Instructional Time
We are entering week two of three full, uninterrupted weeks of learning before Thanksgiving! Let's make the most of it! Our other weeks leading up to Thanksgiving have half days or holidays so it's tricker to get in the groove. Therefore, let's do everything we can to make every instructional minute count! Woo!
First Barr Foundation Trip in the Books!
Last week, a team of nine teachers, service providers, students, school committee/parent, and administrators went to Lexington Kentucky to see how they facilitate teaching and learning. It was an incredible experience with lots to learn from. We will have more trips throughout the school year to observe and learn. In attendance: Lizzy Kadzik, Thea Papillon, Mike Marchetti, Amy Mason, Christina Kadzik, Amanda McFarland, Lyndsey Papillon (School Committee/Parent), Will Sullivan, and Kristen Smidy.
We're excited to share what we learning--ask any of us who attended the trip about J term, "surprise and delight," no AP classes to benefit students, and many other cool things!
It's important to draw attention to the difference between last year's trips and this year's trips. Last year, the purpose was to be inspired and take in as many ideas as possible to broaden our imagination or DREAM BIG for our district. This year, the purpose is to grab one or two new strategies to bring home and apply -- it is possible that the strategies flop or aren't a success the first time around, but the point is to ensure that we're pushing forward to implement new ways for learning to benefit our students.
New Technology Help Desk Request Process
We are happy to announce that Gateway’s new Technology/Maintenance request system is ready to use.
Gateway users can simply go to https://1to1plus.com/login/Gateway_MA and login using google, or alternatively by using your google credentials if needed (same as your email).
Once logged in, the system will ask you to choose the type of ticket you want to enter (i.e. Maintenance, Technology, or Student Chromebook). At this time, we are not allowing students to submit tickets for their own chromebooks, so please, do not share this with them as they will not be able to login. Based on the type of request you have, the system will prompt you to tell us more about the issue(s) as well as the location of the issue. Click submit at the bottom and you are finished. We will be using this system exclusively for all issues moving forward so please make the change from our previous email system. In other words, do not email technology-department@grsd.org any longer for assistance.
If you have any issues, questions, or suggestions, please feel free to let us know!
From the School Based Health Center
COVID vaccine available for children 5-11 and12+ available at the School Based Health Center.
Flu vaccine available for children of all ages.
Getting vaccinated lowers your chances of getting infected. If you do get infected, you will be much less likely to get severely ill if you have been vaccinated.
In addition to protecting yourself, getting vaccinated will also help protect other people, especially those who are at higher risk of getting very sick or dying. It also protects people who can't get a vaccine, like young babies.
Call School Based Health Center today to coordinate (413) 667-0142.
