South Bay Union Elementary School District

The 7th grade lottery for SBC 2021-22 school year is today at 3:30. You do not need to be in attendance, but are more than welcome to join the Zoom Meeting. Families will be notified Thurs. 1/21 if their student has been admitted to the class or is on the waitlist. https://southbayusd-org.zoom.us/j/83497776196?pwd=YkhUend1cGU1c2ZoQkw5UlUzUlEwUT09

Tomorrow 1/19 we continue with our hybrid AM & PM on-campus and distance learning. If your student is scheduled to be on-campus please be sure to complete the Qualtrics Screening (will arrive in student email) prior to arriving on campus. Please read the screening questions carefully as it has been updated to reflect the most recent HCPH guidelines. Thank you for helping to ensure our campus is safe for everyone's return.

Here is this week's Pine Hill/South Bay Newsletter. Remember, there is no school Monday as we celebrate the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. https://www.smore.com/jnmew-ph-sb-news

Good morning Pine Hill and South Bay Families. We are excited to welcome students back to campus on Tuesday, January 19, 2021. All of the safety precautions implemented in October and November will continue on our campuses. Students must wear face coverings, stay 6 feet physically distant from one another, wash their hands frequently, stay in a single cohort of students, and complete a self-certification symptom check before being allowed on-campus. In addition to the precautionary measures implemented in October and November, in response to the growing state and local COVID-19 positivity counts, and in unison with requests from CSEA, Elk River 766, and our Parent Teachers Student Association (PTSA), students and staff must follow the Travel Advisory issued by the California Department of Public Health on January 6, 2021. In a recent email distributed to local district superintendents regarding Humboldt County's Travel Advisory, Deputy Public Health Officer, Teresa Frankovich wrote, "At this time, HCPH is still recommending 14 days for quarantine for individuals in school settings and our guidance documents still use this number." With both state-level and county-level travel advisories in mind, and with the aim to keep our campuses open to in-person learning for the remainder of the year, all students and staff need to refrain from all "non-essential" travel, defined as…travel that is considered tourism or recreational in nature. Further, should a student or staff member travel for a non-essential reason, they will be required to contact their site principal for distance learning details and self-quarantine for 14 days. A travel-related question has been to your daily text or email self-certification survey. I am incredibly grateful for the dedication demonstrated by our support staff, teaches, and principals. Our commitment to students and families is to do everything possible to ensure we can provide on-campus, in-person learning to all families who want it. A growing body of evidence shows that if we follow our public health officials' recommendations, we can continue to operate schools in a safe and educationally rewarding manner. Thank you in advance for your efforts to help keep our campus doors open. My Very Best, Gary Storts Superintendent South Bay Union Elementary School District

6th grade families, this is your final reminder that applications for 7th grade South Bay 2021-22 are due this FRI. 1/15 by 3:15pm. Applications received after that time/date will be put into the 2nd lottery and will automatically be on the waitlist. The lottery for 7th grade admittance will be on Wed. 1/20 and families will be notified on Thurs. 1/21 if they have been placed into the 7th grade class or on the waitlist. Thank you

Please review the travel advisory from CDPH attached below. Following the guidance below will ensure that our students can return safely to school. Thank you. https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/Travel-Advisory.aspx

Hello SBUSD Families! We getting ready for some students to return back to campus next Tuesday. We are returning to our Hybrid Schedule, with some kids on campus and some kids remaining in distance learning. The schedule remains the same as before the Thanksgiving Break. If you don't know which cohort your child is in please contact PH or SB office. Thank you for your support.

Happy 2021! We hope you all had a relaxing break and are ready to jump back into school tomorrow. We will be distance learning until Tues. 1/19, when we move back to hybrid learning. Here is your weekly newsletter. https://www.smore.com/p50en

Tomorrow if Friday and the last day of school for 2020! Please come by the office to pick up library books, musical instruments, school pictures and Shark Shack items from 8-3:15 tomorrow. We will also have weekly food distribution from 11-1pm.

Tomorrow is the day to swing by South Bay! We'll have food distribution from 11-1. From 8-3:15 we will have the following ready for pick up: musical instruments, shark shack orders, school pictures, 8th grade AR applications, library books, classroom work and "create your own ugly mask" kits for South Bay students. Parents, please check in with your child to know what they will need from school. Thanks you, see you Friday!

