The Grenloch Gazette
November 2020 Edition
iPad Distribution
In order to receive your NEW iPad, charger, and charging cable, families will be required to return all three of those items from the OLD iPad at time of pick up.
Please click here to purchase a technology care plan if you have not done so already.
Teacher of the Year
In addition, nomination forms for the 2020-2021 Educational Services Professional of The Year are available here. This award recognizes those adults who impact students outside of the classroom setting, including instructional media specialists, nurses, counselors, speech-language therapists, secretary, etc.
All forms must be completed and returned by Friday, December 4, 2020.
Grenloch Home and School Council
JOIN OUR HSC
Our Grenloch Home and School Council would like extend a warm welcome to all new families. The Grenloch HSC is an organization made up of parents, teachers and administrators who work together to enhance the learning environment at Grenloch Terrace.
This year may be starting out differently, but you can help make it special for the kids by contributing to our annual membership drive. For just $5.00 per family you can become members of our HSC and help us provide our students and staff with the resources we need for a successful school year. Please return our HSC Membership form along with cash or check payment, by November 20, 2020. Remote students can drop off payment to the main office during regular school hours. For more information, please see the Membership Form, linked here.
Click Here for a letter from our new HSC President
Next HSC Meeting is December 7th @ 6:30 PM via Zoom. Links for all meetings are posted on the Grenloch HSC Facebook Page.
Fall Fun
Grenloch Gardeners
Camilia Rakaj, Bianca Lopresti, Nicky Tacka, Jacob Hice, Miliani Massi, Brooklyn Battista, Averianna Moore, Omar Jazzar, Cameron Thomson, Adalynn Drewes, Julian McIntyre and GiaMarie Bratelli.
Picture Day
Tuesday, December 15th for Cohorts A and C students
Thursday, December 17th for Cohort B students
All Cohort D students we be able to sign up for a time slot for Tuesday, December 15th from 4:00 - 6:00 pm. A sign up will be sent to all parents a week prior to picture day.
Health Safety Reminders
Reminder Grenloch Terrace Early Childhood Center is currently closed for inperson instruction. All learning is remote. Please look for communication from your child's teacher regarding a remote learning schedule. In person hybrid learning will resume on Monday, November 16th.
With cold and flu season upon us and the increase in cases of Covid 19 within our schools and town, it is important to remember the COVID Pledge that all Grenloch Families were asked to sign prior to the start of the school year. It is critical that all students and staff check for the following symptoms every day before school:
Please keep your child home from school if he or she is experiencing TWO or MORE of the following...
- Fever greater than 100
- Chills
- Shivers
- Muscle aches
- Headache
- Sore throat
- Nausea or Vomiting
- Diarrhea
- Fatigue
- Congestion/Runny nose
OR at least ONE of the following...
- Cough
- Shortness of Breath
- Difficulty Breathing
- New loss of smell
- New loss of taste
In addition to staying home if your child is exhibiting the symptoms described above, please notify our Grenloch Health Office at (856) 227-1303; press 2 when prompted.
Close Contacts and Potential Exposures
Please notify our Grenloch Health Office is your child had close contact (within 6 feet of an infected person for a cumulative total of at least 15 minutes) within the past 14 days with a person with confirmed COVID-19. Likewise, please notify our Health Office if someone in the household is diagnosed with COVID-19.
Travel Advisory
If you and your family are planning on traveling, please continue to adhere to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) recommended safety guidelines, such as wearing a mask, frequent handwashing, social distancing, etc. If you are travelling to an area on New Jersey's Travel Advisory List, please consider the State of New Jersey's recommendation to quarantine your family for 14 calendar days upon your return. If you do so, please notify our Health Office. For more information regarding our travel advisory recommendations, please see Superintendent Bollendorf's recent letter to Washington Township Families.
Looking Ahead
Additional Reminders
Signing Students In Late/Out Early
All students being signed in/out of school must be accompanied by an authorized adult. After being buzzed into the building, the parent/guardian will remain in the vestibule, asked to present ID, and will sign the student out without entering the main lobby. Please know that students who arrive tardy or leave early for in person instruction may be marked absent for the day as the schedule is already abbreviated. We ask that families make every effort to arrive and leave Grenloch Terrace on time.
Tech Support
Families in need of tech support during remote learning are asked to submit their request, including your child's name, PIN/ID number (if available), and a description of the issue to studenthelp@wtps.org.
Parent Resources
- Learning from home is definitely different than learning at school. It requires students, families, and teachers to work together like never before in order to overcome challenges and make instruction happen. Check out these helpful tips for establishing virtual meeting etiquette with your children at home.
- Here is one-stop shop for information about how to support your student's use of programs like Schoology, ClassLink, Seesaw, FlipGrid, and PowerSchool! Be sure to bookmark this EdTech Resource Guide For Parents
- Remote Wednesdays are one of the key features of our Hybrid Schedule. Click here to learn more about how all of our students will learn on Wednesdays this school year.
- Looking for a quick reference to help plan for holidays and confirm which days students are in person versus remote? Our WTPS Cohort Calendar for the 2020-2021 school year (pictured below) is a great resource for families. Here's a link for a printable PDF copy.
Family Fun - Try this!
Grenloch Terrace Early Childhood Center
Email: asalstrom@wtps.org
Website: wtps.org/grenloch
Phone: 856-227-1303
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GTECCWTPS/?view_public_for=999745666851636