BROOKVIEW PAW PRINT

Hi, this is Mr. Coleman, principal of Brookview Elementary school. I want to thank all of you, the parents and family of our Brookview students. I see the effort that you have put into organizing and preparing your children for Learn at Home. The initial shock of school closings took many of us by surprise. There was initial uncertainty and we just didn't know what it would mean for us. Now that we are entering week 3 of Learn at Home, there is more clarity. What has also become clear is work that you have done to prepare your children for this new reality. I know that adding “full time teacher” to your plate has been taxing. But know this, you are appreciated.

In an effort to better serve you with technology, we are gathering information that will help us better understand usage rates. Please take a moment to provide feedback at bit.ly/msdwtechsurvey. I will also link this to our community newsletter, the Paw Print.

Just to remind you, teachers are available for you Monday – Friday 10am – pm. If you have any question about Learn at Home contact your child’s teacher. Or you can call the hotline at 317-608-0545 msdwarrenelearning@warren.k12.in.us

The 2020 Census questionnaire is critical. This information ensures essential funding to our school communities. If you haven’t done so already, please make your voice heard and complete the census at 2020Census.gov. Have a great weekend. Stay safe and stay connected.

• Registration for Kindergarten and Preschool in Warren Township begins on Monday, May 4th. There will be a live webinar May 4th at 7pm. Principals and teachers will present information about Kindergarten and Preschool programs in Warren, demonstrate information about how to register online, and conduct a live question & answer session with audience members. Children must be age 5 on or before September 1 to register for Kindergarten and age 3 on or before September 1 to register for Preschool.

  
  

• "MSD of Warren Township is evaluating our technology needs and how to better serve our families and students of the district. Since iPads and Chromebooks require a WiFi connection, we are interested to know whether our students have access to WiFi at home.

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AT&T information - https://about.att.com/pages/COVID-19.html

Verizon - https://www.verizonwireless.com/support/covid-19-faqs/

Sprint - https://www.verizonwireless.com/support/covid-19-faqs/

T-Mobile - https://www.t-mobile.com/brand/ongoing-updates-covid-19#network

Parents and family,

I have seen many of you and your children connecting with school using Zoom virtual meetings. This is going to be a great tool for us to use as we stay connected and engage students in learning opportunities! I've had a lot of fun dropping in to virtual classrooms and seeing the smiling students and parents. I encourage you to continue to support your child with not only Zoom but the new learning lessons and choice board activities (available Monday morning by 8am (https://www.warren.k12.in.us/o/msd-of-warren-township/page/learn-at-home-student-lessons). Stay safe and stay connected!

Reminder from last week:

As we transition to Learn at Home, we will be utilizing online tools and devices. I am asking that in an effort to maintain effective and timely communication that you please update your email addresses and phone numbers. If you have recently changed any of your contact information, please reach out to me via email with the changes. I will personally make sure this is updated.

Technology Access for Learn at Home

Learn at Home activities will provide students access to both offline and online activities. Additionally, devices will be used to connect with teachers virtually. If you have questions about Learning at Home or need technology support, please visit our eLearning/Learn at Home website for information about our Learn at Home plan, technology access resources, and Frequently Asked Questions, or contact our eLearning Hotline (317-608-0545).

The device and charger will need to be returned in the same condition it was received to the school at the conclusion of the Learn at Home window. If the event that the device and charger are not received or returned damaged, your family will be charged for repair/replacement. Any device unaccounted for past the return date will be remotely disabled and all data erased.

***You can find all of the information on Warren Township's Food Distribution @ https://www.warren.k12.in.us/article/219317?org=msd-of-warren-township***

Update!!!

To provide increased quantities of meals and to lessen the need to travel on a daily basis, we are adjusting and expanding our food outreach program. We have added a Wednesday evening food outreach site at Post Road Christian Church and now Lakeside Elementary from 5:30pm - 7:00pm. Wednesday locations will distribute a total of 8 meals. Starting next week, we will be distributing 6 meals on Tuesdays and 8 meals on Fridays at now 11 locations from 11:00 -1:00. Eastridge and Hawthorne will be added as Tuesday / Friday locations.

Meals can be picked up between 11:00 – 1:00, Monday – Friday at the following DISTRICT locations:

Creston Intermediate Middle School – 10925 E Prospect St, 46239

Pleasant Run Elementary School – 1800 N Franklin Road, 46219

Raymond Park Intermediate Middle School – 8575 E Raymond Street, 46239

Stonybrook Intermediate Middle School – 11300 Stonybrook Drive, 46229

Warren Central High School – 9500 E 16th Street, 46229

Meals can also be picked up between 11:00 – 1:00, Monday – Friday at the following COMMUNITY satellite locations. Yellow district school busses will be used to distribute food at these locations:

Braeburn Village Apartments – 2170 Braeburn E Drive, 46219

Knoll Ridge Apartments – 11415 Knollridge Ln, 46229

Shiloh Estates Mobile Home Park – 7441 Chinook Cir, 46219

Washington Pointe Apartments – 625 Belhaven Place, 46229

If any you have any questions, please call the hotline - MSD Warren Township Community Outreach Hotline, 1-317-869-4308. Thanks.

