Important Information for the

2020-21 school year

EMAIL

• It is important that students check their school email daily!! This needs to happen beginning Monday, August 17th for ALL students! 
• In order to access school email, go to the Gateway homepage, click on “Students”, and click on “Student Email”. 
• The user name is the student’s first name, first initial of their last name and last 3 numbers from their lunch number. (For example, JosephJ111.)  
• Students have set their own password. 
• If students need their email password reset you may call the tech support line at (828)728-8407 ext. 14122.  Please begin checking email on Monday, August 17th!! This is especially important for students that will not be in the school until Thursday, August 20th.

LUNCH

• There are NO microwaves available for students to use for lunchtime.
• Students will be eating lunch in the classrooms. 
• Visitors will not be allowed at this time. 
• Due to current conditions, students can not bring in food items to share with classmates.

 HEALTH AND WELFARE EXPECTATIONS

• Masks MUST be worn at all times inside the building other than when students are eating lunch. 
• If students choose to wear a face shield, they must still wear a mask under the shield. 
• While students must wear masks on the first day of school, four additional masks will be provided to each student in case they need replacements throughout the year. 

• Students will not be able to borrow items from teachers - for example they can not borrow pencils, glue sticks, etc. 
• Students will also not be allowed to borrow from or share items with other students. 
• Each student will be provided with a personalized pencil pouch 

• If students bring cell phones or other technology to school, they collected and powered down as they enter the school and returned at the end of the day.

 FOR CAR RIDERS:

• Students will not be allowed to enter the school until 8:00am.
• Temperatures will be taken beginning at 8:00am. Students can NOT be dropped off prior to having their temperature taken and must be wearing their mask before the temperature is taken.
• Each student will have their temperature taken upon arrival. Students will not exit their vehicle until their temperature has been taken. Any student found to have a fever will not be allowed into the school. 
• Dismissal is at 2:30pm. Students are picked up in front of the school in the horse shoe shaped pick up area. 
• Students may not walk off campus to meet their ride. 
• Car riders will wait in their classroom until their name is called.

 FOR BUS RIDERS: 

• All students must be wearing a mask prior to getting on the bus and must keep the mask on the entire time they are on the bus.
• Students will have their temperatures taken as they exit the bus. Any student found to have a fever will be taken to the office and parents will be contacted to pick the student up.
• Bus riders leave at 2:25pm.
• Bus riders will be escorted to and from the bus to ensure they maintain proper social distancing.

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