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COVID-19 Vaccine POP-UP Clinic for Bellevue School District Students aged 12+In partnership with Safeway/Albertsons

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COVID-19 Vaccine POP-UP Clinic for Bellevue School District Students aged 12+In partnership with Safeway/Albertsons

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Now that the Pfizer vaccine is available for students aged 12 and up, we are expanding our COVID-19 Vaccine clinic to include students aged 12 and up! Your student must be age 12 or older as of 5/15/21 to be eligible for this vaccine clinic.

We will have up to 800 doses of Pfizer vaccine available for students 12 years old and up.

There will be 250 doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccine, available for students 18 years old and up (who are interested).

First Dose Pfizer vaccine, and Johnson & Johnson vaccine (one shot)

When:   Saturday, May 15, 2021

9 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Where: Sammamish High School

100 140th Ave SE, Bellevue, WA 98005

Second Dose Pfizer vaccine, and Johnson & Johnson vaccine (one shot)

When:   Saturday, June 5, 2021

9 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

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Hi Tigers! If you want to sign up to see your school counselor when you are at school in person, you can use this form. If you are a virtual student, you can also use this form as well as email or message your school counselor to set up a time to meet. We are here to support you

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Tillicum Bus Routes

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Our Building Tech is back in the TMS building! Complete the REQUEST FORM if you need laptop repairs, or parts.

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All School Schedules

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Print and post in a highly visible spot in your house!

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The Highland Tech Center is Closed. Please complete the Form if you have a Tech Request.

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-Understanding the Hybrid Schedule
-Before School
-School Arrival
-Class Transitions
-Dismissal
-Health Precautions
-Social-Emotional Well Being

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Find even more resources HERE

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Use this map, labeled with Teacher names, to help find your classrooms for each period.

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Look for Orange Ts for Social Distancing Cues

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Look for Orange Ts for Social Distancing Cues

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Daily Health Check: https://healthcheck.bsd405.org/ Health Check Resources: https://bsd405.org/services/health/health-check/
👉🏽Adding Health Check to my home screen on my mobile device: English (PDF)Español (PDF)简体中文 (PDF) Health Check Login Guide: English (PDF)Español (PDF)简体中文 (PDF)

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Parents and children are experiencing greater levels of anxiety and stress tackling the transition back to school. Some may feel nervous about contracting and spreading COVID-19 at school, or frustrated by vague reopening plans, and skeptical of whether children are able to follow social-distancing and mask protocols. While levels of anxiety and stress may be high, parents play an influential role in helping children cope. Leverage these tips to encourage a positive back-to-school transition and help to reduce your child’s anxiety.

Have honest and open discussions
It’s important to have honest, factual and open conversations with your child about COVID-19 and its implications for returning to school. Tailor the depth and breadth of conversations based on your child’s age and maturity level. You can make them feel at ease by having an open conversation about what it is that’s worrying them and letting them know that it’s natural to feel anxious.

Let your children know you care
If your child is anxious about school, send personal notes in the lunch box or book bag. Reinforce the ability to cope. Children absorb their parent’s anxiety, so model optimism and confidence for your child. Let your child know that it is natural to be a little nervous anytime you start something new but that your child will be just fine once he or she becomes familiar with classmates, the teacher, and the school routine.

Remain calm and positive
If the first few days are a little rough, try not to overreact. Young children, in particular, may experience separation anxiety or shyness initially but teachers are trained to help them adjust. If your child is able to be onsite for school, try not to linger when you drop them off. Reassure them that you love them, will think of them during the day, and will be back. If you are supporting a remote learning student at home, have some patience, this is just as challenging for them as it is for you. It’s important to be calm and proactive in your conversations with your children – check in with them to see how they are doing. Their emotions will change regularly and you need to show them that’s okay.

Reinforce your child’s ability to cope
Give your child a few strategies to manage a difficult situation on his or her own. But encourage your child to tell you or the teacher if they are having continued challenges with the new safety protocols or learning remotely or in the classroom. Maintain open lines of communication with the school. Many children, for example, display some difficulty separating from parents to attend school, however tantrums when separating, problems sleeping alone or refusal to attend activities without parents may suggest a problem requiring intervention. Likewise, some shyness or worry about schedules, schoolwork, or friends is natural during the back-to-school transition, but ongoing withdrawal or worries may signal a problem.