If you ordered school photos from Lifetouch they have arrived in the school office. They are available for pick up between 7:30 and 3:15 Mon-Fri.

Here's your weekly PH/SB Newsletter! Have a great evening. https://www.smore.com/ye49b

It's food distribution day! Please come by South Bay between 11am-1pm to pick up 5 days of breakfast and lunch for your students! We hope to see you soon.

Today is pick up day! 5 day food distribution is available for pick up between 11am-1pm. at South Bay. If you have Sharkshack items, EL packets, library book orders, art packets or packets from your SB teachers that is also ready for pick up today. See you soon.

Interdistrict Transfer forms are going out in the mail today. If you have a student attending Pine Hill or South Bay in TK-5th grade and live in another school district you will receive this form to complete and return to PH or SB before Jan. 29th. Please complete ASAP so we can have you attend school with us for the 21-22 school year!

We hope you had a relaxing and enjoyable Thanksgiving break. Here is your weekly Newsletter. Remember we are going back to distance learning for the time being. https://www.smore.com/9qgpu

Greetings South Bay District Families. The school board’s decision to go back to distance learning after the Thanksgiving break has generated a lot of questions, so we’d like to clarify expectations and answer questions many of you have. Trimester 2 will begin on Nov. 30th after the Thanksgiving break. Morning and afternoon cohorts will continue as planned, but will all be distance learning. If your student was going to move cohorts, they will continue to move to their new cohort as planned. If you have any questions about which cohort your student is in please contact either the Pine Hill (443-4596) or South Bay (443-4828) offices. All students will be required to quarantine for the first two weeks after Thanksgiving Break. On the third week after Thanksgiving break, the week before winter break, our SDC, speech, and other students that receive specialized services on site could be allowed back on campus, provided that they pass the Qualtrics screening. Site principals will be working closely with service providers to schedule opportunities for on campus supports for those students. Teachers are currently working on rolling out a new online learning platform called Edmentum. This program will provide students a more individualized learning experience that will be based on their STAR Reading and STAR Math assessments, helping to fill gaps in their learning and push them to excel academically. Curriculum distribution will remain on Mondays for Pine Hill and Fridays for South Bay. Your student’s teacher will let you know if there is a packet waiting for your student. Food distribution can be picked up at South Bay School on Fridays from 11-1pm for any and all students within the district. This will be a five day food distribution with breakfast and lunch for each child. The Afterschool program will continue in a distance learning model via Zoom, with support for homework help and online activities to help students maintain their social connections with peers. Pine Hill Explore will be from 3:00-4:00 and South Bay will be from 3:15-4:15. We know this time is difficult for all families and we appreciate the support of your students and the school. Together we can help one another stay safe and connected. The Family Resource Center is available to all families in the district. Contact Cassi Le-Hue (445-5933) our FRC Coordinator,if your family has a need during this time. Also, please don’t hesitate to reach out to Mr. Grimmett (443-4596 ext 11) or Mrs. Becksted (267-9165) if you have any questions or need additional information. Saludos cordiales, familias del distrito South Bay. La decisión de la Junta de Administración del Distrito Escolar de South Bay Union de volver al aprendizaje a distancia después de las vacaciones de Acción de Gracias ha generado muchas preguntas, por lo que nos gustaría aclarar las expectativas y responder las preguntas que muchos de ustedes tienen. El segundo trimestre comenzará el 30 de noviembre después de las vacaciones de Acción de Gracias. Los grupos de la mañana y de la tarde continuarán según lo planeado, pero todas serán de aprendizaje a distancia. Si su estudiante iba a cambiarse de grupo, continuarán moviéndose a su nuevo grupo según lo planeado. Si tiene alguna pregunta sobre a qué grupo pertenece su estudiante, comuníquese con las oficinas de Pine Hill (443-4596) o South Bay (443-4828). Todos los estudiantes deberán estar en cuarentena durante las primeras dos semanas después de las vacaciones de Acción de Gracias. En la tercera semana después de las vacaciones de Acción de Gracias, la semana antes de las vacaciones de invierno, nuestro SDC, estudiantes de foniatría y otros estudiantes que reciben servicios especializados en el sitio pueden volver al campus, siempre que pasen la evaluación de Qualtrics. Los directores de sitio trabajarán en estrecha colaboración con los proveedores de servicios para programar oportunidades de apoyo en el campus para esos estudiantes. Los maestros están trabajando actualmente en la implementación de una nueva plataforma de aprendizaje en línea llamada Edmentum. Este programa proporcionará a los estudiantes una experiencia de aprendizaje más individualizada que se basará en sus evaluaciones STAR Reading y STAR Math, lo que ayudará a llenar las diferencias en su aprendizaje y los animará a sobresalir académicamente. La distribución de tareas permanecerá los lunes para Pine Hill y los viernes para South Bay. El maestro de su estudiante le informará si hay un paquete para su estudiante. La distribución de comida se puede recoger en la escuela South Bay los viernes de 11 a 1 pm para todos los estudiantes del distrito. Esta será una distribución de alimentos de cinco días con desayuno y almuerzo para cada niño. El programa después de la escuela continuará en un modelo de aprendizaje a distancia a través de Zoom, con apoyo para las tareas y actividades en línea para ayudar a los estudiantes a mantener sus conexiones sociales con sus compañeros. Pine Hill Explore será de 3:00-4:00 y South Bay será de 3:15-4:15. Sabemos que esto es difícil para todas las familias y agradecemos el apoyo de sus estudiantes y de la escuela. Juntos podemos ayudarnos mutuamente a estar seguros y conectados. El Centro de Recursos Familiares está disponible para todas las familias del distrito. Comuníquese con Cassi Le-Hue (445-5933) nuestro coordinador de FRC, si su familia tiene una necesidad durante este tiempo. Además, no dude en comunicarse con el Sr. Grimmett (443-4596 ext 11) o la Sra. Becksted (267-9165) si tiene alguna pregunta o necesita información adicional.

