MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL & MAIN OFFICE NEWS
NO SCHOOL ON MONDAY, JANUARY 18th: HAPPY MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY
RETURN TO SCHOOL:
The return to school plan is as follows for JGW students:
- Tuesday, January 19, 2021 – Cohort C students will be welcomed back to in-person learning while all others continue in the remote model.
- Monday, January 25, 2021 – All Cohorts will be welcomed back to in-person learning on their scheduled days (Cohort A on Monday’s & Tuesdays and Cohort B on Thursday’s & Fridays with Cohort C students attending 4 days per week)
- Remote Learning Academy will continue as scheduled
FAMILY ENGAGEMENT SURVEY: Please don’t forget you still have a chance to fill out our survey (the link below)..
We would be greatly appreciative if you took a couple of minutes to fill out this brief survey which is attached to share your thoughts, and have your voice heard with both concerns and ideas for our school moving forward.
We continue to be in this together, and want to support all of our students in the best way possible. Hearing from you is an integral piece of this puzzle. We thank you in advance for taking the time to complete this survey.
Take care and be safe!
I-READY DIAGNOSTIC: On Tuesday January 19 and Thursday, January 21 our students will be taking their second iReady Diagnostic. iReady is one of the tools that the school uses to measure student progress throughout the year. This tool helps us best support all students by determining where they excel and where they need improvement. Students will login to iReady during homeroom and will work until they complete the assessment. Students do not receive a grade for iReady, however their scores help us to decide what types of interventions and supports to provide. All students are expected to complete this diagnostic. Please make sure that your student has logged into iReady on the 19th (reading) and 21st (math). We will be calling families if students are not logged in and participating. Thank you for your support in gathering important information about all of our students!
School Pictures: Please remember that school pictures can be picked up in the office any day from 8:30 – 3:30?
ATTENDANCE:
My Attendance/Participation Success Plan
POSSIBLE STRATEGIES FOR GOOD ATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATION
Please review the list and choose strategies that fit your daily schedule.
- I will make attending and participating in school every day a priority.
- I will post my class schedule of classes and log-in information in a visible location near my desk or on the refrigerator.
- I will set alarms / alerts to remind myself to wake up on time and participate in classes.
- I will try to find a quiet place at home where I can participate in class and complete my school work. If I cannot, I will ask my school or community organization if they have a safe place where I can study and log into class.
- I will keep track of my attendance and absences.
- I will find a relative, friend or neighbor who can help me resolve a problem keeping me from attending or participating in school.
- If I am absent, I will contact my teachers to find out what I missed.
- I will keep healthy by wearing a mask, as needed, and getting a flu shot.
- I will set up non-sick medical and dental appointments for weekdays after school. If I must make a non-urgent medical appointment during the school day, I will try to attend school for the majority of the day.
- When I am struggling with a challenge that is keeping me from attending or participating in school I will confide in an adult at school and seek help.
- ATTENDANCE POLICY AND EXPECTATIONS: Here is a reminder of our attendance policy. In this new model of schooling where students are learning from both school and home, attendance and participation in all classes is one of our major concerns. Here are some things to know and we would greatly appreciate it if you reviewed all of these expectations and policies with your students:
- If you are absent for 10% of the school year, you are considered to be “chronically” absent. That means that if you have missed 4 or more days to this point.
- We have begun reaching out via mail with attendance letters for students that we are currently concerned are missing too much time.
- It is the expectation that all students are either present physically or signed on remotely at 8:30am each day.
- It is the requirement that students attend all of their classes for the duration of the class time. Leaving a meet/class early is equivalent to walking out of class without permission.
- In addition to sending home letters, we will also be setting up attendance meetings with students and families to address concerns and lend support, and in some cases we will be conducting home visits to do this as well.
- The first step toward school success is attendance. You cannot be successful in school if you are not showing up. Please reach out to us so that we can set up a plan to best support you and your student(s).
- Please note that while it is good practice to make your student’s homeroom teacher aware of any absences or appointments, it is most important that you are contacting the main office of the school each and any time that your student is going to be absent. Also, please make sure to forward all doctor’s notes and other absent notes to our main office. Thank you!
- Please click the link here to be connected to an updated district attendance policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AWglC4E6i12t0XcDfnpZJtOtt-xb8V_RBq4djELxd5g/edit?usp=sharing
- Wi-Fi Issues: If you are having WiFi issues at home and your student cannot log onto a Google Meet at the moment, please email the teacher or call the school so an office staff member can pass the info onto the teacher. Teachers take attendance every period and when a student does not show up for class, they don’t necessarily know that the student is having a tech issue.
