Eickenroht Informer
June 1st to June 5th
New Remote Option to be Offered to All Students during 2020-21 School Year
Please know that we continue to plan for every possible contingency this fall and will be sharing information as decisions are made. We will soon send out a survey to collect your concerns and feedback related to instruction as we consider different models for students and staff.
We are pledging to offer an entirely remote instructional option for families who prefer to keep their children at home during the upcoming year. We believe this virtual choice fits with our district’s overall mission to expand opportunity and choice at all levels, and we look forward to rolling out this option in August. More details will be shared as they become available.
New Instructional Calendar is Approved for 2020-21 School Year
Parents and guardians, please be advised that our Board of Trustees approved our new instructional calendar on Thursday. This revised calendar is designed to give us the flexibility to deal with potential COVID-19 disruptions or closures.
The approved calendar most closely matches the recommended intersessional option proposed by TEA, with students starting in August and having longer breaks around Thanksgiving, in the winter and in the spring. The last day of instruction will be June 25 for all grades except seniors, who would finish on May 28.
Specifically, the first day of the new school year will remain Aug. 17, with intersessional breaks scheduled for Oct. 5-9, Nov. 16-20, Jan. 4-8 and March 8-12. All of those breaks are set to occur around regularly scheduled vacation times, except for the week in October. The built-in breaks give the district more options to cover required instructional time. For instance, if a COVID-19 closure period was needed in the fall or early winter, one of the planned intersessional breaks later in the year could be used to recoup instructional time.
During those COVID-19 breaks, seniors will continue remote learning at home, which will give them the required instructional time to graduate by the end of May – the same as with a traditional calendar. To see the complete calendar, please visit: www.springisd.org/calendar
Report cards will be in the HAC for parents on June 3, 2020.
Spring I.S.D. Project S.A.F.E. Texas ACE/21st Century Community Learning Center
Don’t get left behind!
21st Century Community Learning Center, Spring ISD S.A.F.E., is moving full-STEAM ahead with its Free Virtual Summer STEAM Camp. Beginning June 8, 2020, the afterschool program will provide both a virtual instruction program and an at home learning program for afterschool students.
All students at Eichenroht, Hoyland, Salyers, Major, Ponderosa, and Bammel Elementary Schools, Wells and Bailey Middle Schools, and Westfield and Dekaney High Schools will be able to join the virtual program. Students already registered for the 21st CCLC afterschool program with no and/or low technology access will be eligible for the After School At Home Summer Camp program.
Every school will have an incredible variety of courses and activities in Google classrooms including the following: biology, coding, engineering (building), art projects, math projects, book clubs, basketball, karate, dance, and weekly virtual field trips to amazing destinations like Paris, Washington D.C., and Antarctica. Art and Book competitions will give students the opportunities to showcase their work and be recognized.
All students at each of the 10 schools may participate in the virtual program by contacting their school’s site coordinator* via email or Remind 101 APP. Students unable to participate in the virtual program and were enrolled in afterschool program in either the fall or spring of 2019-2020, will be able to pick up supplies for the After School At Home STEAM Summer Camp.
Distributions of STEAM camp supplies occur June 3rd, and June 8th, from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 pm. Elementary students may pick up After School At Home STEAM Summer Camp supplies at Bammel MS and, secondary students may pick up supplies at Westfield HS. These will include STEM supplies, art supplies, school supplies, and books. STEM kits for 5th, 8th and 9th grades will be distributed June 3, 2020. Art kits, STEM and Art Integration kits, Home libraries and school supplies are slated for distribution June 8, 2020.
All parents are expected to provide pictures or videos of their student’s activities weekly. Join us starting June 8, 2020! See you in virtual space.
*Site Coordinators
China Chrowder, Bammel ES
Marcus Jones, Eichenroht ES
Ivy Johnson, Hoyland, ES
Antonio Toliver, Major ES
Nora Hernandez, Ponderosa ES
Sha’Donna Stewart, Salyers ES
Julia James, Wells MS
Jason Wyatt, Bailey MS
Shalonda McGinnis, Westfield HS
Chassidy Jones, Dekaney HS
Spring I.S.D. Project S.A.F.E. Texas ACE/21st Century Community Learning Center
¡No te quedes atrás!
