Brimfield Elementary Newsletter
Friday, October 2nd.
A Message From Dr. Hawley
Dear families,
After a full third week of school with our 1-5 students and a second week with our kindergarten students, we are finally settling in! Although things are different, we are all learning to embrace the newness of it all and are enjoying the routines of school. Hopefully, you as parents are finding the same comfort level.
As some of you have been impacted by this already, I wanted to clarify some things regarding COVID tracing in the school. Whenever we are alerted that a student has some of the symptoms of COVID, that student or staff member must remain home until they receive a negative COVID test or they are cleared by a doctor's note to return to school. When a student or staff member demonstrates these symptoms, others may be sent home as well. This is all determined through our thorough contact tracing. We use seating charts for all classes, lunch, specials, bus, etc. to determine if any students were within 6' for longer than 15 minutes. If this is the case, that student or students are also sent home. The students who were in contact with a person with "possible" COVID must stay at home until the person is cleared by their doctor or tests negative. If there is a positive test, students sent home due to contact tracing must stay home for 14 days. We realize that this sometimes upsets family schedules and routines, but it is a requirement which we must follow to help limit the spread.
We also recognize that sometimes your child may come home and tell you that "a lot" of students were sent home or there were "a lot" of students absent in class. Due to HIPPA laws, we are not able to share any information as to why students are absent or sent home from school with other families. If your child is affected by the contact tracing, you will be notified. If you're not contacted, please note that it has been determined that your child was not in close contact for an extended period of time.
I recognize that this sometimes makes parents uncomfortable with not knowing. I like to be open with you regarding everything going on in the school, but this is a case where I cannot share specifics due to HIPPA. You can be proactive and check the district website for the COVID dashboard. It is here that you will find information regarding any positive cases in our school. You can find that link here: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1nUmGdMhIZ80CvTcXNebaKXl4cgrwG2Y36NKOtWEfrA8/present?slide=id.p
As stated previously, if your child is sent home because of contact tracing, you will need to keep your child home from school for 14 days or until you hear from the school that it is okay for him/her to return. In most cases so far this year, it has only been for 1-2 days, although we recognize it could be longer. When home, he/she should do the work the teacher has sent home or work will be assigned when returning to school. If the absence will be for a longer period of time we will start the process of connecting your child to the remote classes.
On occasion, you may receive a text from me outside of school hours, stating that your child may have been in close contact with a student with symptoms and will need to stay home from school the following day. I would only do this if it's brought to my attention after school has let out for the day. Notifying you later in the evening will hopefully allow you to arrange for someone to care for your child the next day. I will follow up with specifics in the morning.
Lastly, if your child is ill, please keep these things in mind. A note from your child's doctor or a negative COVID test result is required in order for your child to return to school if he/she demonstrates these clinical criteria:
To meet the clinical criteria, a patient must meet either criteria 1 and 3, or criteria 2 and 3, below:
1. At least one of the following symptoms:
-Cough
-Difficulty breathing
-Shortness of breath
OR 2 or more of the following:
-Fever
-Chills/Shaking with chills
-Muscle aches
-Headache
-Sore throat
-New change or loss of taste and/or smell
-Gastrointestinal (nausea/vomiting, diarrhea)
2. Severe respiratory illness with at least one of the following:
-Clinical/radiographic evidence of pneumonia, or
-Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
3. No alternative diagnosis that is more likely
The office will clarify this with you when you are calling to report your child off from school or if you're called to pick your child up.
We continue to work hard to keep our school safe and clean so that we are able to keep everyone in school as much as possible!
Thank you for your understanding,
Dr. Hawley
Halloween
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A Message For Our Remote Families
- Material pick-up for remote learners will be every other Monday, Next Pick Up date is Monday, October 12, 2020. The times will be from 8:00-8:30, 10:00-10:45, 1:30-2:00, and 3:45-4:30.
- Material drop-off will be every Monday from 8:00-3:30. Parents can put their child's work in a ziplock bag with their name and the teacher's name. There will be a bin outside of the school to drop it off.
- As always, if you can’t make it to these pick-up times yourself, have someone else pick up for you.
- Please keep the office informed if your child will be absent from the live streaming. This is important for attendance purposes. Also, it is important to log in on time so the teacher can let your child into the Zoom session.
- Remote students will have the opportunity to get their pictures taken on September 29th from 4 pm- 6 pm at Brimfield Elementary. These are the pictures that will go in the yearbook.
