Lawrence Kindergarten

As a reminder, only Cohort B (yellow) & Mrs. Gordon’s class will report to school tomorrow. All walkers accompanied by a parent/guardian will enter through the front main entrance. Cohort B families, please remember to complete our assurance document and daily health questionnaire at least one hour prior to your child coming to school. We thank you for your continued support. Assurances (complete ONCE for each child): https://forms.gle/3TQuvtM3W61EfmiS6 Daily Health Screenings (must be completed each morning on the days your child attends in person learning): https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1eaYTH8NxG6AmU5HMc1mqm65cRle9gWAtI4EgVI_oXOc/edit?usp=sharing

We had a wonderful first week back in Lawrence. See some of the news from the week and directions for the start of Gold (B) cohort in this newsletter https://www.smore.com/0kw3a

We are excited to welcome our Hybrid Cohort B students into the building at the Number Four School at 87 Wanser Avenue on Monday! There will be buses for arrival and dismissal for our learners. Families in Cohort B whose children are Hybrid MUST complete the two documents below prior to coming to school. Assurances (complete ONCE for each child): https://forms.gle/3TQuvtM3W61EfmiS6 Daily Health Screenings (must be completed each morning on the days your child attends in person learning): https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1eaYTH8NxG6AmU5HMc1mqm65cRle9gWAtI4EgVI_oXOc/edit?usp=sharing

The video of today's flag ceremony can be found at https://drive.google.com/file/d/12UNdpdQUi6oUEvXsIG3z__Ec8JlRBLXQ/view

Lawrence will never forget the heroes and horrors of 9/11. Tomorrow, a moment of silence will take place in all buildings along with a ceremonial flag raising and the playing of taps. We ask all to wear red, white and blue, if you are remote and in person. Families can watch the flag raising from socially distant outdoor spots or when posted to school websites. LHS 9 am, Primary @2 10 am, LMS and LES 10:45, ECC @4 1:15 Thank you Never Forget

It was great to see many of you as we welcomed your students back to school yesterday morning! As a reminder, the health questionnaire needs to be completed daily for students attending in person learning, at least one hour prior to arrival at school. Thank you for helping to keep our schools safe! The form can be found using the following link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1eaYTH8NxG6AmU5HMc1mqm65cRle9gWAtI4EgVI_oXOc/edit?usp=sharing

Back to School! For in-person instruction this includes new start and end times to decrease density at entrances and exits.

We are excited to welcome our Hybrid Cohort A students into the building at the Number Four School at 87 Wanser Avenue on Tuesday. To ensure a safe and smooth arrival, we are doing a staggered arrival with NO BUSES for the morning on the first day of school. There will be busses for dismissal. For students in Cohort A whose last name ends with letter A-F & Mrs. Gordon's Class, arrive at 9:45am. For students in Cohort A whose last name ends with letter G-L, arrive at 10:00am. All students will enter through the Main Front Entrance. Families in Cohort A whose children are Hybrid & Mrs. Gordon's Class, MUST complete the two documents below prior to coming to school. Assurances (complete ONCE for each child): https://forms.gle/3TQuvtM3W61EfmiS6 Daily Health Screenings (must be completed each morning on the days your child attends in person learning): https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1eaYTH8NxG6AmU5HMc1mqm65cRle9gWAtI4EgVI_oXOc/edit?usp=sharing

Blue Cohort (A) Families 1. Complete these two documents prior to coming to school: Assurances (complete once for each child) https://forms.gle/3TQuvtM3W61EfmiS6 Daily Health Screenings (done every day) https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1eaYTH8NxG6AmU5HMc1mqm65cRle9gWAtI4EgVI_oXOc/edit?usp=sharing Thank you

If your child is in Hybrid Learning, Cohort A & B, please complete and submit these Assurances prior to coming to school each day until our Health App is live. This must be filled out each day if your child enters the school. Assurances Google Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1eaYTH8NxG6AmU5HMc1mqm65cRle9gWAtI4EgVI_oXOc/edit?usp=sharing

