Welcome DEERWOOD ELEMENTARY

DOLPHINS!

UPDATED PROCEDURES 2020-21

Humble ISDPortrait of a Graduate (POG)

At Deerwood: All Belong. All Learn. All Lead.

At DWE we believe in helping students become:

● Global Citizens● Communicators● Personally Responsible● Creative Innovators● Leaders & Collaborators● Critical Thinkers

DWE’s Administrators

Macaire McDonough-Davies

Principal

Bonnie GodinichAssistant Principal

DEERWOOD VIP’s

Holly MaysCounselor

(281) 641-2207holly.mays@humbleisd.net

Haysal JonesSchool Nurse

(281) 641-2205haysal.jones@humbleisd.net

DWE’s FRONT OFFICE TEAM

Georgia KehoeAM Receptionist

Ronald WardPM Receptionist

Elizabeth GreenRegistrar

Anne TynanPrincipal’s Secretary

Welcome NEW DWE STAFF!

Stefanie ErbDyslexia Teacher

Christina ArnaudFirst Grade Teacher

Lisa ArmentaECSE Paraeducator

Katie CarrollFourth Grade Teacher

Kate WardFourth Grade Teacher

Jim RobinsonFifth Grade Teacher

DWE Front Office Hours

7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.Phone (281) 641-2200

Front Office StaffAnne Tynan: Secretary/Bookkeeper Elizabeth Green: Registrar/AttendanceGeorgia Kehoe: AM Receptionist Ronnie Ward: PM ReceptionistSara Glass: Diagnostician

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Dolphin MailNEWSLETTERS

Receive via email every Friday by logging into Home Access Center and checking that email addresses are correct for Guardians.

DWE PTA Website

⇧click here to buy DWE SPIRIT WEAR & pay PTA FEES!

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AT DEERWOOD WE… FLIP for Leadership

F = Focus on SafetyL = Learn for a LifetimeI = Interact RespectfullyP = Practice ResponsibilityAnd we all focus on:

S = Student Leadership

TimeliNE for School Opening

August 11 All campuses start ONLINE with FULL virtual learning

August 17 All Special Education Self Contained Students return to campus every day in person

August 24 All PreK-5 who selected on campusreturn 100% on campus

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Online vS. On Campus Instruction

For 2020-21, parents may choose Online or On Campus instruction for their children. Both will be taught by DWE teachers.

ALL Humble ISD students will be Online the first 2 weeks of school. After the first 2 weeks, there are 2 options:

● ONLINE - These are students who plan to do Online long term

● ON CAMPUS - These are students who will come to school on campus/in person starting August 24

Your child’s current teacher is based on the choice you have made so far. If you change the option for your child, please know that you may have a teacher change.

Fill out the LEARNING LOCATION FORM at any time if you need to change your choice.

ONLINE INSTRUCTION(for students choosing to remain online after august 24)

● Online students will be required to be engaged DAILY in online learning (180 mins. per day).

● The 180 mins. per day will consist of Zoom meetings and daily assignments on Seesaw or Google Classroom. Small group instruction via Zoom will be scheduled throughout the week.

● DWE Learning Management Systems ○ PK - 2 Seesaw○ 3- 5 Google Classroom

● Assignments and assessments will be similar for both online and on campus learners. Grading policies are the same for both. Online assignments will have specific due dates.

● Online teachers will have daily “office hours” during which parents/students can contact them for assistance.

● Chromebooks for online learners who request them will be provided by DWE.

Attendance❏ ON CAMPUS ATTENDANCE TIME = 9:55 a.m.❏ Students who arrive after 7:50 will be counted tardy.❏ Students not present at 9:55 will be counted absent.❏ Students who are not present at 9:55, BUT come in

the same day with a note from a doctor or dental office, will be counted present.

❏ To EXCUSE an absence, parents must: Send an email to elizabeth.green@humbleisd.netOR Call the Absence Line at 281-641-2219

❏ ONLINE ATTENDANCE: Online Teachers will include this information during Orientation. DAILY log in and engagement are required.

ON CAMPUS: CoVid-19 safety procedures

Most Importantly:Please keep your childhome if he/she is sick.

ON CAMPUS: CoVid-19 safety procedures

Please keep your child home if he/she has recently begun experiencing any of the following symptoms in a way that is not normal to him/her.

● Fever 100℉ or greater or chills● Cough● Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing● Fatigue● Muscle or body aches● Headache● New loss of taste or smell● Sore throat● Congestion or runny nose● Nausea or vomiting● Diarrhea ● Abdominal pain

ON CAMPUS: CoVid-19 safety procedures

● Face coverings are required for everyone 10 years old or older. ● ALL students are welcomed/highly encouraged to wear masks.● Daily cleaning procedures for all classrooms (desks/tables) ● Use of misting machines daily after hours to further clean classrooms● Hand sanitizer will be available in all classrooms and around campus● Specials classes will be sanitized between classes● COVID-19 Safety Signage throughout campus● Students will be educated about the importance of frequent hand

washing; covering a cough or sneeze; not touching one’s face.● Water fountains will not be in use. Students will use personal water

bottles that can be filled at our 3 filtered water bottle filling stations.