PTO UPDATES
Our next PTO meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, 2/10 from 6:00-7:30pm via Zoom. We are always looking to welcome new members!
If your student participated in the Cookie Fundraiser and is due a prize, please reach out via email to the JGW PTO at jgwhittierpto@yahoo.com to arrange for collecting the prize(s).
Thank you!
CLUB NEWS:
NATIONAL JUNIOR HONOR SOCIETY (NJHS): Our next meeting will be Wednesday January 20 @3pm.
MODEL UN NEWS: This Wednesday, January 20th is our HillieMUN conference. All club members must have their Position Papers turned in on the HillieMUN classroom by this weekend in order to attend the conference. The finish line is in sight delegates and let’s show the city how great our Model UN team really is here at Whittier! Our last meeting is this Tuesday, 1/19 at 3:15 on Google Meet, and we will be meeting at 8:30am before the conference (9am-1pm-ish?) and we will meet after the conference as well).
JGW CHORUS CLUB: Chorus meets every Wednesday after school from 3:00pm to 3:45pm on Mr. Gariepy’s Google Classroom. If your child is interested in joining Chorus please email him at robert.gariepy@haverhill-ps.org so he can add them to the Google Classroom.
YEARBOOK: *****CALLING ALL 8TH GRADE ARTISTS… Any 8th grader interested in designing the yearbook cover should submit their drawing to Ms. Deblasis by Monday, February 1st. Your drawing must be on plain white paper size 8 ½ by 11. It must be outlined in blue or black ink or a fine tipped black sharpie marker. If you have any questions, please email Ms. Deblasis. The winning cover will be selected by JGW staff members prior to February vacation. Good Luck!
COMMUNITY RESOURCES
HYBRID MODEL
GRADE 5:
Mrs. Sanguedolce: In math we will begin Topic 5: Use Models and Strategies to Divide Whole Numbers. In Social Studies we will continue to read Chapter 5 about the American Revolution.
Ms. Delong: Science- Our scientists are finishing up their introduction to matter. We did a lot of writing this week and completed two CERs (Claim, Evidence, Reasoning). Next week, we will have a Kahoot review on Wednesday, and a test on Friday.
Assignments due this week (1/11-1/15): Monday – Graphic Organizer (STEMscopes or Google Classroom), Lab CER (Google Classroom), Tuesday – Start reading (nothing due), Wednesday – Complete STEMscopedia reading (STEMscopes), Thursday – Unit CER (Google Classroom), Friday – Multiple Choice and Open Response questions (STEMscopes).
All-Stars: Omran-Luv Kibelloh (Yellow), Andrew Laroche (Red), Patience Parady (Orange)
Social Studies- We are learning about the Civil Rights movement with Monday being Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Students have been participating in several spirited conversations and learning about people such as MLK, Jr., Ruby Bridges, Malcom X and others. We are using various forms of literature and media to learn the material.
All-Star: Rosangelie Jimenez (Yellow)
Mrs. LaCoste: This week in grade 5 ELA we are continuing to deepen our understanding of nonfiction texts. We’re preparing to read a book about the history of doughnuts. The students all seem pretty enthusiastic about the topic! We’re reviewing features within the book that help students understand the content better (such as headings and subheadings, textboxes, bullet points, glossary, and index).
I will be reviewing this week’s homework assignment tomorrow. From now until the end of the year, students will be expected to read for a total of 20 minutes each night (Mon-Thurs) and write a very short entry about what they read. Students who don’t have access to books can use online reading materials. I’ve reviewed where they can find this. Please let me know if you have any questions regarding homework.
In Orange SS, we’re completing our DBQ! Students have worked really hard to gather information from historical documents, form an opinion, and write a 5 paragraph essay about the benefits and consequences of European Exploration. I’ve been really impressed with their conversation and insight surrounding this topic. Next week, we will begin chapter 4 of our text- “The Road to War.”
Ms. Lees: Miss Kelly and Miss Lees are proud of the students’ hard work writing their DBQs, CERS, and completing Math and ELA tests. It was a really productive week. We hope everyone has a nice three day weekend and you are able to take the opportunity to think about the holiday in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. and all he did to be grateful for. Don’t forget to work on your LexiaCore 5 reading if you have an account. And, remember to set up times for help before school or after school if you have fallen behind and need help with your work.
