Pine Forest School of the Arts
November 15-19, 2021 Newsletter for Families
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(This link was also forwarded last week by homeroom parents.)
CHANGE IN FACE MASK PROTOCOL INFORMATION (PLEASE READ CAREFULLY)
Please take a moment to review the information below taken from the district's website regarding the change in the face mask protocol.
Parents and guardians—at their sole discretion—can opt their children out of the face covering requirement without any documentation. They only need to complete the online opt-out form in FOCUS, the district’s online student information system.
Students who do not have a parent opt-out form on file but forget to bring a face mask will be given a disposable mask at school.
How to Find and Complete the Opt-Out Form
Parents who would like to opt their child out of wearing a face covering can do so by completing the “Student Mask/Facial Covering Opt-Out Form” that is located online in the Parent FOCUS Account.
To find the online form, parents need to login to their Parent FOCUS Account, click on their child’s name, and then locate the form in the “Forms” folder.
To complete the form, parents will be required to select two options:
- I elect to opt out my student from wearing a mask or facial covering as recommended by the CDC and the Student Code of Conduct.
- By checking this box, I am completing this opt out of wearing a mask/facial covering form as the parent/guardian of (student’s name).
After selecting the two options, parents/guardians can then submit the online form.
Note: If completing the form for multiple children linked to the same Parent FOCUS Account, the parent/guardian will need to:
- Complete and submit the form for the first child
- Select the next child
- Select “child info”
- Re-open the form, complete and submit
- Repeat process for additional children
Focus Notes:
- The opt-out form will only populate with student information if the parent has linked their account to the student’s. For student safety, linking a parent account to a student account requires validation from the school. Contact your school if your account is not already linked to your child’s account.
- FOCUS users can change their language preferences. Go to Preferences and then choose the preferred language.
Monday, November 15, 2021-DAY 2
*Return Friday Folders to School!
*LAST DAY to Send in Food Drive Items!
*Breakfast: Cereal, Applesauce, Grape Juice & Milk
*Lunch (Select 1 Entree): Cheese Lasagna Roll-Up, Turkey & Provolone Croissant or Chicken Fajita Salad
*Achieve 3000 Mid-Year Testing for 3rd, 4th, & 5th Graders Begins and Continues this Week
*KDG-4th Grade Honor Roll Assemblies in Multi-Purpose Room
Students who made the Honor Roll (All E's and S+'s in K-1 OR All A's and B's in 2nd-4th Grade) in Grades Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, and 4th Grade will be celebrated. Parents/guardians are welcome to attend; however, we request that no more than 2 family members per student join us so we can continue to practice social distancing.
Masks must be worn by all visitors and volunteers at this time.
9:45am: 3rd Grade
10:45am: 1st Grade
11:45am: 2nd Grade
12:45pm: Kindergarten
1:45pm: 4th Grade
Tuesday, November 16, 2021-DAY 3
*Breakfast: Peach Cobbler Biscuit, Fresh Fruit, Orange Juice & Milk
*Lunch (Select 1 Entree): Oven Roasted Turkey, Fish Sandwich or Turkey & Provolone Croissant
*Quarter 2 Progress Reports Go Home/Available for Viewing in FOCUS
Wednesday, November 17, 2021-NO RESOURCE TODAY
*Breakfast: Chicken and Waffle, Banana, Apple Juice & Milk
*Lunch Entrees (Select 1): Classic Chicken Sandwich, Turkey & Provolone Croissant or Fall Harvest Spinach Salad
*2nd-5th Grade Science Projects Due!
*Return Signed Progress Reports to Your Child's Teacher
*EARLY DISMISSAL DAY: Dismissal Will Begin at 12:50pm
Thursday, November 18, 2021-DAY 4
*Lunch Entrees (Select 1): Sweet & Sour Chicken, Cheeseburger Grilled Cheese or Turkey & Provolone Croissant
Friday, November 19, 2021-DAY 5
*Breakfast: Bold City English Muffin Sandwich, Apple & Milk
*Lunch Entrees (Select 1): Cheese Pizza, Pepperoni Pizza, Turkey & Provolone Croissant or BBQ Chicken Salad
*Friday Folders Go Home!
PLEASE CHECK LOST AND FOUND ITEMS
Please help keep our "Lost and Found" collection to a minimum by remembering to label students' ballet shoes, jackets, water bottles and other belongings.
If you notice that your child is missing an item (or two!), please feel free to stop by the school and check out our collection. Masks are required for visitors and volunteers.
All items remaining on Monday, November 22, 2021 will be donated.
Attention 3rd Grade Families!
...Mark YOUR Calendars...
November 22nd: Yearbook Cover Entries Due to Mrs. Iddings
November 24-26: Thanksgiving Holiday Break--No School
November 29-December 3: PFSOTA Fall Scholastic Book Fair
November 30-December 3-3rd Grade Production (for 3rd Grade Families only)
*December 2nd-3rd: 5th Grade Science Progress Monitoring Assessment #2
*December 6-7th: 2nd-5th Grade Math Progress Monitoring Assessment #2
*December 8th: 4th/5th Grade Advanced Art Field Trip To Cummer Museum
*December 9-10th: 2nd-5th Grade ELA Progress Monitoring Assessment #2
*December 10th: 4th/5th Grade Advanced Dance Field Trip to Nutcracker Performance
*December 13-17th: PFSOTA PTA Holiday Shoppe
*December 15th: Early Dismissal Day
*December 17th: Last Day of Quarter 2 Grading Period
*December 20th-January 3rd: Winter Break/Teacher Planning Day on 01/03
*January 10th: School Advisory Council Meeting @ 3:15pm in the Media Center
Wednesday, Nov. 17th & Dec. 15th are Early Dismissal Days
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