Criss Elementary

Good Evening. This is Will Hosaflook Superintendent of Wood County Schools Today, Governor Justice announced that school districts in WV will be in remote learning until January 15, 2021. Beginning January 19, students in grades pre-k through 8th will be instructed in our schools through in-person learning regardless of the color on the WVDHHR map. If Wood County is Green, Yellow, Gold, or Orange on the daily map, High School students will attend school in-person as long as we do not reach the “Red” status. If your child is utilizing WV Virtual School for instruction, nothing will change for the next few weeks. Please visit the Wood County Schools website for more information related to our re-entry on January 19, 2021……. or click on the following two links - https://5il.co/o8fs https://5il.co/o8fr Please stay safe and healthy Have a Happy New Year

Good Evening, Today, Governor Justice announced that school districts in WV will be in remote learning until January 15, 2021. Beginning January 19, students in grades pre-K through 8th will be instructed in our schools through in-person learning regardless of the color on the WVDHHR map. High Schools will still be governed by the WVDHHR map, but local decisions will be made for in-person learning based on the color of the map. If your child is utilizing WV Virtual School for instruction, nothing will change for the next few weeks. Please visit the Wood County Schools website for more information related to our re-entry on January 19, 2021, or click on the following two links - https://5il.co/o8fs https://5il.co/o8fr Please stay safe and healthy Have a Happy New Year!

Criss Elementary Reminder: Our lights parade is from 6 to 7 this evening. Drop off your letters to Santa, view our lights, window designs, and inflatables. Criss students will receive a goodie bag. We already have elves hiding in our gingerbread house.

Criss Elementary Criss-Mas Update: Tomorrow is our window and lights parade from 6 - 7 PM. Don't forget your letter to Santa! We have extras if you need to pick some up! Our PTA will also be giving out goodie bags to our Criss students during the parade. Our elves are hard at work on the decorations.

Criss Elementary: MERRY CRISS-MAS Date: Thursday December 17, 2020 Time: 6:00- 7:00 P.M. Where: Criss Elementary Grab your family and head to Criss Elementary for the First Annual Merry Criss-mas Lights Parade! Drive by to see your favorite Criss staff members and take a peek at their decorated window displays. Santa will be there taking letters back to the North Pole. At the end of your drive, receive a goodie bag to take home filled with a book, hot chocolate and much more! You won’t want to miss it! *** Please have letters ready with your child’s FULL name and return address to receive a letter back from Santa. Your child may write their own letter, print the attached form and fill it out, or you may pick up color copies from the front of the school. We must follow all social distancing guid lines so please stay in your vehicle at all times during the event. Hope to see you there! **** Thank you! This event is brought to you by Criss Staff and Criss PTA.

Criss Elementary: The WVDE Saturday map has been posted and Wood County is "Red" to accompany the last 3 days of "Red" on the daily DHHR map. This means that Wood County will remain on Remote Learning for next week. We will follow the same schedule with TEAMS meetings on Monday-Thursday and remote work on Friday. We miss see each of the kids in person!! Stay Safe!!

Pre-Order Meal Delivery Bus Hub & Curbside Tuesday, November 17th - Friday, November 20th Meal pre-orders for Nov. 17-20 are now open at https://tinyurl.com/yyndu3tl As we transition our students to remote learning in orange during the week of November 16th, WCS will be providing students' with meals curbside at your school for walkers and drop offs as well as providing meal delivery via bus routes. School buses will travel to their afternoon stops carrying pre-ordered meals (Breakfast and Lunch) Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Bus routes are 3 1/2 hours before the normal afternoon drop off time. Meals will need to be reheated. There will be instructions for reheating. For information regarding bus times, please call 304-420-9636 extension 101. If you are picking up curbside at a school. Pickup times are from 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Please complete the pre-order form for the the Week of November 16th (Tuesday - Friday) for all bus deliveries and curbside . Deadline for pre-order is 2 p.m. on Monday, November 16th. You will need to place an order separately for each student. If you are requesting for bus delivery and your student currently rides a bus, please place the bus number that your student rides home. This program is solely for the pick-up of meals; meals will not be consumed on site. We encourage families to continue to be proactive in reducing the risk of COVID-19 by not congregating at the pick-up locations. Allergy Disclaimer: During this remote and curbside feeding situation, Wood County Schools Child Nutrition Department will be operating under a special waiver for distribution of meals. This option does not allow us to identify students by names and therefore we are not able to identify special food allergies. Please contact the Child Nutrition Department if you have any questions, 304-420-9631 extension 103. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