You can still order a yearbook by going to: ybpay.lifetouch.com/ Our ID code is 12713420. The deadline to order is April 13th and information on distributing books will come soon!

Brookview Family,

Gov. Holcomb's announcement means that MSD of Warren Townships schools will now be closed for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year.

A web page has been created to provide resources and to organize our communications to our staff and families. I encourage you to visit this page if you have questions. Dr. Hanson has asked our district leaders to provide frequent and formal updates to our building leaders and other district personnel to ensure that our information is consistent, accurate, and helpful to the day to day operations of providing a safe environment for teaching and learning.

Preventive Measures

In all of our conversations with local officials and the guidance received from state and federal entities, practicing good hygiene is still one of the best preventive measures we can do to lessen the chances of becoming infected with the virus.

• Wash your hands often and thoroughly with soap and warm water
  
• Use alcohol based hand sanitizer in between hand washing
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose, mouth
• Use social distancing and limit handshakes and hugs
• Stay home when you are sick and fever free for at least 24 hours
• Clean and disinfect frequently. Be sure to follow the guidelines of the cleaning product to maximize its cleaning effectiveness.

As a district, we have placed an emphasis on increased cleaning protocols in high traffic and high contact areas, including transportation.

• Additional cleaning supplies have been sent to schools.
  
• Busses are being disinfected as much as possible in between and after routes.
  
• High traffic and high contact areas in our cafeterias are being cleaned and disinfected throughout the day.

2020 Census Take the pledge to be counted on April 1, 2020! For more information, we have a dedicated page on our websites: https:// www.warren.k12.in.us/o/ msd-of-warren-township/ page/2020-census

This is used to distribute:  Political Power  Community Funding (including education!) Mark your calendars!

Teaching and Learning Emphasis

At Brookview Elementary, we want our students to be strong readers! There are 5 major components to reading. I will be sharing information on each of the 5 components of reading over the next several weeks. Let's start with fluency.

What Is Fluency?

Fluency is the ability to read "like you speak." Hudson, Lane, and Pullen define fluency this way: "Reading fluency is made up of at least three key elements: accurate reading of connected text at a conversational rate with appropriate prosody or expression." Non-fluent readers suffer in at least one of these aspects of reading: they make many mistakes, they read slowly, or they don't read with appropriate expression and phrasing.

Many researchers have found that fluency is highly correlated with reading comprehension—that is, when a student reads fluently, that student is likely to comprehend what he or she is reading.

So how do we teach it?

Teacher Modeling

Examples of teacher modeling include:

• Teacher-assisted reading
• Peer-assisted reading
• Audio-assisted reading

Key point: Teacher modeling involves more than just listening to someone else read. Students must be actively involved 100 percent of the time and in a multi-sensory way.

Parents, you play a major role here as well. Allowing your children consistent opportunities to read to you is key. Every night, have your children read to you. This helps your child become a strong reader!

At Brookview Elementary school, we strive to develop and enrich students to their full potential. One of the ways that we do this is by focusing on critical thinking, content knowledge, collaboration, citizenship, creativity, and resilience.

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MARCH

All Events in March have been cancelled

APRIL

All Events in April have been cancelled

May

All Events in May have been cancelled

Outbreaks of novel virus infections among people are always of public health concern. While the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) considers this to be a serious public health threat, based on current information, the immediate health risk from to the general American public is considered low at this time. That said, we will continue to take proactive preparedness measures as more cases are likely to be identified in the United States.

Our school district is working closely with state and local health departments to review and

update emergency preparation plans in the event of a pandemic. Our Operations Department

continues to work diligently to ensure a cleanly environment for both students and staff. In the event of a confirmed case in the MSD of Warren Township, appropriate measures would be taken with the guidance of the health department. It is important to have correct information about the Coronavirus. Click here to access CDC

information on the virus.

At this time, the MSD Warren Township will monitor students using normal school procedures to assess symptoms. Patients with confirmed 2019-nCoV infection have reported mild to severe respiratory symptoms, including fever, cough, and shortness of breath. We continue to

encourage all student and staff to practice good heath hygiene to prevent the spread of any

illness, including viruses. These steps include:

 Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds

 If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer

 Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands

 Avoid close contact with people who are sick

 Stay home when you are sick – fever free for 24 hours without use of medication

 Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash

 Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces

The Indiana Pesticide Review Board has regulations that impact how school

corporations may use pesticides on school grounds. MSD Warren Township follows

these guidelines and we are inviting parents and guardians to join our Pesticide

Notification Registry. By signing up for this registry, you will be notified via email at

least 48 hours prior to a pesticide application at your child’s school, subject to certain

exceptions. You will be invited to sign up for this notification each school year.

