Blue Ash Elementary News
November 24, 2020
Upcoming Events....
November 25 - 27 ~ Thanksgiving Break. No School. School resumes November 30.
November 30 - December 4 ~ School resumes using Remote Learning. See Below
December 1~ BAE Spirit Day!! Wear you BAE or Sycamore Gear!
December 7 ~ We anticipate returning to face-to-face learning on December 7. Learn more: https://goav.es/35JhsCb
December 21 - January 1 ~ Winter Break. No School.
First Quarter Citizenship Award Winners
These students were selected by their teachers for consistently demonstrating the "4 Be's" Behavior Expectations (Be safe, respectful, responsible, problem solvers). Some students were even nominated by their peers for consideration.
These students are great role models in all ways, always!!
F2F Change to Remote Learning November 30 - December 4 Please Read.
At the November 18 Board of Education meeting, the district made the decision to move to remote learning after the Thanksgiving holiday for 1 week. Students will begin learning through remote classes on Monday, November 30, 2020, and will remain in remote learning through Friday, December 4, 2020. The district data team will continue to evaluate the data during the remote week to assess health and safety for our school community. At this time, students are scheduled to return to the classroom for face to face learning on Monday, December 7, 2020. Instruction will not change for students currently enrolled in the virtual school.
Teachers will be providing families with schedules and links to live instruction, as well as recorded instruction. We understand that changing to remote learning may cause challenges for families, and children may not be able to log in during their typical classroom times. You will have access to videos of instruction just in case students experience technical difficulties or scheduling conflicts. Teachers and students have recently practiced accessing necessary remote instruction and learning tools. We hope that this will create an easier transition for our families.
Your child will bring home their necessary learning materials by Tuesday, November 24. This will include a school chromebook and charger, classroom books/papers, and personal items. These items will all need to return to school on December 7, 2020 with your child.
Students who receive additional support will continue to receive services including ESOL support, intervention, special education instruction, school counseling, speech and language therapy, and occupational therapy. Providers will reach out to families to share scheduled times for instruction.
If your child is unable to attend school, we ask that you call our school attendance line (513) 686-1707 # 3 to report their absence. Teachers will take attendance each morning, and parents will be notified if their child is not in attendance. Please email the Teacher if your child cannot attend a live session. In order for us to accurately assess our student and staff health data during the break and remote learning, we encourage families to report any suspected, probable, or confirmed cases of COVID-19, as well as any quarantines to our attendance line, at (513) 686-1707 # 1.
If you have technology difficulties and need assistance please call the help desk at (513) 686-1793 or email helpdesk@sycamoreschools.org.
Face to Face Student Free Meal Sign up for Remote Learning Week.
For face-to-face learning families who still would like to have access to free meals during the week of November 30-December 4 while the district is operating a remote model, Sycamore Child Nutrition will be offering 5 days worth of breakfast and lunch for curbside pickup on Tuesday, December 1.
These meals need to be PRE-ORDERED. If you have other children in the household that are between the ages of 1-18 you can request meals for them as well even if they are not Sycamore students.
Pre- Order your meals HERE.
Pick up will be at whatever school is requested, but we prefer the oldest student’s home school when possible. The deadline to sign up is Sunday November 29th at midnight.
If you still need access to meals, but these times will not work for your schedule, please contact Kelsey Warren at warrenk@sycamoreschools.org or call the Child Nutrition Office at (513) 686-1796.
This information is for face-to-face learning families only. Virtual Families will sign up and pick up at their normal time and location on Wednesday December 2nd. All information on VIRTUAL student meals can be found here.
Virtual Student Free Meal Service Stays The Same.
Our plans for Virtual Meal pickup will stay the same on December 2, even with the district being in remote learning during the week of November 30-December 4. Virtual families need to make sure they are signed up for our December 2 pick up. There will be no change in times or location.
SIGN UP FOR VIRTUAL MEALS HERE if you have not already done so for December 2nd.
For more information on Virtual meal pick up locations and times, CLICK HERE.
This sign up is for virtual classroom families only. Face-to-face families who will be remote during this week have received a separate communication with instructions on how to sign up for face-to-face meal pickup.
Requests to Change Learning Model.
Pajama Fun Day - Earned by our students achieving the PBIS Points Goal!
Support our local families with Holiday gifts!!
Learn Sign Language with us!
Once you log on to Flipgrid, the code for Blue Ash Sign Language is: baesign
PTO NEWS.......
Blue Ash Bashes!!!
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