Hello Creekside Families,

I hope that everyone had an enjoyable weekend. The weather was amazing! My husband and I celebrated our 22nd wedding anniversary. It is hard to believe how fast the time has flown by!

Thank you for your continued support with the drop off procedures. We are looking forward to a great week. Please send your student in their favorite shirt and biggest smile on Tuesday. It is Spring Picture Day.

We are in the midst of actively planning for the 2021-2022 school year. The District is excited to be planning for a full return. As you can imagine, fluctuations in enrollment can impact staffing. We are asking each family to fill out our SURVEY by Friday, April 16th. Please fill out a new survey for each of your students. The data we collect is vital to our planning process. If you have students in other schools, please make sure you fill out the survey for them as well. PLEASE SEE CELC's LINK BELOW.

OTHER EXCITING NEWS: With new guidelines out regarding promotions/celebrations, the District is looking at in-person options for promotion ceremonies across AUSD. Of course, there will be strict protocols and limited numbers of people in attendance but we are hopeful that it will be more "normal" than it was last year.

Weekly Reminders and Updates:

• PTA needs your support. Please consider purchasing a PTA membership. They also have CELC t-shirts available for purchase.
• Virtual First Grade Orientations are coming soon. Mark your calendars! Both BOES and SHES are hosting their orientations on April 22. SHES's will be at 2:15 pm and BOES's will be at 3:00 pm.
• Ms. Ludden, our newest CELC teacher, began working with small groups of students last week. They had a blast! I am pretty sure that I saw Ms. Ludden wearing a sight word on her forehead all week :).
• Please report all absences to the office. We are required to trace all absences. Illnesses may require an extended stay at home.
• AUSD continues to serve food during our 4-Day 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 on Mondays. The grab and go snack bag will contain 5 days worth of snacks. This is available to all students 18 and under.
• Join us for VIRTUAL FUN FRIDAYS. See the flyer below for April'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.

Don't forget to wear your college shirt tomorrow.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Ripke

Please click on the link below to complete the survey by Friday, April 16.

Please call Stephanie in the office if you have any questions: 619-659-8250.

Please review the morning drop off procedures:

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. We plan to continue to use this schedule the remainder of the year.

• 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 for your support with the implementation of the new drop off procedures. It went very well the first week we implemented it! Thank you for helping to keep us all safe and open for in-person learning!

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 looking for two student supervisors. Please send friendly, 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.

Thank you to those who have already donated. We appreciate it so much!. We continue to increase 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, and catch a ball sets. 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

Spirit Days

Mondays- Wear a College Shirt or College Colors

Fridays- Wear a CELC shirt or Join us for Virtual Fun Fridays

Kindness Weeks- TBA

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 April.

"Exercise should be regarded as a tribute to the heart."

GeneTunney

Action for Happiness calendars are packed with actions you can take to help create a happier and kinder world. Take a look at the April Calendar. Keeping active is a great way to boost our mental wellbeing. So this month Action for Happiness is encouraging everyone to get moving and get outdoors as much as possible. Whatever your circumstances or physical limitations, you can find your own ways to be a bit more active. We don't need to run marathons - there are simple things we can all do to take care of our bodies, like unplugging from technology, reconnecting with nature and getting more sleep! Join CELC in staying active and healthy this month!

For more information and resources go to:

https://www.actionforhappiness.org

4/13 Spring Pictures

4/14 AUSD School Board Meeting

4/21 Character Matters Virtual Assembly

4/22 First Grade Orientations for BOES & SHES

Office Hours

M-F 8:00 am to 3:30 pm

Email: sgreen@alpineschools.net
Website: https://www.alpineschools.net
Location: 8818 Harbison Canyon Road
Phone: (619) 659-8250
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Creekside-Early-Learning-Center-414783265277455/