Welcome to another week and our final week before Mid-Winter break. We launch this week with Valentine's Day and the emphasis on kindness and friendship. Valentine's Day events in the classrooms are again scaled back, but I know students will have fun with their classmates.

This is a reminder there is No School next week. We have President's Day off on Monday and then our Mid-Winter break is Tuesday-Friday. With this break, I will be sending out the next newsletter on Sunday, February 27.

I hope you all have a wonderful week ahead! If you are leaving out of town early and your student will miss part of this week, please don't forget to notify the front office, along with your classroom teacher.

Take Care,

~ Jen Welch, Principal

We had 0 vials return positive.

Health Check Questions:

1. In the past 24 hours has the student experienced any of the following symptoms:

• Fever of 100.4 or above
• Cough
• Shortness of Breath or Difficulty Breathing
• Chills
• Loss of Taste or Smell
  
• Fatigue
• Muscle Pain or Body Aches
• Headache
• Sore Throat
• Congestion or Runny Nose
• Nausea or Vomiting
  
• Diarrhea
• Other signs of new illness that are unrelated to a preexisting condition (such as seasonal allergies)

2. Has the student had any of the symptoms of COVID-19 listed above within the past 3 days that lasted more than 24 hours?

3. Has the student been in close contact with anyone with confirmed COVID-19 within the last 14 days? Close contact means being within 6 feet (2 meters) of an infected person for 15 minutes or more.

4. Has the student had a positive COVID-19 test for active virus in the past 10 days?

5. Within the past 14 days, has a public health or medical professional told the student to self-monitor, self-isolate, or self-quarantine because of concerns about COVID-19?

The FCC’s Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) has become the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP). Information about these excellent programs for providing families true high-speed Internet access at their homes (and not just the limited access that a hot spot provides) is available at https://www.nsd.org/internetaccess.

The website above provides information regarding eligibility and application process. Any family eligible should definitely apply.

After your students take the new winter iReady diagnostic assessment in the areas of Math and Reading, all students have access to an individualized online instruction pathway. The pathways are created from their iReady diagnostic assessment, which highlights their successes and areas of continued development and learning.

Students access their learning pathway by logging into iReady through their Clever page.

As a guideline, we would like students to be using this online instruction between 30-45 minutes, each week, for each subject (Reading AND Math). Some of our teachers are providing some time during the school week for students to engage in the online learning, but if you are able to have your students access this learning at home, that would be great!

Last week, we had 134 students access the online learning, with 60% of students accessing it between 10-29 minutes. Our student's average score for lessons passed was 84%. This learning tool has shown it can help reduce learning gaps and increase achievement for students.

If you would like to know your own student(s) time engaged in the iReady online learning from September to current, please reach out to Ms. Welch.

PACE (Parents Active in Cooperative Education), a choice educational enrichment program offered through the Northshore School District, is currently accepting applications for the 2022-2023 school year. All applications are due prior to the Feb. 10 PACE lottery drawing deadline, and a virtual tour is required prior to application.

PACE builds a learning environment that includes active family participation; innovative teaching techniques; and a unique partnership of teachers, families, and students. The PACE program serves students of all learning capabilities, follows the Northshore School District curriculum, and also provides an enriched educational experience through additional field trips, events, and speakers. Placement for PACE is by blind lottery, open to children in grades 1-5, space permitting. Lottery application forms are due no later than Feb. 10, 2022. A virtual tour is required prior to submitting your application.

• Pre-register for a Lockwood PACE virtual tour by emailing membership@paceatlockwood.org
  
• Pre-register for a Wellington PACE virtual tour by emailing enrollment@PACEWell.org
• Pre-register for a Woodmoor PACE virtual tour by emailing enrollment@paceatwoodmoor.org

CLICK HERE to learn more about PACE.