The MJT Weekly
Thursday, May 27, 2021
(Please note the links can be clicked on the electronic versions of this newsletter):
Hello Parents and Guardians:
Into June we go! We hope your week is going well! We are off and running here at MJT as we are preparing our Master Schedule, developing room assignments and gathering data for our Summer Academy! Faculty and staff have been working hard with our children.
Another reminder, we have no school this Friday, May 28 and Monday, May 31 due to a snow day and Memorial Day holiday. Please keep those that served our country in your thought this weekend.
Note: The MJT building will not have internet or phones working Friday due to scheduled maintenance.
We continue to assess students by using our iReady benchmark for ELA and Mathematics as this window remains open for a few more weeks. Teachers have the flexibility of when they will administer this.
We had our last Pre-K Outreach session this week. Thank you for your support!
Please reach out if you have any questions.
Enjoy the extra long weekend!
Sincerely,
Paul
JUNE DATES:
- No School on Friday, June 18 and Friday, June 25
- Half-Day Dismissal on Thursday, June 24.
MJT students (K-2) will be as follows for the half-day:
-Busses at noon
-Parent pick-ups at 11:55 a.m.
-No UPK AM or PM classes this day
-Grade 3 at GES-busses will be dismissing at 11:50 a.m. and walkers at noon.
-PRE K Moving-UP Ceremonies:
-AM classes Tuesday, June 22 at 10:15 am (no outside recess)
-PM Classes Tuesday, June 22 at 1:30 pm (no outside recess)
-Kindergarten Reverse Moving-Up Parade:
-Thursday, June 24 from 10-11 a.m. in bus port
More info coming soon!!!
Click Link for Summer Success Informational Video:
SUMMER SUCCESS ACADEMY-June 1 Deadline!
ONE CHAGE:
The Academy will be housed at GES this summer. This was a change due to the logistics of our maintenance and moving crews to have the buildings prepped for September.
-Transportation and a bag lunch are being provided.
Information has been placed on our Website, in an email sent to you, RoboCall and hard copy letter was mailed home this week.
Letter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1K4LcCutXZFlU_bT2YLEEG1T3-OsduK_o/view?usp=sharing
Commitment Form:
HELPFUL Information:
1. At this point, we will have three sections of all grade levels at MJT except for grade 1 (4 sections). We will continue to monitor enrollment numbers throughout the summer.
2. As in the past, we will still offer three classes of Pre K next year!
3. The summer enrollment is typically transient, which could possibly impact the number of sections that we have at each grade level. Therefore, this year, we will not be placing the name of next year's teacher on the report card. The last thing we would want to do is to make a change and disappoint a child due to a change in the number of sections at a specific grade level.
4. You will receive a Supply List in the final Report Card and it will be posted on our Webpage. You will notice that there will be one Supply List for each grade level. This allows you the most time to plan for purchasing your child's supplies regardless of what teacher your student will have next year.
Feel free to contact our office with any questions or comments.
Here is a projected view of the possible up-in-coming opportunities for students next year:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1hFqWOSdguqtk7nw5X7fqGhRypAvlLY75y5-d0mcIPgk/edit?usp=sharing
Safety Updates:
-From the county/state-All masks all the time for adults and students in the building.
-Evacuation and lockdown drills continue as we are almost done for the year.
-We continue to follow Washington County's guidance in conjunction with the Center for Disease Control and Department of Health as we monitor our current practices during this pandemic.
Repeated Important Topics:
Attendance Reminders:
- If your child is absent and they are able to log into the teacher's Google Classroom for the core subject areas, they are eligible to receive attendance credit for the day. Please make arrangements with the classroom homeroom teacher.
- Given the timing of the absent notification (i.e. child is sick that particular day), the teacher may or may not be able to send you the paper activities that support the lessons until a later time as they will be in the middle of instruction or preparing for it.
- If your child is in a situation where remote learning pertains to them, has internet capability, and is not logged onto the teacher's Google Classroom physically at their specified time(s)-they are marked absent.
Remote Learners:
Please have materials picked up and returned upon their due dates to ensure timely feedback.
Curriculum At-A-Glance:
*Please note that these are just some of the skills that students are learning during the past few weeks.
Pre K
ELA:
Letters U, V, W
Retelling a story, identifying the main character, and the setting
Writing last name
Math:
- Addition and Subtraction stories within 5
- Measurement
- Comparing objects for heavy and light
Kindergarten
ELA:
- Comprehension
- Dictating sentences
- Sight words (completing K list)
Math:
- Mixed addition and subtraction
- Word problems
- Weight and measurement
First Grade
ELA:
- Main idea
- Details
- Syllables
Math:
- Shapes
- Word problems
Second Grade
ELA:
- Writing paragraphs
- Sentence structure
- Phonics-vowels
- Descriptive words
Math:
- Shapes
- Multiplication
- Facts review
- Fractions
Third Grade
ELA:
Compare and contrast stories and write an essay about them
Research reports
Math:
- Shapes
- Perimeter
Repeated General Announcements:
Emergency Activity Lessons/packet GRADES UPK-2: In the event of a brief (24-48 hour) closure, an emergency hard copy packet was sent home with your child at the start of the school year with an attached letter explaining this process. These activities arranged by grade level are now also posted on our MJT Webpage for easy access. You may have received updated materials from the classroom teacher. These activities are only for a 24-48 hour closure. After this duration, we will activate our Chromebook deployment and each child will receive their Closure Class Schedule from their teacher for full online/remote learning. Faculty and Staff will be checking in with you and your child during this time.
GRADE 3: In the event of a brief (24-48 hour) closure, grade 3 will use the full remote schedule that was sent to families by their respective teachers. This is due to students traveling with Chromebooks each day.
In some cases, the re-closure work below has been updated by your child's teacher and you have been notified. Please check the Website.
Mary J Tanner Primary Building
Email: pmorcone@granvillecsd.org
Website: https://mjt.granvillecsd.org/
Location: 9593 New York 22, Middle Granville, NY, USA
Phone: (518) 642-9460 (4201)
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Twitter: @MorconeMJT