CPS Weekly Parent Update
Week of August 10 2020
Parent Survey sent out from Superintendent, Dr. Hallett
Thank you for completing the survey for Dr. Hallett last week. We are now using those responses to determine student groups and schedules for our Hybrid plan. There will be a few important forums this week, so please note the days, times, and links below.
Video version of August 10 Parent Update
Thank you!
Michael Horton
CPS Principal
Return to School Update
Check out the NEW Return to School Plan. It will be reviewed at School Committee this Thursday.
DRAFT Return to School Plan - August 10 2020
Link to FAQ document from MA DESE
MA DESE Initial Return to School Guidance
NPS DRAFT Preliminary Plan as presented to NPS School Committee on Friday, July 24 2020
First Day of School: Wednesday, September 16, 2020
Thursday, 9/17:
Cohorts A & B
Friday, 9/18:
Cohorts A & C
Please check out the updated district calendar linked below. Please note that 9/23/20, 10/7/20, 12/9/20, and 1/13/21 are district PD days and NO SCHOOL for students - these days used to be half-days.
CPS Schedule Update
Option A: Teachers teach students both remotely and in-person at same time
Option B: One Team for In-person classes and one team for remote classes
Option C: Teachers 'follow' their students: in-person for two days and then lead them remotely for other days
Option D: Combination of A, B, C depending on subject
Begin year:
1) Masks
2) Students staying in groups
3) Teachers traveling to students in set spaces
4) Lunch in classrooms
5) Wellness and music outside whenever possible
6) Mask breaks
CPS Electives to Start the Year
Grade 6 - Percussion
Grade 7 - Art & Chorus
Grade 8 - Oceanography & Spanish
Every grade will have Wellness as required by the state. There will be an opportunity to switch either at trimester in early December or at the mid-year point in late January.
School Community Health Forum - Tuesday, August 11, 2020 at 6:00pm
Beth Hallett: hallette@npsk.org
Michael Horton: hortonm@npsk.org
Andy Buccino: andy.buccino@gmail.com
Kristen Dussault: kmd0630@verizon.net
School Committee Meeting for Thursday, August 13, 2020 at 6:00pm
Mask Practice for Students
One idea I read was to require students to wear masks whenever using their Xbox or other device. The thought here is the either students become more accustomed to speaking/breathing with a mask or they might reduce their screen time, so either way parents win!
We are working on schedules of mask breaks during each in-person class. For remote classes it has been suggested that classes are 40 minutes on-line and then 20 minute break before the next course. To be determined...
CPS Classroom - 15 desks facing forward 6 feet apart
CPS Space
CPS 11 - other photo angle of 15 desks in a room
LUNCH OPTIONS
CPS Building Tours
CPS Student Forum - COMING SOON!
We'll work on a time to 'Meet' remotely to talk about the start to the year.
CPS Enrollment Update: 418 (-3 since August 3 report)
(+7 since June 23)
To dispel rumors of enrollment skyrocketing, I will provide an update each week. The overall plus 7 is actually only 50% of the number of new students enrolled at this point last summer and we ended up with 20 new kids before September 2019.
The drop of 3 since August 3 is the beginning of officially processing the 9 withdrawals that we have received paperwork for... so losing 6 more in coming weeks.
NEW MA travel rules went into effect on August 1
2019-2020 CPS Yearbooks still available at $30/each
CPS School Council Parent Members
Pauline Cronin croninp@npsk.org
Jessica Douglas jessicadouglas2145@gmail.com
Kristen Dussault kmd0630@verizon.net
Vanessa Larrabee vanessa.larrabee@gmail.com
Brent Tartamella btartamella@gmail.com
Meghan Washington meg.flaherty.mf@gmail.com
CPS Summer 2020 Reading
Fall Athletics for CPS students
Video Version of August 10 CPS Parent Update
Cyrus Peirce Middle School
Email: hortonm@npsk.org
Website: www.npsk.org
Location: 10 Surfside Road
Phone: (508)228-7283