Pre-K and ECCEW - On-Campus Learning

You may read more about how OES will adhere to the state guidance above in our Health and Safety Guidelines for Pre-K and ECCEW above. These are the main points to remember:

• All Pre-K and ECCEW students must wear a face mask on campus.
• All adults must also wear a mask when outside your vehicle. Always wear a face mask in your car when interacting with anyone outside your vehicle, ie. during ECCEW arrival and departure. Please stay as socially distant as possible at all times.
• Please be patient as we work out a new way of life on campus and mitigating risk of exposure for all of our community members, students, families, and employees.
• Reach out if you have any questions or concerns about safety practices to covid-19@oes.edu.

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See the below graphic on how to mitigate your household risk of exposure to COVID-19. Please ensure that your household does not participate in 5-9 Level risk activities. If you need to talk through scenarios, quarantine, and/or risk mitigation strategies, please email covid19@oes.edu to talk through any scenarios or questions.

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A.M. Pre-K Drop-Off Procedure: 8:15 arrival

• Park in the Upper Lot near the Lower School; parking spots directly across from the entrance are reserved for Pre-K during normal drop-off/pick-up times.
• Walk your child down Nicol Rd. to the west gate entrance to the Pre-K Playground.
• Please enter the playground area with your child and proceed to the door of the Pre-K classroom, where we will greet you, check your health form status and take your child’s temperature before they enter the classroom to wash their hands.
• Because state health guidelines do not allow parents to enter the building, the doorway to the classroom will be the place to say goodbye; practicing a brief goodbye ritual in advance and sticking to your routine can be helpful in the transition. 

A.M. Pre-K: 11:30 departure

• Park in the Upper Lot near the Lower School; parking spots directly across from the entrance are reserved for Pre-K during normal drop-off/pick-up times.
• Walk down Nicol Rd. and turn right on the Loop Road sidewalk; after their PE or art class concludes, Scott Corris (P.E.) or Laura Foster-Flynn (art) will bring the children to the double gates where the sidewalk meets the walkway to the north entrance of Lower School; at this time we will confirm the drop-off person indicated on the child’s health screening form.

P.M. Pre-K: 11:15 arrival

• Park in the Upper Lot near the Lower School; parking spots directly across from the entrance are reserved for Pre-K during normal drop-off/pick-up times. 
• Walk your child down Nicol Rd. to the west gate entrance to the Pre-K Playground.
• Please enter the playground area with your child and proceed to the covered area, where Scott Corris (PE) or Laura Foster-Flynn (art) will greet you, check your health form status and take your child’s temperature before they wash their hands.
• Because state health guidelines do not allow parents to enter the building, the covered area will be the place to say goodbye; practicing a brief goodbye ritual in advance and sticking to your routine can be helpful in the transition. 

P.M. Pre-K: 2:30 departure 

• Park in the Upper Lot near the Lower School; parking spots directly across from the entrance are reserved for Pre-K during normal drop-off/pick-up times. 
• Walk down Nicol Rd. to the west gate entrance to the Pre-K Playground. When class concludes we’ll bring the children out to meet you and confirm the drop-off person indicated on their health screening form.

ECCEW Drop-Off Procedure:

• Screen each student on the Daily Health Screening Form.

Pick-Up/Drop-Off Map

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ECCEW Drop-off Procedure:

• Perform a health screen for each student here. This must be completed daily at least 30 minutes before driving onto the OES campus.
• Prepare prior to entering campus by checking our map (attached) and understanding these driving directions.
• Drive onto campus and take Vermont to Loop Road Line to drop off students in K (Kindergarten) K/P (Kindergarten/Primary), 1st (1st Grade) groups.
• Masks on.
• Drop-off will begin at 8:00 a.m., so please be on time.
• Stop where the traffic attendant stands and wait to be ushered forward.
• Pull close to the blue sign designating your student’s cohort. (Endicott students go to K, Burton students go to K/P).
• Our facilitator will welcome you and screen your student by taking their temperature and asking health and wellness questions.
• After your student exits the vehicle, please carefully pull out and continue onto the road. If you have students in multiple cohorts in the same line, please talk to the traffic attendant. If you have students in both car lines, please move through one line and then proceed to the next car line and follow the same directions.

ECCEW Pick-up Procedure:

• All students need to be picked up promptly at 3:30 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, and at 2 p.m. on Wednesdays.
• Follow the same directions as arrival.

Pick-Up/Drop-Off Map

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A.M. Pre-K has a drop-off window of 8:15-8:30 a.m. A.M. Pre-K will be picked up at 11:30 a.m.

P.M. Pre-K has a drop-off window of 11:15-11:30 a.m. P.M. Pre-K will be picked up at 2:30 p.m.

ECCEW must be dropped off at 8:00am and picked-up at 3:30 p.m. sharp (2 p.m. on Wednesdays). If you need to change your pick-up time, please enter your change in the Parent Portal.

Please send absence information and plan change information to the office lsoffice@oes.edu.

• We are not allowing partial days. If your student has an appointment, please keep them home for the day.
• We will not accept students more than 15 minutes after 8:00 a.m.
• If a student leaves school for any reason, they cannot return until the next day (no same-day returning). If a student leaves due to an illness, you must contact Nurse Morgan at nurse@oes.edu for clearance before returning.
• When not in ECCEW, students must adhere to their school schedule and learn at home (not, for example, learning with a pod a few days a week and in ECCEW the rest).

If any of the following are happening, please keep your student home and contact our OES Nurse Morgan McFayden at nurse@oes.edu.

• If your student has a fever of 100.0° F or above
• If your student has any COVID-19 symptoms outlined in our Heath and Safety Practices document.
• If your student or anyone in your household has been exposed to someone who has tested positive for COVID-19 within the past 14 days.
• If your student or anyone in your household has been exposed to someone who has a presumptive case of COVID-19 and has been instructed to quarantine.

Uniforms will be required for Pre-K and ECCEW, but we understand the challenges of obtaining uniforms. If you do not have uniforms by the start date, your student(s) may wear a blue, green, or white shirt and khaki pants for the first few weeks. We will also be working with Parent Partnership Volunteers to help coordinate uniform requests. Please reach out to lsoffice@oes.edu if you would like assistance in securing uniforms. Dennis Uniform and Lands End are our two uniform suppliers.

Please contact our School Store Manager with questions about uniforms: schoolstore@oes.edu

Both A.M. and P.M. Pre-K classes will enjoy a hearty snack with protein.

ECCEW will enjoy an A.M. snack around 9:45 a.m. and an afternoon snack around 1:30 p.m.

Lunch will not be provided to Pre-K. 

Lunch will be provided to ECCEW students at 11:00 a.m., catered by Bon Appetit. Bon Appetit will serve individually bagged lunches and will observe all of the safety measures outlined in our Health and Safety Practices for Pre-K and ECCEW document (above).

View the ECCEW Food Menu

Your child’s health and safety is our top priority. Be sure to include this very important information in your student health records through Magnus.

Please reach out to OES Nurse Morgan McFayden at nurse@oes.edu to discuss health concerns.

You may also contact our Bon Appetit General Manager Beth LaFond at lafondb@oes.edu to discuss menu options.

The OES Facilities department is taking major precautions to clean and sanitize our school. Custodians will sanitize each classroom after students depart and will come through at least twice a day to sanitize high touch areas, such as door knobs and railings. Employees, teachers and facilitators, will be trained on cleaning procedures and will ensure cleaning protocols outlined in our Health and Safety Practices documents are met. If you have any questions concerning facilities, please reach out to covid19@oes.edu.