GRADE 6:
Mrs. Hamel: Grade 6 will be taking some time for students to take their winter assessments in IReady, both in ELA and Math- keep your eyes open for an email to all grade 6 families further explaining this assessment and student expectations. We just know our students will tackle this with the perseverance they have been showing all year!
In Science, we will continue working on Mechanical Waves and how they move through mediums to transfer energy. Our students have taken a deeper look from ocean waves to sound waves and even studied if it is possible to break glass with sound!
In Social Studies, our students will take a pause on Africa to study Civil Rights, those inspirational central figures who brought them about, and our own personal ties to Civil Rights within our own country and community.
Mr. Taylor: ELA- Tuesday we have our I-Ready mid-year diagnostic. Make sure you get plenty of rest to show up ready to show us your progress! We continue on in our novel, Ghost, to see what happens to our main character after he continued to make some poor decisions and discuss his character development as he tries to maintain his place on his new team despite some trouble. We’ll also be working on some grammar practice to smooth out some rough edges in our writing process.
Ms. Sargent: In math our students will be finishing up work on Coordinate Planes and moving on to expressions and equations.
Mrs. Guisti: Mrs. Guisti and Mrs. Cronin’s online support class has been busy reviewing vocabulary and assignments for this week. In ELA our students have been using multiple online reading platforms such as iReady, Lexia, and Read Live. In math, we completed our lessons in coordinate planes and finding distance between coordinates. Please keep coming to our 12:05 class for support and/or daily check ins. Thank you Grade 6!!
GRADE 7:
Mrs. Berthiaume: In Social Studies, we are studying early China and learning about Confucius’s very important sayings, which don’t just apply to that era, but even today. In ELA, students had the chance to view the scenes they read aloud (in class) on screen when we watched some of the 1951 version of A Christmas Carol starring Alistair Sim as Scrooge (My personal favorite!). Students did a fantastic job on their Google Drawing portraits of characters from the story and extracting important quotations from the text!
Mrs. Trombly: Mrs. Trombly’s math class is having a mid chapter quiz on Friday. We will be finishing up topic four by next Friday. Next Thursday will be our I ready diagnostic. More information will go home soon
Mr. Yanoff: Hi Red and Yellow Teams. I want to congratulate those students who are trying hard and completing their assignments. To the others you have only a few weeks before progress reports! We are continuing our blistering pace, working on I-Ready. Students know to immediately start this program when entering class and doing the homework assignments. I want to thank the students for their leadership skills when we are in breakout rooms. Now if we could only get the class participation up!
Mrs. MacKinnon: Hello 7th grade families this week will be a shortened and different type of schedule. Monday will be no school to honor Dr. Martin Luther King. Tuesday January 19th the kids will be having Iready testing for ELA in their homerooms. This will be done in the morning from 9-11 and then in the afternoon as well. Then on Thursday January 21 They will then have I-Ready testing for math. they will also be doing this in their homerooms. In between all the testing I will be teaching them how to graph proportions and teaching thee kids slope and how to fins slope.
In science, we will be leaving the ecosystems unit and moving into earth science beginning with weather and erosion. In this unit the kids will be constructing an explanation based on evidence for how Earth’s surface has changed over scales that range from local to global in size.
Hope everyone is staying warm and safe.
Ms. DiGloria: For Week 18, students in Blue and Green ELA will be continuing with poetry. We will review rhyme scheme before moving on to look at specific forms of poems, starting with haiku. We will also take our iReady Winter diagnostic on Tuesday morning. Please make sure your student is logged into homeroom on Tuesday by 9 am to begin taking the diagnostic. In Social Studies, students will begin to learn about major Chinese philosophies and culture.
Ms. Bilmazes: Green group continues working on poetry, being introduced to the elements of similes, metaphors and personification, as well as writing poems of their own. Yellow group wrapped up their DBQ assignments and worked on punctuation skills. Have a wonderful long weekend! Reach out for help, as we are always here.
GRADE 8:
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The Haverhill High School Biomedical Science Pathway will prepare your student for a future in dozens of college majors like pre-med, nursing, physical therapy, forensic science, exercise physiology, and biomedical engineering! The first lesson in the ninth grade course is a fictitious crime scene – How cool is that?!!!? We are taking applications now, so what are your waiting for?
