Every

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Every

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Trimester three is going to look a bit different from what we’re used to, but our commitment to high levels of learning and safety remain the same!

THE FIRST DAYS OF OUR RETURN: TRIMESTER 3

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Monday, March 29 Hybrid Model/Current Class Cohort A,C,D, Full Day Face to face

Cohort B Remote

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Tuesday, March 30 Full/New Class /Full Day Face to face - In School (Cohort A, B, C, D)

Transition Day

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Wednesday, March 31 Current Class/All Cohorts - Remote. (Cohort D In School)

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Thursday, April 1 Full/New Class /Full Day Face to face - In School (Cohort A, B, C, D)

Transition Day

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Friday, April 2 Hybrid Model/Current Class Cohort B,C,D, Full Day Face to face

Cohort A Remote

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*Monday, April 5 Five Days a Week/Full Day - Face to Face - In School Begins*

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Students and staff will receive/review training regarding updated building based safety expectations.

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Health and

Safety

First

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Each Day Before You Come to School

***Complete the ZippSlip screener

You MUST keep your child home if he/she has any of the following symptoms:

• Fever of 100 F or higher
• Cough (not due to other known cause)
• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
• Chills
• Muscle aches or body aches
• Headache when in combination with other symptoms
• Sore throat
• New rash especially on the toes or fingers
• Nasal congestion or runny nose

(not due to other known causes such as allergies)

• Nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea
• New loss of taste or smell
• Fatigue when in combination of other symptoms
• Exposure to someone recently diagnosed with COVID

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Know your

School, Meet your Teacher

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Classroom Assignments

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Students will no longer be assigned to a Cohort. All students will either be In person/In school full days five days a week or Fully Remote full days five days a week.

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Every effort has been made to keep students with their current teacher, however, some students have a new classroom and teacher. Each family has been notified if their child will be assigned to a different teacher. Transition plans along with welcome letters are being sent out.

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SWIS CONNECTS - ONE-TO-ONE DEVICES FOR STUDENTS

For the 2020-2021 school year, Auburn Public Schools has provided devices (iPads) to all students, K through 12th grade.

GRADES 3-5

• All SWIS students have been assigned an iPad from the district.
• Students will continue to be responsible for carrying their iPads to and from school daily.
• iPads, Google Classroom, and Zoom will continue to be how SWIS students “attend” school should we need to have a remote day or return to full remote learning.

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What to expect.

�Class time will be focused on instruction and interactions that capitalize on the fact that teacher and student are in the room together.  This is the time when direct instruction takes place, key concepts are presented, discussed, practiced, feedback is ongoing, and misunderstandings are addressed on the spot.  

Class Schedules would include:

• Social emotional lessons and relationship building
• Rigorous instruction
• Scheduled times for mask breaks
• Scheduled outdoor time
• Scheduled student lunch covered by another staff member
• Specialist instruction daily
• Time to prepare students with daily homework as/if needed

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Fully Remote Students 8:30-3:00

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Students will be expected to attend/participate in a full day of remote face to face learning. Their schedule will mirror that of in person students. During morning meeting, attendance will be taken, a review of the schedule of face to face lessons throughout the day, specific subject times, small group instruction time, scheduled specialist, independent work periods, daily assignments, and a Guidance Class once every other week.

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SWIS…

A Team of

Dedicated Professionals

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ATTENDANCE AND GRADING

• All students, in person and remote learners, will be expected to follow the class schedule that is provided to each student in their chosen learning environment.
• If your child is unable to participate in his/her selected learning model, you are required to notify the school; your child will be marked absent.
• Instructional models are designed to meet DESE’s 850 hours/170 days of time on learning for the 2020-2021 school year.
• Student work will be graded and assessments will be administered.

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MONITORING PROGRESS AND ASSESSMENTS

• Progress monitoring tools and assessments will be routinely administered and reviewed for the purpose of creating appropriate adjustments to instruction.
• If and when students are being assessed from home, it will be important that they complete these independently to maintain assessment validity and respond to every student’s needs appropriately.
• Differentiated instruction will be provided to address the many learning styles and needs of all of our students with additional support staff in each classroom at different times of the day.
• Ongoing communication regarding your child’s progress will continue, as well as, how to continue to support your child’s academic growth.

