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Nixon School - Family Check In
Week of January 9, 2022
Upcoming Dates:
- Week of January 17 - No Name Calling Week (see flyer below for School Spirit Days)
- January 17 - No School: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- January 18 - PTA Meeting (7 - 8:30 PM)
- February 21 - No School: President's Day
Updated Quarantining Guidelines
Covid Positive Student/Staff = 5 day quarantine.
- Students/Staff may return to school on Day 6 if they are symptom free.
Classroom Exposures:
- 5 day quarantine for close contacts of Covid positive people. We will continue to contact trace the two days prior to onset of symptoms.
Household Exposures:
- If a household member is positive, family members will need to quarantine as follows:
- If the Covid positive household member can wear a mask and isolate, the quarantine for family members is 10 days.
- If the Covid positive household member cannot wear a mask and isolate, the quarantine for family members is 15 days.
- (If at any time the family members test positive, they will quarantine for 5 Days).
Vaccination Status:
- Anyone who has received either one J&J Covid vaccine or two Pfizer/Moderna vaccines is considered fully vaccinated and will not be required to quarantine. Boosters are not a factor and are not being monitored by the district at this time.
- Anyone (student or faculty/staff) who is two weeks out from the second dose (1st if J&J) are considered fully vaccinated.
- Anyone who has had Covid in the past 90 days (vaccinated or not) does not need to quarantine. However, the positive test results must be forwarded to the health office in order for this to be applied.
And finally:
- The CCM testing site is reopened, and tests are available by appointment only. Visit this link for more information.
- The LabQ Trade Zone test result-return time has decreased from 6 days to approximately 24 hours.
Kindergarten Registration is Now OPEN!
Roxbury Township Public Schools, a K-12 school district preparing the children of today for tomorrow, has set its in-person Kindergarten registration dates for the 2022/2023 school year. Children must be five years old on or before October 1, 2022 to participate. Click here for more information regarding Roxbury's Entrance Age Policy (P5112). If there are any questions regarding the policy or procedure, please reach out to Assistant Superintendent Dr. Chuck Seipp at cseipp@roxbury.org or by calling 973-584-6799.
Roxbury Township Public Schools offers a full-day kindergarten program designed to develop knowledge and skills in the physical, social, emotional, and cognitive areas. Our goal is to help children develop skills and strategies that will help them learn and establish a foundation for lifelong success in education. The program allows more time for students to address curriculum in depth and allows teachers to provide additional activities in learning.
To register for Kindergarten, parents will need to complete the online pre-registration process and begin uploading the required documents for Kindergarten. For a complete list of what to do and what to bring, visit www.roxbury.org/KindergartenRegistration.
Online registration for Kindergarten is now open. Parents are required to register their child at their home school. If the home school is unknown, please contact the Transportation Department at 973-584-6756 and based on your address, they can let you know what school your child should be attending.
If you need or prefer an in-person appointment, please contact your child’s school to schedule an appointment during the following dates/times:
Franklin: (Appointments can be made by calling 973-584-5549)
Monday, March 14, 2022 - 9:30-3:00 and 6:00-8:00 PM
Tuesday, March 15, 2022 - 9:30-3:00
Wednesday, March 16, 2022 - 9:30-3:00
Jefferson: (Appointments can be made by calling 973-584-8955)
Tuesday, March 22, 2022 - 9:30-3:00
Wednesday, March 23, 2022 - 9:30-3:00 and 5:00-7:00 PM
Thursday, March 24, 2022 - 9:30-3:00
Kennedy: (Appointments can be made by calling 973-584-3938)
Tuesday, March 8, 2022 - 9:30-3:00
Wednesday, March 9, 2022 - 9:30-3:00 and 4:45-7:45 PM
Thursday, March 10, 2022 - 9:30-3:00
Nixon: (Appointments can be made by calling 973-398-2564)
Tuesday, March 8, 2022 - 9:30-2:30 PM and 5:00-7:00 PM
Wednesday, March 9, 2022 - 9:30-2:30 PM
In-person appointments are done by appointment only.
Come Celebrate as a Global CommUNITY!
Sponsor a Country Booth~Register Form https://forms.gle/6AFtfGM7pYALSutH6 Come and visit all the countries that evening. Share information about this event with others too! Come on board and experience the cultures within our local school district and community; students and neighbors in and around Roxbury share their languages, cultures, food, and dance!
Know Someone at NES Who Has Filled a Bucket?
Fill Out our Bucket Filler Nomination Form and we will recognize that individual (student or staff member) during Morning Announcements. Click the button below for the nomination form.
Nixon Elementary School
Email: dlynch@roxbury.org
Website: www.roxbury.org
Location: 275 Mt Arlington Blvd, Landing, NJ, USA
Phone: (973) 398-2564