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Mr. Lewis: In English, we have finished our unit on persuasive writing. We then turned our focus on The Diary of Anne Frank. We spent a few days reviewing and learning about the history of WWII and The Holocaust before learning the basics of the play (major characters, setting, conflict, vocab etc).
Civics class has been working on the history leading up to the Articles of Confederation, and the eventual creation of the United States Constitution. We learned about the important delegates, places where meetings took place, and the compromises needed to create a fair and balanced set of rules and freedoms.
Ms. Deblasis: In math, we will be finishing our lessons on solving equations with variables on both sides with an assessment tomorrow. Next week we will be learning to solve multi-step equations.
In science, students are working on their climate change data analysis projects. These will be due
by Tuesday morning.
Tuesday, January 19th all students will be taking the iReady winter Diagnostic Test in ELA in their homeroom google classroom from 9:00 to 11:00.
Thursday, January 21st will be the iReady math portion. This will also be done through their homeroom google classroom from 9:00 to 11:00.
All students are required to stay on camera while these tests are being administered.
Mr. Blaustein:
Blue and Green ELA
We are currently working in Fiction and Nonfiction. We are reading A History of Cinderella and will complete a Compare and Contrast essay. Next, we will examine how to write sequentially in a logical order.
Blue and Green Civics
We are completing online textbook lesson on Influences of Colonial Government and will begin the Guided Reading next. Quiz to follow.
Ms. Sullivan: In math, we will be finishing our lessons on solving equations with variables on both sides with an assessment tomorrow. Next week we will be learning to solve multi-step equations.
In science, students are working on their climate change data analysis projects. These will be due
by Tuesday morning.
Tuesday, January 19th all students will be taking the iReady winter Diagnostic Test in ELA in their homeroom google classroom from 9:00 to 11:00.
Thursday, January 21st will be the iReady math portion. This will also be done through their homeroom google classroom from 9:00 to 11:00.
All students are required to stay on camera while these tests are being administered.
Ms. Senior: It’s almost the middle of January already? Students in the ELA groups are taking quite seriously the tale of Cinderella as in “The History of Cinderella” where they are sharpening their skills in writing a contrast paragraph, with help from a nifty Venn Diagram brought to them by Ms. Guthrie. Anne Frank is the topic of a choral reading play and graphic organizers are in use for this endeavor as students finish Act 1, Scene 2. In Mathematics, it’s time for the dreaded word problems but we promise they won’t be too scary. “Word Problems With Variables on Both Sides” is the avenue we’re rolling down.
SPECIALISTS:
Physical Education: (Mr. Demarais): I will continue to post workouts and challenges for my remote classes on a weekly basis. Next week I will be back in school to teach the cohort c kids in person. I will continue to have brief google meets check ins.
Art (Ms. Boulger): Red Grades 5/6/7/8
ART classes Orange 5/6, Blue 7/8, Green 7/8
The students are working on individual art projects based off of written proposals and pieces are coming out amazing! If your child needs supplies such as paper, watercolors, crayons, markers, please contact her and she will arrange to have art supplies available.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact Ms.Boulger at emily.boulger@haverhill-ps.org
Artwork by Colby Smith Grade 6
Health (Mrs. Reynolds): Health Classes will be continuing on with their units for the rest of the month. Attendance counts toward your grade. Please make every effort to come to class at the correct time.
Music (Mr. Gariepy): Hello JGW families!! All students are required to check in with their specialist teachers at least twice a week. New schedules have been posted in all classrooms but students have still been absent from class. Make sure your child is aware that we are in Trimester 2 and therefore everyone has new specials this time. Attached is a schedule for each grade level. Please share this schedule with your child to ensure that they are attending their required classes.
Techonology (Ms. Boulger): Yellow Grades 7/8
Students are currently learning about safety and technology as well as working on typing skills. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Ms. Boulger at emily.boulger@haverhill-ps.org
REMOTE LEARNING ACADEMY
GRADE 5:
Ms. MacDonald: In science this week we will continue to learn about matter! The kids have been learning that everything is made up of matter, even things that we cannot see! Students conducted a lab last week to investigate this! Next week, we will continue to learn about matter!
In social studies, we have moved on to learn about the colonization of New England! Students will discuss the differences between Puritans and Pilgrims and the relationship these groups had with Native Americans who already lived in America.
Please continue to look over our daily assignment checklist each day in the stream section of all their core Google Classroom pages. This will help to make sure they are completing their work each day!