Leverage creative emotion identification
Whether at school or at home, caregivers can engage children in creative activities, such as playing and drawing to help them express and communicate any negative feelings they may be experiencing in a safe and supportive environment. This helps children find positive ways to express difficult feelings such as anger, fear, or sadness. As children often take their emotional cues from the key adults in their lives – including parents and teachers – it is important that adults manage their own emotions well and remain calm, listen to children’s concerns, speak kindly and reassure them.

While this year’s transition back to school is different, we can help children feel optimistic by listening to and validating their worries, teaching them coping strategies, reviewing safety protocols, and supporting them when they find things difficult. Ultimately, our kids need us to lead the way for a successful back-to-school transition and to develop the lifelong skills they need for navigating challenges. Here are a few additional resources to help support you during this transition.

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Community Time is an opportunity for students to meet with their teachers and focus on Social Emotional Learning and mental Health. This meeting will rotating each week through the teachers by period.

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Resources for families, students and parents/guardians:

Family Resources

Preschool – Grade 5 Resources

Grades 6 – 12 Resources

Parent/Guardian Resources

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💗 Social Emotional Well Being and  In Person School

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💗 Social Emotional Well Being and  In Person School

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Ventilation: The flow of fresh air will be maximized throughout every building. In our older buildings, ventilation systems have been replaced and upgraded.

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Physical Distancing:
✔ Students/staff will maintain 6 feet away from other students/staff whenever possible

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Contact Tracing Information:

Contact tracing involves finding out who was within 6 feet of the person who has COVID-19 for more than 15 minutes. School nurses and other district staff have been trained in contact tracing. If you have specific questions beyond the guidelines below please contact BSD Lead Nurse, Carrie Lang (langc@bsd405.org) and include Tillicum's Nurse, Peggy Ruehr (ruehrp@bsd405.org), in the correspondence.
WADOH -- What to do if you were potentially exposed to someone with COVID-19
PHSKC How Long to Stay Home When Sick visuals
Contact Tracing Questions for Middle/High School Students

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Closure Protocols: If a student or staff member tests positive for COVID-19, trained staff will lead contact tracing. All close contacts will be sent home to quarantine for 14 days. We will consult Public Health to determine if an entire school needs to be closed for 14 days.

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Staff Leads & Response Teams:
Each school has designated staff leads to promote health and safety. Thank you to those occupying these roles and for your dedicated work coordinating health screenings, infection control, isolation (if necessary), health check follow-up, and family contact, and monitoring student engagement data.

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Bus Transportation: Students will ride one per seat (siblings can sit together) to every extent possible. Buses will load from back to front and unload from front to back to limit crowding. Vents and windows will be open when possible. Face coverings must be worn, and hand sanitizer will be available as students board. Drivers will sanitize buses with approved wipes and foggers.

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Classrooms: Classrooms have been reconfigured to facilitate six feet of physical distancing. The use of shared materials will be limited. Staff will wipe down high-touch areas during transitions using Purell Surface Sanitization Wipes.

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Visitors: Visitors are limited to those deemed critical. Parents and guardians are not permitted on campus during in-person learning. Drop-off of items is limited to critical items only, such as medication. Dropoff of items deemed non-critical are prohibited (instruments, homework, projects, etc.).

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Hand Sanitizer/Hand Washing:
Hand sanitizer is available at all student entrances for students to use when they enter the building. All classrooms have hand washing and/or hand sanitizing available for teachers to schedule with students during the instructional day.

Handwashing videos:

Handwashing-ENGLISH

Handwashing-SPANISH

Handwashing-FRENCH

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Hallways and Stairways: Hallways and stairways have been marked with one-way arrows to control the flow of foot traffic. Bell times have been staggered to limit the number of students in hallways at any given time. Posters in English, Spanish, and Mandarin have been hung to reinforce hand washing, physical distancing, and mask-wearing. Hand sanitizer stations have been installed throughout buildings. Drinking fountains have been covered and disabled.