Lawrence Families Please see our Back to School newsletter. https://www.smore.com/qngmh Cohort A, Blue families be sure to complete the assurances document by Monday evening. Thank you Dr Pedersen

Thank you to the Remote Families for participating in our Remote Families Virtual Community Circle this evening! Remote learning, by its very nature, integrates school and home life, exposing students to a real life learning opportunities outside of school. Learning will be live streamed from the classroom to each students personal Chromebook provided by the District. Your home will become a learning environment! Please utilize the link below to access or rewatch the Community Circle Video. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bIkubNs4eNlxKSF9bdAnR6u4g2R0GPal/view?usp=sharing

Students who elected into the Remote Learning Model and students that are in Cohort B ONLY, last name beginning with letter M-Z, will be able to pick up their childs' Chromebook on Friday, September 4th from 8-9am and again from 1-2pm in front of the Number Four School, 87 Wanser Avenue. This is our first opportunity to provide your child with the District Chromebook. We will arrange a second opportunity during the first week of school. We will announce that date and time soon! Until then, your child can stream into Google Classroom from a phone, tablet or home computer! Your teachers will be in touch with you this week! If you have not finished the registration process, you will NOT be able to pick up a Chromebook on Friday. Please understand that there are many steps to assigning a device once students are officially registered. We will provide a second opportunity for pickup next week. Please wear your mask and maintain a 6 foot distance.

Wednesday September 3rd food distribution for registered school age children is from 4:15 pm to 10:00 pm PLEASE NOTE TIME CHANGE Thank you

We are happy to post our Kindergarten Orientation Part I & II below! We thank you for your patience as we are diligently preparing for the return of our students, both hybrid and remote learners. Your child's teacher will be in touch with each family by the end of this week to meet you via phone for any additional questions you may have! Kindergarten Orientation Part I: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1grHOu3kNsvkTxLM0op51eN8LZer0aXiR/view?usp=sharing Kindergarten Orientation Part II: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bk-8qK8aJi3nWc7zVayUjzdlTQMWeyJZ/view?usp=sharing [Spanish] Kindergarten Orientation Presentation: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ziInbg4epJ4xu8PRcTExEod-UTXTvQr6kYeSBfnKy2c/edit?usp=sharing

A link to the Lawrence Public School's 2020-2021 Calendar & Information Guide has been posted in the news section on our sites. It can also be found at https://tinyurl.com/LawrenceCalendar20-21

On Thursday, September 3rd at 6pm, we will host a Virtual Community Circle for Kindergarten Remote Families ONLY. We will review the Remote Learning Model and review how to login and participate from home beginning Day 1. The session will be recorded and shared for those interested to watch. We would like to extend this opportunity to address questions to those who elected into this option. Please use this Google Form to sign up and if your child is a REMOTE learner, we will send you the link 1 hour before the session. https://forms.gle/Rw72P3kq5zTDCL587

Lawrence team of Jeffery, Mary and Angela are seen in the photo prepping mailing packets that include masks and important information for hybrid and full remote families. Teachers will be calling all their families this week to introduce themselves to you. Onward into a successful school year!

School starts for All LEARNERS Tuesday , September 8th. some via their connection to teachers on google classroom others in-person : Please note: 1. Teachers call all families throughout before Labor Day. 2. On the 8th Cohort A is in-person, Cohort B and Full Remote use google classroom 3 On the 14 Cohort B is in person, Cohort A and Full Remote use google classroom 4. On the 21st live steaming begins for cohort B and full remote while cohort A returns in person. A Full Remore Orientation will take place prior to the 8th

Good morning Lawrence, I hope you and your children are well. Here is a link to our tenth summer newsletter including information on mailings and more! https://www.smore.com/0j128 My best to you, Dr.Pedersen