Shepherdstown News
November 2020
Hybrid Schedule Update
As we look ahead to Thanksgiving break, we will adjust our hybrid schedule to fit around two short weeks. We wish all families a safe, healthy and enjoyable break!
Full-Remote Schedule Plans
Dear Families,
Over the last couple of weeks, we have seen an increase in the impact of COVID-19 across our region. This increase is affecting many neighboring districts and even recently moved our own Middle School to pivot to a short-term full-remote model. While our school does not demonstrate a need to move to a full-remote phase right now, we know the impact of COVID can change quickly in our communities. We have been hard at work throughout the summer and fall to plan for the need to pivot to a fully remote environment should it be necessary. As we see spread increase around our region and other schools shift to a full-remote model, I want to share with you a general outline of our plans, so you have a better understanding of what would be ahead should a move become necessary. Obviously, if we would need to pivot, we would be in touch with even greater detail at that time with more specifics, times, and instructions.
If our school needs to pivot to full remote, students would have a combination of synchronous (scheduled live online with a teacher) and asynchronous (remote work completed without direct teacher support) learning opportunities across the week. We would maintain our A and B groupings of students to organize their learning activities. On the two days a week when students would have had face-to-face instruction at school, they would have synchronous instructional blocks online with their teacher and classmates. On the other three days a week when students would have been learning remotely, they would continue to have a mix of synchronous and asynchronous activities. Fine and applied arts teachers (Art, Music, PE, Library) would offer synchronous lessons that students may join, as well as provide other remote activities as they do now. Students who receive intervention and/or related services would continue to do so in individual or small group remote sessions.
We are in a much better position if we need to move to a full-remote model than we were last spring! We have been so fortunate to be able to get to know students in small groups. We have made the most of every face-to-face moment with students and believe we’ve set them up for success if we must spend some time teaching remotely. We have a much better understanding of how to engage students during remote instruction and worked to identify the most important content for each grade. We hope it doesn’t happen; but if it does, please know we have a plan and will continue to do our very best to keep students growing and learning.
School Pictures
You can go online (www.lifetouch.com) to order additional photos using this information:
- School Name: Shepherdstown Elementary
- Picture Dates: October 9th and October 13th
- Picture Day ID: EVTBGWCTJ
Picture retakes are scheduled for Wednesday, December 2nd (Group B) and Thursday, December 3rd (Group A).
Construction Update
Shepherdstown Elementary School
Email: shepoffice@mbgsd.org
Website: www.mbgsd.org
Location: 1849 South York Street, Mechanicsburg, PA, USA
Phone: 717-691-4589