRZj5_9TZ9IVvC16oQv_5M6iji5G8Bb/view?usp=sharing