Message from the Principal, MRs. Jimenez

Welcome to the 2022-2023 school year! I look forward to working with you to make this a great year for your child! Together we can ensure that our children are provided a safe, innovative and excellent learning environment. I believe that together, we can prepare our students for the 21st century, and to be the leaders of tomorrow.

I recognize the uncertainty that we all feel with starting the school year off in the midst of the Corona Virus. Please know that our priorities are: safety, social emotional needs, and academic learning. As we return to campus we will be following expected safety and health guidelines. Join me at our parent orientation for the most current information we have. Details are below.

Please click through all links to prepare for our upcoming school year!

Niemes Online Calendar

Click here to stay up-to-date with our online Google Calendar. All months are visible. Sync it to your calendar! (At-a-glace year calendar is available on the home page)

Stay Connected

Click here for instructions and links to our social media and parent portals.

Parent Square communication

Please sign-on to Parent Square: https://www.parentsquare.com/signin

We will be using this communication system to post information, send emails, texts, and phone calls. You can set up your preferences on this app.

August 2022

Dates to Remember...

AUGUST 2022

15th: Office Reopens to the Public. Office Hours from 7:30am – 3:30pm

Uniform Sales:

Aug 17th- 9am-12pm

Aug 18th- 1pm- 4pm

Aug. 19th- 9am- 12pm

SAT Aug 20th- 9am- 12pm

17th: Parent Orientation with Mrs. Jimenez, Principal & Ms. Nunes, Assistant Principal:

4:30-5:00- Uniform Sale

5:00-6:00- Presentation

6:00-6:30- Uniform Sale

22nd: First Day of School (TK-K: 8:30am) (1st - 6th Grade: 8:30am)

22nd - Sept. 30: TK & Kinder Modified Schedule (8:30am - 12:51pm)

22nd- 26th: Early Release Day for 1st-6th Grade (8:30am - 1:34pm)

24th: Closed Campus Begins

Welcome Parents!

Join Mrs. Jimenez, Principal &

Ms. Nunes, Assistant Principal for a

NEW Parent Orientation Presentation.

Find out all we know about the start of school.

If COVID protocols & school construction logistics allow an in-person meeting, we will meet in our MPR. If not, we will host a zoom online meeting.

Link to recorded presentation:

https://youtu.be/CrM4D2roJAw

Updates & Reminders for the Start of the School Year

Niemes Handbook

The complete Niemes Handbook with rules and procedures, may be accessed and downloaded here.

Included in this handbook are bell schedules, rules, procedures, and school-parent compact.

English Handbook Link Spanish Handbook Link

Dress Code & Uniform Policy

The ABC Unified School District and Niemes School Site Council & Staff have approved a dress code policy to provide a quality education in a safe and wholesome environment, free from disruption, and provide safety to and from school.

Uniform Order Form

You may purchase uniforms at Niemes. Click on this link for a downloadable uniform order form. *This document also includes a sizing reference page.

As you do your back-to-school shopping, please remember to adhere to our school colors and uniform policy. Most uniform items can be found at Target, Costco, Walmart, Old Navy, and most places where school uniforms are sold. Niemes sells shirts and sweaters with the Niemes Logo. *Remember plain t-shirts are not allowed. We will have in-person uniform sales on:

Uniform Sales:

Aug 17th- 9am-12pm

Aug 18th- 1pm- 4pm

Aug. 19th- 9am- 12pm

SAT Aug 20th- 9am- 12pm

*We will continue to accept clean, used uniforms that your children can no longer fit into for families in need.

Please call or visit our office if you need assistance. Ensure you log on to validate the forms prior to the first day of school. Check your phone number and email to ensure you receive messages from the principal and the school.

School Map

Use this school map to guide your child to the right location for class!

Be sure to share this map with your child so they have an idea of where to line up and where their classroom is located. We will have teachers and staff on campus helping students find their right class!

First Days of TK & Kindergarten

*Please note we may have changes due to COVID protocols in place.

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL- We ask that our parents help our TK and Kinder students find their classroom line-up area in the kinder play yard. Once teachers pick-up the line, you will be allowed to walk them to their classroom to see where it is located. Parents will not be allowed to stay in the classroom during instruction.

SECOND DAY OF SCHOOL- We invite parents to escort their TK and K student to the Kinder play yard to understand where their line-up area is located. Please do not line-up with children, so they begin to understand their responsibility.

THIRD DAY OF SCHOOL- Parents may drop off their child using the drop-off lane, or walk students to the Kinder gate. Parents will not be allowed on campus, or onto the play yard, as closed campus will begin.

ORIENTATION: Teachers will be going into detail at our back-to-school presentation. Mark your calendar to be in attendance.

