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Word From The Woods
Bishop Woods School Newsletter - 10.4.2020
Greetings Bishop Woods Families,
I hope this message finds you well. We have officially completed one month of remote learning. Congratulations to all on your hard work and support of your children as we navigate this new learning model! Please note that we are hard at work planning to reopen with our hybrid model in November. The district is recommending Covid testing for all students and staff prior to the return. The link to free Covid testing sites is below. Please stay tuned for more information....
Free Covid Testing Sites: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dXxcKKrNKGUABTAP-PZep_XbxHwkv21s/view?usp=sharing
Please continue to make sure your child is logging on to all live instruction each day. If your child attends homeroom, but is not present for live classes, he/she will be marked absent. Grades will be issued for marking period 1, and mid-term progress reports will be ready in PowerSchool on Wednesday, October 14th.
The best part of each school day continues to be the moments I am able to enter Google Meet and see all of your children's faces. I am in awe of how much they have grown since March! Their smiling faces and excitement on screen make my day! We have not been receiving many learning from home pictures for our newsletter. If you take photos or videos, please send them my way! Details on how to do so are below.
This week will be a full week of remote learning. There will be no school on Monday, October 12th in recognition of Indigenous People's Day.
As always, please reach out if you have any questions or concerns.
Your Proud Principal,
Mrs. Natalino
Birthdays This Week!
Tuesday, 10/6 - Jaydeen R. (Grade 4)
Thursday, 10/8 - Taliyah A. (Grade 8), Rowel J. (Grade 2), Jaylene R. (Grade 2)
Friday, 10/9 - Zhamyah T. (Grade 2)
Saturday, 10/10 - Sally A. (Grade 5), Emilio P. (Grade 8), Ms. DePalma (6th Grade Teacher)
Gersch Grrrls Science - You Tube Channel!
Students in Action! (Newsletter Contributions)
Please share any videos, images, quotes, or successes with remote learning each week to our Padlet!
- Click the link to the Padlet: https://padlet.com/cara_campo/58q8knqx4rgib18q
- Click the plus sign in the bottom right hand corner of your screen.
- Please be sure to add your child's first name, last initial, and grade level to the title of the Padlet. (i.e. Londyn A., Grade 1)
- You will have the option to upload or add anything you would like to share with the Bishop Woods school community!
- Please submit all entries by Thursday of each school week so we can share in our Sunday Newsletter!
Reminders
Remote Learning Reminders
The expectation is that every student logs in to Google Meet with their homeroom teacher at 8:45am every morning (Monday - Friday). The Google Meet link can be found in the banner of the Google Classroom under the Stream tab. Attendance is taken through homeroom. The schedule for the day is also shared at this time.
Remember that your child is attending school. He/she should be dressed appropriately, and seated to access instruction. Students should not be attending class while lying in bed!
We encourage that your child's camera is on. It is helpful for teachers and students to see one another.
Please be cognizant that your child's mic is on, and we can hear what is going on in the background. Even if you think your child's mic is off, it may have been turned on by your child or his/her teacher.
The Google Meet links may not be visible when the class is not in session. Teachers activate the meet link during their teaching block, and deactivate on off hours. If you can not find the link outside of scheduled class time, that may be why.
Parents should not be present in the video or talking to teachers during instructional time. If you have questions or comments, please contact your child's teacher during his/her office hours.
Attendance - Excused Absences
jacinta.dabney@new-haven.k12.ct.us
It is important that all excused absences are in writing. A phone call will not suffice.
Thank you for adhering to this protocol.
Opportunities from Our Community Partners!
Family Resources
Contact Information
Email: dina.natalino@nhboe.com
Website: bishopwoodsschool.com
Location: 1481 Quinnipiac Avenue, New Haven, CT, USA
Phone: 475-220-7300
Twitter: @BWoodsNewHaven