Cougar Reminders
Parents’ Place for Palermo’s Updates
Hay Families,
The beginning of the school year is just around the corner! While it is worth acknowledging the stress that many are feeling as the first day of school approaches, I am incredibly excited to see you all soon. I hope you all have had time to celebrate and enjoy your families this summer. I had the joy of traveling to the East Coast to spend time with friends and family. Even more so, my daughter Giuliana started walking this summer and has developed a firm grip on advocating for her needs and wants in a very vocal way… haha!
The start of this year is unlike any other. That said, you will receive a lot of information next week specific to safety protocols for this school year. Currently, we have CHWS Return Planning Team meetings Monday-Wednesday next week. The team is in the process of applying the District Return Plan to our day-to-day operations at Hay. The focus and priority of this team, and the Hay staff as a whole, is making adjustments to the learning environment and implementing practices that will first and foremost keep all students and staff safe during this school year. I will share the CHWS plans in parent meetings starting Wednesday of next week. I will host Kindergarten, 1st-3rd grade, and 4th-6th grade meetings to share details most relevant to your child/ren’s grade level/s and be available to answer questions you may have. The schedule and links to your meeting are shared below.
Return to School Parent Meetings:
Kindergarten Parent Meeting: Wednesday July 29th @ 5:00pm
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84489885484?pwd=TFZudWtPY0xaeWNMMi9oU1BiOWxFZz09
Meeting ID: 844 8988 5484
Passcode: 0NK9Rt
1st-3rd Grade Parent Meeting: Thursday July 30th @ 5:00pm
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84877789829?pwd=dTBQVXY2RklWVFRBK2lyQ0J4NGVTdz09
Meeting ID: 848 7778 9829
Passcode: 0NK9Rt
4th-6th Grade Parent Meeting: Friday July 31st @ 5:00pm
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89388173522?pwd=NzN6SU1KTHRvSGxYWisyY2pVczFzUT09
Meeting ID: 893 8817 3522
Passcode: 0NK9Rt
Space in these meetings is limited so we ask that you only attend the meeting/s that are specific to your family’s child/ren. For some, that will mean attending multiple meetings. There is nuance to each grade level regarding how safety will be maintained, so if you have children in multiple grade level groupings, it is worth going to all meetings that apply.
Friday evening I will share the CHWS Return Plan via the weekly parent newsletter. By August 3rd, parents are expected to determine if they will send their child/ren to in-person learning or Englewood eLearning. Resources to the District Return Plan and Englewood eLearning are linked below.
I look forward to seeing you all next week!
Matt Palermo
Principal @ Charles Hay World School
Matthew_Palermo@Engschools.net
(303)806-2423