Reunited and It Feels So Good

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Happy greetings, laughter, elbow bumps, and behind-the-mask smiles were the order of the day on Monday, May 3rd, as students, teachers and staff launched the 5-day in-person-learning schedule at schools this week. T</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">his is the schedule they will follow for the remainder of the school year.</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&ldquo;</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Monday was a momentous day,&rdquo; said Superintendent Shelly Viramontez. &ldquo;After 416 days since learning that we would be closing our school campuses, we finally are able to bring all students back to campus for a full week of in-person learning. It was not an easy undertaking, and I want to thank everyone for working with us to make it possible.&rdquo;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img style="float: left; margin: 0px 15px 15px 0px;" class="" alt="students at desks with dividers" src="https://www.campbellusd.org/images/May-4-FH_%20-%201.jpg" width="486" height="243" />School and district employees gave careful consideration to precautions, such as spacing of student desks and chairs, placement of acrylic dividers, scheduling breaks, and teaching students the routines for cleaning hands and physical distancing. But it was seeing the students lined up, excitedly waiting to enter the classroom and begin learning that touched parents and faculty alike.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Students were excited to physically see the students from the other cohort.&nbsp; &ldquo;This feels like it&rsquo;s supposed to be,&rdquo; said one elementary school teacher as she watched students line up to enter the classroom. &ldquo;Thank you for being here for the kids,&rdquo; said the parent of a kindergartner. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s good!&rdquo; said a happy second grader as she dashed off for her turn on the slide.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img class="" alt="students lined up outside classroom" src="https://www.campbellusd.org/images/may%203%202021-%20reopening%20-%207.jpg" width="456" height="303" /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">&nbsp;<br><img class="" alt="students on play structure" src="https://www.campbellusd.org/images/may%203%202021-%20reopening%20-%209.jpg" width="461" height="306" />.&nbsp;</span></p>

Students well-acquainted with and following COVID-19 precautions

<p><span>Happy greetings, laughter, elbow bumps, and behind-the-mask smiles were the order of the day on Monday, May 3rd, as students, teachers and staff launched the 5-day in-person-learning schedule at schools this week. T</span><span>his is the schedule they will follow for the remainder of the school year.</span><span> </span></p> <p><span>“</span><span>Monday was a momentous day,” said Superintendent Shelly Viramontez. “After 416 days since learning that we would be closing our school campuses, we finally are able to bring all students back to campus for a full week of in-person learning. It was not an easy undertaking, and I want to thank everyone for working with us to make it possible.”</span></p> <p><span><img style="float:left" alt="students at desks with dividers" src="https://www.campbellusd.org/images/May-4-FH_%20-%201.jpg" width="486" height="243">School and district employees gave careful consideration to precautions, such as spacing of student desks and chairs, placement of acrylic dividers, scheduling breaks, and teaching students the routines for cleaning hands and physical distancing. But it was seeing the students lined up, excitedly waiting to enter the classroom and begin learning that touched parents and faculty alike.</span></p> <p><span>Students were excited to physically see the students from the other cohort.  “This feels like it’s supposed to be,” said one elementary school teacher as she watched students line up to enter the classroom. “Thank you for being here for the kids,” said the parent of a kindergartner. “It’s good!” said a happy second grader as she dashed off for her turn on the slide.</span></p> <p><span><img alt="students lined up outside classroom" src="https://www.campbellusd.org/images/may%203%202021-%20reopening%20-%207.jpg" width="456" height="303"></span><span> <br><img alt="students on play structure" src="https://www.campbellusd.org/images/may%203%202021-%20reopening%20-%209.jpg" width="461" height="306">. </span></p>

<p>Students well-acquainted with and following COVID-19 precautions </p>