Williamston Primary School

Thank for an great first week back to school from winter break. Parents please be reminded that school starts promptly at 7:55 with our Tardy Bell ringing at 8:00. Parents make sure that your arrives to school on time to ensure that they receive their maximum amount of time for instruction. Parents please help us during this period of COVID in keeping all of our students safe by keeping your child home from school if they develop any symptoms that could be attributed to COVID. Also please make sure that you send your child to school with a mask daily. Thank you for your efforts in helping us keep our students and staff healthy and safe. Again we say Thank you for all you do for Williamston Primary School.

Educationally Yours,

Mr. Howard

January 13: End of the Grading Period

January 14: Mandatory Teacher Workday (No School for students)

January 17: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday

January 18: Optional Teacher Workday: (No School for students)

February 15: PTA Meeting

Parents please be advised that our Kindergarten through Second Grade Scholars will be taking their m-Class Mid-Year Benchmarks starting January 5 - Friday February 4. Please note that your child may complete their benchmark before February 4 but this is the window in which the test period will take place. Therefore, parents please make sure that your child is at school daily to ensure that they are able to complete their benchmark.

Pre-K:

• This week in our Pre K classrooms, we have been talking about NUMBERS. We discussed why numbers are important to us and where numbers can be found. We went on a number hunt in our school and our classroom. We also learned the numbers of our New Year. Next week, we will start talking about Winter.
• Please wash your child’s masks if they are cloth. Also, send extras in case it is needed.
• Please check book sacks regularly and remove any old papers.
• If soiled clothes have been sent home, please send another set back the next day for their cubby.
• If your child is sick or has symptoms such as a new cough, temperature, diarrhea, vomiting, etc. he/she will need to stay home until either a covid test has been completed and it is negative or stay out for 5 days with no symptoms, including fever. If the child has a negative covid test, the child can not return until he or she is fever free, for 24 hours without medicine and fever.
• Make sure water bottles are washed and returned daily.
• Have a great weekend!!!!!!

Kindergarten:

Happy New Year! Students will be completing their m-class reading assessments this month. Continue to master letter sounds and begin to blend CVC words. Real and nonsense b-i-t n-e-n m-o-t Please go over sight words and read with your child

Discuss elements of the story.

First Grade:

• Please be sure you are checking your child’s folder daily.

• Sight words and take-home books should be reviewed every day.

• Your child should have a water bottle and an extra mask at school with them each day.

Second Grade:

• Please continue to read AR books and complete tour AR log.
• Students should bring a water bottle and an extra mask each day.
• Parents please make sure you check student's folders each day. Make sure students are completing all homework assignments.

Resource:

Library: We are going to start the new year off with a “clean record”!

Our FIRST and SECOND GRADERS will be getting a list of any library books that they have checked out. This note will be sent home with all 1st and 2nd grade students JAN 10-14. Parents please help your students locate these library books. If you have any missing, please contact me, or write a note at the bottom of your child's “book record.”

KINDERGARTEN: will begin checking out library books this week as well! Their books are recommended to stay in the classroom as they practice keeping up with them until their next time in library class. Please work with your students at home on how to turn pages and taking care of their books.

Character Trait: Acts of Responsibility

Kindergarten:

Mrs. Clark: Talia King

Mrs. Rock Lupton: Khaliyah Johnson

Mrs. Bland: Lauren Bracey

Mrs. D. Roberson: Savannah Hassell

Mrs. Harrell: Easton Harris

Mrs. Beach: Jackson Little

Mrs. Gray: Jamelia Lassiter

First Grade:

Mrs. Congleton: Brooke Merchant Williams

Mrs. Warren: Axel Molina

Ms. Baker: Xylin Morris

Ms. J. Roberson: Waylon Yokel

Mrs. Boller: Ca'Myla Fenner

Mrs. Reason: Sophia Lu

Mrs. Knox: Luis Le

Second Grade:

Mrs. Toler: Royal Ogunibi

Mrs. Britt Imari Griffin

Mrs. Gray Carl Lee

Mrs. Rodgers: Gavin Godley

Reminders:

• DO NOT send your child to school sick!

• Please encourage and remind your child to keep their masks on while on the bus, and while at school. This is mandatory.

• Please encourage and remind them to wash their hands frequently.

• If your child has had a fever, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, they are not to return until 24 hours symptom free, WITHOUT any medications!

• Colds, Flu, and Covid are rampant right now, please protect your child and others by following these rules.

• PLEASE update your contact information if that has changed.

• There have been some changes to our protocol from StrongSchoolsNC: Public Health Toolkit for K-12. Quarantine time has decreased, but this is with STRICT mask wear after the initial quarantine.
• At home tests kits are not acceptable documentation of testing.

• If you have questions or are in doubt for any reason about whether to send your child to school after symptoms, exposure, or diagnosis please feel free to contact me at the school.

• I look forward to all 2022 has in store for us and getting to work with and know you all.

If your child is experiencing any of the following symptoms, please them at home and contact the school as soon as possible.

• Fever or chills

• Cough

• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing

• Fatigue

• Muscle or body aches

• Headache

• New loss of taste or smell

• Sore throat

• Congestion or runny nose

• Nausea or vomiting

• Diarrhea