Kinsner News
Mr. Diedrick's Newsletter- September 10, 2020
There is a lot of important information in this issue. Please read carefully.
Blended Green and White Schedule
*On September 14th, the Superintendent will announce whether or not we will be continuing in Remote 2.0, returning to school in a "Blended" model, or "Face to Face." Please watch your emails and the district webpage for that important announcement.
In either the Blended or Live scenario, the week of September 21st we will be following the Green/White Schedule for all K-5 students for that week.
"Green" students will attend on Monday and Wednesday and those in the "White" group will attend Tuesday and Thursday. Everyone is remote on Friday that week. 1/2 Day Kdg will attend all 5 days during the week of the 21st.
Beginning on September 28th, in the Blended model, K-2 students will attend school everyday, Monday-Friday, as normal. Students in grades 3-5 will attend school either Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday and 3-5 students will be doing asynchronous work on Fridays. (If it is announced that ALL are returning for live instruction, then all K-5 students will attend every day beginning the week of the 28th)
Please click here for a copy of the Green/White Schedule for the district for Blended Learning.
*A few important notes about the Green/White Calendar:
For visual sake, the "Green/White Calendar" shows "Green" days in green and the "White" days are in gray. Days on the calendar in the color white are remote days for students. Please reference the "key" at the top of the calendar.
For Elementary - The week of September 21st is different than the Middle School and High School. "Green" students will attend on Monday and Wednesday that week, and "White" students will attend on Tuesday and Thursday, with Friday being remote. (SEE CALENDAR BELOW)
The calendar above is for the entire year for Green/White days. You will notice that when we have a day off for a holiday, the Green/White Calendar is adjusted to be sure all students have the same number of days in school. (For Example: Election Day is a "White" Day, but since we don't have school, the "White" group will have school on Friday that week.) Please review this calendar carefully so that you can make the necessary child care arrangements for those weeks where there are changes.
Building Operations and Procedures
Mask Policy
It is recommended that parents have extra masks in a zip-lock bag in their child's bookbag with their name on it, in the even a mask is lost or damaged.
It help ease your child into getting use to wearing a mask, you may want to consider having your child test it out by having them try on their mask and have them wear it for a prolonged period of time.
School Lunches
Elementary School Meal Pre-Ordering: Student meals will once again be served in Strongsville and we’re excited to see you back in school!
School Menus available anywhere, anytime. Strongsville City Schools, in partnership with Chartwells K12, uses NutriSlice to publish school menus to an interactive website and free smartphone app.
Easy-to-use-features include:
- Daily menu items, with a photo and description
- Nutritional information
- Filters for common food allergens like nuts, wheat and dairy
- Available in 50+ languages
Get started today!
- Download or open the app. (Download the NutriSlice app from the Google Play or Apple App Store)
- Find your district.
- Select your preferred location and favorite it.
- View daily menu items.
Breakfast & Lunch meals are now required to be pre-ordered the day before no later than 10PM. Meals that are not pre-ordered will be pre-selected by the cafeteria manager. You will be able to order meals in advance for up to two weeks ahead of time if you wish.
EXAMPLE: For the first day back to school which is Monday September 21st, you will have to have your meal selection pre-ordered by Sunday the 20th no later than 10PM. You will have to select from either the main entree or the alternate entree, all sides will be included in pre-orders.
Please remember to pre-register for breakfast & lunch HERE.
Please view attached NutriSlice walkthrough attachments to learn how to get started. Please reach out to Michael Nowosielski at Mnowosielski@scsmustangs.org with any questions or concerns.
Jim Basketball Jones!
Kinsner Elementary
Email: sdiedrick@scsmustangs.org
Website: https://www.strongnet.org/site/Default.aspx?PageID=3787
Location: 19091 Waterford Parkway, Strongsville, OH, USA
Phone: (440)-572-7120
Twitter: @MrDiedrick