Ms. Duquette: We have been continuing our reading of the novel, Hatchet. Students are doing a great job with our class discussions about the reading and seem to be enjoying the book. I am so impressed by the level of deep thinking and text analysis that is going on with these fifth graders. We continue to add new words to our vocabulary and try to use them in our speaking and writing. Students have already had two quizzes on the novel, so ask them how they did.
Students have also shown improvement in their grammar analysis skills as we do daily grammar reviews together to build our understanding of how words are used, and sentences are structured. We are also continuing our work on building our written content and writing stamina through our weekly journal writing assignments.
Ms. Spadaro: This week, students found common denominators and wrote equivalent fractions. Next week, students will use common denominators and equivalent fractions to add and subtract fractions.
Last week, students started using Reflex Math to practice math fact fluency. All students have their “secret code” to login and can access a tutorial on how to log in on Google Classroom. Students will have access to Reflex Math in class, but they can also access this program outside of class for extra practice or for fun!
GRADE 6:
Ms. Consolazio: In social studies class, we are finishing chapter 3 lesson 1 about Planet Earth. There will be a lesson 1 review that students will answer questions about the chapter and turn in for classwork credit. We will move on to chapter 3 lesson 2 next week. Learning about a changing Earth. Reminder, to access the textbook please go into ClassLink. The textbook is red and labeled McGraw Hill.
In science class, we will continue learning about different waves. Some examples are ocean waves, sound waves, and electromagnetic waves. There will be a quiz on the first section of waves next week.
Mrs. Simes: In math, students are working within Topic 3 and with the rules, Order of Operations or PEMDAS. They will continue to move forward throughout Topic 3 and use the idea that when they apply properties to operations to an expression, it will always result in an expression that is equivalent to the original. Just a reminder, all students should be accessing their i-Ready individualized paths on Monday and Thursday during Success Block. This coming Thursday, January 21st, students will complete their Winter Diagnostic with their homeroom.
In science, students continue to wonder about the phenomena of “What is the
relationship between the amplitude and energy of waves?” They will be learning how calculate the wavelength, frequency, and velocity of waves. After school help continues on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 2:45 p.m. to 3:15. p.m. As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me at michele.simes@haverhill-ps.org. Have a great weekend.
Ms. Riley: In ELA we will continue with our character unit. The students are enjoying the books read in class. We have had many rich discussions already about characters, their feelings and actions. Some authors we will be reading include: Bao Phi, Katie Smith-Milway and Luis J. Rodriguez. Please remember that attendance and participation are key to ensure the academic success of all students.
GRADE 7:
Ms. Marciano: ELA: We are completing our essay on A Christmas Carol. Students focused on the lessons that Scrooge learned from each spirit and had to support those lessons with evidence from the text. We will be moving into our Poetry Unit next!
Science: We have started Unit 6: Ecosystem Biodiversity. This will be our last unit discussing ecosystems. Students will learn how ecosystems remain healthy and learn about the different interactions of the population in an ecosystem. Students will also learn what we can do, as human beings, to make sure we are treating the environment responsibly.
Mr. LeGrand: Math: Students will learn how to solve simple interest problems and solve markup and markdown problems. Please encourage your student to complete all their assignments on time, and to make up any missing assignments and remind your student to spend a minimum of 45 minutes per week working on i-Ready.
Social Studies: Students will study the history of the countries of East Asia, including the construction of the Great Wall of China. Students will also discuss the challenges the builders faced as they built the wall.
GRADE 8:
Mr. Harris: Math – We have been working on slope, with a quiz coming up at the end of this week! Next week we will begin to analyze linear equations, looking at them in the form y = mx
Science – We have completed our unit on Predicting the Weather, and have taken time to really look at what makes for good CER writing (Claim, Evidence, Response). Students have been working on fun CERs (one based on an old Audi commercial about a dad being an alien, another about the best musical artist of the last decade) in order to get comfortable with the writing process. We will be having our CER on Predicting Weather – which is the test – in the next few days.
Mr. Marinella: ELA– As often as I can, I try to use this class to discuss modern and topical things. With MLK day coming up, we have been focusing on the man behind that day off. As a class, we are exploring 3 questions; Who was Martine Luther King Jr.? What did he believe in? And did that dream come true? We will be reading speeches and biographies, primary and secondary sources in order to better understand why Monday is much more than just a day we get to sleep in!
