Sanford School District

April 27, 2021 Dear Parents, Well, I really am sorry to be writing this letter. We have done so well for quite a while. The school currently has multiple positive cases and according to the CDPHE guidelines, it is considered an outbreak and we must quarantine for a period of ten days. We are taking every precaution to keep all the students safe and healthy. As a school, we are following state CDPHE guidelines and are in contact with Conejos County Public Health. We will be quarantining ALL ELEMENTARY STUDENTS IN GRADES PK, K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, AND 6. Since the PK, 2nd and 5th graders have already been out for a few days, they can hopefully return to school on May 3rd. All other grade levels will hopefully be able to return on May 10th. I will send updates on return dates through the website and facebook. Because students were exposed, we will be moving into remote learning starting tomorrow April 28, 2021. Please have your child complete the Emergency Remote Learning Packet for tomorrow’s work. The teachers will be getting materials ready and adding activities to Google Classroom. Students will continue their education through remote learning and Google Classroom. Please have students work on the packet materials and access Google Classroom daily. Parents may begin picking up materials and iPads on Thursday morning until 2:00 pm. If you are unable to come in during those hours, please let me know and I can deliver. During this pandemic, we have two major goals. One, to keep your child safe and two, to continue with in-person learning. This is how we do that. By quarantining, we will keep your children safe and they can continue their learning via remote access. We appreciate your support and understanding. Please feel free to call me with any questions. 719-298-8786 (After hours is fine.) Sincerely, Dena Jaminet Elementary Principal

April 25, 2021 Dear Parents, I sincerely apologize for the late notice. I know how difficult it can be to make last minute adjustments to the weekly schedules. Today we learned that 2nd and 5th graders were possibly exposed. We are taking every precaution to keep all the students safe and healthy. As a school, we are following state CDPHE guidelines and are in contact with Conejos County Public Health. We will be quarantining all students in 2nd and 5th grades. Your child can return to school on May 3rd if they have been symptom free throughout the ten days. Because students were exposed, we will be moving into remote learning starting tomorrow April 26, 2021. The teachers will be getting packets ready tomorrow and adding activities to Google Classroom. We will send iPads and packets home with siblings tomorrow, or parents may pick up the items beginning at 12:00 pm. These students will continue their education through remote learning and Google Classroom. Please have students work on the packet materials and access Google Classroom daily. Please understand that at this time there is no reason to believe that we have any other exposures of COVID-19 at the school. During this pandemic, we have two major goals. One, to keep your child safe and two, to continue with in-person learning. We appreciate your support and understanding. Please feel free to call me with any questions. 719-298-8786 (After hours is fine.) Sincerely, Dena Jaminet Elementary Principal

I apologize for the late notice, but The Little Indians Learning Fair is going to be postponed until May 25, 2021. If your child is registering for Kindergarten, you are welcome to bring the paperwork to school and we will get the "treats" to the students. Please call 719-274-5167 or 719-298-8786 if you have questions.

As many of you know, the United States Department of Education granted Colorado Schools a waiver for state testing for the 2020-2021 school year. This waiver allows schools to cut down the amount of required testing and only pertains to Elementary and Jr. High testing. High School testing will continue on as a normal year. Below are the required tests for this year. Elementary and Junior High 3rd, 5th, and 7th grades will be taking the CMAS English language arts tests 4th, 6th, and 8th grades will be taking the CMAS Math tests 8th grade will be taking the CMAS Science tests **Parents may choose to have their children take both the ELA and Math Assessments by filling out and turning in the included opt-in form. If the form is not returned only the required assessments listed above will be administered. High School 9th grade will be taking the PSAT 8/9 10th grade will be taking the PSAT 10 11th grade will be taking the SAT All State Testing for Sanford Schools will be completed April 13th-15th Elementary Grades 3rd-6th will be testing April 13th-15th 7th Grade will be testing April 13th 8th Grade will be testing April 13th and 14th High School Grades 9th-11th will be testing April 13th

Volleyball-Sanford VS La Vets https://www.facebook.com/lavetaschools

We want to wish the cheer and dance team good luck as they perform at the State Spirit Championships in Colorado Springs at the World Arena. Their performances will be broadcast on the NFHS Network. Below is the time and the links to watch them perform. Good Luck Ladies! Cheer: Thursday 11:08AM here is the link to watch: Cheer Performance Link Dance: Friday 10:56Am here is the link to watch: Dance Performance Link

Here is the link to tonight Semi Final Game that will be broadcast on the NFHS Network at 5:00 pm: 2A Girls Final Four Sanford vs. Limon

Tonight’s game against Yuma will be broadcast on the NFHS Network at 5pm. Here is the Link: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/sanford-high-school-sanford-co

Tomorrow night’s Sweet 16 games will be streamed on the NFHS Network. Here is the link NFHS Network Girls: Sanford vs. Olathe 5pm Boys: Sanford vs. Ignacio 7pm

