Friday, May 22, 2020
Greetings from Bernabi where I want to make sure everyone is aware and ready to stop by school next week to gather any belongings that were left in the building.
Schedule: Each day noted below will have two blocks of time, in the morning from 8 – 11 am and in the afternoon from 12:30 – 3 pm. Please feel free to choose which ever works better for you and your family while maintaining the alphabetical assignments by day:
- Tuesday, May 26: Students with the last names A-F
- Wednesday, May 27: Students with the last names G-M
- Thursday, May 28: Students with the last names N-R
- Friday, May 29: Students with the last names S-Z
Protocols:
- Please park anywhere in the front parking lot while maintaining the idea of social distancing (utilize every-other spot when possible).
- Be sure you are wearing a face covering while on school property and maintain social distancing at all times (6 feet apart).
- Everyone will need to enter through the main entrance where you will be checked in by a member of the staff.
- Your first stop should the the Lost and Found, which is located immediately upon entering the building across from the greeter’s desk. Be sure to look for anything missing as this will be your only chance to claim what belongs to you and your family.
- Classrooms have been emptied and locked, so you will not have access to desks; however, teachers have prepared a bag for each student, which has been labeled and placed in front of each student’s locker.
- It will help you to bring a bag or two of your own to carry out any personal items that are in your child’s locker(s)—there is always a surprise or two waiting so come prepared!
- After you have retrieved belongings for each of your children, please touch base with the staff member positioned in whichever hallway you are in. He/she will direct you to your designated exit point, where you will need to check out with another member of the staff.
Important notes:
- Students/parents entering the building will be required to state they are not suffering from symptoms of COVID-19 when they are logged in. If you have any of the following symptoms without a known cause please do not enter the building: cough, shortness of breath / difficulty breathing, fever, upset stomach or diarrhea, chills, muscle pain / joint aches, headache, sore throat, new loss of smell / taste.
- Bathrooms will NOT be available.
- Only a certain number of students will be allowed in the building at one time. This will be monitored by staff. Please be prepared to have to wait outside the building (social distancing) until you are allowed to enter.
At this time, we are not collecting laptops, books or any other school resources currently in your possession. We want you to have everything you need until the end of the school year in June. Stay tuned for those details at a later date.
I would like to end by saying that while I am excited to see everyone briefly and from a distance next week, I am hoping that you are willing to join us at Bernabi in refraining from taking and posting any pictures on social media during this process. Everyone from faculty and staff to students and parents shares the same sense of loss and as a school community, I hope we can reserve the use of social media to promote the positives, share in laughter and embrace our unity! #OneBernabi
See you soon!
David Caiazza