Civics– Civics is still working on understanding our Bill of Rights! We have examined and translated the rights and have begun to look at different cases and circumstances involving those first ten amendments. We will also start a project meant to deepen our historical and modern understanding of our rights and how they have evolved!
Ms. Blanchette: In the Remote Learning Academy middle school students have been engaged in learning grade level curriculum this week. Classes will not be held on Monday as it is Martin Luther King Day. Next Tuesday(1/19) and Thursday(1/21) students in grades 7 and 8 will be completing the iReady diagnostic test for math and ELA. It is imperative that students attend their homeroom google meet on time those days so they can listen for directions and are able to start the assessment on time. Please reach out with any questions or concerns. As always check my google classroom page for extra help times and other important information. Have a great week!
ART: RLA Fine Arts Orange and Purple Grades 7/8
The students are working on individual art projects based off written proposals and pieces are coming out amazing! If your child needs supplies such as paper, watercolors, crayons, markers, please contact her and she will arrange to have art supplies available. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Ms.Boulger at emily.boulger@haverhill-ps.org
Artwork created by Ella Caroll and Aubrey Maglio
HEALTH: RLA grade 7 Communication Skills and Conflict Resolution Skills
RLA grade 8 Continuing on with the Mental Health Unit and studying Anxiety and Depression
SCHOOL SUPPORT STAFF
Guidance (Mrs. Vlahos): I continue to be available to connect with and support all students and families. If any 8th grade student/family has questions about high school applications, please do not hesitate to reach out via email at jvlahos@haverhill-ps.org. I look forward to continued work with all students in support of having a healthy, safe, and successful school year!
Student Adjustment Counselor (Mrs. Midolo): Next week’s topic will focus on “Have Courage and be Fearless”. Please be sure to have your child check our google Classroom Page and Look for assignments and updates on Social Groups, which are held on Wednesdays.
To better stay connected to my students, I have added a daily check-in form for them to fill out. The link can be found on our Google Classroom Page. Please encourage your child to fill it out daily.
Parents: Please be on the lookout for JGW’s Family Engagement Survey that I will be sending your way via email. If you could please take a moment, (if you haven’t already), to fill out the form, I would appreciate it. We are always looking for your input on how we can best help and support our families and community.
Thank you for your continued support. Have a great weekend.
Student Support Coordinator (Mr. Newell): I am available for help with chrome books, attendance concerns and everything in general. Please contact me at jonathan.newell@haverhill-ps.org
Middle School Support Program (Mrs. Leydon & Mr. Diffin): Hope everyone is adjusting well! Please remind students to continually check their Google Classrooms for assignments to ensure no one falls behind. We are always checking our MSSP Google Classrooms for questions if anyone needs help or has questions. As always, we continue to meet for groups during Specials. Looking forward to another great week!
Parent Liaison (Ms. Arias-Reyes): Siempre estoy aquí a sus servicios para asistirlos con cualquier pregunta o preocupación! Mi número de trabajo es 781-666-4085 y mi correo electrónico es maria.ariasreyes@haverhill-ps.org.
Student Support Center (Mrs. Greenwood): NEW Student Support Center DAILY CHECK-IN UP AND RUNNING!
Students will use the following guidelines (listed below) to take a break 9:00-11:30 and 1:00-2:30.
1.Student will request a break from their teacher and receive permission to access the SSC
2. Student will then create a SMARTPASS from the main classroom page
3. Student will log out of the classroom and immediately log into the SSC classroom (also on google classroom page shown here below)
4. SSC Staff will assess and address student needs in real time and ensure they return to class in a timely manner.
5. SSC students may request a break or receive academic support during this time.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING MORE OF YOU ALL!
Reading Coach/Interventionist (Mrs. Guthrie): Literacy News
We are getting ready for our iReady assessment next week. Reading will be on 1/19 and math will be on 1/21. Please make sure you child is up and ready to go. These tests show both strengths and weaknesses, so it is important that every student puts forth his/her best effort.
NEWS FROM OUR NURSES OFFICE (Nurse Cartwright):
Please be advised, flu vaccines are required for all students for the 2020-2021 school year, regardless of learning location. If you have not submitted paperwork to Nurse Kelsey, please do so as soon as possible. Her email is Kelsey.Cartwright@haverhill-ps.org or it can be faxed to 978-372-5999 attention: school nurse. If you have any questions related to the flu vaccine, or covid-19, don’t hesitate to reach out.