WELCOME BACK!

Can you believe it?  Next week we will be back in school!  I hope you had a great summer and were able to relax and recharge.  We look forward to hearing of our students' summer adventures when they return to school.

As we welcome our students back into the building, we are also excited to welcome new staff and highlight others who are moving to new positions within our building.  Please join me in welcoming these individuals to the Schoenbar team.

• Gerri Davis School Counselor
• Geoffrey Frix Pathways / Health 8
• Jaysel Senriles Life Skills / Health 7
• Joshua Porca Science
• Megan Fullerton Science
• Sean O’Neil Algebra / Math
• Kalah Stevens Math
• Hailee Miller English
• Trisha Bermudez Special Education
• Shogo Hosoe Japanese
• Jenn Smith Administrative Assistant

We are excited to be returning to our standard six-period school day.  Students will attend each of their classes every day, providing consistency and continuity for students and teachers. This shift in schedule is a significant shift in our mitigation planning and will have a significant impact on student learning.  While this feels like a return to ‘normal’, we are still living in unprecedented times during the Covid pandemic.  

Schoenbar will continue with familiar mitigation measures in place.Here’s a link to the district mitigation plan.  Face masks are still required at the “Substantial” and “High” risk levels.  We will continue with morning symptom screening, but it will take place at the classroom, rather than in the commons.  And we will continue to encourage social distancing and work to limit congregate groupings where possible.  Students will have assigned seats at lunchtime, but will be able to choose who they sit near. Lockers will be available in the music room, shop, and when medically necessary for students. Of course, we encourage you to wash your hands frequently and please stay home if you are sick.  Working together, we can keep ourselves healthy and in school!

School Breakfast and Lunch

Breakfast and lunch will be available and is free for all students

School Supplies

Basic school supplies will be provided for all students.  Students will need a backpack to transport their computers and learning materials.  Backpacks are available for students in need.  If this applies to your child, please contact Gerri Davis (228-7225) for assistance.

Drop off / Pick up / Bus Zone

The front parking lot and pull through are designated for Schoenbar staff parking and bus access before and after school.  If you transport your child to/from school, please establish a drop off / pick up spot near the SE end of the school (skate park area).  Students who are walking or being picked up will walk to the front entrance to enter the building and will be dismissed through the exit on the SE end of the building.

Please use extra caution during drop offs / pick ups. We teach the students to use the cross walks, stop on the sidewalk and look both ways, but kids still dart across the street!

Start of School Schedule:  Bring your chromebook and charger starting on the first day.  If you are new to the district or haven’t been issued one, just let us know when you get here and we’ll take care of you.  Here’s District Bus Schedule if you need it.

Thursday, August 26: 8th Grade only.  Full day schedule.  1st period starts at 7:48am.

 Friday, August 27: 7th Grade only.  Full day schedule.  1st period starts at 7:48 am. 

Starting Monday, August 30:  All students.  Full day schedule.

We are excited to have staff and students back in the building and are looking forward to learning and growing together as a school community.   We can’t wait for you to walk in the doors next week!

Go Knights!

Sheri Boehlert

Principal

Schoenbar Middle School