Before Coming to School

Parents and Students MUST go over the following checklist each morning before coming to school:

• COVID Symptom Screening

• For more information here is a quick Health Department Public Service Announcement

Students will make sure they have the following things on the checklist:

• GPPSS Classroom Ready Checklist

Health & Safety

Masks

• Students are required to wear masks throughout the course of the day.
• Masks must cover both mouth and nose. 
• Students should bring 2-3 extra masks in the event their mask becomes wet or soiled.
• Wear a mask when on school property 
• PBIS Poster:  GPPSS Wearing a Mask

Hand washing

• Teachers will review proper hand washing procedures with students. See PBIS Poster: Wash Your Hands

Hand Sanitizer

• Students should use hand sanitizer when hand washing is not feasible, before/after touching any shared materials, and before entering any new space.

Physical Distancing

• Students should remain physically distanced - as close to 6 feet apart as possible.  
• Student seating is physically distanced as close to 6 feet apart as possible.
• Dividers will be placed between each student when tables are utilized.    
• PBIS Poster:  GPPSS Physical Distancing

Riding the Bus

For students riding the bus, the following health and safety measures have been put in place:

• Maintain social distancing at the bus stop and on the bus.
• Use of hand sanitizer. Hand sanitizer will be supplied on the bus.
• The bus driver, staff, and all students must wear masks while on the bus. 
• Transportation staff will clean and disinfect transportation vehicles before and after every transit route.
• Transportation staff will clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces in the vehicle prior to morning routes and prior to afternoon routes.
• Transportation staff will clean, sanitize, and disinfect equipment that is stored on the bus, including items such as car seats, wheelchairs, walkers, and adaptive equipment being transported to schools daily.
• Weather permitting, vehicles will be aired out before, during, and after routes.

NOTE:  If a student becomes sick during the day, parents/guardians will be contacted to pick up your child, as school provided transportation will not be available.

Riding the Bus PBIS Poster:  GPPSS Riding the Bus

Arrival

*NEW Time and Procedures THIS YEAR*
Students will not be allowed in the building until 8:25 a.m.  Please do not drop your student off prior to 8:20 a.m.

Map of Mason Line up 

Young 5s and Kindergarten Grade Students 

• Walkers: Students will line up on the sidewalk by the soccer field, sanitize when they walk in Door C and proceed directly to their classroom.
• Circle Drop Off: Families are able to drop their kid off in the drop off circle. Students will line up on the sidewalk by the soccer field, sanitize when they walk in Door C and proceed directly to their classroom. 
• Bus:  Enter through the custodial doors, sanitize when they walk in and proceed directly to their classroom with a paraprofessional.

1st and 2nd Grade Students

• Walkers: Students will line up on the sidewalk by the bike rack, sanitize when they walk in Door A (1st Grade) or Door C (2nd Grade) and proceed directly to their classroom.
• Circle Drop Off:  Families are able to drop their kid off in the drop off circle. Students will line up on the sidewalk by the bike rack, sanitize when they walk in Door A (1st Grade) or Door C (2nd Grade) and proceed directly to their classroom.
• Bus:  Enter through the custodial doors, sanitize when they walk in and proceed directly to their classroom with a paraprofessional.

3rd and 4th Grade Students

• Walkers: Students will line up on the blacktop, sanitize when they walk in Door B and proceed directly to their classroom.
• Drop Off:  3rd Grade Families are able to drop their kid off by the rock on Anita. 4th Grade Families are able to drop their kid off by the playground gate off Charlevoix. Students will line up on the blacktop, sanitize when they walk in Door B and proceed directly to their classroom.
• Bus:   Enter through the side KDG playground doors, sanitize and proceed directly to their classroom

Drop off CIrcle Arrival: - For Young 5’s -2nd grade only

• Students should have their masks on when they exit their car.
• Students will line up with their designated location and enter the building with their teacher.
• When arriving they should use hand sanitizer
• Please stop, drop and go so traffic can flow smoothly. 

PBIS Poster:  GPPSS Arrival

Family Drop Off - 

• Families/volunteers are not allowed in school buildings.
• Families should be masked when dropping off and picking up students.
• Students should be masked when waiting to enter the building.

• Students should proceed directly to their classroom and use hand sanitizer when entering the room.
• Students will enter through the doors stated above.

PBIS Poster:  GPPSS Arrival

Student Materials in the Classroom

• Students will access lockers at entry and dismissal only.

• Students will keep all personal belongings at their work space in the classroom (backpack, lunchbox, etc.).

• Students should not share materials with other students. 

Using Materials in the Classroom

• Pencils, Crayons, Scissors, etc.
• We will do our best to make sure students use their own supplies that are kept in their desk/backpack.
• Students will be asked to take their supplies with them daily in case they need them at home and for cleaning purposes. 
• Classroom libraries
• Students can borrow books from the classroom library. 
• Students will keep the books they borrow in their desk or take them home and return them to the teacher when they are finished.  

• School libraries will have a classroom check out. Media specialists will bring books to the classrooms.

