Weekly Reminders

Our Mission: To utilize arts integration to develop creative and critical thinkers equipped with the ability to reach full potential in a positive, safe and nurturing learning environment.

Our Vision: To enhance the quality of life for all students and develop creative learners by providing a deeper understanding of all subjects through arts integration.

It is Our Collective Responsibility to:

• Provide all learners equitable access to an arts enriched standards-based curriculum.

• Ensure a positive, safe and nurturing learning environment.

• Foster each child’s unique abilities and talents.

• Promote academic, artistic and social/emotional growth through arts integration.

• Cultivate balance and value of academics and the arts to lead to success in life and careers.

DO NOT USE INOW FOR ANY ATTENDANCE (VIRTUAL OR IN-PERSON).

Virtual Homerooms: Use this class load sheet, daily-Submit by 2:00pm each day: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScAcWbrWYBclguJYikCkAk2tla70pibLNdneSt_T6d29lWLyQ/viewform?usp=sf_link. Please input information by 2:00pm each day.***PLEASE DO NOT COMPLETE THIS A WEEK AT A TIME, COMPLETE THIS ONE TIME ON THAT SPECIFIC DATE.

In-Person Homerooms: Use this class load sheet, daily-Submit by 8:30am each day: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdIi9aVg-HvcoAN3o63HlSsDDcVkoMIR1AyEp_O4ilndlUuiA/viewform?usp=sf_link. ***PLEASE NOTE-for in-person instruction, we will monitor tardies at the front office. In addition, if you receive doctor's notes or other notes from students regarding excused absences, please send them to the office.

• If you have students coming this week, please remember to ask parents how their child(ren) will go home. Also, please remind parents that if there is a change in dismissal plans, a note or email needs to be sent. We cannot make changes to students' dismissal plans over the phone.

Our staggered dismissal schedule is as follows:

• Preschool-2:30 (back of school-parking lot)
• Elementary-2:40 (front of school-carpool lane)
• Middle-2:50 (back of school-parking lot)

The ALSDE delivered cloth masks for students (2 per child). We are encouraging all parents to send masks from home. However if a child does not bring one, you will have some to distribute.

Employee Orientation:

• The employee orientation course opened in CANVAS on Friday. This course completion deadline is October 23.

CNP:

• CNP will deliver breakfast and lunch to classrooms beginning tomorrow. Tomorrow, CNP is also passing out meals to families from 10:30-12:00. Please be patient if your meals arrive a little later than your originally scheduled lunch time. They are working hard to balance both meal distributions.

Additional PPE:

• If, at any time, you need any additional PPE (that has been provided by the district), please contact a custodian or the office staff.

Progress Reports and I-Now Parent Codes:

• Progress reports and I-Now parent codes for students in the GREEN group will go home on Monday, September 21
• Progress reports and I-Now parent codes for students in the GRAY group will go home on Wednesday, September 23.
• Progress reports and I-Now parent codes for virtual students will be sent out in the mail on Wednesday, September 23.

Morning and Afternoon Duty Schedule:

• You will find our morning and afternoon duty schedule below. This first week we are asking for all hands on deck to assist with student arrival and dismissal. Please remember if you are going to be absent, you are responsible for finding someone to cover your arrival/dismissal duty location.

Collaborative Team Meetings:

• Due to the shift to a staggered schedule, our collaborative team meetings will take place on Fridays. Grade level and department chairs, please select an hour on Fridays for collaborative teams to meet here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15MIEm8Jcca0w1gjsgAR73s7Dfwc_e3a7cb19gQrv9MM/edit?usp=sharing

Anaphylaxis Preparedness Presentation:

• Please review the slides (attached below or in your email) and sign the sheet in the mail room.

A shout out goes to our fourth grade team. As a collaborative team, they developed a creative solution to support each other, given the large number of fourth graders returning for face-to-face instruction. Way to take a risk with a solution-oriented mindset!

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