Criss Elementary: Thank all of you for assisting your children to attend our live classes today. As with anything new, we are going to have some glitches that we are working to fix. If your child had any problems and could not attend the live meetings today, please call (304)420-9522 between 12:30 and 2:30 so that we may assist you and your child can attend tomorrow.

Due to being orange on the State map, it is required that instruction this week will be fully remote. Students will remain at home and teachers will teach live utilizing TEAMS on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. Your child's 1st live TEAM meeting will be tomorrow from 9 AM to 10 AM with their homeroom teacher. Then, they will be provided a break and their 2nd live TEAM meeting will be from 10:30 to 11:30 with the other grade level teacher, except for Kindergarten. For example, at 9AM, Mrs. Williams will have Reading with her homeroom class while Mrs. Lucas will have Math with her homeroom class. Then, at 10:30, Mrs. Williams will have Reading with Mrs. Lucas's class and Mrs. Lucas will have Math class with Mrs. Williams's class. If your child goes to daycare, please check with them, many are assisting with remote instruction. Additionally, lessons for your child and communication with teachers will be done on Schoology.

Criss Elementary: Beginning the week of Nov. 9, students will be returning to brick and mortar 4 days a week - Monday through Thursday - and will have an at home learning day on Fridays utilizing Schoology. We are very glad our students are coming back more days a week, however, the guidelines set forth by the Health Department and CDC have not changed. We are going to need your help so that we can make this transition to full capacity is as smooth as possible. 1. Morning arrival -We will open our doors at 7:30. Students will go straight to their classroom. If you arrive before 7:30, please have your students remain in the car with you until the doors open. We have limited space out front to be able to social distance. Also, for your child's safety, you MUST pull to the curb to let your child out of the car in the mornings. Please do not stop in the middle of the road and let your student out to cross in front of parked cars. This is very dangerous for your child. 2. Masks - Due to health department guidelines, when we return to in person for 4 days a week, your child will wear a mask all day except when they are eating. Students will eat their lunches in their room to maintain the core groups. Please be extra vigilant that your child comes to school with a washed and sanitized mask each day. 3. Be prompt at picking your child up after school. Teachers have other commitments after school so all students must be picked up by 3:00.

Criss Elementary: CORRECTION - WE APOLOGIZE BUT THE PREVIOUS MESSAGE HAD THE DRESS UP DATES REVERSED. PLEASE FOLLOW THIS SCHEDULE. Red Ribbon Week Dress-Up Days. Monday and Tuesday - Oct. 26 & 27 (Don't Be Tricked; Drugs Are No Treat) -- Dress in Halloween Colors ******* Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 28 & 29 - (Drugs are a Nightmare! My Dreams are Too Big For Drugs) - Wear Black OR Pajamas

Criss Elementary: Need help with Schoology? We will now be offering Teams meetings this week from 4:30-5:00pm Monday - Thursday. To participate in the Teams Meeting, email your child's Microsoft email address to techces@woodcountyschoolswv.net and the invite will be sent to your child's email. Only Office 365 emails can be used for Microsoft Teams Meetings.

Criss Elementary: Reminder - Picture Day is Monday Oct. 5 (A to K) and Tuesday Oct. 6 (L - Z)

Criss Elementary: We just wanted to let you know that these first few days our teachers are getting to know your children and teaching them how to use Schoology. We know there have been some glitches and bumps in the road with this new learning platform. Please be patient as we work out all the bugs. As the students become more familiar with Schoology, they will have more assignments. Many issues we have encountered is that the correct web link isn't being used to log in. Please be sure to use https://wcswv.schoology.com or go to the Wood County Schools' web page, click menu, and then the icon that says Schoology. (There is an app installed on the iPads, but the web link is much more user friendly.) If you need any help with Schoology related questions, please call the school's help desk between 3:30 - 5:50.

