Miscoe Hill Weekly Update

Every week, the Weekly Remote Learning Communication Chart will be shared with parents on Monday with the exception of this week. This chart will allow for adults supporting students to understand the learning following:

• Learning objectives for the week
• Specific materials needed
• What special resources will be used instructionally.
• Information regarding how to access teachers.

Please click below to access this week's Remote Learning Communication Chart.

Please click on the below links to learn more about the BVT Admission Process. The application portal will be open starting October 14.

We strive to eliminate communication barriers between MURSD and our families. We wanted to offer two helpful suggestions that would support the flow of critical information from the district.

1. Please add "no-reply@mursd.org" to your contacts. We hope that if our sending email address is in your contacts, it will not get filtered out of your inbox by your email provider.

2. Please install the MURSD app so your family can receive push notifications with crucial information. Here is a link to the Apple App, and here is the link Android App."

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The MA travel guidelines say anyone entering our state from a high risk state (most states out of the northwest) must quarantine for 14 days or have a negative COVID test. The test has to be administered 72 hours before entering MA or they can have a negative test after they arrive. Once they have a negative test, they can stop their quarantine. The ma.gov website has specific info about this.

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Dear Parents,

We are so excited to see your students back at school.

Below are the immunization/health requirements for Middle School per the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.

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All students Grades k-12 will be required to receive an influenza (flu) vaccine for school attendance by December 31st, 2020. (unless they have a medical or religious exemption)

During the COVID-19 pandemic, influenza vaccine will be especially critical to reduce the overall impact of respiratory illness on the population, protect vulnerable populations from severe illness, and decrease the overall burden on the healthcare system. (Center for Disease Control)

Immunizations required for 7th grade

Tdap (tetanus/pertussis) - Should be given if it has been 10 years or longer since last dose.

Polio- 4 doses

Hepatitis B- 3 doses

MMR (measles, mumps , rubella) 2 doses

Varicella (chicken pox) or proof of disease

Meningococcal (meningitis) 1 does to enter 7th grade NEW**

Massachusetts General Law requires all students to have an updated physical (within the past year) to enter 5th grade.

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The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) is committed to better serving communities by learning about their experiences through the COVID-19 Community Impact Survey. The survey will help DPH learn about needs across the state so the agency can plan resources and supports. The survey takes about 10-15 minutes to complete. It is for anyone ages 14 and older and is completely anonymous. It is offered online in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Haitian Creole, and Vietnamese. The survey is available at: www.mass.gov/COVIDsurvey.

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Blackstone Valley Education Foundation is organizing a Careers in STEM Webinar Series for middle school students in grades 6th – 8th.

In each of the three webinars, there will be an overview of the companies, an explanation of the different career options and required competencies, a discussion about the importance of soft skills/job preparedness skills and why these skills are important in the workforce, and a Q&A with a panel of employees.

All sessions are from 10 am – 11 am and will be held via Zoom. Space is limited. Questions may be directed to Miss Holloway at lholloway@mursd.org.

Session #1

Thursday, October 8th (trades industry – Consigli Construction and Gaston Electrical)

Session #2

Thursday, October 15th (insurance industry – MAPFRE Insurance and Gaudette Insurance)

Session #3

Thursday, October 22nd (manufacturing industry – Lenze Corporation and Lampin Corporation)

Space is limited at each of these events. If you are interested in having your child participate, please fill out the following short form.

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This year due to circumstances, the only people allowed at the field are one family member per child and personnel. This rule is for all home and away meets. You must wear a mask and follow social distancing guidelines. Spectators will only be allowed to watch the race on the field between the baseball and softball field. Thank you for your cooperation!

The Music Boosters are having a pie fundraiser from September 28-October 19. Delivery will be November 24.

Going forward please email Angela Tinio at atinio@mursd.org or Pam Oglesby at poglesby@mursd.org for any of your Miscoe Hill front office needs.