Silver Hills Elementary

Parent News

March 26, 2020

Distance Learning Website

New school hours will be 8:00-2:00 daily. Please bring in completed work and pick up new packets. We still have chrome books available for check out. Hope all of your distance learning is going well. Please contact us if you have questions or need help.

A reminder that learning packets for March 30-April 10th will be available for pick up tomorrow, March 27. Please turn in completed work with your student’s name and teacher. Please stagger visiting the school on the following schedule: A-B, 8:00-9:00; C-F, 9:00-10:00; G-K, 10:00-11:00; L-N, 11:00-12:00; O-R, 12:00-1:00; S-T, 1:00-2:00; U-Z, 2:00-3:00. Thank you for helping us work with you as a team to help our children achieve.

To get to your child’s online learning modules go to the school webpage, https://graniteschools.org/silverhills/. Then click on the directory tab on the top, select the grade level, find your child’s teacher and click on the link to their webpage. The modules are linked to the teacher’s webpage. If you have problems, please contact your child’s teacher or call the front office.

School will be in dismissal until May 4th. Teachers will continue to provide instruction for your child. Please return finished hard copy packets on Friday, March 27 and pick up new packets for March 30 – April 10. The next turn in and pick up dates will be April 24. Please be sure and put your student’s name on the packet when returning. The school is open from 8:00 am – 3:00 pm to pick up packets and chrome books. Breakfast is served from 8:00-9:00 and lunch from 11:30-1:00. Stay safe!

Silver Hills has food for breakfast and lunch if you want to come to the school. We are also prepared for you to come and pick up the items for your student’s distance learning. We have chromebooks if you have internet or hard copies if you do not have internet. Please come to the school between 8:00-3:00 to pick up your materials. Please stagger your times if possible according to previous posts. Stay in your car and we will bring it to you. Thank you! We look forward to seeing you!

Grab and Go breakfast will be handed out from 8:00-9:00 and lunch will be handed out from 11:30-1:00 daily for children ages 1-18.

For safety on Thursday, March 19th, we are staggering the pick up time for chrome books and lesson packets to avoid a large group of patrons coming at the same time.

The assigned times will be: Last names beginning with A-B, 8:00-9:00; C-F, 9:00-10:00; G-K, 10:00-11:00; L-N, 11:00-12:00; O-R 12:00-1:00; S-T, 1:00-2:00; U-Z, 2:00-3:00

Thank you for your patience as we navigate through this new journey together.

All PTA fundraiser orders and money needs to be turned into the office by Thursday this week – 3/19.

We have had several phone calls concerning the online modules. They can be accessed through your student’s teacher webpage linked on the school website. You can use any desktop, laptop, ipad or chromebook to access the modules.

School Office Hours: 8:00 to 3:30

Grab & Go Breakfast and Lunch is available just inside the main doors at the following times: Breakfast 8-9:00 am Lunch: 11:30-1:00 pm

Dear Granite School District Patrons and Employees,

As with the NEWLY announced guidance from the Statewide Coronavirus Taskforce, Granite District will immediately implement a districtwide 2 week dismissal. Please review the entire message as it will likely answer the bulk of your questions. Additional updates will be made available on our homepage at www.graniteschools.org and on our social media channels.

This is NOT a closure. These are preventative measures to help reduce the spread of disease. This recommendation will continue to be evaluated and further adjustments could be made with ongoing guidance from State and Local Health officials.

Effective immediately, students will be dismissed from daily attendance, returning Monday, March 30th. A school dismissal is defined as students do not report to school, but facilities remain open and staff report to work as normal. School will continue for students, but on a digital and distance platform.

-On Monday and Tuesday, teachers will prepare to teach in the new platforms.

-All teachers and other employees (including hourly) will report to work at their normal contract time and adhere to appropriate social distancing measures. Teachers would be in classrooms to prepare to provide resources and materials for digital and distance learning.

-Starting Wednesday, March 18, schools will initiate digital and distance instruction. Parents and students who do not have access to technology or a device at home, may come to the school to checkout a chromebook (which will require wifi access at home). Parents will need to sign a checkout form in order to obtain access to a device. Hardcopy learning modules will be made available for students who do not have access to the internet at home. Students will not be required to come to campus once digital and distance learning is initiated. We will not be able to accommodate student usage of school internet during this dismissal.

-As always, the expectation is that students will be accountable for the work assigned and we ask for parents to work with their teachers and children through this non-traditional circumstance. Retakes, assignment turn-ins and so forth will be coordinated with teachers through canvas, email or teacher work phone (please do not text teachers).

-School locations that provide breakfast will continue that service in a Grab and Go service at pickup times that the schools will specify.

-Grab and Go lunches will be provided for ALL students. These WILL be available on Monday, March 16 through Wednesday, March 18th, and after Spring Break. Students will NOT be able to eat their meals on campus. Schools will provide specific information on pickup times through your school’s traditional communication tools.

-Spring Break dates for our District are still applicable (Thursday, March 19th – Student Non-attendance day. Friday, March 20th-Monday, March 23rd – Spring Break). Meals WILL NOT be provided during the break.

-All other additional school sponsored activities are canceled for the next two weeks. This includes extra-curricular activities and other sports practices.

-There will be NO supervision on school property including playgrounds and playfields.

-Student internships and other external programs are canceled for the next two weeks.

-Adult Education courses are dismissed but the testing center will remain open with appropriate restrictions. Please contact the testing center for information at (385) 646-5447.

-ALL preschool classes are canceled.

-Community Centers are closed.

All activities and events previously canceled are still canceled. ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE for specific employee groups is forthcoming.

We recognize that this has been a tumultuous few days. As always, our decisions are made with the expertise and guidance of State and County Health Departments and we will continue to keep you up to date as this dynamic situation unfolds. Thanks for your ongoing patience and support as we work to keep our students and employees safe.

In need of Aides – Please contact the office

Kindergarten Pre-registration is now open. Please bring child’s birth certificate, current immunizations, proof of address and the parent/guardian’s picture ID.

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