Message from the Principal
October 19, 2020
Dear Parents/Guardians:
Input from the Wendover community has shown that 89% of families want their children back in school for regular classroom instruction. The WWES has proposed a reopening plan to the Elko County School District asking for fulltime school to start. The school was able to determine that this is possible while still following Covid guidelines. The ECSD Board of Trustees has approved the West Wendover Elementary School Plan for reopening.
The WWES will begin regular, in person, classroom instruction starting Monday, November 9, 2020 at 8:00 a.m. The current distance learning program that your children are attending will stop. All families who wish to have their children attend regular school classes, in person, will be expected to send their children to school that day. Students may walk, buses will run and parents can drop off children between 7:45 a.m. and 8:00 a.m.
Students will receive breakfast in the classroom and will have lunch served. Breakfast and lunch are still under the Federal School Lunch Program so it will be necessary that families turn in lunch applications if they wish to qualify for Free or Reduced lunches. Breakfast will be free for all students.
Covid restrictions will be in place. Children will be required to wear masks, honor 3-foot social distancing requirements and adults will not be allowed in the school building. School staff will be required to also wear masks and honor 6-foot social distancing.
Children will be able to participate in physical activities including P.E. and recess. Covid restrictions will be enforced.
Any family who wishes that their children remain on distance learning must notify the school prior to November 9. These children will be directed to a new online learning academy being created by the Elko County School District.
WWES staff are very excited to have your children back for regular school instruction. Please know that we take your children’s safety very seriously and will take all precautions necessary to keep them safe while they are at school learning. Parents, please make sure your child is feeling healthy and is not ill EACH day before you send them to school.
Thank you so much for your support of WWES and if you have any questions in the meantime please do not hesitate to contact the school if you have any questions.
Pat DiSpirito, Principal
WWES
