DUNNING NOTES FROM the OFFICE
Sunday, January 24th, 2021
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Dear Dunning Community,
It is hard to believe we are in the last week of January. As the school year moves along, we look forward to what is ahead. We try to keep note of important details here in our newsletter so please look carefully through and visit back as a reference. Please be sure to read the Return to School Update from Dr. Tremblay (Jan. 22),
What's New This Week:
- Coping Groups
- February 1st and 2nd Will be Asychronous Days For All Students
- Family Childcare Needs - Spring 2021
- Virtual Pasta Dinner
- Return to School Update from Dr. Tremblay (Jan. 22)
- City of Framingham COVID-19 Testing Information
Please let us know if you have any question or concerns! We are ALWAYS available! Please call us or email us.
Sincerely,
Michele & Kathie
mschecter@framingham.k12.ma.us
Coping groups bring together people who are going or who have gone through similar life experiences. In MassSupport's new free and confidential COVID-19 coping groups, we'll be talking about how to handle feelings of isolation and stress in a supportive space to enhance coping skills and foster a sense of connection.
Groups will last about 90 minutes and participants do the vast majority of the talking. A brief educational component is included. While our trained, caring counselors and clinicians facilitate, these groups are not therapy.
Our coping groups are completely free, and you can sign up for multiple groups. Register below:
Coping group for those feeling isolated
Coping group for those with children being schooled remotely
Coping group for COVID-19 survivors
Coping group for healthcare and mental health providers
Family Childcare Needs - Spring 2021
February 1st and 2nd Will be Asynchronous Days For All Students
Family Childcare Needs - Spring 2021
Virtual Pasta Dinner
Hey there, Dunning Pandas! Save the Date of 2/27/21 for a family- friendly virtual Pasta Dinner! Although this year the 5th graders are not able to be your in person wait staff, we can still gather together virtually as a school community. Similar to the in person event, there will be different time slots available for families to sign up and share a meal. Sign up links will be coming soon.
If any families need food assistance please contact Ms. Schecter.
Thank you to Andrea, Ted, and Hannah Geller for organizing this.
Bon Appetit!
Dates to Remember
JANUARY
- No School: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Tuesday, 19th
- No School: Professional Development
- Room 26- Virtual Field Trip - The Hall-Patriot's Place- Engineering, 1:15 – 2:45pm
- Room 29- Virtual Field Trip - The Hall-Patriot's Place- Engineering, 1:15 – 2:45pm
- School Council Meeting, 4:00 – 5:00pm
FEBRUARY
Friday, 12th
- Community Meeting, 2:30 – 3:30pm
Monday, 15th
- No School - President's Day
- No School - February Recess
- School Council Meeting, 4:00 – 5:00pm
- Virtual Pasta Dinner
Attestation App
The Framingham Public Schools are adopting MyMedBot App in order to allow all staff and families the ability to engage in a daily attestation of health with regard to COVID symptoms. We expect to have the app up and running for staff by January 20, 2021. Students, families and staff will answer a series of COVID-19 related questions via the mobile app and based on the answers, the app will flash red, meaning you are not permitted to enter the school or green, meaning you may enter the school.
Key Terms
Phase I: Students and staff who attended school, in-person, starting in October.
Phase II: Students and staff who attended school, in-person, starting in November.
Phase III: Students and staff who were scheduled to return to school in December, but who did not return due to the shift to remote in consideration of the community public health conditions.
Phase IV: All remaining FPS students and staff not included in Phases I, II, and III.
In Person (Schedule): A schedule where students are receiving instruction in person in a classroom setting from the school.
Remote (Schedule): A schedule where students are receiving instruction from a location outside the school setting via the computer (virtually).
Hybrid (Schedule): A schedule where students are receiving instruction on a rotating schedule that includes both in person and remote experiences.
Concurrent Classroom Model: A model in which students attend class in person and others attend virtually. The teacher in a concurrent classroom attempts to meet the needs of the students in class and online simultaneously.
Synchronous Instruction (live):
Synchronous Instruction
Occurs in real-time, with participants doing something together or “in sync” with others;
May include Zoom/Google Meets meetings or be streamed; live video is not required for synchronous learning;
May include scheduled learning experiences, assessments, or collaboration to be completed at the same time as others; and/or
May provide additional structure, accountability, and opportunities to engage with others in the learning community.
Asynchronous Instruction (not live):
Asynchronous Instruction
Occurs on one’s own time or pace, with no requirements to be in lock-step with others;
Allows students to work independently, or potentially with others, at a flexible pace that meets their individual needs;
May include experiences, assessments, or collaboration to be completed within a window of time, but not necessarily in real-time with others; and/or
Allows teachers to work synchronously with one or more students while others are engaged in asynchronous learning tasks.
Asynchronous instruction does NOT mean that a student is “offline”, as in not engaging virtually with content.
Food Services Information
District Calendars
Dunning Directory
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School Hours
Early Release Days
- 12:00pm dismissal for remote students
- 1:05pm dismissal in person students,
- Lunch IS served for in person students
- Early Release Thursdays: 9/18/20, 12/3/20, 12/10/20, 12/17/20, 1/7/21, 1/14/21, 3/11/21, 4/29/21, 5/6/21, 5/13/21, 5/20/21, 5/27/21
Half Days
- Students are dismissed at 12:00pm.
- Lunch IS NOT served.
- Half Days: 11/25 and the last day of school.
Rental Assistance Program
Here is an updated application link to apply for the rental assistance program
https://portal.neighborlysoftware.com/FRAMINGHAMMA/Participant. Please note that due to the influx of applications, applying through this site would be the quickest way.
If you are submitting a paper application, use the same link to email it.
It’s Just Not the Same: Managing Logistics and Behaviors During Remote Learning
ESL Writing Assessment Information
ESL Teachers will be administering the biannual ESL Writing Assessment to students (remote and in-person) to students identified as English Learners in grades 3-12, during the following testing windows:
Final Interim Assessment Testing Window:
March 29-April 30
Framingham Public Schools Opens Online Pre-Registration for the Class of 2034
Parents / Guardians can begin the registration process for the incoming Kindergarteners for the 2021-2022 school year.
Families who have a child or children that will be five years old by August 31, 2021 are invited to pre-register their incoming Kindergarteners online. The Parent Information Center, located at 31 Flagg Drive – Door # 4A, has just opened the process that all families must go through before a child can begin their academic career in Framingham Public Schools.
Please visit https://www.framingham.k12.ma.us/kindergarten2021 to begin registration and for additional information including detailed steps and timing. Here is a snapshot of the Kindergarten registration process.
Online pre-registration (Now - April 2, 2021)
Schedule a phone appointment with the Parent Information Center (December 7, 2020 - April 2, 2021)
Attend Virtual Kindergarten Information Event(s) (Details are still TBD)
School Tours (March 2021)
Receive school assignment form by May 14, 2021
Confirm your school placement with the Parent Information Center by May 21, 2021
Kindergarten Orientation on June 1, 2021
Housing Help
The state Department of Housing and Community Development has centralized information about resources for families struggling to make rent or mortgage payments due to COVID-19. For information, go this this WEBSITE.
Resources if You Are Struggling to Make Rent or Mortgage Payments
Community Resources
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