West Week in Review
May 28, 2021
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Community Bulletin Board
Please be sure to visit our Community Bulletin Board at https://www.boyertownasd.org/domain/1321. During the pandemic, we are restricting the number of community flyers we are sending home. Instead, we are posting this information on this bulletin board. There you will find scouting information, PTO information, community information, and more. Be sure to visit the site frequently for updates.
Summer Reading Requirement
Schedule for June 1-4
Monday, May 31
Tuesday, June 1 (Day 4)
6th, 7th, and 8th grade - no changes. Normal Tuesday schedule. Five day and Hybrid A students attend in person. Virtual and hybrid B students connect from home.
Wednesday, June 2 (day 5)
6th, 7th, and 8th grade - Five day and Hybrid A and Hybrid B students attend in person. Virtual students connect from home.
Awards Assembly - all 8th graders are invited to attend as well as any 6th and 7th graders who are receiving an award. Emails have been sent to all award recipients. Any virtual students who are coming for the awards ceremony should be dropped off by 7:45am and report directly to the auditorium and be picked up at 9:30am. They should connect to their classes once they get home.
Thursday, June 3 (Day 6)
6th, 7th, and 8th grade - no changes. Normal Thursday schedule. Five day and Hybrid B students attend in person. Virtual and hybrid A students connect from home.
Friday, June 4 (day 1)
6th, 7th, and 8th grade - no changes. Normal Friday schedule. Five day and Hybrid B students attend in person. Virtual and hybrid A students connect from home.
Students will keep their Chromebooks over the summer and take them back to school with them for any summer programs they are signed up for or in the fall when school starts on August 23.
We made it!
Awards Ceremony - June 2
The Livestream link is West Awards Show. Virtual students, as well as guardians, can watch at home. The video will be available for viewing after the ceremony as well at the same link.
Library Books Due
All library books and textbooks were due last week. If your child still hasn’t returned their library books, please remind them to do so ASAP. Virtual students can drop their books off at the main office M-F from 7am-4pm.
Eighth graders with outstanding obligations will lose privileges at BASH until all obligations are fulfilled. These lost privileges include: open campus, open lunches, after school events, and dances. These obligations follow the students through high school, and if they are not taken care of by graduation the student will not walk in the graduation ceremony. Diplomas are also held until the item(s) is returned or a replacement fee is paid, so be sure to take care of all obligations now!
Congratulations to our West Retirees!
Safety Drill
We followed the protocols in our emergency plan binders. We notified all staff and students in advance of the drill to alleviate concerns that it was a real situation. The goal of the drill was to practice together our security procedures. Today’s drill focused on the hide portion of our “Run, Hide, Fight” procedure. The drill was successful, and we thank everyone for their cooperation.
Stick
a fork
in 2021!
Fall Sports Meeting for Middle School
Emergency Broadband Benefit Program
The Emergency Broadband Benefit Program is a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) program that provides a temporary discount on monthly broadband bills for qualifying low-income households. If your household is eligible, you can receive:
- Up to a $50/month discount on your broadband service and associated equipment rentals
- Up to a $75/month discount if your household is on qualifying Tribal lands
- A one-time discount of up to $100 for a laptop, tablet, or desktop computer (with a co-payment of more than $10 but less than $50)
Only one monthly service discount and one device discount is allowed per household.
The FCC expects enrollment for the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program to open on May 12, 2021. It will end when the fund runs out of money, or six months after the Department of Health and Human Services declares an end to the COVID-19 health emergency, whichever is sooner. You can find more information on the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program at this link: getemergencybroadband.org
The Masked Singer - Season 2!
Summer School 2021
High School Girls' Tennis
Athletes can use this form to sign up:
https://forms.gle/T6HkVrV1bWuw4QZc6
There will be 2 open court sessions: June 21-23 & August 2-4 (both run 8-9:30am)
Tryouts/Cuts are the first week of practices, but would be based on numbers and court space.
