The Grizzly News
Maple Grove Elementary September 2020 Newsletter
Dear Maple Grove Community
I just want to take this opportunity to thank you for your support during this time of change. You have been so helpful with picking up devices, hotspots, and materials. It indeed has been such a great partnership with you to get our virtual community up and running. I can’t thank you enough for your positive feedback and questions. It does take a village to support our learners, and this has been a great example of how this works.
We will be sending out our monthly newsletter this year and will include important dates, events, and information. We are hoping for a return in about three to four weeks. Please continue to watch for emails and of, course, the news.
I hope this finds all of you well. We have missed our families and are anxiously awaiting your return. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
Thankful for all of you,
Kathy
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Art
Thank you to Mrs. Smith's daughter and her church group for leaving us beautiful messages in our parking lot. We love them!
Inspiration
Phased Return to In-Person School Plan
Phase 1 (Pre-K - 2nd Grade, Special Education; Alternating Daily Schedule)
Phase 1 will focus on students with the highest academic need, with a priority on early childhood education and special education. For example, PreK - 2nd grade students generally have little to no literacy skills making it very challenging for them to independently navigate online platforms, placing most of the burden on parents or caregivers. Also, young readers need intense targeted instruction that is difficult to accomplish in a virtual setting.
At a minimum, Phase 1 will last two weeks and is scheduled to begin September 21, 2020. Schedules will require half of the selected students to attend in-person two days a week and three days virtually:
Proposed Schedule:
- Mondays: All Students Virtual
- Tuesdays/Thursdays: Students will be divided in half alphabetically as close to 50% as possible per school while working to keep families together (Ex. Last Names A-L)
- Wednesdays/Fridays: Students will be divided in half alphabetically as close to 50% as possible per school while working to keep families together (Ex. Last Names M-Z)
Student Demographics:
- Pre-Kindergarten - 2nd Grade
- Unless otherwise notified, Special Education and English Learners will follow the schedule of their general education classroom.
- Students enrolled in classes involving specialized equipment will also continue to attend in small groups.
Phase 2 (Add Grades 3 - 6; Alternating Daily Schedule)
Phase 2 will begin no sooner than four weeks after the date when Central District Health determines Ada County is no longer in Category 3 - Substantial Community Spread. Students from grades 3 - 6 will be added to the Phase 1 daily schedule.
- Phase 2 is scheduled to begin October 5, 2020.
- Movement to Phase 2 will be carefully determined based on the success of Phase 1:
- Are safety protocols able to be maintained?
- Number of positive Covid-19 cases and students/ teachers being quarantined has not hindered school operations
- CDH and medical professionals’ input
Phase 3 (All Students Attend; Alternating Daily Schedule)
Phase 3 will begin no sooner than six weeks after the date when Central District Health determines Ada County is no longer in Category 3 - Substantial Community Transmission. Junior High School and High School students will be added to the Phase 1/Phase 2 daily schedule.
- Phase 3 is scheduled to begin October 19, 2020.
Phase 4 (All Students Attend Every Day)
Phase 4 will only begin when it has been determined we can safely reintegrate all students into their traditional classroom. Phase 4 will begin no sooner than November 9th, 2020.
Annual Update in Infinite Campus
Parents please remember to complete your annual update for your students in Infinite Campus. Below are some pictures that will help guide you through this process. We need to have this updated prior to our new device deployment.
Log into your parent portal account, click on More, then Annual Update:
You will then be taken to a new page where you can click Begin (if you are in the primary household for the student):
Silver Chromebook Swap
Maple Grove Library
Follett Destiny is the catalog that holds all of our titles here at Maple Grove. Click on the picture and it will link you to our school library catalog where your student will be able to login and search our eBook titles to read straight from their chromebook or device. Once logged in, click on the catalog tab, type ebooks in the search bar, scroll through titles and open a book! It’s that easy!
With the Sora student reading app, you can borrow eBooks and audiobooks on your personal device or chromebook offered by the Boise School District. You will look for ‘Boise School District’ as our ‘school’. Here is the link for simple instructions to start reading! https://help.overdrive.com/en-us/2220.htm
If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Gray.
Annual Notification Regarding Public Release of Student Directory Information
The Boise School District complies with federal law (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) as it relates to the release of student directory information to the public. To learn more, log on to www.boiseschools.org and navigate to Parents & Patrons > Parent Information > FERPA Form. Or, please call the Clerk of the Board at 208-854-4123 to obtain a copy of the FERPA form.
Art Cottage Contest Winner!
Young Rembrandts Drawing Classes
Face Mask Donation!
Maple Grove Elementary School
Email: ptamaplegrove@gmail.com
Website: http://maplegrove.boiseschools.org
Location: 2800 South Maple Grove Road, Boise, ID, USA
Phone: (208)854-5540