WLC Family Message
October 4, 2020
Dear Callahan Families,
Here is some information about the upcoming week at Callahan and the daily schedule. Please do not hesitate to call the school if you have any questions or concerns at 401-568-1330. If you need Tech support please click here.
Sincerely,
Mr. Brissette
Daily Wellness Check for In Person Students
Daily Wellness Check-Each parent must complete the daily mandatory wellness check through Skyward for each child they are sending in person. This attestation has to be filled out daily in Skyward. This is a requirement for students to attend in person school. Even if your child attends BEC you still need to fill one out for the Burrillville School District. THIS IS NOT OPTIONAL.
Important Message About Schedule Changes
Important School Forms
Forms To be Filled Out(before students enter building):
Parent Pick Up Form- Please fill out this form if you will be driving your child to and from school daily. We need this information for QR codes for each child. This already came out earlier but many people have not filled it out yet. Please contact us if you have any questions about daily Parent Pick Up.
Student Health Form-Please update your child’s health information for our school Nurse. These forms will not be coming home on paper this year and need to be filled out electronically. You need to fill out this form for each child you have in our school. Please contact the school Nurse if you have any questions at: wincha@bsd-ri.net PLEASE NOTE THAT WE ONLY HAVE 123 RESPONSES OUT OF 332 STUDENTS IN OUR SCHOOL. PLEASE FILL THIS FORM OUT. THANK YOU!
Few Dates to remember........
October 7, 2020- PTF Yearbook Pick Up Back of school 4-6PM (See PTF section for more info)
October 12, 2020-Columbus Day No School
October 13, 2020- First Day In person school for grade 3, 4, & 5
October 20, 2020- Staff Development Day No School for students
October 21, 2020- Staff Development Day Distance Learning Day
Official Burrillville Calendar- There have been a lot of questions about the state calendar and our local school year calendar. The state of RI has allowed us some local flexibility. Please see the attached for our school year calendar in Burrillville.
WLC PTF Messages
Online Store for WLC Sprirt Wear- TODAY IS OUR LAST DAY.......The Callahan PTF is paired up with Impact Spirit Wear and is pleased to offer spirit wear online. This is a new venture for us and please let us know what you think. You can access the online store here:
Order through October 4, 2020
Yearbook Updates:
Yearbooks will be distributed again on Wednesday, October 7, 2020 from 4-6pm behind the Callahan School in the back parking lot for those who missed the original distribution. If you didn’t purchase a yearbook this past year and would like to, please email Michellep.acdd@gmail.com and you will be invoiced $25.00. Once paid we will add you to our list for pickup on 10/7. We wanted our graduated 5th graders to have the opportunity to purchase first. There are very limited quantities available for purchase.
Stop and Shop A+ Rewards helps earn $ for our school
To sign up:
Sign in to your stop and shop account (or register for one) to link your stop and shop card to your school. You may select up to (2) schools - (choose W.L. Callahan School from list)
Selected school(s) earn money from your qualified purchases during the program period
If you need assistance, call customer care at 1-877-366-2668 option number 1
Message from Social Emotional Learning Committee.....
Google Classroom and Kami
Thank you all for the many responses to the social emotional survey! Throughout the year we will continue to talk about many of the topics the survey touched upon. Look out for the monthly social emotional newsletter that we will be sending out in Mr. Brissette’s weekly school newsletter. Many people responded that google classroom has been a challenge to navigate. We have attached some links that have basic tutorials on how to navigate google classroom.
How to join a google classroom
How to find classwork on google classroom
Another topic of frustration is Kami, which is new to the district this year. In the upcoming month we will put more information together to help families that are still struggling with this program.
Teachers will continue to work with students and families in individual classrooms.
Burrillville Technology Assistance
TECHNICAL SUPPORT:
We have updated our Technology Support web page. At dl.bsd-ri.net/technology, you can find:
- Updated information on our Tech Drive-Thru, including hours and (slightly different) location
- A Google Account Password Reset form so you can request Google Account password resets for your student
- A "Device Issue" form for problems with their Chromebooks
LOANER CHROMEBOOKS:
There have also been some questions about families who did not pick up Chromebooks but now want them. We still have them available. If you would still like to borrow a Chromebook, please fill out the Elementary Chromebook Loaner Agreement. The Technology Department will bring a Chromebook and charger to your student's school for you to pick up at the school's Main Office.
STUDENT ACCOUNTS and PASSWORDS:
A student's Google account is their "OtherID@students.bsd-ri.net". The "OtherID" is their student ID number in our student information system. As an example, if Joey Smith's OtherID number is 123456, his Google account would be 123456@students.bsd-ri.net. If you or your student don't know what his or her student ID number is, you can find it in Skyward Family Access under "Student Info". For more information on Skyward Family Access, please see our Skyward website.
If your student doesn't know or remember their it, please direct them to the dl.bsd-ri.net/technology page for the password reset form. For security, your email address on the password reset form must match one we have on file for your student. Also, please keep in mind that resetting these passwords is a manual process so be patient while we get to them.
If your student sees a message that their account cannot be found, it means that their account has not bee requested by the school's secretary. Please contact the school secretary for assistance.
FINAL THOUGHTS:
Good luck to everyone this year! We're here to help! We only ask for your patience as we address everyone's concerns.
Thank you!
Justin Allen
Director of Technology
Burrillville School Department
Burrillville Youth Nutrition
Grab and Go Meals-Please see the following information from Burrillville Youth Nutrition:
- Beginning on September 14th, Grab-n-Go meals will be provided at the front of William L. Callahan School between 11:00 and 12:30 and at the back of the Burrillville Middle School between 11:00 and 12:30. These meals are free to any students enrolled in the Burrillville School Department.
Burrillville Youth Nutrition-The attached is more information on grab and go lunches as well as the cashless system we use for purchasing lunch when school starts back in person over the next few weeks. Please see the attached: Grab and Go Lunches and My SchoolBucks
- Free and Reduced Lunch Application- We are asking ALL families to fill out this form. It is more than an application for free and reduced meals. This year the lunch application is all electronic. Please make sure you fill this out for our school regardless if you qualify for free and reduced lunch. Our school can get federal aid based on families filling out these applications. Please see attached on how to access application: Free and Reduced Application
Negative Lunch Balance-The negative balance policy is in effect. The new negative balance limits for full pay students is - $19.50 this price reflects the new increase allowing full pay students to charge up to five breakfasts and five lunches. The reduced limit remains at -$3.50. If your child’s account goes over this amount they will have an alternate lunch of that consists of two sides, milk and a sunny butter and jelly sandwich. Please visit the school district’s lunch program for more information:
http://www.bsd-ri.net/for-parents-and-students/burrillville-youth-nutrition
To add money to your child’s account electronically: https://www.myschoolbucks.com/index.jspWilliam L. Callahan School
Email: brissetted@bsd-ri.net
Website: http://wlc.bsd-ri.net/
Location: 75 Callahan School Street, Burrillville, RI, USA
Phone: 401-568-1330
Facebook: facebook.com/BurrillvillePublicSchools
Twitter: @WLCColts