NES WEEKLY UPDATE
MONDAY, November 2, 2020
Latest Information
Dear Families,
We are very excited to welcome you to our first virtual Open House on 11/4/20. I will share the link to our playlist with you here (below). Much like the playlists your students receive, there are asynchronous tasks and synchronous meetings. I am sharing the information for all staff in our building.
The staff created slideshows, powerpoints, or videos for you under the asynchronous column. It is our hope you will view these before Wednesday, 11/4 at 5:30 pm. These asynchronous items are done by staff so you can see some of what goes on in the classrooms and teaching spaces at NES.
On Wednesday 11/4, from 5:30 - 6:00 pm, you will join the meeting link for your child's classroom teacher. They will be there to talk with all participants and answer any questions you may have. This is not a specific student conference time; we will be scheduling those in December. This is a time to follow up on questions you may have from the asynchronous information you previously viewed. From 6:00 - 6:30, please join the meeting links for any of our additional staff who may work with your child. These additional staff members include our specials teachers, special educators, therapists, reading interventionists, our nurse, ELL teachers, and student support staff.
I am sharing the links below to view and begin your asynchronous work. Despite our best efforts (we are all still learning), if you have trouble opening something on the document, please let us know. Your child's teachers should have shared their asynchronous and synchronous items with you as well.
Here is the link for the Open House Events!! Open House Playlist
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Kc1azDlW2Dld2ogIQfXeUq6KwlUVWciPnennDhydirk/edit?usp=sharing
We look forward to seeing you online!!
Best,
Kimberly Kubisch, Principal NES
ABOUT NES
Principal
Kimberly F. Albertson
Assistant Principal
Email: kubischk@npsk.org
Website: www.npsk.org
Location: 30 Surfside Road, Nantucket, MA, USA
Phone: 508 228 7290
Arrival and Dismissal (Transportation)
There is no room on any buses right now. We have a waiting list for those who may need the bus. Please call the NES Main Office to put your child's name on the waiting list. 508- 228-7290 ext. 2104 or ext. 2187
- Children will be lining up outside the school. There are dots with teacher names on them. We will have line spaces for each class. PreK and second grade will be lining up in front of the main entrance to NES. First Grade will line up by the cafeteria doors and Kindergarten will line up outside the kindergarten door. Teachers will be coming outside to pick up their students and take them into the building safely and maintaining 6 feet distances. It is important for you to know that there will be no before school supervision, and breakfast buddies is also not available at this time. I share this with you because it is important that no student arrive at school much before 7:40. There will be a few adults outside to supervise students. We will be blocking off the Kindergarten circle. No one can drive through there, but the cross campus drive will be open. We will ask that no parents stand with students outside for arrival and dismissal. Our goal is to have students maintain social distances and this will be challenging with additional people standing nearby.
- Dismissal will be done by drive through pick up from Backus Lane. Students will be lined up with the youngest student in their family. Kindergarten will come out the K door, First will come out the Cafe doors, and Second will come out the Front doors.
Bus students will be picked up to go at 2:05.
Walkers and Bus Riders will go with Bus Riders at the back of their line.
Parents who are riding bikes or walking with students should meet them at the front of the school.
Once the buses clear, then teachers will walk students to their dismissal spots. Radios will be calling students to hopefully reduce the parents parking or standing outside of their cars.
Older students will go to the youngest students' line up spot.
Second Graders out to their line spots in the front of the building (if it is raining, they will go out the gym doors).
First Graders will go out the Cafe doors to their line spots.
Kindergarten will go out the Kindergarten doors to their line spots.
- There are very few students who will be riding the school buses. These students have been identified through the surveys, follow up phone calls, etc. There will be labeled seats on the buses for each child and the students will get a matching tag from their classroom teacher. No adults will be allowed on the bus.
NES Virtual Open House 11/4/20
We will be sharing a playlist with all families. In this playlist, you will receive 2 things to watch before 5:30 pm on November 4th. One of these will be your child's teacher's classroom information. The other will share information about all other staff in the building. At 5:30, each family will have a google meet link to join their child's classroom teacher for a question and answer session that will last no more than 30 minutes. This is not an individual conference for your child. Rather, it is an opportunity to follow up on anything that was not covered in the presentation you previously watched or anything you were unsure of. At 6:00 pm for 30 minutes, you will have the opportunity to meet with specialists, special educators, therapists, ELL teachers, interventionists, etc. You will receive links to meet with these staff members as well.
Covid - 19 Relief fund through Immigration Resource Center
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Traveling to and From Massachusetts
Remember to be mindful of any travel you may have planned for August. You will be required to follow the regulations that went into effect on 8/1. These include:
All visitors and Massachusetts residents returning home — including students returning to campuses this fall — must fill out a “Massachusetts Travel Form” and quarantine for 14 days. People can also text MATraveler to 888-777.
Exemptions include travelers from lower-risk states and people who can show a negative COVID-19 test administered no more than 72 hours prior to arriving in the Bay State. The current low-risk states are New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Maine, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire and Hawaii.
People must remain in quarantine until they receive negative test results, except for when going to get their test.
Failure to comply can result in a $500 fine per day.
Exceptions include people passing through or commuting across state lines for work, military personnel, critical infrastructure workers, and people seeking or receiving medical treatment.