Falcon Family Flyer
November 13, 2020
B.M.Williams Primary School
Chesapeake, VA 23320
757 547-0238
Fax: 757 547-3475
Principal
Mrs. Brighid M. Gates
brighid.gates@cpschools.comAssistant Principal
Dr. Brittany Walker
Assistant Principal
Principal's Message
Hello,
The next Kinsa thermometer shipment goes out soon- so it's crunch time for thermometer orders! Anyone who ordered after 10/12/2020 should be expecting their thermometer to come as part of this shipment. If you are experiencing any issues with completing your order, please reach out to Phil Maleport or Shelly King, our school health advisors.
If you are having any questions or problems with Kinsa, please follow the link https://support.kinsahealth.com/hc/en-us which has numerous articles about your account, pairing bluetooth, adding students and schools and more.
The next shipment occurs 11/13/2020.
Federal Impact Aid Survey cards should have arrived in the mail this week. . Please complete the card, sign, date, and return it to school in the pre-addressed, stamped envelope provided. For option 1 students, you can send it in with the student.
This year your child will take the Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) assessments. These tests will be given in both Reading and Math in order to identify your child's instructional level as well as to measure his or her academic growth over time. We will begin practice testing on 11/30 and testing begins on 12/7. Please see the letter in the parent resources that explains the MAP assessments.
Online parents, please check your device at home to see if it is compatible for testing prior to the practice test. Check your device using the Device Checker Tool at https://check.nwea.org/. Your child's teacher will be providing you more information soon.'
School pictures will be taken the week of January 11th. We are delayed in taking school pictures this year because I wanted to make sure we had a plan in place to follow safety protocols. We will have 3 separate days for each grade level. We will also have a separate date for online students. It will be a Saturday in January (TBD). Please see the schedule in the upcoming events section of this newsletter. More information will be sent out in December.
Finally, report cards will be uploaded to Parentvue on Thursday, November 19th and will be available to you on the 20th. If you require a hard copy, please reach out to your teacher. I have included information in the parent resource section about reading level expectations. Please feel free to reach out to me or your child's teacher with questions. It is my expectation that each teacher hold a parent-teacher conference with each child's parent by 12/18. This conference will be scheduled via Zoom or telephone.
Have a grateful weekend.
Warm regards,
Brighid Gates
Communication Corner
Twitter- @bmwprimary
Facebook- B M Williams Primary Business Page
Instagram- @bmwilliamsprimary
YouTube- Subscribe to our BM Williams Primary Channel
PeachJar - flyers only as needed
School Messenger - Sunday’s at 2:00 pm
Remind App - on-campus bus information only -
Weekly Synergy Emails
Upcoming Events
November 19th - Report cards will be uploaded to ParentVue
November 25th - Early Release Day
November 26th -27th - Thanksgiving Holiday
MAP testing 12/7-18 - See parent letter in the parent resources for more information
December 7-11 - Santa Shop -details soon
Student Picture dates - more information soon
1/12 K and CPI
1/13 1st and sped
1/14 2nd grade and make-ups
Online students- Stay tuned for sign up details for a Saturday date in January
PTA Corner
BMW PTA Board Meeting
Time: Nov 17, 2020 05:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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Meeting ID: 844 1035 6195
Passcode: falcons
PTA General Meeting
Time: Nov 17, 2020 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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Passcode: falcons
Please join the PTA. We have many open positions on the PTA board. We would love your support. Membership dues are $5.00. Click the link below.
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Text this message - @bmwpa
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Community Partners Corner
Parent Resources
Health and Safety Procedures
- Students and staff must wear masks all day. Teachers will provide safe mask breaks for students throughout the day.
- Recess and PE will be outside as weather permits.
- Students must be seated 3-6 feet apart during instruction.
- Students must be seated 6 feet apart while eating lunch or breakfast.
- Students will be provided a face shield if needed. Teachers have been provided face shields.
- Students will not be allowed to share materials.
- When possible desks are facing in one direction in the classrooms.
- Traveling in the hallways is limited to arrival, dismissal, recess, bathrooms, and picking up food in the cafeteria.
- Hand sanitizing stations are located throughout the building.
- Visitors are not allowed in the building at this time.
- All parents must complete health screenings for their student before the student arrives at school.
- Teachers will sanitize hands or wear gloves when distributing papers.
- All student papers will be placed in a secure location for 24 hours before being reviewed by the teacher. Update - teachers will handle papers while wearing gloves or sanitize hands before handing out papers to students.
- Classroom doors and windows will be opened to increase ventilation.
- Humanity Shields have been approved for school use. Please see link below for information.
- Playgrounds on campus will open soon with routine cleaning.