Juniper Families,
Welcome to the 2022-2023 school year. This past week, our teachers and staff have been busy preparing the campus and classrooms for the new school year. We are excited to welcome our families back on campus!
EUSD Communication
In our commitment to provide excellent and timely communication to all our families, EUSD has launched a new platform called Rooms. All families should have received an email last week with an invitation to create your account to join Rooms. You can download the app, EUSD Escondido CA, or access your account through your computer at edurooms.com. At this time, you can see your student's teacher and start communicating directly through this platform.
NEW Juniper Website
Please visit our new website at https://juniper.eusd.org/o/juniper for updated events and news!
Arrival Procedures
For the first day of school, we would like to welcome our families on campus to see the campus and support students with the arrival procedures. Our school gates will open each morning at 7:35am, and students can proceed to the lunch area to receive a free breakfast. At 7:40am, students will be dismissed to the blacktop areas and begin lining up on their classroom numbers. Our playgrounds will be closed each morning, and students will be required to sit with their classmates. Starting on August 15, we will be a closed campus and parents will not be allowed through the school gates in following our safety procedures. If you have a TK student, teachers will communicate the TK morning procedures as they will be eating with their classmates after the morning bell.
Dismissal Procedures
The school day ends at 2:30 on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday. We have an early release day each Thursday at 12:15. Students will be brought to the front of the school by their teachers. For students that are being picked up by their parents in a car, they will be asked to sit down in grade level designated areas and wait for their car to pull up to the curb. For students that are walking home, they will be dismissed through the office gates and directed off campus by the front sidewalk. We ask that all parents walking to school to pick up their student to remain behind the cones in the front quad area. Students will be escorted to parents. We ask for patience as we teach our students and parents the dismissal procedures over the first couple weeks of school.
TK and kindergarten students will be dismissed directly to parents from the kindergarten gate. Parents will be asked to line up against the building and wait to receive your child.
Arrival/Dismissal for Parents Driving
For the safety of all students, parents are not permitted to pick up or drop off students on the street in front of the school. Parents are required to drive into the parking lot both before and after school.
Please click here for our Parking Lot Procedures
TK and Kindergarten Meet and Greet
On Monday, August 8, 2022, our TK and kindergarten classrooms will be open for parents and students to see. Please come between 2:00-3:00 to see your child's classroom and meet their teachers!
Juniper Parent Meeting
On August 4, 2022, Juniper School held a parent meeting. If you were unable to attend, please see the attached presentation to access the information shared.
I look forward to beginning another wonderful school year at Juniper Elementary!
Mrs. Cottingham,
bcottingham@eusd.org