Weekly Update
Owl #27
This Week's Schedule & Our Specialist Schedule
We are very excited to be teaching our WHOLE class together this week.
It will be a nearly regular schedule. There is a 1/2 day on Friday so that Good Friday may be observed by those who wish to do so.
The students will have a specialist class every day from this point to the end of the year. Our schedule is as follows:
Monday - Library
Tuesday - Technology
Wednesday - Art
Thursday - Music
Friday - Gym (no gym this Friday due to Good Friday early release)
Spirit Day
Return to full in-person learning
The return of all students has forced some changes to our schedule. Please be aware that the fourth-grade lunch has been moved. Our students will be having an early lunch at 11:00. Their lunch will be followed by recess and then their specialists class. Because lunch is early and the afternoon may feel long, we will have an afternoon snack. Until the students get used to this routine, it may be helpful to decide what will be reserved in the student's lunchbox for his or her afternoon snack. If I were a kiddo, I'd likely devour all my goodies at lunch and be miserable at afternoon snack...anything you can do to coach your child will be appreciated by me!
We will have a morning snack on Friday as lunches are not served on 1/2 days and I'm sure the students will appreciate a little snack mid-morning.
Our room has been reset to accommodate additional desks. We will do our absolute best to social distance. The desks are approximately five feet apart (center to center). We will continue to employ mask-wearing and excellent hand washing practices. We will continue to run our air purifier all day and our classroom windows will remain open. Snack will be staggered so that students who sit within six feet of one another will not be unmasked at the same time. I am hopeful that we will continue our positive track record of zero in school transmissions. Please continue to do your part as a family. It is especially important to our fourth-graders that we culminate the year fully in person. Please know that the Clough staff truly appreciates the sacrifices you are making for the health and wellness of all.
We anticipate that the first couple of weeks may be challenging for the students. They've not been in school for five consecutive days in over a year and our social distancing protocols do not allow for as much movement as they have been used to in the past. Please know that we will take it a bit slow, focus on making learning fun and hands-on, and take body breaks as needed to make this transition easier. You may find that your child is more tired than normal toward the end of the week. This is to be expected. We suspect they will adjust in no time. We'll all be a little more patient until they do!
Packing for Hogwarts
To be sent in gradually...
- the hard-covered Wonders anthology
- the Wonders workbook
- their composition notebooks
- their three-ring Hogwarts binder
- folders purchased for school
- the clipboard
- A fully charged iPad
- The green Clough folder
- A spare mask in a ziplock bag
- Snack for the afternoon and a water bottle
To be kept at home...
- The whiteboard. We have a set in class. Leave the whiteboard at home "just in case".
- Any old GoMath! workbooks (chapters 1-5).
The students will be bringing their iPads home each evening. Please continue to support your child in fully charging his or her iPad each evening. This is important as we'll continue to use the iPads in school. It is also great practice for Nipmuc.
A Note From Our Nurse
Click HERE.
Art Class
I'm excited to be able to work with your child on their art in person next week! Your child will need to bring their art kit to school. The art kit had a sketchbook, construction paper, gluestick, watercolor paint set, and a set of markers all inside a pizza box. These are important tools for art class because we can not share materials. Please be sure to send this in with your child. I have extra boxes to put the supplies in if needed.
Thank you for all your support in their creative endeavors!”
Staffing Changes
From the Clough PTO
Each year the children in 4th-grade create a self-portrait in art class. These self-portraits get shipped to a company and turned into a tile. As a gift to the school, these tiles are grouped together and put up on the tile wall in a hallway at Clough, which is sponsored by the PTO. These tiles also make awesome keepsakes!
Here is your chance to order your child’s tile! The tiles are 4”x4” and cost $7.46. All you have to do is fill out the form and return it to school with payment by Monday 4/5. There are 2 easy payment options to choose from: 1. Write a check made payable to Clough PTO OR 2. Visit CloughPTO.weebly.com and choose “click here for payments” then choose the drop-down box “4th-grade tile”. The tiles that are ordered from parents will be handed out as part of the 4th-grade celebration!
Conferences
I truly enjoyed meeting with parents to discuss their student's progress. Once you view your child's report card, please reach out to me if you desire a conference. I can meet in the early evening hours too if that is better for your family. It really would be my pleasure to review your child's progress with you at your convenience.
Fact Fluency
I think Spring may be here!
Staying Connected
Professor Brigham
Email: mbrigham@mursd.org
Website: www.mrsbrigham.org
Location: 10 North Avenue, Mendon, MA, USA
Phone: 9508) 634-1580
Twitter: @MarieMcMB
Professor Griswold
Email: agriswold@mursd.org
Location: 10 North Avenue, Mendon, MA, USA
Phone: (508) 634-1580
Twitter: @agriswold_mursd