With grade 6-8 students starting on Monday, it is a good time to remind you of the daily health screener requirement. Please complete the screener at least 30 minutes before your student arrives on campus.
All parents whose students are coming into school for in-person learning are receiving daily emails, including grades 6-8. If you are not receiving the emails, please call the office to verify your email address is correct.
English Health Screener Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvi-ZAjQdRE&t=94s
Spanish Health Screener Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Act-twGfwME&feature=youtu.be
Bulk meal distribution tonight only 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Due to Veteran's Day on Wednesday, bulk meal distribution will be on Tuesday during the evening only - 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm as school is in session during the day.
October is National Principals Month. We would like to thank our principals, Mr. Vincent and Mr. Schilperoort for guiding our school through these trying times! #ThankAPrincipal
Grade 3-5 Parents - school starts Monday! You must complete the daily health screener each day before your child leaves for school. These emails started for you today. You have to complete them daily but not until Monday when your child(ren) start school. A few important reminders and resources are listed below:
1) Attestation video: https://youtu.be/uMbDTwoKLnM
2) Bus Routes: https://bit.ly/2HmiF98
Reminder - no in person school on Wednesdays (K-2). Food service today from 11:30 - 1:30 and tonight from 5:30 - 6:30 pm.
A lot is going on these days. Here is the latest:
ALL DAY: No in-person school on Wednesday 10-28 (AM or PM). Teachers will let your students know the work and times for the day. Check the Teams Calendar for scheduled meetings and Specialists times.
FOOD SERVICE Wednesday 10-28:
11:30 – 1:30: Pickup at the building or on the bus stops, or
5:30-6:30: Pick up at the building.
ONE PICKUP PER STUDENT, so you can come either in the afternoon or evening, not both. Thank you.
ALSO, food service is not available during the day for AM or PM students, so please make sure they eat their breakfast or lunch before they come to school.
VIRTUAL SCIENCE NIGHT Wednesday 10-28
6:00-7:00: Join us online for the Teams event: https://bit.ly/31JSa47
DAILY SCHEDULES for K-2 (and soon 3-5) are NOW available on the website. These are updated as minor changes are made to fit it all in— AM, PM, and Virtual Academy instruction: https://bit.ly/2G9wPd6
SPECIALISTS: Please check students’ Teams Calendars, THESE ARE ALL UP TO DATE. The new K-5 specialists schedule will begin on Monday, 11-2 (also updated for next week in the Teams Calendar).
K-2 Parents - school starts tomorrow! You must complete the daily health screener each day before your child leaves for school. A few important reminders and resources are listed below:
1) Attestation video: https://youtu.be/uMbDTwoKLnM
2) Bus Routes: https://bit.ly/2HmiF98
This week's meals will be available for pick up TODAY (Wednesday) between 11:30 - 1:30 pm and on all bus routes as scheduled.
Please fill out this survey (once) so we can determine the number of students who will use bus transportation once we return to in-person learning. This survey is vital to determine our bus routes in order to maintain as much social distancing as possible on the school buses. If you do not utilize bus transportation there is no need to complete the survey. The state and district encourages families to drop off their students or allow them to walk or bike to school, if safe and available during COVID. This survey will close at end of day on Sunday.
http://bit.ly/UGSDBus
Meal distributions are changing due to move to hybrid instruction. A letter is going home with calendars for clarity. They are also posted on our website at http://bit.ly/UGSDfood.
This week's meals will be available for pick up TODAY (Wednesday) between 11:30 - 1:30 pm and on all bus routes as scheduled.
Union Gap School will be introducing a new feature in the coming days that will allow Microsoft Teams to send you a WEEKLY SUMMARY of your students' assignments. Contact the office if you need to add or update your email records.
Finally, TECH TIP FOR THE WEEK: Restart your students' computer every week. This will update the programs and keep things running well.
Reminder there is no school tomorrow for teacher professional development.
Families - we are reviewing final logistics (busing) to determine our hybrid instructional model and opening timeline. Our model and timeline will be announced no later than Monday and then parent choice of opting into Virtual Academy will be reopened for one more week (October 16 deadline) for those parents who had not made a decision before Monday. The initial registration was required for staffing purposes. Stay tuned.
Parent feedback has been vital in the process. Thank you.
This week's meals will be available for pick up TODAY (Wednesday) between 11:30 - 1:30 pm and on all bus routes as scheduled.
This week's meals will be available for pick up TODAY (Wednesday) between 11:30 - 1:30 pm and on all bus routes as scheduled.
This letter will also be mailed home tomorrow. More information will be coming! This letter is in English and Spanish.
Here is the link to Yakima Health District’s recommendation for in-person school learning. Stay tuned for more information.
https://bit.ly/3id2ib0
Update Your Email Address!
We cannot contact families other by phone unless we have your updated email address. We can text you through Remind or send you push-notifications (mobile app), but many platforms work best when parents have an email address on file. Contact the school if you need to update your email address or phone number. Thank you!