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SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS

• Continuation of Social Emotional Learning (SEL) priorities will include strategies and a toolkit for coping with stress, anxiety, loss, change, and challenges.
• Professional development for educators will continue surrounding trauma-informed care, self-care, and strengthening classroom communities (on campus and virtually).
• PBIS and the Second Step programmatic lessons will continue to be implemented bi-weekly for all students.
• SWIS will continue to work with the Auburn Public Schools Guidance Departments in order to meet the needs of students, staff, and families.

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TEAMWORK

Together We Can Do Anything

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Logistics at SWIS

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Respectful

Responsible

Ready

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ARRIVAL AND DISMISSAL

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Parent Drop off and Pick Up

Arrival and dismissal will remain the same. Adults MUST stay in their vehicles at all times. For CAR DROP OFF/PICK UP, all students must wear their masks when they exit the vehicle and wear their mask until they are in their cars at dismissal. Students should open their own car doors and enter/exit following the directions of the staff on duty. Students will proceed to the predetermined entrance.

Door #3 - Cafeteria Door

Respectful

Responsible

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ARRIVAL AND DISMISSAL

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Parent Pick Up

In order to safely expedite the large number of students being dismissed during parent pick each car must have an 8 ½ x 11 sheet of paper/sign with their child’s full name and grade clearly and boldly written on it and posted on the windshield or passenger side window.

Please see example on the following slide.

PBIS

Six Pillars of Character

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BUS STUDENTS

The following safety protocols are expected to be followed on school buses:

• Students will be required to wear a face covering
• Families should sit together, where feasible
• Students will be assigned a seat
• School buses will be cleaned frequently by drivers
• Hand sanitizer will be used when entering and exiting the bus
• Bus windows will be slightly left open allowing air circulation
• Bus information/passes will be forthcoming from Central Office

PBIS

Rocks!

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BUS Continued

Students exiting buses should proceed to their grade level entrance maintaining physical distance, noting the markings on the pavement.

Grade 3 - Door 14 Grade 4 - Door 15

Grade 5 - Door 16

Children are our future!

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WALKERS

All students must wear their masks on campus.

Arrival: Follow the sidewalk maintaining marked distance. Students will enter their grade level door, sanitize, and proceed to their classroom.

Grade 3 - Door 14, Grade 4 - Door 15, Grade 5 - Door 16

Dismissal : Sanitize, mask, then follow the staff on duty down the marked sidewalk to the crossing guard. Maintain distance walking up Swanson Rd.

We Love Our

SWIS

Students

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Entering the Building

All students and staff will be expected to wear a face mask on the SWIS campus. *Please LABEL the mask with your child’s name, on the interior.

• A face mask is defined as a cloth or disposable covering that covers the nose and mouth. This can be a disposable mask, or a two layer cloth face covering made from other cloth fabrics.

We have breakaway lanyards for each student so they will have a place to hold his/her mask throughout the day so they do not misplace or lose it. We also have additional masks available if needed.

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MASKS Continued...

• Masks will be required of all learners at all times, except during mask breaks which will be frequently scheduled and taken as needed.
• No bandannas, face/neck gaiters, or knit masks will be allowed.

*Please follow this link for more guidance on wearing masks and good respiratory hygiene

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I Believe

I Achieve

I Succeed

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Students and staff are expected to maintain physical distancing to the greatest extent possible, 3 - 6 feet. Hallways have been marked with visual reminders.

While we are physically distanced in every classroom, we are also providing additional learning areas outside to be utilized at the discretion of the classroom teacher.

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SMILE

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Hallways are marked every 6 ft with blue dots. Arrows indicating the way students should be walking (on the right hand side of the hallway) have also been added to remind them to physically distance themselves. Additional signage throughout the campus is posted as a reminder to practice social distancing.

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SMILE

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Restrooms

Students have access to restrooms as needed. Visuals of where to stand, which facilities to use to maintain distancing, maximum number of students, and hand washing visuals, are in all restrooms. Additional signage throughout is posted as a reminder to practice social distancing.

Remember to wash your

hands!

