Treeline Elementary School

August 27, 2020

Treeline Families,

Information is available below for each instructional model to prepare for the first day of school.

F2F Families

For our students attending in person, we will have a drive-thru on Friday, 8/28 with two blocks of time for your convenience, 10:00-11:00 AM and 4:00-5:00 PM. Below is a list of services available.

• Parent Pick-up Tags to hang on your mirror will need to be picked on Friday for security reasons
• Supply Drop-off instead of sending your child to school with their items; label with your child’s name and teacher
• Treeline Spirit Items from PTO are available for purchase: masks, scrunchies, hair ties, theme shirts, hoodies, socks, headbands
• Medication Drop-Off – Nurse will be available
• 19-20 Yearbook purchase or Pick-up

Important Reminders for the First Day of School

• All car riders must stay in their car and go through the morning drop-off line. Drop-off begins at 8:30. Unfortunately, parents are unable to walk their children to class on the first day like we have in the past.
• Dismissal will be slower to maintain social distancing and create one-way traffic in the hallways.
• If your child has a Chromebook from last school year, send the Chromebook and charger to school with your child on the first day.

Home Connect Families

Your child will need to log-in at 8:55 each day with the teacher. Attendance will be taken, the School News will be aired and teaching will begin.

Students will need to stay connected to Zoom for the school day, 8:55-3:10. Teachers will place a timer on the screen for Breaks, Specials, Lunch and Recess.

Siblings and adults should not be in teaching sessions with the student. This will make it difficult for the teacher. Kindergarten students may need assistance logging in and navigating with their Chromebook.

A tentative date, Thursday, 9/3 4:30-5:30 PM, is set to pick-up the Go Math workbooks for your child. We are waiting on delivery of the workbooks and will send a Messenger to confirm the date and time.  

The Home Connect format is new for all of us. Teachers have been working hard to learn the features of Zoom and how to best present the content to meet the needs of your child.  We do expect to make slight adjustments within the first two weeks of school. We appreciate your patience and understanding.

As students transition from Home Connect back to school for Face-to-Face instruction, there is a high probability of a teacher change. We will do everything we can to minimize teacher changes.

I want to personally thank you for the understanding and support you have given Treeline over the last few months. The teachers have been impressed with the positive interaction with each family. We will continue to work together in this new normal.

Treeline is buzzing with excitement for the first day of school. We are looking forward to seeing our students online or in person.

Mrs. Wilcken

August 11, 2020

Treeline Families,

The Instructional Models selection is complete for Treeline with 49% Face-to-Face, 35% Home Connect and 14% Lee Virtual School. At this time, we are reworking class lists based on the parent selections for your children.  Once we finish class lists for each teacher, parents will be notified through School Messenger to check FOCUS for their child’s teacher. If you do not have a FOCUS account, please follow the instructions attached to create an account for your child.

Open House

Treeline’s Open House will be scheduled differently this school year. Kindergarten students who are Face-to-Face will receive an email from the teacher to schedule an on campus Open House Meet n Greet. Kindergarten will be by appointment on the evenings of Monday, August 24^th through Thursday, August 27^th. In an effort to maintain social distancing, four students will be scheduled at the same time with a limit of two adults to accompany the child to the classroom. During this visit, parents will complete emergency cards, have an opportunity to purchase Treeline Spirit items, meet the teacher, allow kindergarteners to see their classroom and walk through to replicate arriving at school on the first day. Please remember to wear a mask, adults and children.

Kindergarten Home Connect, 1^st through 5^th grade Face-to-Face and Home Connect students will have a one-on-one virtual session to be scheduled by the teacher via Zoom; the teacher will contact you. During this session, the teacher will introduce themselves, review classroom routines and structure, and complete required paperwork.

Supply Lists for Face-to-Face can be found in the ‘Our School’ tab on the Treeline Website. Please use these lists for Home Connect students as well. Items such as water bottle are not required for Home Connect students.  However, when students return for Face-to-Face instruction, they will need the full list of supplies.

Home Connect Students Only

Home Connect will follow a regular day schedule with students logging in at 8:55 to start their day online which is more rigorous than Quarter 4 of the 19-20 school year when we transitioned to Distance Learning. Students will need to pick-up textbooks and a Chromebook at Treeline’s drive-thru pick up during designated grade level times below.The District suggests that home computers will NOT be compatible with many of the required online academic applications that your child will be using throughout the HomeConnect learning model. Every student should have their own Treeline Chromebook. If you already have a Chromebook for each Treeline HomeConnect child in your household, please let us know during the drive thru pick up.We will also have parents complete an emergency card to keep on file.

Home Connect Pick-Up Dates

Administration and staff have been busy preparing for both types of Instructional Models. A few of the vital tasks we have been working on are listed below.

• Participation in the Home Connect District Task Force for Best Practices to implement at Treeline
• Safety Protocols
  • Arrival maps for one-way traffic each morning to include breakfast pick-up for car and bus riders
  • Developing a cleaning schedule for our custodial team throughout the day and evening
  • Creating a master schedule following safety guidelines including, but not limited to:
    • Alternating class days to eat in the cafeteria and in the classroom. This will reduce student numbers in the café and allow time to clean between classes.
    • Providing time outside for recess
    • Implementing a PE process to keep cohorts together and sanitize equipment
    • Route maps for classes to follow throughout the day
    • Fewer transitions throughout the day
    • Reworking Dismissal procedures to limit interaction
• Planning Professional Development and assistance for our staff
• Locations for sanitizing stations throughout the school

All parents will need to stay in their vehicles during morning drop-off. Students who are car riders will enter through the cafeteria doors with the right side being no breakfast and the left doors for those who want breakfast.

Treeline will begin the school year using the parent pick up going home tags for vehicles as in previous years. On Monday, September 21^st we will transition to an online system called School Dismissal Manager. Families will have an account and will make changes to how students go home through the app prior to 11:00 AM instead of using the planner or calling the school. However, same day changes after 11:00 AM, parents will need to call the school for urgent needs only. Feel free to download the School Dismissal Manager app to be prepared for this transition.

Busing information can be found at Bus Mapnet to view your child’s bus route, pick up and drop off times.

Please call Treeline prior to the start of school for changes and updates to your address, email or phone number. Proof of address will need to be given for change of address.

Unfortunately, visitors/non-employees/parents will not be allowed access to our campus. All pick ups must be in the PPU line. The doorbell system will be utilized at the front entry door for late arrivals, early dismissal prior to 2:30 and any urgent needs.

Thank you for your patience as we solidify class lists and prepare for the start of the school year. Although, this will be a unique start to the school year, we are working hard to prepare for a successful year. Your children are important to us.

We also thank you for your continued support and understanding as we learn a new type of normal, for now. We are looking forward to the time when all students are back on campus and our schedule is full of events.

Mrs. Wilcken

Principal