November 19, 2020 Dear Pine Hill and South Bay Families, Last night, the South Bay Union Elementary School District's Governing Board of Trustees voted – with the strong recommendation from Humboldt County Public Health Officer, Dr. Teresa Frankovich – to move all students to distance learning following the Thanksgiving Break. Dr. Frankovich clarified her recommendation via email stating, "Although schools have done a remarkable job of implementing preventative measures to promote safety in on-site education, we anticipate a marked increase in local infections due to travel and gatherings occurring around Thanksgiving. This would threaten rapid identification and containment of cases, leading to increased transmission in the school setting." When taking Dr. Frankovich's strong recommendation into account, and continued concern for expected travel and gatherings during Christmas and New Years' Eve, after the Thanksgiving Break, all students will be placed in distance learning with the option of returning to on-campus, in-person learning on January 19, 2020. The District's recommendation and ultimate approval from the South Bay Governing Board did not come without acknowledging the impacts this decision places on students, families, and staff. The many stresses this virus has caused each of our families and too numerous to count. Want I can promise are my commitments to bolster our distance-learning efforts. As a staff, we pride ourselves on our ability to improve continuously. You can expect enhancements to our distance-learning efforts, including more personalized learning opportunities with more frequent student check-ins to maintain positive student-teacher relationships. The District will also work to provide on-campus access to specialized services. Please look for more detailed communication from your school's principal very soon. My hope, not only as a superintendent but also as a father of a kindergartner and fifth-grader, is that this is the last time we are forced into distance learning. That said, our ability to safely keep our campus doors open depends on our entire community's preventative efforts. Everyone needs to follow the lead of Humboldt's schools by (1) wearing a face-covering, (2) providing 6ft of physical distance, (3) practicing great hand and respiratory hygiene, and (4) staying home if you are feeling sick. If we do these four simple measures when we return to campus in mid-January, I believe we can remain in-person for the remainder of the school year. And our efforts start with the holidays. I urge all our Pine Hill and South Bay stakeholders to follow the Travel and Private Gathering Guidance. Thank you all in advance for doing your part to ensure when we return to on-campus, in-person laughing and learning on January 19, 2021, we can do so through the end of the school year. My Very Best, Gary Storts Superintendent, South Bay Union Elementary School District

Good evening Pine Hill and South Bay Stakeholders. A Special Board Meeting has been scheduled for tomorrow evening, Wednesday, November 18, 2020. A single item - Humboldt County moving into the RED/Substantial COVID-19 category will be the topic of discussion. The Open Session, which includes public comment, will begin at 6:30 PM. You can access the agenda, packet, and zoom link on our website - southbayusd.org. My Very Best, Gary Storts, Superintendent

Here's your weekly PH/SB News. Please be sure to read, there is lots of important information for families. Have a great evening! https://www.smore.com/adng7