November 20, 2020 Daniel Webster School

COMMUNICATION

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Word of the Month:

Gratitude From The Principal:

NOVEMBER

16th-29th– Scholas-tic Virtual Book Fair

25th– 11:35 a.m.

Early Dismissal

26th & 27th-No

School- Thanksgiv-

ing Break

Dec 7th— 4:45pm

School Council

Zoom Meeting

The theme of the month has been Gratitude. I want to

take this moment to express my deepest gratitude for the

DWS Staff for all the work that they have been doing dur-

ing this very challenging year. The teachers have been

working beyond my expectations. They are developing

learning opportunities for remote and in person learning..

They have been re-designing education in a short period

of time in order to provide quality and safe experiences for

our children. It has been challenging and I want to tell the

staff how much I appreciate their resilience in the face of

adversity. Please know when I am talking about our staff

I am also talking about our colleagues on the home front.

The parents, guardians and siblings that are working col-

laboratively with our teachers to enhance and assist with

learning while in the remote setting. We couldn’t do it

without you .

I have been discussing the Parent/Guardian/Teacher con-

ferences that happened last week with the teachers and

they have been noting how important the collaboration

with families is during this time more than ever before.

The parents /guardians that met with their child’s teacher

have been giving really good insight for teachers. Please

keep that communication going as we continue through

this school year.

I am also grateful for our children that are working hard

to continue to grow and develop as learners. They are be-

ing challenged to work collaboratively in the school set-

ting and to work more independently on remote days.

That independent learning is always our long term goal

for our children and they are rising to the occasion. I am

not naive there are many bumps in the road as we move

through this year. However those bumps and how to navi-

gate those bumps provide incredibly important life skills

to learn.

I am grateful to be the principal of DWS.

Enjoy your Thanksgiving, please follow the guidelines to

keep your family and our learning community healthy.

Everyone is predicting a large increase in cases after the

holidays. Let’s do our part so that doesn’t happen.

NEW FROM THE NURSE

We hope everyone has a safe, healthy and Happy Thanksgiving. We

are so grateful to work with such an amazing group of students and

families every day. As we move into the holiday season please see below for some important

highlights to keep you, your family and our school community healthy, safe and ready to

learn!

Massachusetts has travel restrictions and recommendations in place to help pro-

tect our community members and keep our schools open.

The entire Massachusetts Travel Mandate can be accessed through this link:

https://www.mass.gov/info-details/covid-19-travel-order

Important points to remember regarding the travel mandate:

If you fail to comply with the quarantine or testing you may receive up to a $500 fine.

In order to test out of quarantine after traveling to a high risk state you must get a

negative PCR test result (NOT a rapid test). You must remain in quarantine

until those results are received.

If you do not get tested after traveling to a high risk state you must quarantine for 14

days with a return to activity on the 15th day.

At this time lower risk states are: Hawaii, Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont.

If you are travelling with children under the age of 10 they do not need to have a PCR

test completed but can return to activity with proof of a parent/guardians negative

PCR test result.

We must receive proof of a negative PCR test result, from the parent/guardian or the

child if over the age of ten, in order for the student to return to school.

As a district we are relying on the school community and community at large to do

right by the mandates so we can keep our schools open.

https://www.mass.gov/info-details/covid-19-travel-order

COVID-19 is still spreading throughout our community and surrounding

towns. We hope that everyone can do their part to help us keep our school build-

ings open and students learning in person. We can all do our part by wearing

masks, practicing good hand hygiene, social distancing and following quarantine/

isolation protocols when needed to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.

If you have any questions or concerns please don’t hesitate to reach out to me at 781-834-

5045 or by email at kAcampbeLL@mpsd.org

School Nutrition Department Remote Lunches

Please click on the below link for the remote menu for November.

www.mpsd.org/cms/lib/MA02212716/Centricity/Domain/160/REMOTE%20%20MENU%20FOR%

20ALL%20SCHOOLS%20.pdf

If you already signed up to receive lunches your child is all set and you need to do nothing, if you

would like to sign up for your child to receive lunches then please click on the link below.

In order to ensure your child receives lunches to take home/pick up

we must receive this form by Tuesday of the previous week for any newly added re-

quest. Again, once you sign up you do not need to sign up again.

You may click on the link to sign up your child (only need to sign up once for all year)

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/11crDVty1qA62oRs0572Fd6UnxAIn4Cx9wF40L-jvOcE/edit

Only one registration per student is required for the school year. If you want to opt

out of receiving lunches after you sign up or have any questions please

email ntellier@mpsd.org. Include Child's Name and School Please.

5th Grade Fundraiser

The 5th graders are hosting a Pampered Chef Fundraiser through December 11th. Please consider supporting them. This is a great company with great products for the holidays as gifts or for yourself (we all deserve a little something!). Any student that sells something will be entered into a free prize giveaway raffle! Please read the attached flyer and reach out with any questions.

The 5th grade class thanks you in advance as they raise funds for their last year at DWS - let's make it a success.

www.pamperedchef.com/party/dws2020

Please click the following link to view Novembers issue of Home & School

Connection:

https://www.mpsd.org/cms/lib/MA02212716/Centricity/Domain/13/November%20Home%20a

Mrs. Robatzek’s Kindergarten Class

Ms. Hastry’s Second Grade Class

https://www.marshfieldfoundation.org/fall-giving

#FallGiving #MarshfieldEducationFoundation

Announcing our Fall Giving Campaign! In this unprecedented year where education looks

different in so many ways, please consider supporting MEF and our mission to bring inno-

vation and creativity to our classrooms to both excite students and achieve excellence in

teaching and learning. Thank you!