Wise Wing
November 13, 2020
We are ready #ontheHil
Hawk Families,
It was another fantastic week #OnTheHil an virtually, too! We are looking forward to welcoming back even more students on Monday, November 16. All PreK-3rd grade Plan B students along with Plan B students in our special programs will be returning.
Our Cohort A 4-5 graders and Cohort A Middle School students will be returning to campus. We look forward to welcoming our Hawks back! We hope you have a wonderful weekend and we look forward to seeing you on Monday!
Calendar Reminders
- Wednesday, November 18, 2020: Asynchronous Day (No In-Person Classes)
- Monday, November 23-Tuesday, November 24, 2020: Remote Learning Days (No In-Person Classes)
- Wednesday, November 25-Friday, November 27, 2020: Thanksgiving Break
COVID QUARANTINE REMINDERS
Who Attends School on November 16-20?
All Plan B PreK-3 & Special Programs
Cohort A 4th/5th Graders
Cohort A Middle Schoolers
In-Person Family News
CARPOOL TAGS đźš™ (IN-PERSON FAMILIES)
Need a Carpool tag? Carpool Tags are $2. Please contact our main office at (919) 571-6800 to schedule a time to pick one up.
MORNING CARPOOL REMINDERS đźš—
- Thank you for helping our Hawks stay safe during arrival.
- Have your child masked and bookbag ready when pulling to the cone for quick unloading.
- Please do not allow your child to exit the vehicle from the driver side unless an adult is present to escort them safely to the sidewalk.
- Please stay in the vehicle and ask the adult on duty for any assistance you might need.
In-Person Reminders/Requirements
- ALL In-Person Families must sign the Student Accountability & Safety Protocol Agreement. A blank agreement will be sent home for you to sign and return.
- ALL In-Person Bus Riders must sign the Bus Health Attestation Agreement.
- ALL In-Person Families in K-8 must sign the BYOD Agreement. A blank agreement will be sent home for you to sign and return.
- Remember elementary and middle students must only come on the week they are assigned.
- Remember parents are not allowed inside the building at this time.
- Students may not use water fountains, so please send your student with a labeled water bottle.
- Remember your child may not exit the car until a staff member has cleared them for entry.
- Walkers must live in the walk-zone.
- Arrival will not begin until 7:45am.
- Please begin line up for afternoon carpool at 2:30pm.
REQUIRED HEALTH PROTOCOLS SIGNATURE PAGE
Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) Agreement
School Bus Agreement & Attestation
Virtual Academy Family News
- Please note your child's schedule may change slightly as teachers in our building adjust to serving students in the classroom nest and in the virtual nest. These changes will be small; however, we want you to feel prepared.
- You may begin to notice your child become just a little less enthusiastic about school as we enter into the fall months. This is actually an occurrence in the building as well. We call this the fall slump. The newness of a new year has worn off and students tend to miss the freedom of summer. To combat this in the classroom we try hard to give students encouragement, breaks, and fun rewards to help keep students moving forward and making steps toward progress. You can do this at home as well. Incorporate family weekly goals or personal goals into a routine and reward the whole family with fun activities or treats at the end of the week. Our rewards in the classroom are fun and free, so you won't have to add a trip to Target on your list...unless that's a reward ;).
News For All Hawks
Calendar Updates
- Our next Asynchronous Day will be November 18, 2020. No students should report to campus and all students should access remote learning activities in their Google Classroom.
- Click here to view updated WCPSS calendars.
National School Psychologist Week
This week we acknowledged National School Psychology Week (NSPW). This week is to highlight the important work school psychologists in conjunction with other educators to help all students thrive. This year's theme is "The Power of Possibility." The word "possibility" implies hope, growth, resilience and renewal. Possibility suggests that even something as small as a seed can grow into something magnificent. The word "power" implies that things can and will happen. When we focus on what is possible, we have hope that students will grow, thrive and bloom. We celebrate our Hilburn School Psychologist, Mrs. Lisa Tomaino! Mrs. Tomaino works to support our school as well as Leesville Road Middle School. We appreciate Mrs. Tomaino's expertise and rely heavily on her in depth knowledge to support our Hawks!
Thank you, Mrs. Tomaino!
Positivity Project: GRATITUDE
Gratitude is the quality of feeling and expressing thankfulness and appreciation. It is an affirmation that there is goodness in other people and the world, and that we have received that goodness. People with the strength of gratitude have a readiness to show appreciation for kindness and also to return kindness. A leading expert, Robert Emmons, calls gratitude a “relationship- strengthening emotion because it requires us to see how we’ve been supported and affirmed by other people.”
“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” -JOHN F. KENNEDY