Bengal Blast

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Mission:

Teach to Inspire. Inspire to Dream. Dream to Succeed.

Vision:

Where Scholars are Prepared to be Leaders

Mascot: Bengal Tiger - "Boomer"

School Colors: Blue and Orange

Facebook Page - Bryant Bengals

Curriculum and Instruction Night

September 17, 2020

Progress Reports

September 18, 2020

Fall Break

September 28-October 2, 2020

Dear Families, We’d like to invite you to a Zoom meeting, in Spanish, to provide you with more information regarding Imagine Learning. This is a Title III supplemental program offered to students who need additional support in the English language. This meeting will take place on Monday, September 14 at 8:00am. It will last approximately an hour. We are including the link to access meeting. If you have any questions please feel free to contact your child’s teacher.

Estimadas familias, queremos invitarle a una sesión vía Zoom, en español, para darles más información sobre el programa virtual Imagine Learning. Este es un programa suplementario que ofrece Titulo III y el distrito escolar de Cobb para estudiantes que necesitan apoyo en el idioma inglés. Esta junta será el día lunes 14 de septiembre a las 8:00 a.m. y tendrá un duración de una hora aproximadamente, dependiendo las preguntas que tengamos. Adjunto le enviamos el enlace para que usted se conecte. En caso de que usted tenga alguna pregunta puede contactar a la maestra de su estudiante.

https://cobbk12-org.zoom.us/j/93747114367?pwd=RlFLa1QvbDFvQXFxZm5Tb3cvUHNBQT09

Meeting ID: 937 4711 4367
Passcode: 222178

School will open on October 5, 2020.

The Enrolling Adult will need to fill out the survey in ParentVUE between:

Monday, September 7 and Sunday, September 20

https://parentvue.cobbk12.org/PXP2_Login.aspx

Your choice is for the SEMESTER

The sooner the survey is filled out the better. We only have 30% of our families who have filled out the survey. The survey is required for everyone. It will not default to a particular option and may risk your child's enrollment status if not completed.

Staff and students will be REQUIRED to wear a mask on the bus and inside the building. Please be prepared to send your child with a mask every day. You may want to send two so if your child sneezes into the mask and gets it wet, they will have another mask option.

Visitors will not be allowed in the building, even during the first week to escort scholars to class. We are currently working on a "Welcome to Bryant" video and separate Open House for Kindergarten and New Scholars.

Parents who are checking in scholars late, will still need to come in the building to sign-in the scholar, but only 3 allowed in the building at a time for social distancing. If you are checking out early, you must do so prior to 1:15pm.

Visitors will not be allowed in the front office area and may not go past the front lobby, unless in the building for a scheduled appointment/meeting. No drop-ins.

Food Service will continue for those scholars choosing to continue remote learning.

The District also announced FREE meal kits to families until the end of December.

Families who chose remote learning will pick up meals (after October 5) at Lindley Middle School or Pebblebrook High School.

You will still need to fill out Free/Reduced Lunch forms by September 24.

You will need to fill out the Free/Reduced Meal application by September 24: https://mealapps.cobbk12.org/

• The number of Free/Reduced affects our Title I status and monies we are awarded for support of our scholars' education.
• It will also affect your ability to apply for P-EBT as you must qualify for Free/Reduced meals to get those funds.
• You will also have to pay for your own meals from January until May, if you do not fill out this application soon.

Class sizes will only be decreased by the number of scholars who chose to continue remote learning. Once families fill out the survey, we will be able to plan and prepare seating for social distancing.

We will limit scholars transitioning throughout the school day.

Specials/Enrichment: Scholars will transition to PE, Art and Music. STEM, Writing, Health and Counselors will push-in to the classroom. Scholars will also transition to recess for a minimum of 20 minutes a day.

Lunch: We will operate on an A/B day schedule to eat in the cafeteria for lunch. So scholars will eat in the cafeteria on either Monday/Thursday or Tuesday/Friday.

Breakfast: All scholars will eat in the classroom. Breakfast will be grab and go. We will separate 2 grade levels per line to pick up their breakfast to head to the classroom.

Teachers will be teaching both remote and face-to-face at the same time. Scholars will not be switched from their current teacher.

Scholars who are face-to-face will only be in the building MONDAY, TUESDAY, THURSDAY and FRIDAY. School will be closed on Wednesdays for cleaning, but teachers will still hold small groups on this day.

Teachers will be provided with a camera for their flat panel board and a Bluetooth microphone to support remote teaching. The remote teaching day will be from 7:50am - 2:00pm. Your child's teacher will send the grade-level schedule by next Friday, September 18 so you'll know when your child will be on lunch and recess breaks.

Scholars learning remotely, will continue to login to CTLS Learn to access their teacher and classroom instruction.

If your child is going to be a Car Rider upon return, please fill out this form so we can prepare for you: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=-x3OL5-ROEmquMR_D8kYLSuG5sWePYZArOR8DAygUt9UQ0VMNjkwWEQ4WlMyWjlaR1lSVFlZN1haVS4u

Bus Routes will be posted soon. If your child was a bus rider before and will continue, the route will be very similar to last year. Scholars will be required to wear a mask on the bus.

Scholars will NOT be allowed to share supplies. Each scholar should have their own:

• Pencil Pouch
• Writing Utensils
• Crayons or Coloring Pencils
• Notebook/Paper
• Glue Sticks
• Scissors

Please send these items with the scholar each day.

