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October 9, 2020
BWSD has been approved for the free meal program offered by the U.S.D.A. through December 2020. How does the free program work? Any child age 18 or younger is eligible for a free meal from the school district. Students attending school under the Hybrid Learning Option can receive their meal without charge/payment during the time they are present in the school building or they can obtain a 3-Day Remote Meal Pack at the designated pick-up time at their
school for their children. Children who are under the Full Remote Learning option are also eligible for free meals.
Pick-Up times and location for the 3-Day Meal Pack:
Whitehall Elementary School
Location: Upper parking lot at the car
rider’s entrance, Entrance #3.
Every Tuesday: 12:45 PM – 1:45 PM
Grade 3 Orchestra Interested Students Please Join
If you are interested or have any questions about your student joining our music program, please
email Mr. Booth abooth@bwschools.net
Please see the video below for a 5 min message from Mr. Booth with more details!
https://youtu.be/8TRT5fUTjOY
September 25, 2020
Returning Grade 4 Band/Orchestra Students
If your child is a current Grade 4 student who played a string instrument last year, please reply to Mr. Booth’s email. He needs to know if your child is interested in continuing to be a part of the program and if they want to do the same instrument as last year. The opportunity for the students to change instruments will occur in the middle of October.
Mr. Booth Contact: abooth@bwschools.net
Home Symptom Checker
Please continue to check your child for any symptoms before they come to school in-person. If your child has any symptoms on the list, please keep them home. The Home Symptom Screener can be found on our website.
September 20, 2020
ARRIVAL and DISMISSAL TIME ADJUSTMENT
Beginning on Monday, September 21: Our doors will open at 9:15am and close at 9:40am. Please drive around to the back entrance using the bottom two lanes in the front lot and have your child ready to exit your vehicle upon arriving at the drop-off zone.
Dismissal will begin at 3:40pm and end at 3:55pm. Please use the lower lane in the front lot and drive to the back entrance to pick up your child. The front entrance is reserved for bus dismissal.
Need to make a change of dismissal for your child? If you need to make a change to the dismissal procedure, or are requesting an early dismissal, please complete the online forms prior to 2:30 pm. The forms can be found on Whitehall’s website.
Car Rider Form https://forms.gle/MU29Ts1g4PwV4UaB6
Early Dismissal From https://forms.gle/nxn2hUDy5d2mY8bx8
Daily Attendance
Remote learners attendance will be taken virtually every day. Please be sure to have your child, or with assistance by a parent/guardian, enter the attendance into the Google form (link below). Students will be expected to check-in daily given the window of 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Attendance will be recorded the following day by a student’s assigned teacher.
Daily Attendance Link: https://forms.gle/h57KPGyV2b1jBLA16
The link can also be found on our Whitehall Elementary web page under Student Life and it will be found on the teacher’s Canvas page. In addition, to start the school year, the link will be skyblasted to your email addresses each day as a friendly reminder.
September 9, 2020 between 8:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. will be Wave 1 make-up distribution.
Wave 1 Distribution is ONLY for:
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All remote learners Grades 3-5
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Students who identified they did not have a device at home
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Grade 2 students (will only receive a paper packet at this time
September 6, 2020 Newsletter
Reminders: IN-PERSON instruction begins September 14 for Group 1 (A-L) or September 17 for Group 2 (M-Z). Please note, that if you have selected Hybrid, your child will be attending IN-PERSON only 2 days a week, and will be expected to attend virtually according to the classroom teacher’s schedule 3 days a week (unless other pre-approved arrangements have been made).
Masks are required to be worn. Gaiters are NOT permitted according to the BWSD Back to Better Plan.
Students are permitted to bring in their own water bottle. Water fountains will not be accessible.
Daily Attendance: September 8-11, all attendance will be taken virtually. Please be sure to have your child, or with assistance by a parent/guardian, enter the attendance into the Google form (link below). Students will be expected to check-in daily given the window of 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Attendance will be recorded the following day by a student’s assigned teacher.
Daily Attendance Link: https://forms.gle/h57KPGyV2b1jBLA16
The link can also be found on our Whitehall Elementary web page under Student Life and it will be found on the teacher’s Canvas page. In addition, to start the school year, the link will be skyblasted to your email addresses each day as a friendly reminder.
Important Dates
9/8-9/11 Virtual Student Orientation Days (remote)
9/10 Virtual Classroom Tours
9/14 First day in person hybrid learning for Group 1 (Mon/Tues)
9/17 First day in person hybrid learning for Group 2 (Thurs/Fri)
9/14 Encore classes begin
9/14 Highlander Day Session 1 Begins
9/16 Curriculum Night 6-8pm (virtual)