Lawrence Onward Our First Week

This week the Lawrence School District welcomed Cohort A, known as the Blue cohort, back into our buildings. This was the first in- person schooling since March 13th. We remotely began Google classrooms for our Gold Cohort (B ) and our full remote learners. Special education classes, the daily blue and gold cohort, began this week as well. All of our learners respected the 3 w’s ( wash hands, watch distances and wear a mask). They showed LAWRENCE PRIDE!

The learners at the ECC @#4 practiced their first fire drill this week. They were then treated to a special impromptu visit with one of the Inwood Fire Department trucks. We do appreciate that the fire department members took time to give Lawrence’s youngest learners a joyful moment.

On 9/11 we honored the heroes and the memory those who lost their lives with moments of silence. We conducted flag ceremonies, changing each school’s flag to a new and bigger flag. Links to view the flag ceremonies held at each of our schools in honor and remembrance of 9/11 are found here:

Lawrence Early Childhood Center

Lawrence Primary School

Lawrence Elementary & Middle Schools - Part 1 & Part 2

Lawrence High School

Lawrence will be having virtual back to school nights this year. These posted videos and presentations from your child’s teacher will allow all families, regardless of their chosen instructional model, to virtually ‘meet’ the teacher and review the curriculum expectations of the grade and subject.

Instructions on how to log in will be sent from each school .

The dates are :

Wednesday September 16th

Lawrence High School ( grades 9-12)

Wednesday September 23rd

Lawrence Primary ( grades 1,2, and 3)

Lawrence Elementary School ( grades 4,5 and 6)

Thursday September 24th

Lawrence Early Childhood Center ( pre k and k)

Lawrence Middle School (grades 7 and 8).

For the first day of in person instruction, families must have completed the assurances. The health form must be completed daily. We are awaiting BOCES to finalize our health app, for now in-person and staff complete the form 1 hour PRIOR to school start.

This includes taking your child’s temperature. All staff have contactless thermometers and temperatures may also be taken at any point throughout the day.

Complete these two documents prior to coming to school:

Assurances (complete once for each child)

https://forms.gle/3TQuvtM3W61EfmiS6

Daily Health Screenings (done every day)

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1eaYTH8NxG6AmU5HMc1mqm65cRle9gWAtI4EgVI_oXOc/edit?usp=sharing

Students must wear a mask

- Students in grades 7-12 will be given a polycarbonate shield upon arrival and are responsible to carry it, class, and return DAILY with their shield. Grades k-6 the individual student shields remain in school, each child has their own shield that they take down and set up every day.

- Lunch procedures for in-person week

1.Parents Download the Choosi App or visit www.GetChoosi.com

2.Sign In to create a username & password

Username is Child's - First Name, LastName, 2-digit Day of Birth ex. Jane Doe= janedoe03 ( Lowercase)

Password: 8 Digit Birthday ex. April 3, 1995 = 04031995

3. You are able to customize the username & password after the initial set-up

This is a busy time for our transportation department and buses are often delayed as routes begin. If you need to contact transportation you can find a link to text the transportation office during school hours here:

https://www.lawrence.org/o/lawrence-school-district/page/registration-and-transportation

Dr. Ann Pedersen

Website: Lawrence.org
Location: 195 Broadway, Lawrence, NY, USA
Phone: 5162957030