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Sanitizing in the Building:
We have implemented enhanced daily sanitization of high-touch areas such as door handles, faucets, and railings. We are providing hand sanitizer stations throughout the school. In the event of an active COVID-19 case, we will utilize electrostatic sprayers for deeper cleaning. The electrostatic spray uses a solution combined with air and atomized by an electrode inside the sprayer. The spray contains positively charged particles that are able to aggressively adhere to surfaces and objects.

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Health Screening:
Every student and staff member must complete a health check every morning using our Health Check website to attest they have no symptoms of COVID-19 or contacts with people who have tested positive for COVID-19 before arriving at school (paper copies are available if needed; the Health Check website is available in multiple languages). As students enter the school building, staff will perform a visual check to look for signs and symptoms of COVID-19. If a student or staff member exhibits any COVID-19-like symptoms, they will be asked to stay home.  All students will have their temperature taken upon entering Tillicum.  Students who record a temperature above 100.3 will be walked to the Isolation Room and sent home.

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Masks/Face Coverings: By order of the state of Washington, face coverings are required in all public indoor spaces and outdoors when people cannot remain 6 feet apart.  All staff & students (unless specified otherwise within an IHP) will always wear masks while on the Tillicum campus. Masks will be made available upon entry for staff & students who do not have one.

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Student dismissal at the end of the day will be staggered in the following manner:

1st Floor – 11:36

2nd Floor – 11:38

3rd Floor – 11:40

Classroom teachers will walk their final class of the day directly to their emergency exit (closet exterior exit) and see that all students physically leave the building.  Office/non-classroom staff will be positioned strategically along the exterior of the school to support physical distancing and student flow.  Students are expected to comply with the following dismissal actions:

Parent Pick-Up: After leaving the building, walk directly to the pick-up circle and wait on an Orange T (physical distancing mark) for parent pick-up

Walkers: After leaving the building, immediately leave TMS campus and walk directly home.  Students are not permitted to walk to PLE.  Students must leave school and head directly to their residence.

Bus Riders: After leaving the building, walk directly to the bus loading zone and wait on an Orange T (physical distancing mark) to load the school bus.

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Students can see their counselor by submitting a Forms request HERE. Office/support staff will retrieve students from class and escort them to the office to meet with their counselor.  Counselors will meet with students in one of the two conference rooms, ensuring they are always able to remain 6 feet away from one another.  Conference rooms will be sanitized after a 1:1 student counseling session.

Natalie Matwiejow: Last names A – Le

Chunneath Kravanh:  Last names Li - Z

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At this time, Tillicum will not be open to outside visitors.  Only students and staff will be permitted in the school building.  If you need to drop any item off to your student for any reason while they are on campus, please call our front office at 425-456-6700.  Thank you for your partnership and support.

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Students: Students are expected to walk directly to their next class after being dismissed.  Students will not be permitted to congregate, loiter, use the bathroom, or cluster during passing times. Students will not be assigned lockers and will carry backpacks with them to each class. BSD Laptops are expected to be transported in laptop cases.

Students will be mindful of physical distancing, striving to stay approximately 6 feet away from peers while navigating hallways by spacing themselves accordingly during traffic flow and complying with one-way hallway directional lanes.

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In order to maintain physical distancing requirements, some students moving from Virtual instruction to Hybrid In-Person instruction may not be able to have their entire schedule provided through Hybrid In-Person classes. In such cases, these students will remain enrolled in some of their virtual class sections for the remainder of the year and attend them from a designated space at Tillicum.

If you are not familiar with ParentVue and StudentVue, this link provides guidance. You can access student schedules through both avenues.

https://bsd405.org/departments/district-technology/grades-attendance/

For additional questions, contact your counselor:

Last Name A-Le: Natalie Matwiejow (matwiejown@bsd405.org)

Last Name Li-Z: Chunneath Kravanh (kravanhc@bsd405.org)

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Students will only be permitted to use the restroom during designated class periods.  Restrooms will be inaccessible during passing periods. This will ensure appropriate contract tracing can be implemented for student restroom use via sign-in and sign-out classroom bathroom logs. Students will be able to use the bathroom at any time during class periods.

