Meadow View Elementary
November 16, 2020
Home of the Otters!
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Please review this checklist for each of your students DAILY before sending to school.
Hello Meadow View Families,
This message is specific to our Grade 3, 4, and 5 families.
I am writing to update you on plans for grades 3-5 with regard to a schedule adjustment and with regard to if/when grades 3-5 would move to a hybrid model. This information was shared at the School Board Meeting Monday night.
Grades 3-5 Schedule Adjustment for Distance Learning
First, our teachers are doing great work delivering the distance learning model that we currently have in place. However, questions and feedback from families about the amount of live instruction have brought about a recommendation to adjust the instructional day for students in grades 3-5.
Why adjust grades 3-5 instructional day from the current schedule to an 8:20-3:18 schedule starting on December 7, 2020, focused on live instruction (like K-2)?
December 7th will be the start of the K-2 hybrid. By doing so, we are creating a gap between the number of live instructional minutes available between students in grades K-2 and students in grades 3-5.
Moving grades 3-5 to a daily distance learning schedule for classes taught by the classroom/homeroom teacher aligned with K-2 accomplishes the following:
Increases student access to live instruction
Increases student access to instructional opportunities throughout the day
Increases student engagement and feedback
Creates consistency in schedules across K-5 students, families and staff in schools
*This adjustment will not change how specials are delivered at grades 3-5 at this time.
**This also does not mean that students will be sitting online all day.
There will be no hybrid for grades 3-5 until Jan 25 at the earliest based on PHMDC.
The District will continue to monitor guidance and metrics from Public Health Madison Dane County. If public health guidance recommends that students in grades 3-5 should attend school in person, we will move to a hybrid model. We will not move to a hybrid model for grades 3-5 prior to January 25, 2021.
Sincerely,
Cynthia Bell, Principal
Nurse Notes
Here are a couple of things to think about as your child returns to in-person classes:
--Please keep your child home if they are unwell
--I might be calling you to follow up on your child's ill symptoms - this is to keep everyone in the building safe and to follow guidelines from Public Health Madison and Dane County
--When your child does return to an in-person class, be sure to send them with a MASK in addition to their Chromebook and charger.
--Any prescription medications your child may need while they are at school needs to be in an original container and have a parent and doctor signature - Here is a link to the authorization form:
JHCD-F(1), Medication Administration Consent Fo...
----Over-the-counter medications like Tylenol, ibuprofen, or cough drops also need to be in original packaging and only require a parent signature - here is that form:
Thank you for helping us celebrate Veterans Day virtually!
By Sydney -2nd grade
By Varunika -1st grade
By Pratyusha -1st grade
Attendance
Attendance in Distance Learning
If your child will not be participating in Distance Learning on a given day, please call our school Attendance Line at 608-478-5000 ext 1 to report the absence.
We will take Attendance on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday because we know being present in class is important to student success.
Attendance will not be taken on Wednesdays. Wednesdays are an independent workday.
Students will have an entire school day, including the evening hours, to engage with learning and be considered present for class each day, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday.
Teachers will help students understand the importance of attendance, make class engaging and relevant so that students are drawn to attend, and hold students accountable not just for attending Zoom sessions but for also demonstrating their learning by submitting homework online.
If we do not receive any information regarding your child's absence please note that they will be marked with an unexcused absence.
Happy Diwali
One of our 2nd-grade students, Saanvi, also shared a video explaining what Diwali is. Check it out here.
November Calendar
MV SCO Meeting- Tuesday, November 17th at 6 pm
No School - Happy Thanksgiving!
Wednesday, November 25th thru Friday, November 27
News from the SCO
Here is the link to the minutes from last month's meeting and the agenda for this month's meeting.
Minutes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dB8fpv9-SWTbz3unfBy1D-2TPe6bj4jLM9KPIxLSX2U/edit?usp=sharing
Agenda: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1T2lLgIXj59WZ_bh5w9iit_AJ4dKQSv9N94eadGKJRqM/edit?usp=sharing
Want to get some exercise with your child?
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wc3EYqdWYpnc4zmUDP2qDN5BBqcSW9yk/view?usp=sharing
Meet our new Music Teacher!
Hello! My name is Bob Curley and I am the new music teacher at Meadow View Elementary. I have been teaching K-5 music at Nuestro Mundo community school in the Madison School District for the past five years. Before that I spent 19 years teaching K-8 music in Catholic schools in the area, directing worship bands at churches, and teaching private students.
My musical passions include playing the guitar, piano, and singing. I also love putting on school concerts and directing musicals. In my younger years, I spent a lot of time performing professionally in local rock bands, as well as, touring with UW Madison‘s Wisconsin Singers.
I have a love for the outdoors and my wife Celine and I enjoy camping, hiking, kayaking, and hanging out with our three dogs! I am looking forward to teaching your children at Meadow View and getting to know all of you!
Covid 19-Travel
This is from the Wisconsin Public Health website regarding returning back to the State of Wisconsin.
After you return we ask you to self-monitor for symptoms of COVID-19 for 14 days. You should check for symptoms even if you followed the recommendations above.
Stay home as much as possible to stop the spread of COVID-19 to others.
- Check your symptoms:
- Check your temperature twice daily
- Write down your symptoms
- If you develop symptoms like fever, cough, shortness of breath, call your doctor, and stay home.
- See the Next Steps: while you wait for your COVID-19 test results for a chart you can use to log your daily symptoms.
- See COVID-19: Monitoring for Illness for more details about self-monitoring and self-quarantine.
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