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Announcement Archive
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Message to Families Jan. 25
Message to Families, January 25, 2021
Dear 5th - 8th Grade SHMS Families,
We are thrilled to have our 5th through 8th grade students attending school four days per week, beginning Monday, February 1st! All Kindergarten through 8th grade students will attend our buildings Monday through Thursday (except weeks when we have Monday as a holiday, at which point students would attend Tuesday through Friday). You can see the schedule on the next page for more details.
Dr. Dave Smith sent families an update this afternoon, which also includes further explanation and detail as to our ability to phasing-in more students on-site. I have included some important details below:
- Weekly Schedules for Kindergarten - 8th Grade Students: Beginning Monday, Feb. 1st, all students in Kindergarten through Grade 8 will be scheduled to attend school on-site four days per week, every Monday-Thursday. K-8th grade students will no longer be following the A and B hybrid schedule. Students will still be learning at home on Fridays. This will allow teachers to connect with families, continue to update Canvas and work with any students who may have to quarantine or isolate because of the pandemic. For weeks with any Monday holidays, students will attend on-site Tuesday through Friday.
- Managing Transmission: We can confidently say we have not had any transmission of the virus within our school. We will continue to keep our students on site however, if we do need to isolate a class or a grade level due to contact tracing for virus transmission, we will do so in order to contain transmission but not disrupt district-wide on-site learning. If you are not comfortable having your son or daughter engage in on-site learning, please contact our office. We will continue our safety protocols which include: mask wearing indoors, 6’ social distancing at all times, students grouped in cohorts, and health screens at entries.
- Rapid Testing Available upon Parent Consent & Arrival: Our school nurses have been trained to administer rapid tests for symptomatic students. These tests will only be done with parents physically present and giving consent. With a positive test, the protocol will be followed as such (isolating for 10 days and returning upon improved symptoms). With a negative test, this result would need to be confirmed with a PCR test through your healthcare provider.
- Transportation: We recently facilitated a parent survey to better understand the needs of our students and if student pickup times are altered as a result of that survey we will notify well in advance of that change. You can expect to hear from Durham this week as these adjusted times begin Mon., Feb 1st. Please contact Durham Transportation with any questions or clarifications you may have about route times and locations: (509) 447-0506.
Please contact us with any questions or clarifications. We are especially excited to have all our students on-site four days per week! Thank you, and Go Griz!
Sincerely,
Tony Moser
Principal
mosertony@newportgriz.com ; (509) 447-2426 ext. 2502Newport School District
Kindergarten - 8th Grade On-Site Schedule
February 2021
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
February 1
On-Site
February 2
On-Site
February 3
On-Site
February 4
On-Site
February 5
Distance Learning @ Home
February 8
On-Site
February 9
On-Site
February 10
On-Site
February 12
On-Site
February 13
Distance Learning @ Home
February 15
(No School - President’s Day)
February 16
On-Site
February 17
On-Site
February 18
On-Site
February 19
On-Site
February 22
On-Site
February 23
On-Site
February 24
On-Site
February 25
On-Site
February 26
Distance Learning @ Home
- Weekly Schedules for Kindergarten - 8th Grade Students: Beginning Monday, Feb. 1st, all students in Kindergarten through Grade 8 will be scheduled to attend school on-site four days per week, every Monday-Thursday. K-8th grade students will no longer be following the A and B hybrid schedule. Students will still be learning at home on Fridays. This will allow teachers to connect with families, continue to update Canvas and work with any students who may have to quarantine or isolate because of the pandemic. For weeks with any Monday holidays, students will attend on-site Tuesday through Friday.
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Update to Families Dec. 16, 2020
Message to Families, December 16, 2020
Hello SHMS Families,Please see the attached letter with an update from SHMS. Also, we value your feedback, and hope you can complete the temperature check so we can improve and refine our teaching practices to make this most meaningful for you and your student. Thank you! -
Update to Families 12/16/2020
Message to Families, December 14, 2020
Hello SHMS Families,This afternoon, sent to your student's school email address, is a temperature check asking for feedback from families about school. We want school to motivate your student for growth and learning, not to be a stressor or point of frustration for your family. We are going to review your feedback on Friday to help our practice when we return from break! Please take some time to complete this temperature check with your student. Reach out to us with any questions or clarifications. Thank you!-Tony Moser -
Update to Families 11/4/2020
Message to Families, November 4, 2020
Dear 5th & 6th Grade Students and Families,
We are thrilled to have our 5th & 6th grade students back onsite beginning next week! As you saw in the letter from Dr. Smith, the Tri County Health Department has recommended that we can safely bring K-6 students back onsite, in a hybrid A/B model beginning with the “A group” on Monday, November 9th, and the “B group” on Thursday, November 12th. Note: Please send your student with their charged chromebook.
This hybrid schedule will involve students attending onsite two days each week, and work at home the remaining days utilizing Zoom, Canvas, and workpackets to stay on-track with the instructional activities throughout the week. Teachers will be contacting families today (Wednesday, 11/4) and tomorrow (Thursday, 11/5) to indicate which schedule each student will follow. If you have not heard from your teacher by Thursday afternoon at 3:00pm, please call our school office so we can ensure you know your student’s schedule. See the calendar below.
