APRES April Newsletter

Dolphin Family,

I know this was not the Spring Break most of us had planned, but it is my sincere hope that you were able to rest and relax as much as possible with family, while continuing to practice social distancing. I miss each of you so much and am anxiously waiting to see you all again!

As you are aware, Governor Kemp has announced that all school systems in Georgia will remain closed for traditional face to face instruction through the end of the 2019-2020 school year; however remote learning will continue. I realize that we are experiencing a myriad of emotions as teachers, leaders, parents, and most importantly our scholars. However, we are certain this decision is best for the health and well-being of our community.

The district is currently working toward plans as to how we will close out the school year successfully. As information is shared with me, I will make sure I communicate with the dolphin family. Information regarding grading, registration, transitioning to Middle School, and end of the year processes and procedures will be forthcoming, so stay tuned.

Our teachers will continue to provide instruction via Remote Learning. They are continuously working on delivering instruction virtually through live lessons, videos, and online applications. As we move forward providing virtual instruction, we ask that parents continue to communicate your scholar’s needs, as well as your needs as it relates to academic support. We want our students to remain highly engaged and continue to grow as we close out the school year. Our teachers have specified work hours available for you and you will receive a response to any of your emails or electronic messages within 24 hours.

Immediate help is available at our Remote Learning Hotline to help with technology issues. I have included the contact information below.

I will continue to provide consistent communication and encourage the same from all teachers. We need you now more than ever! Please, assist us with supporting our scholars!

The School Governance Council and PTA will work collaboratively with our school team to ensure our families are engaged and developing a virtual support system for academic structures and support. The school remains dedicated to ensuring you are fully supported. Our next SGC Meeting will be held on April 21, 2020. This meeting is not open for public comment, however, minutes will be posted on our school website following the meeting.

Continue to be mindful of social distancing, please stay inside if at all possible. Remember the Governor has extended the shelter in place order through April 30, 2020. Please stay safe and protect yourselves and families. As always, I am grateful to partner with each of you. We are all in this together!

I miss you all more than you know!

In Partnership,

Principal Wilson, Proud Dolphin

The Remote Learning Hotline

Open 9:00 AM-3:30 PM Monday - Friday

470-254-2300

Our staff knows the importance of communicating with families and face-to-face contact with scholars. Office hours are used to either engage students directly in a live class or to answer questions and address scholars/parents academic concerns during the Remote Learning Period.

Note: Office hours for staff occur during regular work hours, should you need to engage a staff member after 3:00 PM or outside of their designated office hours, please send an email. All staff will respond to emails during the work week within 24-hours of their receipt of the email. If the teacher is in a live class, they may not be accessible to address individual concerns during that time.

Please see our staff's daily office hours below:

Pre-K 8:30am-9:30am; 12:30pm-1:30pm

KK 10am-11am; 1pm-2pm

1st 9am-10am; 1pm-2pm

2nd 9am-10am; 1pm-2pm

3rd 10am-11am; 12:55pm-1:55pm

4th 8:45am-9:45am; 1pm-2pm

5th 10:30am-11:30am; 1pm-2pm

Greetings Randolph Students and Parents,

This is Ms. Scott, the school counselor.

I am just checking in again to say, “Hello, and that I am here to support you.”

I also wanted to share the following resources:

Randolph CPSW Team Website: (https://apres-cpswteam.weebly.com/)

The Randolph Counseling, Psychological, Social Work Services (CPSW) Team Website provides the following: resources to assist with needs such as food, shelter and mental health, weekly SEL remote learning lessons, and websites/videos for students. The CPSW website receives frequent updates.

School Counselor Appointment Scheduler for Parents (https://www.picktime.com/5863d556-77ee-466e-80c9-c03d5cc88181 )

If you need to speak with Ms. Scott, please click on the link above.

Dolphin Zone (NEW): https://teams.microsoft.com/l/team/19%3a2ab401de7e1c4f3189d0612149eb248f%40thread.tacv2/conversations?groupId=73f56dad-6c88-4244-9216-5f184c50e39f&tenantId=0cdcb198-8169-4b70-ba9f-da7e3ba700c2

The Dolphin Zone is a Microsoft Teams site where I will be hanging out and posting helpful resources, SEL lessons and fun activities. Just click on the link above to enter the Dolphin Zone!

Sending Virtual Hugs Your Way! 😊

FCS has issued guidance around grading. The APRES Remote Learning grading guidelines will be shared with families this week. In the meantime, do know that teachers are recording student progress and the expectation is that students complete assignments each week. The grading guideline document will be shared via email and relayed to parents by individual classroom teachers. Thank you for your patience, flexibility, and understanding as we've navigated this process during remote learning.

Meal Distributions will only take place on Wednesday, April 15, 2020, for the week of April 13-17.

Use this link to access meal sites for April 15, 2020, all 21 locations

The CDC and public health officials are continuing to share guidance the general public practicing “social distancing”, which they have described as “all individuals should limit community movement and adapt to disruptions in routine activities.” The CDC also says, “social distancing means remaining out of congregate settings, avoiding mass gatherings (no more than 10 people), and maintaining distance (approximately 6 feet or 2 meters) from others when possible.” Please be mindful and take precautions daily. These measures and overall good hygiene practices will help mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 coronavirus.

CDC’s resource on talking to kids about the coronavirus:

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/schools-childcare/talking-with-children.html

Please check the Fulton County Schools COVID- 19 website, www.fultonschools.org/coronavirus, for the latest updates.

In the meantime, we ask you to continue following the COVID-19/coronavirus guidelines as shared by the Georgia Department of Public Health (GDPH) and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), including monitoring yourself and family members for fever and symptoms of respiratory illness such as a runny nose, cough and/or shortness of breath.

Please call your local health provider for assistance if these symptoms occur.

We are excited to have launched our new school website. Currently all links to Fulton County School pages are current and accessible. Some school specific pages are currently under construction. We appreciate your patience as we update and personalize additional areas of our new website.

We had two students win badges during our first digital dolphin challenge. This week we are looking for more. We know remote learning can be challenging, and it is important to us that our scholars enjoy learning as well. Please tweet pictures of your scholar completing the digital challenge and tag @randolphdolphin, or send pictures to the teacher. Use the link below to access the Digital Dolphin Challenge for this week. Our focus for week 2 is e-Library.

https://create.piktochart.com/output/45680342-randolph-digital-dolphin-scavenger-hunt-wk2