CLICK HERE for information on the district’s disinfectant materials & procedures.

ON CAMPUS: PHYSICAL DISTANCING

● As of 8/6/2020, DWE has 478 On Campus Learners and 142 Online Learners. With 77% of our students on campus, we will have the opportunity to physically distance our homeroom classes across campus, to minimize mixing of students. This will be achieved by:

■ Space between lunch tables■ Recess zones■ Grade level assigned restrooms■ Staggered classes in the hallways■ PE classes will not mix

● On Campus classes will have a typical class size of 18-22, depending on the grade level.

● Homeroom classes are like a small “families.” Students will be taught to keep distance as much as possible and to wash/sanitize hands often.

● Personal supplies (pencils, crayons, etc.) will not be shared. Classroom materials, books, and technology will be shared. However, items will be sanitized between usages.

Forgotten Items

During this time, we are limiting items dropped off at school to only those of critical importance, ie. glasses,

medications, lunches.

Please label all items prior to drop off.

Please help your child prepare for each school day in an effort to

keep our students and staff safe.

ON CAMPUS: VISITORS❏ Visitors are limited to essential business and scheduled

appointments only. ❏ Parent meetings: 504 Conferences, ARDs, and

teacher/parent conferences are preferred by phone or video conference. In-person conferences are possible by request.

❏ No Early Checkouts will be allowed after 2:30❏ Parents coming on campus will be asked a series of

CoVid screening questions prior to being admitted to the Front Office.

❏ Parents coming on campus are required to follow any mask orders in place.

❏ Parents may NOT park on campus during Arrival and walk students to the door. Students must be dropped off in either Front Door or Cafeteria Car Rider Line.

Arrival/Dismissal Map

ON CAMPUS: 7:30-7:50Morning Arrival at DWEWhen students arrive, they will proceed straight to classrooms. Students will not sit in hallways before

school this year.

Breakfast is served 7:30-7:50. Students eating breakfast at DWE, will go to the Cafeteria before going to the

classroom. Students will be seated apart. Siblings may eat together.

DO NOT DROP STUDENTS OFF AT DWE BEFORE 7:30! DUE TO COVID-19 SAFETY, WE CANNOT HAVE UNSUPERVISED GROUPS

OF CHILDREN CONGREGATING OUTSIDE OF THE SCHOOL.

Lunch times

Kindergarten 10:15-10:451st grade 10:50-11:20

Pre-K 11:20-11:30 Walk through lunch line and go to class

5th grade 11:40-12:102nd grade 12:10-12:404th grade 12:40-1:103rd grade 1:10-1:40

Students will eat with their homeroom class in the cafeteria. Tables will be spread out to keep homerooms separated.

Library Procedures

□ 10 minutes rotation between classes to disinfect

□ Students use hand sanitizer when they come in and after browsing books

□ Online training on using SORA/ Destiny and Databases

□ 4 Day quarantine period for books using carts, bins or boxes

Outdoor Learning Locations/Recess

DWE will offer students two recess opportunities each day. Students will stay with their homeroom class in their assigned zone during recess.

ON CAMPUS: DISMISSAL TIMES

In order to minimize student contact, we will stagger dismissal times at DWE this year.

PreK Dismissal

BIKERS/Walkers

Daycare

Car riders

Buses

ON CAMPUS: DISMISSAL INFO FOR BIKERS/WALKERs

PARENT MEET UP AREAS

Pavilion Parent make contact with teacher on duty prior to releasing K-2 students.

Expectations for parents walking

onto campus

● Abide by any mask orders in place● Practice social distancing; avoid gathering in groups● Interact only with own children● Exit campus area after receiving child

Students listed as Bikers/walkers are expected to walk home. Parents may not park or drive on campus to retrieve

students from the biker/Walker line.

ON CAMPUS: INCLEMENT WEATHER DISMISSAL

FOR BIKERS/WALKERSSEVERE WEATHER DISMISSAL.

ALL STUDENTS WILL BE DISMISSED as CAR RIDERs

● HEAVY RAIN, LIGHTNING, OR WARNINGS

● Electronic Notification sent to parents via text/email

● NO students will be allowed to walk or bike home

● Bikers/walkers = Front or Side Car Riders based on home address.

Front Door Car Riders

Foster's Mill, Sand Creek I and IV, Kings Crossing Apartments, Kings Cove Apartments, Harbor Cove Apartments, Harbor View Apartments, River Grove,and Kings Lakes Estates.

Side Door Car RiderSand Creek II, III, V, and VI

Parents may NOT park and walk to the front for students or check out students early during Inclement Weather. They will be directed to join a car rider line.