Student Assigned Restrooms: Each classroom is assigned a restroom to be used each period.  Students are expected to walk directly to the restroom and back to class.  Students will wait outside the restroom if/when the restroom has reached capacity. (see signs) GSA’s and office support staff will be monitoring hallways and restrooms during class periods while students are on campus to ensure compliance.  Each classroom will receive ‘CLEAN’ and ‘USED’ cups & pens for students to use with the Restroom log.  Each classroom teacher will need to designate a student (or do it themselves) to sanitize pens at the end of each period after use.

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Each teacher has a system in which groups of 3-4 students are dismissed at a time, staggered, by 10-15 seconds.

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Classroom Cleaning (last five minutes of each period): 

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Students will wipe their desks and chairs when they leave.
What is the proper method to sanitize things?

1.      We have provided Purell Surface Sanitizer Wipes in all classrooms. They are in a red-topped, square-sided plastic container.

2.      To sanitize a surface or object, pull a sanitizing wipe out of the container, and wipe down the surface.  The surface needs to look wet for 30 seconds – this is how long it takes the alcohol in the sanitizer to kill viruses on the surface.

3.      When you run low on wipes, let the custodian know – they have replacement wipes and alcohol solutions to refill your container.

4.      Please make sure you keep the container lid and center opening tightly shut so the alcohol solution does not evaporate!

5.      Custodial staff will be sanitizing frequently touched surfaces and bathrooms with district-approved sanitizers which are virucidal (kills viruses)

Can we use sanitizing wipes on electronics?

Yes! Purell Surface Sanitizer Wipes are cleared for use on electronic equipment.

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https://healthcheck.bsd405.org/student
Students and Staff must complete the Health Check (bsd405.org) daily. This can be completed on school laptops before school starts, or you can scan the QR code and complete it with your mobile device.

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Hand sanitizer is available for students as they enter each classroom.

✔ Students are provided a sanitizing wipe as they enter.

✔   Students will use this sanitizing wipe to disinfect their workspace.

✔  Students are also provided a sanitizing wipe at the end of the class to again disinfect their workspace.

✔  This process is repeated each class period.

✔ Teachers and students do not need to use gloves to use sanitizing wipes.

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Students will receive a temperature check.  Any student with a temperature above 100.3 will report immediately to the Wellness/Isolation Room.

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Bring a charged laptop to school. Plug in your laptop every night so it is school ready! bring it in your laptop bag.

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To minimize grouping of students in the halls, students will be storing their belonging in their backpacks.
Bring a water bottle, the water fountains will not available but the refill stations will. It has been a while, so practice the night before!

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Masks are required. Here is some helpful guidance on selecting and caring for your masks. Put your mask when you leave the house as a good habit.

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✔Each grade level and bus riders will have a separate entrance designated to increase efficiency & flow.  Doors will open at 7:35 A.M.

✔Students will wait outside of their entrance on an “Orange T” - 6-foot physical distancing
✔ Drivers must remain inside their cars when dropping off students

✔ Either before arriving at Tillicum or while waiting to enter the school building, students will complete their Daily Health Check attestation

✔Upon entering the building, all students will have their temperature taken

✔ Students will walk directly to their first class of the day after entering the school building

Door Entry by Grade Level--> Open the map below to find your entrance.

Parent/family members should remain in their vehicles at all times during pick-up & drop off.

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Technology Support Updates for Students and Families – Spanish| Chinese With most hybrid students returning to school buildings soon, most in-person tech support will shift back to schools. The Tech Specialists look forward to reconnecting with their school communities. Beginning April 8, the Tech Center at Highland Middle School will be CLOSED.
Tech Center at Highland Middle School: April 5, 6, and 7: Reduced hours of in-person support: 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. Starting April 8: CLOSED
In-Person Tech Support:
Starting April 8, in-person tech support at schools and at our central office:
Secondary Schools: Tech support for all secondary students (both hybrid and virtual) will be available at their school.  Virtual students can book an appointment with the Tech Specialist at their school - more details to follow.
Online: We will continue to have a support staff dedicated to supporting our virtual students. Monday through Friday: 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Parents email parenthelp@bsd405.org Students email studenthelp@bsd405.org

Phone:   Monday through Friday: 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.  Parents and students call (425) 456-4321

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How do I know if my child is in house A,B, or C?