El Centro Comunitario de Aprendizaje del Siglo 21 del Proyecto S.A.F.E. de Spring ISD, está avanzando completamente STEAM con su Campamento virtual de verano STEAM gratuito. A partir del 8 de junio de 2020, el programa después de la escuela proporcionará un programa de instrucción virtual y un programa de aprendizaje en el hogar para los estudiantes del programa Después de la Escuela. Todos los estudiantes de las escuelas primarias Eichenroht, Hoyland, Salyers, Major, Ponderosa y Bammel, las escuelas intermedias Wells y Bailey, y las escuelas secundarias Westfield y Dekaney, podrán unirse al programa virtual. Los estudiantes que ya se hayan inscrito en el programa Después de la Escuela del Siglo 21 sin acceso y/o de baja tecnología serán elegibles para el programa de campamento de verano After School At Home.
Cada escuela tendrá una increíble variedad de cursos y actividades en las aulas de Google que incluyen lo siguiente: biología, codificación, ingeniería (construcción), proyectos de arte, proyectos de matemáticas, clubes de lectura, baloncesto, karate, danza y excursiones virtuales semanales a destinos increíbles. como París, Washington DC y la Antártida. Las competencias de arte y libros brindarán a los estudiantes la oportunidad de exhibir su trabajo y ser reconocidos.
Todos los estudiantes de cada una de las 10 escuelas pueden participar en el programa virtual contactando al coordinador del sitio * de su escuela por correo electrónico o Recordatorio 101 APP. Los estudiantes que no puedan participar en el programa virtual y se inscribieron en el programa después de la escuela en el otoño o la primavera de 2019-2020, podrán recoger suministros para el campamento de verano “STEAM After School At Home.”
La distribución de los suministros del campamento STEAM se realizarán los días 3 y 8 de junio de 10:00 a.m. a 12:00 p.m. Los estudiantes de primaria pueden recoger los suministros del campamento de verano STEAM del programa Después de la Escuela en Bammel MS y los estudiantes de secundaria pueden recoger los suministros en Westfield HS. Estos incluirán materiales STEM, materiales de arte, materiales escolares y libros. Los kits de STEM para los grados 5º, 8º y 9º se distribuirán el 3 de junio de 2020. Los kits de arte, los kits de integración de arte y STEM, las bibliotecas hogareñas y los útiles escolares se distribuirán el 8 de junio de 2020. Se espera que todos los padres proporcionen fotos o videos de las actividades de sus estudiantes semanalmente.
¡Únete a nosotros a partir del 8 de junio de 2020! Nos vemos en el espacio virtual!
*Coordinadores de Sitio:
China Chrowder, Bammel ES
Marcus Jones, Eickenroht ES
Ivy Johnson, Hoyland ES
Antonio Toliver, Mayor ES
Nora Hernández, Ponderosa ES
Sha’Donna Stewart, Salyers ES
Julia James, Wells MS
Jason Wyatt, Bailey MS
Shalonda McGinnis, Westfield HS
Chassidy Jones, Dekaney HS
5th Grade Teachers Wish You Well!
Photo Opportunity - Parents Loved It!
Parents Decorating Their Cars for Their Kids!
SUMMER LEARNING AT-HOME IS COMING SOON
In light of ongoing health and safety concerns related to the pandemic, Spring ISD has redesigned summer school for this year into an online experience available to ALL students and tailored to meet specific instructional needs.
Specifically, the district will be hosting two Summer Learning At-Home sessions to run Monday through Thursday with the first scheduled for June 10-30 and the second slated to run July 7- 28.
For students requiring grade-level support in order to be ready for the next school year, the sessions will include targeted tutorials in reading/literacy as well as STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics). For students looking for additional learning opportunities, we will be offering different enrichment camps depending on their grade level, including AP boot camp, GT camp, STEAM Camp and Literacy Camp.
Watch for more information about these offerings with specific guidance on what programs might best meet the needs of your student. If you’re thinking of participating in ANY of these programs, please do not turn in your district-issued Chromebook. You are invited to keep it until the end of our summer school sessions.
Read Aloud for this Week!
Virtual Field Trip - Australia Zoo Tour
Eickenroht Elementary School
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