Although we cannot have students in the building five days per week, bringing students back is great news, and we believe this is a move in the right direction for our families and community. That being said, I want you to be fully aware of a situation that we will likely see. When a teacher becomes ill with COVID-like symptoms or is a close contact AND we do not have staff available to cover their position, an entire classroom of students may need to return to distance learning for up to two weeks. We believe it is better for individual classrooms to return to distance learning than for an entire system to shut down, in the event a classroom teacher has to isolate or quarantine. Although we plan and hope to use staff from within the building to cover such absences, we wanted to make you aware of this possibility given the amount of staff absences due to the health screening process for anyone entering the building.
As your student returns to the building, all of our same processes and procedures will remain the same as early October, such as health screening at entries or attestation tickets signed by parents, physical distancing of 6 feet, and face coverings/masks required to be worn indoors. Durham will continue to provide transportation for students, and you can expect the same pick up & drop off times as in October. Please call Durham Transportation with any questions: (509) 447-0505.
Please contact us with any questions or clarifications, and we are looking forward to having our 5th and 6th grade students back, beginning next week!
Sincerely,
Tony Moser
Principal
mosertony@newportgriz.com ; (509) 447-2426
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Update to Families 10/26/2020
SHMS Update - Monday, 10/26/20
As we find ourselves once again in distance learning, we miss having our students here! We welcome and encourage you to contact our office, teachers, and me with feedback you may have or ways we can support your son or daughter’s learning while we are off-site. We understand distance learning poses unique challenges to everyone, and we strive to work with you as we know this adds new challenges to each household. Thank you for your flexibility and understanding!
Tony Moser
Principal
SHMS
(509) 447-2426 ext. 2502
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Update to Families 10/8/2020
SHMS Update to Families - Thursday, 10/8/20
We love having our Griz on-site! This was a wonderful week to have our students back in the building. Beginning Monday, all 5th-8th grade students will be back five days per week! Students have done a great job wearing masks, staying 6’ apart, and following hand-washing hygiene. While students are in classrooms, they each have their own work area and they are seated 6’ apart from other students at all times. While indoors, students have done very well wearing masks over their mouth and nose.
This is a time for learning and becoming acquainted to many new routines and procedures. One thing that is hard for everyone, especially our students who have not seen each other for a while, is to remain 6’ apart outside as well. Even though our cohort/classroom groups aren’t mixing anywhere and have designated zones while outside, we are continuing to work with our students to ensure they stay 6’ apart everywhere. Your help reminding your son or daughter of this importance is much appreciated!
We hope this week has gone well for our students and families. This has been an awesome week for our staff because we have our students back in the building! Please reach out to us with any needs or feedback. Thank you!
Tony Moser
SHMS Principal
(509) 447-2426 ext. 2502
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Message from Moser 9/18/2020
Sept. 18, 2020: Distance Learning Feedback: SHMS Temperature Check
Hello SHMS Griz Students,We miss you very much, and would appreciate your feedback during distance learning. Distance Learning should be user friendly, meaningful, and painless for you to navigate. We want you to have a solid learning experience!Please complete this survey with your parent/guardian(s), so we can hear your voice as a family. We want to understand your situation and support you.We also encourage you to directly reach out to your teachers and/or me with any suggestions, ideas, or support you may need!Thank you, and have a great weekend! You can also view my video update for this week if you wish. Go Griz! -
Message from Moser 8/31/2020
Howdy SHMS Griz!
Monday, August 31, 2020You were greatly missed on the 'first day of school'... it was not the same without you all here; our students are what makes school exciting! Hopefully we can be back on-site sooner than later.On Monday, I emailed you and your parents our distance learning schedule. You can also see the schedule via the link below this message. Additionally, teachers have been working to connect with parents and families, so please call our office if you need to connect with a teacher or have any questions.Teachers have some introductory and welcome back content on their Canvas pages this week. Beginning Tuesday, September 8th, we will follow the schedule outlined in the document below.Please let me know if you have any questions. We miss you! Welcome to the 2020-21 School Year!-Mr. Moser -
Sadie Halstead Distance Learning Plan
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Quick Help Links
Quick Help Links:
A helpful document for parents regarding Canvas Connect.
Need help accessing Google & Canvas from home? Click here.
Need to change your password or unlock your account? Click here, but only if you've enrolled at NHS first. If you haven't enrolled yet, please click here.
Need to access your student Canvas account? Click here.
Parents need to keep an eye on your student's Canvas Account?
- Desktop users: Click here to learn how to set up an observer account.
- Mobile users: Click here to learn how to login to your student's Canvas account.
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Handwashing & Universal Health Precautions
Hand-washing & Universal Health Precautions
Before breakfast and lunch, we are having all students wash their hands in classrooms. Additionally, we are reminding students to refrain from touching their face (eyes, nose, mouth) so as to reduce the risk of spreading virus and infections.
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Student Supply lists
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Promotion Video 2020
Here is your Virtual Promotion Celebration! A very special thanks to Mr. and Mrs. BRADBURY for their skills and leadership in compiling such a special video. Enjoy!-Mr. Moser -
Counseling Resources during closure
Counseling Resources During Closure updated 5/26/20
Information on: Scheduling, Career Counseling, Social and Emotional Counseling, Additional Resources, and other items