BASH Boys' Soccer
Boys Soccer 5/25 7:00 pm
https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrive.google.com%2Ffile%2Fd%2F1KMb5qb0ZlJJtBn9PBCBQ6A4_nOclQpFK%2Fview&data=04%7C01%7Csllandis%40boyertownasd.org%7C844c035fefed4214a60808d9154915db%7C067b5a599b0d4da58f596aeacd76f9ff%7C0%7C0%7C637564226860687363%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=7l5BJyrvaQXTIwvjETbY2tvskdwHi1YbxDC2cxIa4ks%3D&reserved=0
BASH Football
Boyertown Football Sign UP information
BASH- CHEERLEADING 2021-22
GENERAL INFORMATION for 8th Graders interesting in high school cheerleading:
BASH Coach- Tara Christman and Madison Maloney
TRYOUTS ARE OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS 9TH-12TH GRADE REGARDLESS OF PREVIOUS CHEER EXPERIENCE. PLEASE JOIN OUR GOOGLE CLASSROOM FOR UPDATES AND TRYOUT MATERIAL WITH THE FOLLOWING CLASS CODE --> 55rv54t
MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR OUR 2021-22 SEASON TRYOUT DATES
WHEN: AUGUST 9TH-10TH-11TH 2021
WHERE: BOYERTOWN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL CUB GYM
High School Girls' Golf Team
The girls' golf website is available for current 8th grade girls who will be at BASH next year. The website has information about summer golf opportunities and contact information.
https://sites.google.com/student.boyertownasd.org/bashladybearsgolf/home
High School Girls' Volleyball Info and Lady Bears Volleyball Camp
There will be a zoom informational meeting on Monday May 24th at 7:00 pm for girls going into 9th through 12th grade who are interested in trying out for High School Volleyball in the Fall of 2021. Topics to be covered include off season workouts, tryout schedule, season schedule and PIAA paperwork. All girls planning on trying out and parents/guardians should attend the meeting.
Zoom Link: https://boyertownasd.zoom.us/j/98239201628?pwd=UEhWZjRCTjN2eGwvcXMzL3hiYUQ5QT09
Lady Bears Volleyball Camp:
Volleyball Camp is for any girl interested in volleyball entering grades 5 – 10. Information about camp can be found on our website:
https://sites.google.com/student.boyertownasd.org/lady-bears-volleyball/home
All questions about Lady Bears Volleyball can be sent to : Coach Ludwig – mludwig@boyertownasd.org
High School Girls' Soccer
High School Girls' Field Hockey
BASH Field Hockey informational meeting will be held Wednesday, 5/26 at 7PM. Use this Zoom like to attend, and this meeting is mandatory and is for parents and players.
2021 Boyertown Hockey informational meeting
If you have questions, please contact Alicia Terrizzi at aterrizzi@boyertownasd.org .
Interested players should also join this Google Classroom and complete the summer league interest survey ASAP
summer sports camps for all ages
Six of our sports teams are offering camps this summer where you can work on your skills in a fun and safe environment.
Basketball Camp is for any boy interested in basketball entering grades 4 – 10. Camp is June 28 – July 1 from 9 am to 3 pm in the high school gyms. The link below will take you to the camp registration information:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/16Scj_MVmPXTEW0WlIU3LzL43zEmDyY60UDqxxev3lW8/edit
All questions about basketball camp can be sent to : Coach Ludwig – mludwig@boyertownasd.org
Boyertown Girls Volleyball Camp June 7th thru 10th. The camp will be held between 9 am and 3 pm.
Boyertown Boys/Girls Lacrosse Camp will be held June 7th thru June 10th between 9 am and 1 pm.
Boyertown Girls Basketball Camp June 21st thru 24th. The camp will be held between 9 am and 3 pm.
Boyertown Youth Football Camp July 12th thru 15th. The camp will be held between 5pm and 7 pm.
Transportation
If your child utilizes district transportation, please be reminded that masks are required on school buses for the entirety of the time. Students are expected to arrive at the bus stop 10 minutes prior to their scheduled pick-up time.