Sanford vs. Center Friday March 5 J.V. Girls—3:00pm J.V. Boys—4:20pm Varsity Girls—5:40pm Varsity Boys—7:40pm How to watch: Sanford Events - YouTube Sanford @ Del Norte J.V. Girls—3:00pm J.V. Boys—4:00pm Varsity Girls—5:30pm Varsity Boys—7:00pm How to watch:: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/search/?query=del%20norte

PARENTS NIGHT! Hello, With their being some uncertainty about playing Center next Friday. We are going to do Parents’ Night tomorrow during the Sargent games. I am sorry for the inconvenience, and hope that this will work for everyone. Please let me know if here are any major concerns. With gym capacity limitation we will have to announce the kids after their game. We will still have to clear the gym after each game. Here is the schedule: 4:00pm—JV Girls—We will do Parents night for the JV Girls right after their game. 5:45—Varsity Girls—Parents Night for the Varsity Girls right after their game. 7:45—Varsity Boys—Parents Night for the Varsity Boys and JV Boys will be right after the Varsity Game • Since Sargent will only have nine players we can allow for our JV boys who are not suiting varsity to still have four tickets. I understand that this is not ideal but it seems better than waiting to see if the boys will play Center.

Below is the times and how to watch the game this week: Thursday is only Varsity Girls and we get two tickets Thursday JH Boys vs. Alamosa • 7th Grade 4:30pm • 8th Grade 6:00pm • How to watch: Sanford Events - YouTube Thursday 2-25 Varsity Girls @ South Park • Varsity Girls @ South Park 4:30 • Two tickets per participant • How to watch: https://www.facebook.com/pcsdre2 Friday 2-26 JV Girls, Varsity Girls and Boys • JV Girls 4:00pm • Varsity Girls 5:45 • Varsity Boys 7:45 • How to watch: Sanford Events - YouTube Saturday 2-27 • JV Girls, JV Boys, Varsity Girls and Varsity Boys @ Centauri o JV Boys & Varsity Girls 4:00pm o JV Girls & Varsity Boys 6:00pm • How to watch: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/search?query=centauri

Elementary Reimagining Greatness - Tuesday In-Person Meeting Please join us tonight, Tuesday, for the reimagining greatness meeting. We will be discussing how we can make our school even better. Come and share your thoughts. 6:00 pm in the Cafeteria

Here is the information for the high school games this weekend. Please note that there will not be any jv games Friday or Saturday. Since Crested Butte is not allowing any fans we are going to try and stream the games on our YouTube channel-with commentary. In the event that our technology does not work you can watch Crested Buttes streaming at: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/crested-butte-community-school-crested-butte-co or on Facebook at Crested Butte Athletics. Friday @ Crested Butte: Girls 3:00pm Boys 4:30pm Saturday vs. Trinidad: Girls 3:00pm Boys 5:00pm Here is the link to watch the games: Sanford Events - YouTube

Reimagining Greatness - WEDNESDAY Meeting @ 7:00 pm A zoom invitation has been sent to those parents that signed up for the meeting tonight. Please check your junk mail if you don't see it. If you do not receive the invite, please email me and I will resend it. djaminet@sanfordschools.org I am looking forward to hearing your thoughts this evening. See you all soon. Dena Jaminet

Reimagining Greatness - Monday Meeting A zoom invitation has been sent to those parents that signed up for the meeting tonight. If you do not receive the invite, please email me and I will resend it. djaminet@sanfordschools.org I am looking forward to hearing your thoughts this evening. See you all soon. Dena Jaminet

Elementary Parents: Your child should be coming home with this document today. Please sign and return to school on or before Monday. Thanks

There are only Varsity games tonight. You can watch tonight's game vs. Sangre via live feed on YouTube at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6YrJFnqPuE Or go to YouTube and search for Sanford Events and look for our mascot.

If you want to advertise/donate checks can be made out to Sanford Athletics, and dropped off at the front office.

Fans: We wanted to offer the opportunity to advertise your business as we stream the basketball games for the rest of high school and junior high basketball seasons. We are also doing this to offset the loss that would normally come in from admission prices. Prices are: Green Member $200 Black Member $150 White Member $75 If you want to run an ad email the name of your business and what you want us to read for your advertisement to clarsen@sanfordschools.org. If you do not want to advertise your business and just want to wish the kids look luck, or share a certain message you can do that as well. All donations are greatly appreciated and will be put into the Athletic Budget. Your ad will start running this Tuesday during the Sangre games. Your ad will be played during the J.V. Varsity and Junior High Games. Each level will have a set amount of times your ad will be played. It would be great if you would share this opportunity with any business, folks, or family members you know or are associated with that would like to donate to Sanford Athletics so please share with any and all. Thank You. GO INDIANS! Cole Larsen Sanford Athletic Director clarsen@sanfordschools.org 719-274-5167