ON CAMPUS: DISMISSAL INFO for CAR RIDERs

Side Car Front CarNeighborhoods Sand Creek II, III, V, and

VI Foster's Mill, Sand Creek I and IV, Kings Crossing Apartments, Kings Cove Apartments, Harbor Cove Apartments, Harbor View Apartments, River Grove,and Kings Lakes Estates.

TRAFFIC FLOW All traffic from Four Pines: left turn from Forest Garden into Side Car Pick Up Line. Exit right turn only onto Forest Garden.

● PARENTS MUST REMAIN IN CARS WITH CAR SIGNS VISIBLE● STAFF WILL BE ON DUTY, BUT NOT STUDENT AMBASSADORS. STUDENTS WHO

ARE ABLE ARE ASKED TO OPEN/CLOSE THEIR OWN CAR DOORS TO MINIMIZE DWE STAFF TOUCHING MULTIPLE SURFACES

Arrival/Dismissal Map

CAR RIDER SIGNSComplete the car rider sign with a black Sharpie. Make sure the sign is visible in your front window.

ON CAMPUS: DISMISSAL for BUS RIDERS

Humble ISD Buses

Drop off/Pick Up & at DWE at Cafeteria Entrance; Staff on duty to accompany these students

Students in Special Needs Programs

Drop off/Pick Up & at DWE at Cafeteria Entrance; Staff on duty to accompany these students

Daycare BusesDrop off & Enter at at Cafeteria Entrance;Staff will escort to bus for afternoon pick up

ON CAMPUS: YMCA AFTERSCHOOL CARE

The Lake Houston YMCA provides after school

care in the DWE Cafeteria until 6:30 p.m.

every day.

Parents register and pay directly with the YMCA.

CLICK HERE for more information!

Pick Up of YMCA Students:

● Due to safety, students may not be picked up from YMCA After School Care during DWE Dismissal.

● Starting at 3:45, YMCA students may be picked up at the Cafeteria Doors.

ON CAMPUS: SPECIALS AT DWE

Students must wear tennis shoes and bring water bottles on PE days!

Every week students will attend: ★ Music Teacher: Caleb Frost★ Media Center Teacher: Donna Acosta

Para: Jackie Dugas★ Art Teacher: Stephanie Barker★ PE Teacher: Mary Torres

Para: Susan Loson

ON CAMPUS: MEALS AT DWE VISIT HUMBLE ISD’S Child Nutrition Webpage TO:❏ Set up an online account! This is the preferred way for parents

to add money to their child’s account. It also allows parents to monitor a child’s purchases.

❏ View/print monthly menus

LUNCH INFORMATION:❏ In addition to meals, a variety of snacks and frozen treats are

also for sale at an additional cost in the Cafeteria.❏ Lunch visitors are not allowed this year.❏ Forgotten lunches can be dropped off in the front vestibule. ❏ Outside lunches from area delivery services are not allowed

for students and will not be accepted.

ON CAMPUS:Birthday Recognitions at DWE

Parents are permitted to recognize a child’s birthday by sending treats for the child’s homeroom class to have during lunch.

□ Parents are encouraged to buy frozen treats from our cafeteria for all students in the class to recognize their child’s birthday.

□ If you do choose to send in treats, please check with Nurse Jones first regarding any allergies in the class. Send in one treat per child, such as cookies or cupcakes.

□ The following items are NOT allowed at DWE to recognize birthdays: invitations, balloons, goodie bags, gifts, candles, flowers, party hats, etc.

Sign up with PTA to have your child’sbirthday recognized on The school marquee!

ON CAMPUS: DRESS CODEFull Dress Code can be found

in the HUMBLE ISD PARENT STUDENT HANDBOOK

Important for DWE students:● For safety, NO flip-flops!

All sandals must have a back strap.

● Tennis shoes required on P.E. days.

● Every Wednesday is College Day. Wear your college gear!

● Every Friday is Spirit Day. Wear DWE spirit shirts!

IMPORTANTLABEL ALL JACKETS, LUNCH KITS, &

WATER BOTTLES WITH CHILD’S NAME!

Teach your child to tie his/her jacket around his/her waist when

outside, rather than laying it on the ground. Due to CoVid-19, students may not go through a bin of lost &

found items.

Keep a jacket/sweater in backpack. Classrooms can get

chilly!

Humble ISD Back to School

Please Join us for Virtual Dolphin Debut Friday 8/7/2020

Please Join DWE PTA!

Be Safe for Each Other

Help us stay safe, stay healthy, and stay open by following these few simple steps:

Wait until you're well.Stay home if you feel sick or have any symptoms of COVID-19

Wash your hands.Clean your hands frequently with soap and water or alcohol-based sanitizer

Watch your distance.Maintain at least 6 feet of personal distance between you and others at all

times

Wear a mask.Wear a face covering, mask, or shield to prevent spread of COVID-19

DEERWOOD FAMILIESThank you for your patience and

understanding as we work diligently to create the safest possible school environment for our students and

staff.