Face Coverings
Attendance Reminders
We are mandated to track attendance for both in-person and virtual students. According to state guidelines, students will be marked present if they are in attendance for class and complete their work for the class period.
Attendance Information Regarding Illness and Trips
As we are bringing students back to the building, we want to review recommended protocols for attendance, especially in light of the context of the Covid-19 pandemic. Our hope is that students are able to participate in their classes as they are scheduled whether it is in person or virtual. We recognize that there may be circumstances in which a child is unable to attend in person, but would be able to attend virtually. Please review the guidelines below as you make decisions regarding your child’s attendance in school in person and/or virtually. And, note the guidelines the building will follow for illness including Covid-19 symptoms or positive cases.
Student cannot participate virtually or in person due to illness
If your child is sick, not feeling well and unable to participate in classes whether it is in person or virtually, follow our typical attendance procedures by notifying the main office via the attendance email or completing the attendance form.
Student is ill and cannot participate in person, but can participate in virtual instruction (e.g due to Covid-19 positive OR exhibits COVID-19 Symptoms for which quarantine is necessary)
If your child is ill or exhibiting COVID-19 symptoms but feels he/she is able to participate in virtual instruction, please follow the steps below:
Contact your school’s nurse so they can advise you to follow the current protocols in testing and length of quarantine.
Email your child’s teacher and the attendance secretary stating that he or she will attend virtually for the day.
It is expected your child will participate virtually the entire day and in all classes to be marked present for the day.
Student presents with Covid-19 symptoms at school:
If the school nurse sends your child home from school due to symptoms associated with COVID-19 infection, the parent/guardian will pick up the child from school. The parent/guardian will be advised to contact their medical provider to obtain a note to clear the child to return to school or follow the next steps of the medical provider which may include a Covid-19 test. If the parent/guardian chooses to not seek a medical provider’s guidance, then the child must participate virtually for 14 days. (See Options # 1 or #2 above)
Exposure to “Close Contacts”.
Members of the same household are close contacts. If a member of a student’s household tests positive for Covid-19 or is symptomatic of Covid-19, please follow the steps outlined below.
A “close contact” can also be a non-household member. If the child has contact with a person within 6 feet for 15 minutes or more, and the non-household person tests positive for Covid-19, please follow the steps outlined below.
Contact your school’s nurse so they can advise you to follow the current protocols in testing and length of quarantine.
Email your child’s teacher and the attendance line stating that he or she will attend virtually for whatever time period is appropriate.
If your child is well and able to participate in their classes virtually, they should login and participate virtually for the entire day and length of quarantine.
Educational Trips
Educational trips are still being approved for students who are attending BASD Virtual or returning to the school buildings. The protocols remain the same.
If your family is traveling outside of Pennsylvania, quarantining is no longer required.
To find the most current update from the state, go to: https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/disease/coronavirus/Pages/Travelers.aspx
Important Health Information!
Dear Parents and Guardians,
This has been a very unprecedented year to say the least!
On behalf of the nurses in the district I am reaching out to you to give you some directions on changes that are happening in the BASD Health Rooms.
- Medication Drop off: please obtain medication authorization papers on-line to take to your physicians to be completed. Once they are completed, make an appointment with your school nurse for drop off, either call or email for mutual time to receive medication and paperwork. Have the medication authorization and the medication in a labeled container to bring to the nurse. Parents will not be permitted into the building to drop off medication.
- Amount of medication: Please consider supplying no more than a month supply of medication in the health room at any given time. Should we need to close for any reason, you will not be short any medication.
- Inhalers and Epi pens: follow above directions. It is recommended that students who can self-carry their own medications (inhalers/EpiPens only) should do so, provided we have the required paperwork on file for administration. This will enable the student to bring his/her medication back and forth to school. Should we be closed again for any reason, the student would have access to their medication. It is not an expectation that your child will administer it by themselves, it is only to keep the medication in the hands of the user, should we need to shut down school without notice. It will be the student’s responsibility to make sure that the medication comes back and forth with them daily. If this arrangement is not conducive for your child, we can keep medication in the health room, but we will not make immediate concessions to return it to you should school be closed for any reason.