You will need to sign up for this notification every school year.

If you would like to participate, please complete the required

form found at www.warren.k12.in.us.

Warren Township Schools is pleased to announce that we are using the Raptor Visitor Management System in all of our schools to strengthen our program of campus safety for students and staff. Part of keeping students and faculty safe is knowing who is in our buildings at all times, and the Raptor System will allow us to do that. The Raptor System will better allow us to screen visitors, contractors, and volunteers in our schools and provide us with a safer environment for our students and staff. Our goal is to keep a balance of being a welcoming school district as well as maintaining the safety of our students and staff.

Every visitor who enters our school will be asked to present a state of federal ID, such as a Driver’s License, that will be scanned into the Raptor System. Once the visitor has been approved, the office staff will enter the reason, destination of the visit and the Raptor System will print a photo ID visitor badge. If for any reason a parent or guardian does not have a U.S. government-issued ID, the staff member can use any form of ID and manually enter the person’s name into the Raptor System.

A photo ID visitor badge is not required for those who visit our schools to drop off an item or pick-up paperwork at the front desk. Further, they may drop off their items(s) or remain in the waiting area until their student is available. Please be aware that current practices established in each building will remain in effect.

The safety of our students is our highest priority. The Raptor Visitor Management System will provide us with a consistent process of knowing who is in our buildings at all times as well as a tool to identify those individuals who may present a danger to our students and staff.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation and support towards enhancing school safety protocols in our district. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact BROOKVIEW ELEMENTARY at 317-532-3050.

Sincerely,

Jeremy Coleman

Principal

MSD of Warren Township has created a comprehensive strategic plan based on community input that will ensure all students and staff have the conditions necessary to develop and apply Journey of a Graduate (JoG) skills and dispositions. The Journey of a Graduate skills are a set of 6 skills and dispositions that have been identified by our community needed for success in and out of school. The JoG skills are Critical Thinking, Citizenship, Communication, Collaboration, Content Knowledge, and Resilience. These JoG skills will serve as the foundation of the district strategic plan.

PLEASE NOTIFY THE OFFICE BEFORE 1:00 p.m.

OF ANY TRANSPORTATION CHANGES.

During the 2019-20 school year, Warren has implemented a three tier transportation schedule. As a result, there are new school start times for our students. These changes allow us to provide a safer and more efficient transportation experience for our students. More information is available on our website.

• High School (9-12) - 7:15AM - 2:20PM
• Elementary School (K-4) - 8:05AM - 3:05PM
• Intermediate/Middle School (5-8) - 8:55AM - 3:55PM
• Warren Early Childhood Center & Renaissance - 8:55AM - 3:55PM

BROOKVIEW SCHOOL TIMES:

School Day - 8:05AM - 3:05PM

Doors Open - 7:55AM

Tardy Bell - 8:05AM

If your child is missing jackets, hats, shirts, lunch boxes, glasses, or anything else, please have him/her check the lost and found. It is overflowing!

Warren Township School District has a new app and website! The purpose of the app and website is to provide regular updates through the live feed, district news, and

district events sections as well as other important district information. The app includes easy access to the weekly breakfast and lunch menu, staff contacts, district documents, bullying and safety reporting form, and much much more. The Warren app can be downloaded at the Apple and Android App Store. Stay informed and download the app today. The district website is www.warren.k12.in.us.

Warren Township Schools, in partnership with Chartwells K12, publish breakfast and lunch menus through Nutrislice - an interactive website and a free smartphone app. Our school community can access our menus anywhere, anytime! Click here for the menus or download the menu Nutrislice app.

Parents and students at Chartwells districts across the country have access to descriptions, images, and nutrition and allergy information for all menu items. Our menus are also accessible on the web, mobile devices, tablets, and as a traditional PDF that can be printed and put on the fridge. We have developed our own portfolio of beautiful photos of our recipes and created exciting content and nutrition education that engages both students and parents!

Chartwells will provide reasonable modifications to students with medical needs/disabilities on a case-by-case basis with proper medical documentation from a physician or medical provider. Please contact Resident Dietitian, Haley Quade at 317-869-4441 for more information.

Breakfast

Breakfast is served in the classrooms each morning from 7:55am - 8:15am

Lunch

Kindergarten Lunch - 10:50am - 11:20am

1st Grade Lunch - 11:30am - 12:00pm

2nd Grade Lunch - 12:00pm - 12:30pm

3rd Grade Lunch - 12:35pm - 1:05pm

4th Grade Lunch - 1:05pm - 1:35pm

Email: jcoleman3@warren.k12.in.us
Website: brookview.warren.k12.in.us
Location: 1550 North Cumberland Road, Indianapolis, IN, USA
Phone: 317-532-3050