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Weekly Update 5/6/21 Facebook Live with Ms. Shepard
Did you catch our weekly video? If not, you can view it here- https://fb.watch/5qcjZmgbs3/
Good evening Moore Square Families,
First of all, THANK YOU to all of our families and PTSA members that showered us with food, gift cards, and kindness for Teacher Appreciation Week. We are so grateful for your support each and every day! There are two topics I'd like to cover with you tonight.
- Extended Summer Learning Opportunity:
- In accordance with House Bill 82, the Wake County Public School System is required to provide 150 hours of in-person extended learning for select K-12 students to address learning losses and negative impacts students have experienced as a result of COVID-19 during the 2020-21 school year.
- Criteria we use to identify those invited:
- multiple years of non-proficient scores on EOGs in Math or Reading.
- an anticipated failing grade in one or more of the courses (ELA, Math, Science).
- current supplemental or intensive intervention plan for math or reading.
- If your student qualifies, you should have received a text from School Messenger on 5/4/21 with an electronic copy of the letter and soon you should be receiving a physical copy of the letter in the USPS mail.
- We will need the acceptance form filled out and returned by Thursday, May 13th if your student plans to attend. You can send it to the front office with your student, email it to Lauren Shepard (lshepard@wcpss.net), or fax it to (919) 704-2204.
- Health reminders:
- Students should stay home if they are sick or experiencing any symptom of illness, have a fever of 100.4 degrees or higher, a sore throat, new cough, new shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, new loss of taste or smell, diarrhea or vomiting, or a new severe headache. wcpss.net/WhenToReturn
- If your student begins experiencing any symptoms of illness at school, you will be notified immediately for pickup. You will also receive a follow-up call or email from our Covid Coordinator if we are notified that your student is absent due to illness. Thank you for your patience and cooperation as we work to keep everyone safe!
- If your student receives a negative test or note from their doctor, we still ask that they remain home until they have felt well and are fever-free for 24 hours.
- Please call or email our Covid Coordinators, Lauren Shepard (lshepard@wcpss.net) or Barry Squires (bsquires@wcpss.net) if you have any questions or concerns.
5/6/21 Family Weekly Updates:
- Critical Guidance: Face Coverings Guidelines
- Based on new guidance issued Wednesday by the NC Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS), face coverings are now optional while outdoors. Face coverings are still required for everyone ages 5 and older while indoors and on school transportation.
- This means students and staff will not be required to wear face coverings outdoors for recess, classes held outdoors, outdoor PE classes, outdoor eating, and similar small gatherings.
- Students and staff may choose to wear a face-covering outdoors in these situations if they want, but a school or staff member may not require it.
- NCDHHS still recommends that anyone who is not vaccinated continue to wear a face-covering when they are closer than six feet to another person, even when outdoors. However, this is an NCDHHS recommendation and not a requirement.
- Moore Square Calendar Reminders:
- Wednesday, May 12- Asynchronous Day
- Our official start date for the 2021-2022 school year has been approved for July 26th. You can view next year's calendar here.
- Tardy Procedures: Please remember that our daily start time is 7:30, and all students should be in class by this time. Beginning on Monday, April 26, we will begin issuing tardy passes to students who arrive after 7:30. It is important that students are in class on time to engage in daily instruction.
- Testing Dates: Please view the testing schedule and testing FAQS, email our Testing Coordinators Brooke DePinto (cdepinto@wcpss.net) or Shanna Crowley (scrowley@wcpss.net) with any questions. If you have a student in Virtual Academy and have not filled out the testing survey, please do so now so that we can plan accordingly.
- Our video production class made a brief documentary, highlighting 3 Moore Square Students' first 3 days back to school in over a year. The experience is shown from the perspective of a student from each grade level. We are so proud of their final product!
- Technology Reminder: Students are reminded to bring their charged devices charged and power cords with them to school daily.
- Parents are asked to assist us by having students return textbooks, library books, and other school-owned materials so that we can inventory and reuse these items. Please return any Module 1 ELA books you may still have as soon as possible: The Lightning Thief, Long Walk to Water, or Inside Out and Back Again.
- Yearbook: Out of the 250 yearbooks ordered, we only have 10 left so get yours before they’re gone! Order online now! They will be delivered to the school in mid-May.
- Through June 30, 2021, all children age 18 and under may receive breakfast and lunch at no cost via Curbside and Big Bus Food Truck Pop-up locations. Meals are also free to all Wake County students when they are at school for in-person instruction. Meals will not be available on holidays designated on the student’s calendar. For more information, visit- wcpss.net/food
- Free Family Workshops for Stress Management, Wellness Skills, and Keeping Kids Safe: WCPSS offers free wellness workshops that focus on helping students and families during this challenging time. Topics available include Circle Connections, keeping kids emotionally and physically safe, stress management and wellness skills, and a Virtual Parent Summit. These workshops can help families learn about emotional support strategies being used in our schools, which can also benefit families at home. Learn more.
- Elective registration information for rising 7th and 8th graders:
- If you are unable to register in PowerSchool or have any questions you can email Mrs. Estes (jestes2@wcpss.net) or Mr. Wray (mwray@wcpss.net). You can also call us at 919-664-5737 ext 26648 (Estes) or 919-664-5737 ext 26638 (Wray) and leave a message.
- Carpool Tips and Procedures
- https://www.wcpss.net/domain/707
- The carpool line follows along the building. There is limited space for carpool, even when we utilize our allotted space. Please be patient as we service our families.
- Carpool lasts from 2:15 pm - 2:40pm.
- Families that arrive to carpool after 2:25 pm may experience a shorter wait time and available space in the line.
- Virtual Summer Camp at the WELL
- The school year is almost over, which means summer fun with the WELL is nearly here! WELL, staff will be hosting six virtual weeks of engaging, entertaining, and educational fun for interested middle and high school students.
- Summer camps days run from 9 am – 3:30 pm, Monday – Thursday, with a 90 min break in the middle. Each week costs $50 and you can sign up for a few or as many as you’d like! Visit our website www.wade.org for more information on each week and to register, or feel free to reach out to Pierce Watson at Achievement@wade.org with any questions.
- Here are the topics and dates for each week:
- Arts in Action (6/21 – 6/24)
- Exploring the World Through Model UN (6/28 – 7/1)
- Design Week (7/12 – 7/15)
- Musical Journeys with the WELL (7/19 – 7/22)
- L.A.W: The Art of Storytelling and Story Making (7/26 – 7/29)
- STEM in Action (8/2 – 8/5)