Important Message From Nurse Patty!
- Students will need to have an extra mask in their book bag every day.
- Students will need to have a NON- GLASS, refillable water bottle every day in school. We do not have water bottles and the fountains are closed. They will be able to refill their bottles at special filling stations.
- Students will need to have a change of clothes in their book bag in case they might need them, We do not have extra clothes in the building this year.
Counselor's Corner
Hello Field Families!
Welcome to the counselor's corner! I will be providing you with some brief social emotional ideas and counseling program news on the newsletter! Since it has been a different start to the year than normal I am sure everyone is feeling it in different ways. Practicing self care and coping skills are great ways to help you when you are feeling stressed, overwhelmed, or need to feel calm. Some great skills to practice every day are deep breathing techniques such as “five figure breathing” or belly breaths is a great way to start calming down!
Please keep a lookout for more social emotional information, tips as well as checking out my Counselor's Corner website for more information on the Brimfield Page!
~Mrs. Kuzas
WHATS FOR LUNCH?
Hamburger/Bun, Baked Beans,
PBJ Bar, Cheese Stick/Fruit/Milk
Tuesday, October 6, 2020
Mini Corn Dogs, Carrots
PBJ Bar, Cheese Stick
Fruit/Milk
Wednesday, October 7, 2020
Cheese or pepperoni Pizza
PBJ Bar/ Cheese Stick
Corn/Salad/Tomatoes/Fruit/Milk
Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020
Sub Sandwich, Fries
PBJ Bar, Cheese Stick /Fruit/Milk
Friday, Oct. 9, 2020
Scalloped Potatoes/Ham, Green Beans
PBJ Bar/Salad/Tomatoes/Fruit/Milk
PTA Spirit Wear Sale
All orders benefit the PTA. Brimfield is the only school that orders can be delivered to. Students from other schools must pick up at Youngs or have their orders shipped.
CALENDAR
Friday, October 9
NEOEA Day
NO SCHOOL
Monday, October 12
Remote Learner material Drop Off @ 8:00am- 3:30pm
PLEASE DROP YOUR WORK OFF IN THE BIN AT THE FRONT DOORS
Monday, October 12
Remote Learner PACKET PICK UP
8-8:30am
10-10:45am
1:30-2:00pm
3:45-4:30
Friday, October 16
SPIRIT DAY! Wear your Field Colors!
Monday, October 19
remote Learner Material Drop Off @ 8am-3:30pm
Monday, October 26
remote Learner PACKET PICK UP
8-8:30am
10-10:45am
1:30-2:00pm
Monday, October 26
Remote Learner Packet Drop Off @ 8am-3:30pm
Friday, October 30
SPIRIT DAY! Wear your Field Colors!
PRINCIPALS GOOD NEWS CALL!
Students receive a certificate, pencil, and sticker from Dr. Hawley and their parents receive the good news in a phone call.
Below are Vinny and Joey Stacks, Lucas Williams, Brooklyn Syx, and Dennis Munnings!
CHILD FIND
Identification of Children with Disabilities
The Field Local School district is in the process of locating, evaluating, and identifying children from birth to age 21, residing in the district, who may be entitled to a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE), including special education and related aids and services, pursuant to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA) or Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504).
Children eligible for FAPE under the IDEA are those with disabilities such as Autism,
Multiple Disabilities, Deaf-Blindness, Hearing Impairment, Visual Impairment, Speech or Language Impairment, Orthopedic Impairment, Emotional Disturbance, Intellectual Impairment, Traumatic Brain Injury or Specific Learning Disability.
Children eligible for FAPE under Section 504 include children who have a physical or
mental impairment that substantially limits a major life activity. If you know of a child who may have a disability or a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits a major life activity, or if you would simply like additional information, please contact
Megan Longfellow, Director of Special Services at (330) 673-2659 or email her at megan.longfellow@fieldlocalschools.org
SPIRIT DAY GRADE LEVEL WINNERS!
First Grade = Mrs. Shaffer's class 1-3
Second Grade = Mrs. Rhoades class 2-3
Third Grade = Mrs. Morrison's class 3-3
Fourth Grade = Mr. Hunsicker 4-2 and Mrs. Yoho 4-1 Its a TIE!
Fifth Grade = Miss Bellian 5-3
The winning classrooms will have the stuffed Falcon perched in their rooms!