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Wednesday, September 30, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
SCHOOL: Teachers and
staff have worked hard
to prepare for moment
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so we can safely educate our
K-3 students. We continue to
advocate for our entire com-
munity to wear their masks,
physically distance, and wash
their hands so our metrics
will improve enough that we
can reopen for all of our stu-
dents by next month.=
To make the transition
more manageable for staff,
students, and parents, re-entry
for second and third grades
began Monday September 28,
with kindergarten and first
grade to follow the next day.
Protocols for keeping
social distancing require lim-
iting cohorts and employing
staggered drop-off, starting
times, and pick-up times for
different grade levels, which
will take some getting used
to for everyone, according to
Principal Joan Warburg.
DONATION: Contribution
was significant boost
for pet charity
<For example, the park-
ing lot has been modified to
help with the smooth process
of parents dropping students
off and picking them up,= she
said. <All parents have been
provided instructions of times
and procedures and staff will
be available to help everyone
adapt to the new routines.=
Though the requirements
to check kids into school,
including a visual screening,
will take extra time, being
able to have all students back
in the classrooms is worth all
the effort in Warburg9s mind.
<It is with great joy that
we have met metrics in
Deschutes County for K-3rd
graders to return to in-person
learning,= she said. <Our
teachers and other staff have
worked tirelessly to get things
ready to safely welcome our
students back for the first
time in months.=
According to Warburg,
requirements include that
students will wear face cov-
erings, classrooms have been
set up to allow for required
PHOTO BY CHARLIE KANZIG
Elementary classrooms are set up with distance between desks.
for our students is in person,
and we have been work-
ing with the Oregon
Department of Education and
the Department of County
Human Services to be able to
open. Our building is ready
and our staff is eager to wel-
come our students back to in-
person learning,= she said.
She added, <We appreci-
ate the support of our com-
munity and take our respon-
sibility seriously. We have
considered every detail to
ensure the mental and physi-
cal health and safety of all of
our students.=
When infection rates get
down to 10 per 100,000 in
Deschutes County for three
consecutive weeks, grades
4-12 will be allowed to return
to in-class learning. The ear-
liest that could take place is
October 19.
The complete school
reopening blueprint is avail-
able on the Sisters School
District website.
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Dolson said, <I could tell
from the hour I spent in their
lobby setting up the display
that this was a special place
for pets. The pets were each
personally greeted in a genu-
ine caring way before being
escorted to an exam room. I
was very impressed by their
operation and feel extremely
grateful for this donation.=
Furry Friends Foundation
is a 501(c)3 nonprofit located
in Sisters that provides pet
food, supplies, and services
to families in need. The non-
profit maintains two pet food
banks, a pet supply bank, and
provides free spay/neuter/vac-
cination sponsorships to fami-
lies in financial hardship.
Their client base is primar-
ily in Sisters and many clients
are seniors on fixed incomes.
However, no one is turned
away, so aid is also provided
to families throughout Central
Oregon.
Furry Friends continues
to operate like so many busi-
nesses, on a limited-contact
pickup system.
<Because of COVID, our
fundraising efforts have suf-
fered this year, so this dona-
tion was a huge boost for us,=
Dolson said. <I want to thank
the doctors and entire staff at
Cinder Rock Veterinary Clinic
who made this happen.=
Furry Friends Foundation
has recently moved to 412 E.
Main Ave, Ste. 4 (behind The
Nugget office). Call 541-797-
4023 for more information.
Cinder Rock Veterinary
Clinic is located at 2630
SW Canal Blvd., Redmond,
their phone is 541-923-1638.
space between desks, routines
established for using the rest-
room, rules put in place for
conducting recess, and plans
laid out to keep surfaces sani-
tized, among others.
<The first few days of
school will be filled with
everyone (parents, staff,
and students) learning new
routines for school and we
appreciate the patience and
grace that our parents have
shown us as we navigate this
new reality,= she said.
Warburg acknowledged
the effort put in place 4
along with the excitement 4
surrounding getting students
back into the school.
<Reopening school under
COVID wouldn9t be pos-
sible without the incredible
amount of sacrificial work
from every member of our
SES team, along with all the
support team members in the
district including those in the
maintenance, transportation,
and nutrition departments,=
she said. <We believe that the
best learning environment
holiday giving drives and programs, this special
section is designed to shine the spotlight on
the support services needed (donations, gifts,
volunteers, and more) by various organizations
you are helping at the holidays. PARTNERS IN
GIVING will include feature articles on holiday
giving written by our professional writers. If you
are advertising you may be contacted by one of
our writers for input to the articles.
PARTNERS IN GIVING is one of four issues in
The Nugget’s PARTNERS series designed
as a keeper, pull-out magazine-style
reference section. It will be inserted in
The Nugget on November 4, 2020, which
is mailed to all residents in the Sisters
School District and surrounding area, and
also available for pick up on stands and in
businesses around Sisters, having a
circulation near 8,000 copies.
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Sisters-based nonprofi
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vulnerable children
in Uganda
through child sponsor
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