- Nebulizer treatments: Unfortunately, due to Covid-19 we cannot administer any nebulizer treatments in the health rooms due to aerosolizing particles. Should your child require a nebulizer, you will need to administer it at home.
- Daily assessment of your child: Just a reminder that you should be assessing daily your child’s health status and monitoring for signs and symptoms of Covid-19. If you feel your child has been exposed or if they have symptoms, please have them tested and do not send them to school. This would include siblings as well from the same household, as they may be contagious as well.
- Health Room: If you child is exhibiting any of the symptoms of Covid-19, you will be notified to come and pick them up. It is our expectation that you will be at school in a relatively short period of time. Please understand that the symptoms of Covid-19 are like other illnesses, such as allergies/colds/flu/asthma. Therefore, children will be sent home for suspected symptoms.
- Returning Paperwork: Please return paperwork either with your child, or via email to the nurse at the building the child attends. You can scan, photograph, and email copies of all paperwork to us. All current state mandates are still in effect and will be required to be submitted.
We wish all of you a happy and healthy school year and are looking forward to seeing you back at school or virtually. If we can help in any way, please do not hesitate to reach out to us.
Your school nurse can be found by going to the BASD website, choosing the school the child attends, and go to health. The staff nurse and Certified School Nurse are listed there.
Elizabeth Vamvakias, RN, MSN, CSN
Nursing Supervisor
610-473-5039
Additional Health Reminders
Immunization requirements for 7th grade entry
Attention Parent(s)/Guardian(s) of students entering 7th grade; your child is required to have 1 dose of tetanus, diphtheria, acelluar pertussis (Tdap) AND 1 dose of meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MCV) by the first day of school. At this time, the Pennsylvania’s Department of Health has not eliminated the state immunization requirements. This requirement applies even to students who are continuing with virtual instruction. This information can be found in 28 Pa. CODE CH.23 (School Immunization) http://www.health.pa.gov/My%20Health/Immunizations/School/Pages/default.aspx or https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/programs/immunizations/Pages/Immunizations.aspx. Please email Mrs. Hopple, our West school nurse, at dhopple@boyertownasd.org with any questions.
PA Mandated Dental and Physical Exams for 2020 - 2021 School Year
The PA School Code requires dental exams for all students entering Kindergarten, 3rd and 7th grades, and physical exams for students entering kindergarten, 6th and 11th grades. For students entering these grades in September 2020, physical or dental exams that are completed on or after September 1, 2019 are acceptable. If you need a form for an upcoming appointment, you can download one from the BASD website @ http://www.boyertownasd.org under Resources - Nurse – BASD Health Service link. Completed physical and dental forms can be submitted to the health room at the beginning of the 2020-21 school year. Because the health room is closed for the summer, if you submit a completed form over the summer please retain a copy for your records.
Grab 'n Go Meals Continuing!
Support for Social Emotional Learning (SEL)
As a district, we have begun a 3-year implementation plan focused on Social Emotional Learning. Social and emotional learning (SEL) is the process through which children and adults acquire and effectively apply the knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to understand and manage emotions, set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain positive relationships, and make responsible decisions. At this link, https://sel4us.org/blog/social-emotional-learning-supports-around-covid-19/, you will find a post from the Social Emotional Learning Alliance for the United States, that offers SEL supports around COVID-19. The post offers suggestions for families to reinforce each of the 5 SEL Core Competencies which include: self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making. Thank you for partnering with us to prioritize safety and well-being.
Boyertown Middle School West
Email: sllandis@boyertownasd.org
Website: http://www.boyertownasd.org
Location: 380 South Madison Street, Boyertown, PA, USA
Phone: 610-369-7471