Bryant will have the following:

• Hand Sanitizer stations are provided throughout the building
• A bottle of hand sanitizer has been provided for each classroom
• All classrooms have a sink, so scholars will be encouraged to wash their hands regularly.
• All scholars and staff are required to wear mask, so please make sure scholars are wearing them. You may also buy them a face shield if you would like added protection.
• The District has installed ProTek UV-light boxes in each classroom that will scan each night and disinfect every surface the UV-light touches.
• Two water bottle filling stations will be available as scholars cannot use the water fountains. Scholars are encouraged to bring a water bottle (not plastic bottles) so they can refill them with water. Plastic bottles cannot be filled at these stations.

If you know any companies that would like to donate items, we would love the following: hand soap pumps, disposable gloves, hand sanitizer and disinfectant wipes

Everyone who requested a device or was on the waiting list as of Friday, September 4 has been sent information on when to pick up your device.

The LAST DAY to pick up a device is Monday, September 14 from 2:00-4:00pm. You can send someone who is on your emergency contact list. All devices will be shipped back to the District on Tuesday.

If you did not request a device prior to September 4, there is no longer a waiting list. You can call the school to give your child's name, but we will not be able to check availability until October 5 after we've attempted to contact all families who were on the original waiting list.

We will continue to have ASP on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

ASP will remain open until 6:00pm and closed on Wednesdays for cleaning.

Families will not be allowed to enter the building to pick up scholars for ASP until 2:45pm as we have to space out dismissal times. If you need to pick up your child prior to that, you will need to make them a car rider as all scholars who are signed up for ASP will be charged for ASP, even if picked up at 2:45pm.

Arrival Procedures have changed for social distancing.

• Scholars who ride a bus that carries a 2nd load will be allowed in the building at 7:00am early to begin breakfast, so we can social distance scholars.
• All scholars with a single load will enter the building as normal at 7:10am, get breakfast if needed and head to the classroom.

BUS RIDERS:

• Kindergarten and First Grade Scholars will enter through the PE Hallway doors
• Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth will enter the cafeteria.
• Second and Third will enter one line and Fourth and Fifth the other

All scholars will eat breakfast in their classrooms.

CAR RIDERS:

• Car doors will not be opened by staff. All scholars must exit on the right side of the car (closest to the sidewalk) to exit the vehicle. For safety, families may not exit their cars. All scholars must be dropped off in carpool.
• A Police officer will be here to direct traffic in the morning.
• Only the front entrance should be used.

Dismissal will take longer than normal. Please note the following:

CAR RIDERS

• We will dismiss car riders first. No one should exit their cars to get their scholar. All families MUST remain in their cars.
• Families needing car rider tags will be able to pick up car tags on Wednesday, September 23 between 12:00-2:00pm.
• Buses will be dismissed by bus color to minimize the number of scholars in the hallway.
• Buses that have a second load run, will be dismissed first
• Daycare Riders will be dismissed at 2:35pm, thus all Daycare Buses/Vans will not need to arrive until 2:40 to pick up those scholars. We want to limit the number of scholars in the gym at one time.
• ASP will not be dismissed until 2:40pm. Parents will NOT be allowed to enter the building to pick up ASP scholars until 2:45pm when all students have been dismissed.

Wednesday, September 16 at 2:00pm

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87864652083?pwd=VkNkenVFdkh0NDJMeGZ1dUNEYjlaUT09

Meeting ID: 878 6465 2083

Passcode: 937893

Families, please remember that scholars are being graded during virtual learning, so please have your scholars complete the assignments given and pay close attention to due dates. Not turning assignments can negatively impact a student's grade.

Small group sessions are not optional. Your child must attend small group sessions as it is part of the learning environment and will help your child dig deeper in to the content the teacher is presenting.

We still need you!

Please join PTA ($7.00): https://bryant.new.memberhub.store/store?category=Memberships

We will be doing a drawing for two KINDLE FIRES on October 7, 2020 for any families signed up by that date! The winners will be contacted to schedule pick up.

CTLS Learn Website: https://ctlslearn.cobbk12.org/

Student Login: (Office 365 Login) - firstname.lastname@students.cobbk12.org

Password: Student ID or 1234 or 123

VIDEO SUPPORT LINKS:

CTLS Learn (English)

https://youtu.be/LWoDA-aZjts

CTLS Learn (Spanish)

https://youtu.be/OO9cEKvEEq8

CTLS Parent website: https://ctlsparent.cobbk12.org/signin/cobb

You can also download the CTLS Parent App on your phone, so you can can get your notifications and keep up-to-date on what is happening in Cobb and at Bryant.

VIDEO Support Links:

CTLS Parent in English

https://youtu.be/ilpQ-3735KI

CTLS Parent in Spanish

https://youtu.be/ebNPMwIZLnI

Starting Monday, August 24, 2020, please fill out the following link if your child will be absent from virtual learning. This will serve as your absence note. You will also want to email the teacher. Your absence will also be excused if your child cannot attend because they do not have a device.

If your child logs in after instruction is over and reviews teacher videos, they will be marked present. It must be the same day of instruction.

GIRLS ON THE RUN

Link: https://www.girlsontherunatlanta.org/program-registration

Registration is Open NOW until September 16th!!

It is for girls in grades 3-5.The team will be fully virtual this semester. Practice starts the week of September 14th and we will still meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:45-3:45.

BRYANT CHEERLEADING

Open to scholars in grades K-5. Please see the flyer below: