From the Principal
Dear Messmore Families,
We are excited to welcome back all students for a full day of in-person instruction beginning
Monday, March 15, 2021. On remote Wednesday, March 10, students will log in for afternoon attendance and receive asynchronous work. Teachers will be preparing the classroom
for full day instruction; students will not have live instruction this Wednesday afternoon.
Outlined below are building specifics regarding school routines and mitigation strategies as
we return to full day.
Updated School Hours
Full Day 8:20 a.m.– 3:10 p.m.
Half day 8:20 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Begin morning drop off at 8:15 a.m.
Dismissal at 3:10 p.m.
SACC
School Aged Child Care is available before and after school. Use this link for further information and registration:
https://forms.gle/UF51BV294WJFe8M79
Arrival and Dismissal
We will continue to enter and exit the school utilizing the individual classroom doors. With
the increased volume of vehicles, I am encouraging the use of the drop off lane if your child
is independent and can quickly exit the car safely from the passenger side. It would be helpful if we utilize the entire drop off lane moving up to the edge of the building past the flagpole. Parents, please do not get out of your car or park in the drop off lane. Always use the
crosswalks, drive slowly, and show grace and courtesy.
Self- Screening
Screen your child before leaving for school. If your child shows symptoms of COVID-19 in
the last 24 hours, do not send them to school.
• Any one of the following symptoms: cough, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, new loss of sense of taste or smell
• Any two of the following symptoms: fever over 100.4, chills, rigors, muscle aches,
headache, sore throat, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, fatigue, congestion and/or runny nose
See updated Self Screening Procedure in this newsletter for further specifics on new testing
requirements.
Food Services
Free breakfast and lunch will be available daily through ordering.
Students can order breakfast the day before. Breakfast will be served in the cafeteria from
8:05 a.m. – 8:20 a.m. Students enter the main doors (Door #1) for breakfast.
Students can order a free same day lunch, optional. Bags of lunches will no longer be sent
home. There will be no milk or snack sales during lunch. Students will have 15-20 minutes to
eat lunch and 15 – 20 minutes for recess. The lunch menu can be accessed at: https://uticak12.nutrislice.com/menu/messmore/emergency-feeding-menu/2021-03-08
Lunchroom
Students will wash their hands before entering the lunchroom. Student assigned seating will
be staggered, socially distanced, limited to 6 students per table, and by cohort. Students
with nut allergies are provided an alternative safe area for specialized cleaning and distance.
Lunch & Recess Schedule
Class Start/End
Witek 10:40-11:20
Vedder 10:40-11:20
Papadelis 10:40-11:20
Grady 12:10-12:50
Hannish 12:10-12:50
D. Papanderou 12:10-12:50
Kindergarten (MS/JT) 11:10-11:50
Sonnenberg 11:10-11:50
Braley 11:10-11:50
McKenna 12:40- 1:20
Masinick 12:40- 1:20
Kindergarten (AB/LP) 11:40-12:20
O’Brein 11:40-12:20
M. Papandreou 11:40-12:20
Recess
Students will have recess in a designated playground area, by class. Students must
wash their hands after recess. They will be able to play on the structures, however, we will
have a phased approach to using equipment (jump ropes, balls, etc.).
Universal Use of Masks
• Students and staff are required to wear masks.
• Guidelines for mask and snack breaks: Teacher directed, outside, social distanced, and
under 10 minutes.
• Students may drink water during class.
Frequent Handwashing
• Students sanitize upon arrival.
• Students wash their hands before lunch and after recess.
• Students wash their hands between a 2 – 3-hour block of time.
Cleaning and Maintaining
• Limited use of community shared materials that will be disinfected using EPA cleaning
products between use, “one and done.”
• Regular custodial touchpoints will continue to be cleaned every 4 hours.
• Staggered use and cleaning of lunchroom tables between use.
Social Distancing
• Always maintaining social distancing to the greatest extent possible.
• Signage and social distance markings posted throughout the school.
• Non-essential furniture removed from classrooms.
• Classroom spaces are maximized for student seating.
Contact Tracing
• Assigned seating in the classroom.
• Assigned seating in the lunchroom and other spaces that are like the classroom seating
chart.
• Cohort Groups
We are taking a phased approach regarding the use of lockers, shared specialist spaces, passing in the hallways, and using playground equipment.
Our goal is to ensure that Messmore is a safe place for in-person learning. We want to return to normal by doing what is best for our students and educators, while operating under mitigation measures. We will get there, but sometimes you must go slow to go fast.
If you have any questions regarding our full day plan, please do not hesitate to call me at
586-797-5600.
Sincerely,
Renee Fiema, Ed.D.
Messmore Principal