Welcome to Week 8
Welcome to another wonderful week at NES! APTT (Academic Parent Teacher Team) meetings will be held this week. Links to these virtual meetings are shared by teachers via Class DOJO as well as in our school-wide APTT Meetings Schedule.
Safety Curriculum
October is National Bullying Prevention month. Specific safety-related lessons are delivered to students by Deputy Miller through special area classes this week as follows:
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1st grade: Stranger Danger
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3rd grade: Bullying Prevention
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4th grade: Cyber Bullying
Additionally, we continue with the first round of Too Good for Violence lessons through special area classes on Wednesdays.
FTE Week
This is the FTE survey week that is used to verify students’ attendance in each course and class. Information from this survey is used to determine the funding for our school.
Students’ attendance this week is more important than ever!
Week 8 Important Documents
Students’ iReady Diagnostics assessment results in ELA and Math will be sent home this week. Please refer to these handouts, in addition to the data presented at our APTT meetings, to better understand your child’s current placement and learning needs in both ELA and Math.
A required Reading Deficiency letter will be sent to families of students in grades K-3 who demonstrate a significant reading deficiency based on their ELA diagnostic assessment (or FLKRS in kindergarten).
Other important documents that have been shared with families are listed below. We will remove these links from the weekly newsletter starting the 2nd 9 weeks, but you can always find them in our earlier newsletters!
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OCSB Student Code of Conduct English (sign and return the last page)
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OCSB Student Code of Conduct Spanish (sign and return the last page)
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Over The Counter Medication Form (return to school)
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Emergency Contact Information Sheet (return to school)
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Mid quarter progress reports
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Tiger Times with OOF notification
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Revised Student-Parent-Teacher-Principal Compact (please sign and return). Option 2 parents - you may complete the form instead: https://forms.gle/eVdNFBWT5x67ydos9
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Long Term Substitute Notification letters and Out of Field Teacher Notification letters (if applicable to your child)
Important Updates this Year
The student screener was updated in September. Self-screening continues to be required prior to entering campus. Please call the school office to report a sick child as outlined in the updated Self Screening Guide below. Students exhibiting these symptoms at school will be sent home and may return according to the guidelines from our clinic.
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Temperature 100.4 degrees F or higher
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Sore throat
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New uncontrolled cough that causes difficulty breathing (for students with chronic allergic/asthmatic cough, a change in their cough from baseline)
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Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea or abdominal pain
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New onset of severe headache, especially with a fever
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Chills
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Shortness of breath
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Fatigue
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Muscle or body aches
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New loss of taste of smell
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Congestion or runny nose
And/or,
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Had close contact (within 6 feet of an infected person for at least 15 minutes) with a person with
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confirmed COVID-19
Additionally,
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Temperature checks are conducted for students and staff
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Walk in visitors are not allowed - always call ahead for an appointment
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Parent meetings are held virtually when at all possible
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Drop off of non-instructional items is not allowed.
Important Dates
10/5 FTE Survey Week
10/5 APTT Meetings
10/13 School Board Meeting 6:00 PM
10/15 End of the 1st 9 Weeks
10/16 Teacher PD Day - No Students
10/26 Red Ribbon Week - NES Spirit Week
School Lunch Menu This Week
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Monday |
Salisbury steak/Pre-made Sandwiches/K-1 st lunchables |
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Tuesday |
Baked chicken/Turkey on croissant |
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Wednesday |
Spaghetti/Ham and cheese on bun |
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Thursday |
Popcorn chicken/Yogurt plate |
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Friday |
Pizza |
Lunch and breakfast continue to be free to all students! For easy access, breakfast is provided in pre-packaged bags at both student entrances. School meals for Option 2 students are distributed Monday through Friday from the Public Library parking lot from 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Only the parent/guardian or person listed as an emergency contact may pick up meals for their child(ren).
Additional Learning Activities and Resources
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Logins to district programs is accessed at https://launchpad.classlink.com/okeechobee
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Math facts practice is available at https://www.reflexmath.com/
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Tutorials on Florida Standards are available at http://www.floridastudents.org/
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Video tutorials and practice for core subject areas on each grade level are available at https://www.khanacademy.org/
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Students are encouraged to read at least 20 minutes each day.
School Safety
Reports concerning unsafe, potentially harmful, dangerous, violent, or criminal activities, or the threat of these activities, can be made to appropriate public safety agencies and school officials using the following link: https://getfortifyfl.com/Tip.html. All students have access to this reporting tool on their Chromebooks at school.
Sincerely,
Dr. Tuuli Robinson
Principal of North Elementary School