Technology 

The Classroom Ready Checklist includes students bringing a charged device (depending on your grade) to school every day.  

Elementary students will receive information from classroom teachers regarding the need to bring devices into the classroom.

Complete this parent form if you still need to borrow a device or for at home learning or need help with MiStar Parent Portal, Schoology, or K12 Registration

Restrooms

Restrooms will be cleaned every four hours.  For those that have restrooms in the classrooms, this means a custodian will need to come into your room during instruction to clean.  

For Communal Restrooms: 

We will need to teach students these procedures:

• Only 2 students are allowed in the restroom at one time. 

There will be social distancing floor stickers outside of each restroom where students wait (physically distanced) for someone to leave so they can enter.  

Breakfast Choices

For Breakfast, students can:

• Eat their own breakfast at home.
• Pick Up breakfast by whichever door they walk in when they arrive at school.
• ALL student meals are FREE while the USDA waiver is in place.

Breakfast Menu:

Click Here  

Lunch Choices

For lunch, students can:

• Bring their own lunch from home.
• Order a school lunch that is pre-packaged and delivered to the classroom.  
• Students ordering a school lunch will notify their teacher when attendance is taken at the beginning of the day.
• ALL student meals are FREE while the USDA waiver is in place.

Lunch/Schedule  Procedures

Lunch will take place in the classroom.  

• Every student should wash their hands (or sanitize when hand washing is not feasible) before and after lunch. 

Lunch will take place in the classroom for all students. 

• Click here for lunch schedule 
• Lunches will be delivered to the classroom.

• Students will use hand sanitizer before and after lunch. 

• Students will wipe down their desk before and after lunch using a wipe provided by the teacher.   

Lunch procedures  

• Students are permitted to leave the building under authorized adult supervision for lunch time. 
• An authorized adult must sign the student out from the office before a student is allowed to leave the building for lunch. 
• Upon the student’s return, the student will be required to come into the office before going back to class. 

Meal Time PBIS Poster: Meal Time

Recess

Lunch Recess

• Each class/team/grade will be assigned a specific location on the playground, baseball field, blacktop and/or gym to play.
• Students will stay in their assigned location with their classroom cohort.
• Each class/team/grade will have access to playground equipment (basketball, football, frisbee, soccer ball, jump ropes, hula hoops, tennis balls, sidewalk chalk). Equipment will be sprayed daily by custodial staff. 
• Students are NOT allowed to bring in their own recess toys and share them with students. 
• Students should wash hands and/or use hand sanitizer when returning to the classroom after recess.

• We all know brain breaks will be more important than ever this year. Teachers will coordinate mask breaks, movement breaks, and brain breaks throughout the day.

• Students are allowed to play together in grade level/team cohorts when masks are worn. 
• When playing outside with their classroom cohort, students may play without a mask while respecting social distancing procedures. 

      Dismissal

To minimize contact, dismissal may take a bit longer than we are used to.  

Students will exit through the same doors they entered (see arrival).

The process is outlined below:

Students will line up in their classroom and not in the hallway this year. 

Walkers/Carpoolers

• Students will be picked up by their families at their designated spot outside the school building. 
• Students are expected to walk home shortly after dismissal and are not allowed to play on the playground unless a grown up is present. 

Bus Riders

• Students will be dismissed when buses arrive. All students will stay in their classrooms until their bus letter is called.

Families should be masked when dropping off and picking up students.

Pick Up Circle Dismissal: - For Young 5’s - 2nd grade only 

Exit the school with your students

• Family members should wait in their car until their child is released to them. .
• A hang tag with your last name should be placed in your windshield so we know who you are. You will receive this hang tag (you will receive 2-give them to whomever will be picking up your child) the first week of school from your teacher. The hang tag is your pass to enter the parking lot as well this year as only Young 5’s-2nd Grade families will be utilizing the Mason parking lot for pickup and drop off. 3rd Grade families will be dropping their students off at “The Rock” (on Anita) and they will walk to their designation lineup location. 4th grade families will be dropping off by the playground gate off Charlevoix and students will walk to their designated lineup location.
• Please pick up your child and go as we are doing our best to make sure everyone gets home safely.  

Student Pick Up and Drop Off During School Hours 

*NEW PROCEDURES THIS YEAR*

Pick up and drop off after the school day has begun will occur through the front door at Mason (Door A).

• If your child arrives late (after 8:25 am), please have them walk in the front door and the office will assist them in getting to class. We will bring the sign in sheet outside for an authorized adult to sign the student in for the day. 
• If your child needs to be picked up from school early, you must pick them up in the main office. Students will come into the office and we will bring them to the front door to be signed out by an authorized adult. 

 In the event that your student begins to feel ill at school

• Office staff will call you and ask you to pick up your student as soon as possible.  
• Students cannot be sent back to class. 
• Students must be symptom free (without medication) for 24 hours before returning to school.  To ensure the safety of staff and students, no exceptions will be made.
• If student is exposed to Covid-19 or has a positive Covid-19 test GPPSS will follow these Wayne County COVID-19 Case Scenarios and Action Steps