Daily Activities

Class Cohorts

The group of students in the classroom is a cohort. Class cohorts will remain stable. Students may belong to one other cohort outside of the school day, such as childcare. 

Cleaning Protocol

• Classrooms, restrooms and common areas will be cleaned daily and disinfected between cohorts. High-touch areas will be disinfected daily. 

• Classrooms will be provided with soap, hand sanitizer, and wipes. Additional hand sanitizing stations will be located in common areas, such as the school office, cafeteria, etc. 

• Students will be required to wash/sanitize their hands before entering classrooms as well as after bathroom visits. 

• At the end of the school day, students will wipe their desks with a cleansing wipe to facilitate disinfecting procedures. 

Recess 

Students will be assigned specific spaces for recess and allowed only to interact with students in their cohort. We recommend that parents practice with students on how to stay socially distant from others.  

• The blacktop area will be divided up by cohort and separated using cones, caution tape, and/or other means of indicating the separations.

• Recess/Break times will be staggered. 

• Students will eat snacks in their designated space. Students are not permitted to share snacks.

• To reduce close contact and exposure, please send snacks that your student can open on his/her own.

• To promote stability, the cohorts are to be at least 25 feet apart from each other. 

• Play area equipment will be used on a class cohort schedule.  

Bathrooms Usage  

Students will have scheduled bathroom breaks. We will go in groups, and students will be expected to wash hands after using the restroom.  Accommodations will be made for students if they have to use the bathroom outside of scheduled times, but they will only use their identified restroom. 

Downtown Bathrooms (located between second grade and kinder buildings) 

Usage: Grades 1-2

Waiting area: Outside on the social distancing markers. 

Midtown Bathrooms (located in the building behind Midtown)

Usage: Grades 3-4

Uptown Bathrooms (located near the Bistro)

Usage: Grades 5-6

TK and Kinder Rooms have single use bathrooms in their classrooms. TK and Kinders will use the Downtown bathrooms during recess times.

Hallways/Walkways 

• Students will walk in one direction with appropriate spacing between other people. 

• Students will walk in a single file. 

Meal Pick Up

• Staff will follow the requirements issued by the County’s Department of Environmental Health to prevent transmission of COVID-19 in food facilities.

• Students are not to share snacks or utensils with classmates. 

• Pack a full water bottle for your child. Water fountains at school will not be accessible, but bottles can be refilled at hydration stations.

• At lunch time, our Child Nutrition staff will be serving individually bagged grab-and-go lunches for students to pick up and take with them. These will be located in the Town Square, center of campus for pick up at dismissal.

Visitors 

To avoid additional exposures, visitors and non-essential personnel are prohibited from entering the school, unless prior approval is granted. Authorized visitors and essential personnel must adhere to all school protocols:

• Visitors and essential personnel must adhere to social distancing protocols and must use a face covering when entering the facility or meeting with workers.

• To observe physical distancing, no one should practice handshakes or other greetings involving physical contact.

• If visitors and essential personnel are symptomatic, they are prohibited from the site.

Outdoor Instruction and Air Flow

• Additional outdoor spaces will be available for students to do learning and activities outside whenever possible. 

• Doors and windows will be open in classrooms to promote air flow. Please ensure that your child is dressed appropriately. Layers are recommended with all garments labeled with their names.

Instructional Supplies 

• Students will not be sharing materials with other students. If you are sending students to campus with their own supplies please ensure they have a labeled box in which to store them.