Principal

Handwashing and hand sanitizing time will be built into the schedule during transitions

• Entry to school (from car/bus)
• Transition between class/recess and recess/class/lunch
• After use of restroom
• Before leaving the classroom for the day/dismissal

Hand sanitizing stations will be placed in high traffic areas (building entrances, class entrances, bathrooms, hallways).

Preventative supplies (hand soap, sanitizer, general-purpose cleaner) will be provided in each classroom, educational space, and common areas.

*See following link.: Hand hygiene is critical.

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Lunch-

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ZippSlips and Health Related Questions

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The district nurses have a comprehensive plan for managing any student or staff who may present with symptoms. Please refer to the district web site for further details or call our school nurses with any questions.

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Meals

We are excited to have online pre-ordering of meals at myMealOrder.com. This is a simple and effective way to pre-plan and pre-order school breakfast and lunch meals online.

Our Food Staff personnel are excited to serve every student, by offering tasty meals with great nutrition that supports their growth and learning!

*Breakfast and Lunch are free for all students, but must be ordered.

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Breakfast:

• Breakfast bags will be delivered to classrooms. Students will have staggered times to eat their breakfast and snack in their classrooms.
• Breakfast from 8:15-8:40.
• Snack time is individually determined by class.
• Students who wish to receive breakfast at school will do so upon entering the building. Both breakfast and lunch will be ordered online prior.

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Diversity

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Us

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LUNCHES

• Lunches will be served by Food Services staff to the designated grade level lunch time in 3 separate “cafeterias”.
• Due to complexities of service for the district to provide Grab and Go, Dining Kiosks and Meals TO GO options, we will need ALL families to utilize our online myMealOrder to order meals.

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Water

H2O

Dihydrogen- Monoxide

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Water fountains will be accessible during the school day only as filling stations. We have bottle filling stations in 6 areas throughout the school. Please make sure your child has a LABELED reusable water bottle.

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Grade

Level

Supply

List

Update

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Although we have the most generous students and families at SWIS, we cannot currently share supplies. Every student needs to have his/her own supplies in the classroom. LABEL EVERYTHING sent to school. Please see the 2020-2021 Classroom Supply Suggestions posted on our website.

Recess

Play

Fun

Cardio

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RECESS

Students will definitely go outside to enjoy recess, but classes will be assigned to zones to keep cohorts of students together in separate play areas. Students will need to wear their masks if they can not stay 6 ft away from others. Individualized recess equipment will be purchased along with suggested activities to ensure safety.

*Please note, our bus loop will be ‘coned off’ from 9:15-2:15, due to children at play. If you are dismissing your child early, please use the parking lot spaces.

Kindness

Counts!

Spread

Smiles

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Classes will take scheduled restroom breaks during the school day to encourage proper hand-washing. We will also allow socially distanced mask breaks throughout the day. Typically this would occur during breaks, snack, lunch, specials, between subjects, or as needed.

Clean

Clean

Clean

Clean

#NPEFamily #CCPSFamily

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Systemic cleaning protocols are in place daily.

Cleaning Video

• Removing items that have porous or fabric covered surfaces
• Disinfecting all frequently touched common surfaces in school, classroom, buses, and any shared spaces
• Providing general-purpose cleaner in every classroom, common area, and administrative area
• Following cleaning protocols for when a student or staff member tests positive for COVID-19
• Continuing to replace quality air filters in our HVAC systems
• Custodians and staff will utilize CDC approved cleaning materials and protocols.

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Welcome

Bienvenido

Mrhbaa

Accueillir

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To keep our campus as safe as possible, we will continue to be closed to visitors/volunteers for the foreseeable future. In the event parents need to come to school to dismiss their child, a note sent in advance would be appreciated.

*A picture ID is always needed.

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If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to reach out! Email me at slopez@auburn.k12.ma.us and I’ll be sure to get back to you as quickly as possible. Also, visit the APS website for updates and additional information at www.auburn.k12.ma.us

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SWIS…

A Team of

Dedicated Professionals

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SWIS…

A Team of

Dedicated Professionals

Principal

Thank you so much for all of your support, understanding, and patience as we continue to figure out our new normal together! We are looking forward to seeing you all back in school soon! Be on the lookout for future communications.

Dr. Lopez