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How do I know if my child is in house A,B, or C?

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Find out how to identify your child's "house" in Synergy using these instructions.

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Finding Student Hybrid House in ParentVue

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https://healthcheck.bsd405.org/student
Students and Staff must complete the Health Check (bsd405.org) daily. This can be completed on school laptops before school starts, or you can scan the QR code and complete it with your mobile device.

At 8:00 A.M., school-wide Health Check attestation and student/staff attendance reports will be run.  Office support staff follow-up with students/staff in classrooms who are marked present at school and have not completed a Health Check attestation.

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BSD Back to Building Plan

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BSD's Covid Data Dashboard

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For children attending school in-person, this school year will look and feel much different than in the past. Even children who are eager to return to class will need to adjust to the greater levels of activity, structure, and, for some, pressures associated with school life. Not to mention the new safety protocols, classroom changes, meal time adjustments and limitations during recess. Talking to your children ahead of time about these changes will make a big difference in their ability to adjust.

Build safety into the daily routine
Start talking to your children now about the new protocols, explain some of the changes they will see at school, such as needing to wear a mask and following new distance rules. Young children may find it difficult being physically distanced from friends and teachers while at school. Reassure children that the new safety measures are in place to keep students and teachers healthy but there are others way to connect with friends even from a distance. You can help children identify their role in staying safe such as avoiding touching their face, coughing or sneezing into their elbow, washing their hands or using hand-sanitizer frequently. It’s important to build these healthy habits into their daily routines before school starts so you can monitor your child’s ability to adhere to these new rules and help them adjust before they even step foot into the school.

Have a flexible mindset
While predicable routines are important, it’s also equally important to prepare your kids that things may change like they did last spring – and that’s okay. If your routine needs to change, assure them that together you’ll make a new one. Letting your kids know ahead of time that schools may need to close again will help them to be prepared for the period of adjustment ahead. It’s also important to continue to remind them that learning can happen anywhere – at school and at home – and that they can also keep in touch with and support their friends online too.

Stay informed and connected
Monitor emails from your school closely to stay up to date on safety protocol changes and potential changes to school schedules. Stay connected to your child’s teacher, know how your child is coping with the new safety protocols and if you need to reinforce any additional structure or learning at home.

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Whether your child is learning onsite at school, learning remotely at home, or a hybrid model, starting the school year off on a good note can influence children’s attitude, confidence and performance both socially and academically. The degree of adjustment depends on the child, but parents can help their children (and the rest of the family) manage the increased pace of life by planning ahead, being realistic, and implementing a few back-to-school habits.

Re-establish bedtime and mealtime routines
Plan to re-establish the bedtime and mealtime routines (especially breakfast). Prepare your child for this change by talking with your child about the benefits of school routines in terms of not becoming overtired or overwhelmed by school work and activities. Include pre-bedtime reading and household chores or other routine-based tasks that may have been suspended during the summer.

Create a family calendar
Utilize a shared electronic calendar to make a note of important back-to-school dates. This is especially important if you have more than one child and need to juggle additional obligations or family activities. Even creating a monthly paper calendar to hang on the refrigerator or common space could help children learn to follow the calendar as well.

Designate a clear place to do homework
It’s important to create a routine spot for children to complete their school work, younger children usually need an area set aside in the family room or kitchen to facilitate adult monitoring, supervision, and encouragement. Older children could use a home office or have the option of studying in their room or another quiet area of the house.

Leave plenty of extra time
Make sure your child has plenty of time to get up, eat breakfast and prepare for school. Remember, change can take time and their routine may have been very different over the last few months. Also, mishaps occur – so allow for extra time; rushing can create even more anxiety in an already high-stress situation.

Focus on the positives
It’s important to start the transition back to school by focusing on the positives; being able to see their friends and teachers (if they are physically returning to the classroom or virtually for remote learning), the excitement around a new daily routine, and the opportunity to learn new things. Parents can help their children to focus on the things they might be looking forward to by asking them questions like, “What are you looking forward to on your first day of school?” or “What have you missed about school?” Once school starts, you can ask: “What was the best thing that happened today?”