Roadtown News 11.6.20 

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DATES TO REMEMBER

 

Wednesday, Nov. 11

NO SCHOOL – Veterans Day

 

Wednesday, Nov. 11

PTO Meeting, Email PTO for link

[email protected], 7:00pm

 

Thursday, Nov. 19

School Committee Meeting, 7:00pm

 

 

November 6, 2020

Dear Moose Community,

It's hard to find the right words to share about this week. It has been...heavy. The election has brought a heaviness as we watched a divided nation finalize results. Our students have brought a welcomed, bright light to this heaviness. They bring their kindness, love, curiosity, empathy, humor, intelligence and light to every meet, every discussion and every share. As a staff we are reminded of the importance of our work in education and our responsibility to provide our students and our community with an outstanding, inclusive, loving and compassionate education. We are so fortunate to be in a community that supports that mission.

This week, the School Committee also voted to move forward with hybrid learning at SES. They have finalized a hybrid start schedule for grade clusters. 

8:30 am -11:30 am in-person (at school)

Lunch and recess at home (11:30-1:00)

1:00 pm - 3:10 pm remote learning (excluding Wednesdays)

Monday-Friday

 

The schedule for return is as follows:

· Kindergarten, 1st Grade and 2nd Grade will begin hybrid learning on December 7th. They will have remote instruction January 4, 5 and 6, 2021.

· Grades 5 and 6 will begin hybrid learning January 20, 2021

· Grades 3 and 4 will begin hybrid learning February 3, 2021

 

Families may choose the option to continue as a remote student only. (Please know that the remote instruction will look and feel different than what has been happening in the first 10 weeks of school).

A letter was sent home on Tuesday with more information about informational sessions and mandatory meetings for families that will be choosing remote. We have reattached the letter to this RTN for your reference. Please read it and take note of our meetings and survey dates.

We will be continuing to update our Hybrid Handbook as we make and finalize more plans. Please reference the handbook on our website to keep up-to-date.

I understand that there are many different viewpoints about remote and hybrid learning. I will continue to listen to your questions and concerns and answer them the best I can. We have a mighty task ahead for a small staff. We will be working hard to provide our remote and our hybrid students with the best possible experience we can. But, the reality is that we have a limited staff and that things will be different once we have to service both students at home and at school for the mornings. We ask that families continue to be kind, supportive and compassionate in their communications to the school and provide feedback in a supportive manner.

I continue to be grateful to work in a supportive community like Shutesbury. We will continue to work together to provide our children the best experience we can.
Jackie


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***SCHOOL NEWS***

Hello Shutesbury Community,

We’ve had quite a few chilly days in October and early November which have reminded us that winter is coming! In the past few years, I’ve had a winter weather clothing swap at the school. Unfortunately, I can’t find a way to safely do this at the school this year. However, I do have some warm clothes from last year. If anyone would like to either donate winter weather clothes that no longer fit or are in need of some warmer clothing for this year please contact me and I can meet up with families and help dress our students for the winter season.

Stay warm!

Katie Harrington

School Nurse

[email protected]

(413) 259-1212 ext. 112

 


Hike for Hunger

Hike for hunger is a “virtual” event this year due to the pandemic.

Everything for Hike for Hunger is online with the exception, of course, of the hiking.

Hike for Hunger is where you hike as much as you want, wherever you want and raise money for the Amherst Survival Center while doing the hiking! 

Each time you hike a mile or a hour you can go to the website you used to register and mark down how much you have walked.

You can hike anywhere you like! Any state, any trail, any mountain. 

You don’t even have to hike to participate, say you just want to make a donation you can go to any team or participant’s page and click the DONATE button!

Even better you don’t even have to hike! You can run, bike, hike, etc, anything you want!

The sixth grade is going to be doing this at a class and we will give you updates as we go!

For more information go to - https://amherstsurvival.org/hike-for-hunger/ 

 


 

***PTO NEWS***

PIE

ORDER YOUR PIES ONLINE HERE


GRATITUDE

CNC

 

 

 

 

Posted by carlson-belangerj On 06 November, 2020 at 3:09 PM