Wrightstown Ravens' News
October 23, 2020
October is National Bullying Prevention Month
Wrightstown is celebrating Be a Buddy, Not a Bully week from October 26th through October 30th. The goal of this week is to promote kindness, inclusivity, and acceptance. We will celebrate and raise awareness through lessons, activities and school-wide theme days! The schedule for theme days is provided in the button below. We are looking forward to a fun week of promoting positive relationships and a safe school climate!
Learning Choice Requests for M.P. 2
Council Rock parents may change their child’s current learning option for the second marking period. Specifically, the window to communicate a change runs from Monday, October 26th through the end of the school day on Wednesday, October 28th.
During this time, you may formally change your child’s learning status from hybrid to 100% virtual or from 100% virtual to hybrid. The change will go into effect on November 12th, the first hybrid day of the second marking period.
To change your child’s learning option for the second marking period, please contact me directly at bfox@crsd.org. Upon receipt of your email, your child’s transportation and cohort grouping status will be modified.
If you are NOT making a change, there's no need to do anything!
Attendance Update
A change in procedure for student attendance has recently been updated. A new attendance code was created in the eSchoolPlus system - "AV - Attended Virtually." This code will be used when students attend "Virtually" on days when they are to attend "physically" based on their cohort.
For example
Beth is a student in Cohort "A". This cohort attends class in school on Mondays and Tuesdays. If Beth decides to attend "Virtually" and not physically on either of these days, her attendance will be coded as "AV" for attending virtually.
WES VIRTUAL PUMPKIN DECORATING CONTEST
Face Coverings Reminder!
Halloween at WES
A Message from the Technology Department
At the current moment, the only mechanism for parents/students in a virtual/hybrid environment to get help is via the email address chromesupport@crsd.org
Effective Monday morning, October 26th, students/parents should start using our help desk system. The link is this one: https://crsdstudent.sherpadesk.com
The system will allow students/parents (student ID is required to submit a ticket) to submit a ticket for help. It will also allow them to see the status of existing tickets.
The first time they use the system, they will need to set up their account. This will require a unique email address, the location where the student attends school (this is a required field), their first and last name, a phone number where they can be reached (if additional/different contact information/preferences are desired, they can be included in the body of the request), the type of issue (called class on the form - this is also required), the student ID (this is required), a subject or brief description of the issue, and then the details about the issue.
To see the status of a ticket that was submitted, they can click on that option, log in with their email address and password (set during account creation).
We will continue to monitor the chrome support email address but will refer parents/students to the ticketing system if they have an issue or problem that needs to be resolved.
The two biggest advantages to this system are that the ticket will go directly to a technician, and the parent/student will be able to see the status of the tickets they have entered.
The You be the Chemist (YBTC) Challenge for Students in Grades 5-8
Do your students love science? The You Be The Chemist (YBTC) Challenge® is a free, fun, and innovative academic competition associated with the Chemical Education Foundation and Dow Chemical. The YBTC Challenge® is an interactive event in which fifth through eighth-grade students work with teachers, peers and Science National Honor Society students to learn about important chemistry concepts, scientific discoveries, and laboratory safety. This program also educates students about the value of science education and the role of chemistry in their everyday lives. Check out more information directly below.
PTO Virtual Meetings via Zoom
Wednesday, November 11th
6:30 PM
Monday, December 7th
6:30 PM
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2860676322
Meeting ID: 286 067 6322
Virtual Wednesdays
Students participating in the 100% Virtual model will follow the schedule that homeroom teachers provide.
All students will be virtual on Wednesday, October 28th.
Please note: On Wednesdays, students should follow the VIRTUAL schedule only. This is the schedule students followed for the first three weeks of school. This schedule is a combination of Synchronous, LIVE instruction, and asynchronous learning.
COVID-19 Daily Screening Tools for Parents
Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) is a disease capable of rapidly spreading to other persons with whom you come in contact. If you have been infected, you are capable of exposing other people to COVID-19, even if your symptoms are mild, such as a cough. Symptoms of COVID-19 may include fever, cough, and shortness of breath. Early symptoms may also include chills, body aches, sore throat, headache, diarrhea, nausea/vomiting, and runny nose. Given that COVID-19 is a threat to the public’s health, staff members are asked to perform the following self-symptom assessment prior to entering school. Similarly, guardians are asked to conduct symptom assessment of children each morning prior to the students entering school.
Symptom assessment:
Do you or your child have any of the following?
Fever (body temperature of 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit or 38.0 degrees Celsius)
Cough
Shortness of breath
New loss of/altered taste or smell
Fatigue
Chills
Body aches
Sore throat
Headache
Diarrhea
Nausea/vomiting
Runny nose
If you answered yes and do not have another explanation for that symptom (e.g., allergies), please remain home until symptoms improve or medical documentation for alternative diagnosis is provided and notify the school nurse of the reason for remaining at home. If you have any questions or concerns, contact your primary care physician and/or school nurse.
Thank you for helping to keep our entire Council Rock community healthy and safe!
Parent & Student Handbook 2020-21
An addendum has been added to the last page of the Parent/Student Handbook to reflect changes made to our current procedures as a result of the virtual/hybrid format.
REVISED OCTOBER LUNCH MENU
Our lunch menus have changed in that what we serve on Monday and Tuesday for Cohort A will be the same for the children in Cohort B on Thursday and Friday.
Drink Reminder: Milk comes free with lunch but if your child wants a bottle of water or a capri sun that will cost extra.
To avoid confusion, be sure to review the lunch options with your child each day.
IT Support - WHO TO CONTACT...
WiFi Issues: Contact your provider (Comcast, Verizon, Xfinity, etc.)
Password Issues: Contact our Librarian Assistant, Kristi Marino at kristi.marino@crsd.org
Tech Issue: Contact chromesupport@crsd.org
If you are having issues with your Chromebook that was issued to you or if you are in need of a Chromebook, please email chromesupport@crsd.org
CR District Calendar
The Council Rock School Board recently approved the 2020-2021 district calendar, and you can find it at the following LINK
Wrightstown Elementary School
Principal
Email: bfox@crsd.org
Website: crsd.org/wrightstownes
Location: 729 Penns Park Road, Newtown, PA, USA
Phone: 215-944-2300
Twitter: @BethFox_WES