Mrs. Carpenter and Mrs. Williams will be available at the Schoology help desk Monday- Thursday 3:30-5:30 by calling the office.

We are so excited! Tomorrow the day finally arrives that half our students(last names L-Z) will be returning to school and the other half (last names A-K) arrive Wednesday. Please remember that students must be wearing a mask as they enter the school building and in common areas. In addition they will need their iPad charged and ready to go (you can keep the charger at home), a note of how they are getting home the first day of school and the rest of the year. If you have any questions, please call our office. See you in the morning!

This is a reminder that the 2020-2021 school year will begin on Tuesday, September 8th for students with last names beginning with L-Z. On Wednesday, September 9th, students with last names A-K will report to school. Due to Monday being Labor Day, students with last names A-K will report Friday, September 11th as well. Please visit the Wood County Schools website, and then click “2020-2021 Re-entry Summarization” for more details. Our re-entry schedule has not changed since being published. Students will attend school on a Blended-Model of instruction for 3 weeks, which is our Yellow Schedule, or until proper procedures, protocols, and new standards have been taught and implemented. Also, please do not confuse yourself with the WVDE color-coded map. The map is used as one of many tools to drive local decisions for our school system. As mentioned in previous communications, we will closely monitor the data each day to make well-informed and deliberate decisions, while keeping safety as the top priority for our students and employees. Over the last six months, we have worked diligently and methodically to create a well-rounded plan for re-entry. I’m sure we have not thought about every issue that may arise - please be patient as we work through making adjustments, changing protocols or procedures, and seeking feedback from our stakeholders to make this school year a great success. Although not a requirement, I am asking each student to bring their own mask and bottle of water on the first day of school. This will help expedite first day procedures and practices for our schools as they begin teaching expected behaviors for the year. Students will receive a Wood County mask on the first day and will be expected to possess and use it on a continual basis as we navigate through a new normal for our school system. We are so excited to see your children in our schools once again. We have greatly missed their presence the last six months. As always, make sure to Wear a mask, Watch your distance, and Wash your hands. To view our first WCS Newsletter, please click https://tinyurl.com/yxbaddej Have a safe and wonderful Holiday weekend.

Criss Elementary Dismissal Procedures 2020. With the addition of our new parking lot, we are now able to add an additional dismissal area. This year, for our parents' convenience, all students will dismiss at 2:50 and siblings will be released at the dismissal area of the oldest child in the family. For example, if you have a Kindergarten student, a 2nd grade student and a 4th grade student, you will pick up all of your children the doors that exit the school to our new parking lot. From 2:30 to 3:15, the new parking lot is for 3rd and 4th dismissal ONLY. Please do not park in the new parking lot during these times if you are picking up at a different location. Mrs. Huff’s class - Please park on 23rd street and walk over hill or in the parking lot nearest the playground and pick up at her back door. Mrs. Carpenter’s class - Please Park on 23rd St., Harrison Ave., or along the street by our playground and pick up at Mrs. Carpenter’s door. First Grade – Please pull up and park in front of the school nearest the 1st set of double doors where your child will be dismissed. Second and Fifth Grade -Please pull to the curb in front of the school nearest the front main doors or in the rear lot of Kroger. Third and Fourth Grade – The parking spaces in the new parking lot closest the school will be “pick up” parking. Your child may come straight to your car from the exit door. If you are parked across the parking lot on the other side, you will need to walk across to the grass to pick up your child or wait until a “pick up” space becomes available and pull into it. Students exiting out the 3rd and 4th grade dismissal door will not be allowed to cross the parking lot on their own. At any dismissal location, if there are no spots available to pull to the curb, you will need to continue down our street until a space becomes available. At no time are you allowed to park and exit your car in the middle of the one-way street. We ask that you are patient while we work on our new dismissal procedures. We are hoping everything goes perfect on day one, but if not, we will work diligently to smooth out any hiccups.

Criss Elementary: Friendly reminder that Pre -K students begin on Sept. 14th or 15th.

Reminder - Ipad rollout begins Monday, August 31 at 9:00 a.m. For more information, please visit the "News" section on our website or click the following link. https://tinyurl.com/y6y43bj4