Weekly Update #16

 Inspirational Quote:

"To appreciate the beauty of a snowflake it is necessary to stand outside in the cold. "   Aristotle

This Week's Schedule

COVID Survey - every morning before 8:00

Monday, December 21, 2020                                 Clinical Meeting - LCHC, GBFB: Food Pantry
Tuesday, December 22, 2020                                 Weekly Staff PD- Lesson Planning with Teams
Wednesday, December 23, 2020                            Pajama Day!! 

                                                                                Students out at 12:15, Staff out at 2:30   
Thursday, December 24, 2020                              No School, Christmas Eve 
Friday, December 25, 2020                                   No School, Merry Christmas!

                                   

Things to Consider

Please read the weekly update carefully.

• Presentation Activities for December 23rd - As always our wonderful Rachel Roy has created another fun PPT presentation for us.  Click Here!
• ACCESS Window Extended - it will now be January 7th - May 20th.
• Due to COVID - 19, we will be requesting that ALL staff get trained in preparation for supporting our testing schedule. 
• Thank you to the ESL Team for presenting information about training and certification for ACCESS, Please send your certificates to Glenda and Liz when you have completed the training.
• Next week, we have given you a week off from PLTs. You may use this time as additional prep. Happy Holidays!
• ST Math Reports - The new report can be found in the Report tab in your ST Math console and is run weekly on Sunday. The report features the following metrics at the district and/or school level:
  Time spent on ST Math, Total math problems (i.e., puzzles) completed, Percent progress through the curriculum, and Number of students with high-try alerts.
• Staff PD - No Staff PD - you may plan with teams or finish your Access Certification.
• District Handbooks - for a second year in a row, handbooks are digital.  They can be found in English, Spanish, Khmer, Arabic, Hatian Creole and Portuguese at:   (http://www.lynnschools.org/resources/students.shtml?gpm=1_2).
• Teacher Absences - Please post all absences on Aesop and connect with your CIT and your Sub before your scheduled day.
• Evaluation - The district shared that there are pushing back the evidence submission for Non-PTS from January 5th to January 22nd. 
• I do advise that you try to upload some artifacts prior to Winter Break.
• Artifacts - Please do not place artifacts in PowerPoints. Please use the guidance document emailed during the week.
• Report Card & Grades - An email went out to families about Grading, keep in mind students that are not on and engaged can receive failing grades.  Please review the weight of grades and engagment on Kim's letter.
• iReady - Calendar invites have been sent out to all grade levels.  K will be at a different time due to schedule, and 1-2 and 3-5 will be in two seperate groups.  Please look out for email invitations.
• Observations - The second round of observations has begun and we will focus on Whole Group ELA and Math structure.
• Imagine Learning / ST Math - Please reach out to families whose children are not logging into Imagine Learning and ST Math.  This is asynchronous work for all grades.  
• Small Groups Instruction - At this point, it is the expectation that we are transitioning our students to use buttons for small groups.
• Laptops - Please make sure that all students have LPS issued devices. Please have families call helpdesk to receive LPS devices.
• Homework - Please look over usage of ST Math, Imagine Learning, and RazKids.
• Schoology - Please place your class zoom and buttons on Schoology.
• Attendance - Please post attendance on time and everyday.  There have been lots of staff members on the non-submitter report.
• Extra Curricular Clubs - We can still take submission for Spring activities! 
• We can do a club that focuses on tech support for students and parents!
• Book Inventory for Professional Development
• Current Login Information - Zoom Logins - Connery Share Drive
• No Contact List - Like last year, we ask that you add no contact or no attendance students to the following form: 
• Limited Contact List

Updates from Nurse Danielle: 

As COVID cases are on the rise across the city, state and the country, it is even more important for all of us to do our part in order to protect ourselves, our family and our Connery community. 

With that in mind, please review on the following reminders:

• Staff must submit your daily COVID tracker prior to work every day (by 8am)
• Staff must report ANY and ALL symptoms, regardless of how small or mild they may seem to you (if you are unsure, just call, test or email me and I am happy to provide guidance).
• Staff must report any pending COVID tests on your daily tracker
• If you have traveled to a high risk state, you must report this prior to travel and also produce a negative test result within 72 hours of your return. 
• If you start to exhibit any symptoms while in the building, it is important that you report them to me immediately (text, call, email) and I will give you further instruction.
• Masks must be worn at all times when outside of your classroom or in shared spaces.
• Hand hygiene is important!! Wash your hands. If you run out of sanitizer, Rick has plenty!
• Please prepare ahead of time for the possibility that school could close at any time due to cleaning as no one will be allowed into the building.
• Do not come into the building if you are sick, on quarantine or are pending a COVID test.

Let's all do our part to keep ourselves and each other safe!

                                                                 District Updates

 

• Curricular Resources - https://lynnpublicschools-my.sharepoint.com/:x:/r/personal/bansfields_lynnschools_org/_layouts/15/guestaccess.aspx?docid=0fff470146d06472280fb411af0dfb82d&authkey=AXb94T6zvYz6UDd8FKh0jBM&CID=19630060-3078-20af-a1d3-ef6adb57a89eMask Up Campaign - 
• Mask Up Campaign - please share with students.
• Zoom Authentication Video - Set Zoom Only Authenticated Users can Join.mp4
• Parent Survey  - parent Survey being developed to get feedback from families on first quarter and assess their experience.
• Science Assessments are on Schoology - 68GB-GT55-QGNTC
• An interim Science Department head has just been hired! Please look out for communication.
• Report Cards / Progress Reports - will be on e-schools moving forward
• Resource - Electronic Office Referral
• Updated Class Assignments - Click Here (There are changes!)
• Connery School Calendar - Mentor dates are updated.

Looking Ahead

• December 24 - January 3, 2021     Happy Holidays! Winter Vacation
• January 4  - PD Day
• January 5 - Dr. Parker Progress Monitoring Mtgs. :Grs. K-2, Weekly PD
• January 6 - ILT meeting