SHORTENED DAYS- During the first 6 weeks of class, TK and kinder students will be released at 12:51. This allows our students to become accustomed to the school schedule. Also, our TK and Kinder teachers will be conducting assessments during these shortened days. Please be sure to sign up for an appointment with your child's teacher. Students will begin regular dismissal at 2:30 on October 4th.

NIEMES IS A CLOSED CAMPUS WITH A SINGLE POINT OF ENTRY- OUR MAIN GATE

We have specific *entry and exit protocol explained on this page. Visitors must sign in to our visitor management system with a driver's license.

Please see our handbook for more information.

We will allow parents to walk students on to campus on the first and second day of school. Our closed campus protocol will begin on Day 3. This is contingent upon current COVID protocols in place.

1st Days of School: 1st-6th Grade DROP-OFF

7:45- Breakfast in MPR (Students Only, Parents are not allowed inside)

8:00- Students Line-up in front of school:

1st-3rd- enter through the main gate area
4th-6th- enter through the MPR gate (from 8:10-8:15), if after 8:15 enter through main gate (only point of entry)

8:10- Gates Open

Parents are allowed to walk students to line-up area on Day 1 & 2 if COVID protocols allow. Closed Campus will begin on Day 3
Students WALK on to campus to line-up areas:
- Kinder: Kinder Play Yard
- 1st-3rd: Primary Play Groud
- 4th-6th: Line-up in front of class (Starting on Day 3- they will wait at lunch tables until 1st bell)

8:27- First Bell

8:30- Tardy Bell (Students are tardy if they are not in line or in class at this bell)

*Please review the school map with your child to be familiar with classroom location. If you are not able to escort them to line-up area, please send them with a sign with their name, grade, and teacher name.

Before School Programs- drop off at Wellness Room on 166th, enter through staff parking lot BEFORE 7:45.

1st Days of School @ PICK-UP for TK-6th

TK & K- Shortened Day Release

12:51 PM (for first 6 weeks of school)
Pick up in Kinder Play Ground, Grass Area. Enter gate off Jersey Ave., near head start program

1st-6th Grade- Students will line up in front grass area, behind teacher cones, in grade-level order

On Minimum Days (First Week of School): *1st-2nd @ 1:24 *3rd-6th @ 1:34
When we begin regular dismissal time (second week of school):
- - - - * TK/K @ 2:10 *1st-2nd @ 2:20 *3rd-6th @ 2:30

*PARENTS: Please do not wait on the grass, this is a student area only. We ask adults to wait on concrete pathway near Jersey Ave.

*DRIVE-UP PICK-UP Lane: Students will wait in line on the grass area until your car comes to the driving lane. Please drive FORWARD. Do not hold up the line. Also, the line begins on 166th St.-- do not enter the Pick-up driving lane in the middle. Parents are not to exit the car.

Please remember that for the children's safety, we require that all children be picked up within 10 minutes of dismissal. We have no supervision past this time. Children left unattended will be checked into office, and parents must enter office to pick-up.

After School Programs will meet at the lunch benches until they are familiar with classroom location. TK & K Students will be picked up outside of their class area. Parents may pick-up students at MPR gate at designated pick-up times.

DROP OFF & PICK-UP PROCEDURES

Drop-off & Pick-up Zones – Keep our students safe!

We have two drop off zones in the AM: one located in the North staff parking lot & one on 166 in front of the kinder playground.

After School we only have the one zone on Jersey Ave., this will remain a NO-Parking Zone.

Parents dropping off their children may enter the drop off lane traveling east on 166th and enter the lot from the gate on 166th.

Parents must STAY IN THE CONED LANE, AND NOT ENTER OR PARK IN THE STAFF LOT. DO NOT ENTER THE LOT FROM JERSEY.

Parents must not exit their vehicles, and ensure their children can QUICKLY exit on the PASSENGER SIDE of the car.

If your child cannot exit the car unassisted, then please park in the neighborhood, and walk your child to the line.

PTA & School Site Council

P.T.A & School Site Council – Thank you to our PTA for purchasing student planners for upper grades, homework folders for lower grades, as well as provide for field trip busses, and school programs… we couldn’t do it without you! Please join us at our monthly parent meetings to help plan for our Niemes students!

Niemes ROAR

(PBIS: Positive Behavior Intervention Support)

Positive Behavior Program

Niemes is a PBIS (Positive Behavior Intervention and Support) School. We believe in positive expectations and reinforcement in order for our students to succeed. Below is the Niemes Positive Behavior Expectation Matrix that we will use and follow. Please review the expectations in each area of the campus with your child.

ROAR Expectations: Niemes Wildcats are:

Responsible, show Outstanding effort, are Active learners and are Respectful.

Rewards

Students earn and collect “paws”-itive behavior tickets for meeting Niemes expectations.

When students receive a certain amount of tickets, students will receive a reward, or participate in a special event.