A NOTE FROM OUR PRINCIPAL

Important Family Reminders for the 2020-21 School Year

·      Gateway’s Meet The Teacher Event is set for Mon., Aug. 10^th from 3:00-5:00 pm.  Check our school’s Facebook, Twitter and Webpage for specific details.

·      Classroom teacher assignments will be displayed at the meet the teacher event and outside during the first week of school.

·      Please keep in mind that students with the last names beginning with the letter A-K will attend in person learning on Monday and Tuesday.  Students with last names L-Z will attend in person learning on Thursday and Friday.  Wednesdays will alternate.

·      Please review your child’s daily dismissal plans with your child’s teacher prior to first day of school.  This can be done through email or over the phone.

·      Please keep in mind that until further notice, face coverings are required for adults and children while at school. Students may remove their face coverings while physically active and away from other children.  Students will also be allowed to remove face coverings while eating and drinking.

·      Parents/guardians are responsible for temperature checks and screening their child prior to the start of each school day.

·      All essential school supplies will be provided to your child.  A backpack and water bottle would be beneficial if you choose to purchase them for your child.  If you would like to donate any materials to your child’s classroom, please talk with your child’s teacher.

·      In order to prevent unnecessary traffic inside our school building, all classroom teachers will be outside to meet our students during the first week of school.  Additional staff members will be in place to help your child safely walk to their assigned classroom.  Please plan to say your “good-byes” outside the building.

·      Classroom teachers will return to their same assigned locations for dismissal.  If you plan to pick up your child in person at dismissal, please do so outside the building.

·      Your child will be provided with an iPad during the first week of school.  A packet containing important information regarding technology usage will be sent home with your child on their first day of school.  Parents or legal guardian’s will be asked to carefully review, sign and return this page to their child’s teacher in order to receive the device.

·      Free breakfast will be offered to our students each school day.

·      For the health and safety of our school communities, visitors in school will be extremely limited in the 2020-21 school year.

·      If you have questions, please contact our school’s main office at (531)299-1480.  Most school business should be able to be handled over the phone or through email messages.  If you need to meet in person, please call the school’s main office to set up an appointment.