Announcements

As you know, the 2020-21 school year will be different than previous school years and we will be redefining what a “normal” school day looks like. Returning to school in the fall of 2020 poses many new challenges for Ankeny students, staff, and families.

We realize families may need to make difficult decisions this year between sending students to school vs. keeping them home/parent missing work. In order to keep our students and staff as healthy as possible we ask that you consider these things before sending your child to school.

• If your child complains of any 1 of the following symptoms, please keep them home and contact your health care provider: new cough, shortness of breath, fever of 100.4 or higher, new loss of taste or smell.
• If your child complains of 2 or more of the following symptoms, please keep them home from school: fever, headache, muscle/body aches, fatigue, sore throat, runny nose, congestion, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea. Due to the wide range of signs and symptoms of Covid-19, and for the safety of all, students will need to be sent home if they display these symptoms.
• If your child exhibits these symptoms at school, your child will be taken to the isolation room. Isolation rooms have been established to take students and/or staff when Covid-19 related symptoms are exhibited to ensure safety from other students who would use the nurses office for non-Covid related concerns.
• If you are notified by a health office staff that your student is ill at school, please plan to pick your student as soon as possible. We would ask that you also have a back-up plan so that ill students can be picked up as quickly as possible if you are not available.
• We ask that you contact your Primary Health Care provider for more guidance on how to proceed with your student’s health needs prior to returning if your student is sent home. We will provide instructions for proper home isolation and quarantine if warranted.

As said many times, this is a fluid and flexible situation that can change at any point. We will continue to work closely with the Polk County Health Department.

If you have a student with known health concerns and have questions, please contact your building’s health office staff to discuss.

Stay safe and be well!

Anne Larson RN, BSN

anne.larson@ankenyschools.org

Please check out this video!  It was made especially for our kids and families by some of our very own students.  https://youtu.be/ND7zhm0X_7E​  Welcome to the 2020-21 School Year!

Reminder that Parkview 6th & 7th graders will be receiving their “Swag Bag” this week.  Parents signed up with your child’s t-shirt size and time to come through our parking lots.  Pick up times are Monday, August 17th from 5:00PM -7:00PM or August 18th from 7:00AM – 1:00PM. Both our main parking lot off of 1st Street and the one between Parkview & Terrace Elementary will be available.  Not only will you be getting a Hawk t-shirt but it will include other goodies as well as some important papers which will include map of the inside of our building, special drop off and pick up doors, COVID precautions we are taking Virtual Hawk Camp and more!  We’re excited to see you in our drive thru!

To reduce gatherings of people, our 6th Grade On-Site Leadership Camp had to be restructured.  We will be having a virtual camp on Friday, August 21st for BOTH 6th & 7th Graders!  Students will be getting an email from their Homeroom Advisory Teacher on Monday, August 17th.  This email will contain a special link for you and a time to go online on Friday to meet your teacher and other classmates!

Hello parents and students preparing to engage in the hybrid model of learning as a function of this portion of the Ankeny Return-To-Learn plan.  We understand your questions and have prepared 2 ten minute videos  and 1 three minute video helping to increase clarity and reduce uncertainty.  Next week we will release a video for our students engaging in 100% virtual learning as a function of the Ankeny Return-To-Learn plan

Video 1 (10 min):  Hybrid – What if…:

• my child is sick at home?
• my child feels ill at school?
• my child is in PE-Band-Chorus?
• my child needs to bring an athletic bag (baseball/softball) to school and they can’t use a locker?
• my child forgot my mask?
• I forgot when swag bag pick up is occurring?

Video 2 (10 min):  Hybrid – So how does this whole hybrid learning thing work?

• Drop off and pick up
• Schedule online available Friday.
• Schedule in a pandemic era (class sizes, movement, masks/distancing/hand washing)
• Setting up a structure at home for off-site learning (teachers teach child, parent establish a routine for learning)
• First day of school (kids at school v kids at home)

Video 3 (3 min):  Hybrid – How does the in person day work and how does the off-site day work?

• On-site off-site days in support of learning

Be well.  We are excited to get kids in our building learning and growing.

Parkview has some videos to help our students as they transition to middle school.  Here are a couple of them!

Parkview: Student Top Concerns: https://youtu.be/kdXVC SJ36wQ

Parkview: How Our Schedules Work For You: https://youtu.be/- jwS3fId8Mo

Our drop off / pick up procedures have changed because of COVID.  Our building will open at 8 on M/T/Th/F for students to enter but they will have designated doors to come into at. Please see the following information for more details.

School Drop Off

• Bus Drop Off AM
• Car Drop Off AM
• Students Enter Specific Doors By Team AM

School Pick Up

• Bus Pick-up At Parkview PM
• Car Pick-up at Parkview PM

Overview of Parkview Covid-19 Procedures, including schedules and Safety

Parkview Covid-19 Structures and Routines

If you were unable to view the livestream of the Parkview logistics presentation on 8/4/20, here is the recording.  We are looking forward to seeing your children at Parkview!