Dear Families,

I hope that all of you are remaining safe and finding meaningful and engaging ways to spend your days during this uncertain time.  As you heard from Dr. Fleishman, we are providing you with resources that will provide continuity for our students while school is closed.  As you work to develop schedules and routines that work for your family, we encourage you to access the site below for grade-level appropriate activities that complement and reinforce our curriculum: www.newton.k12.ma.us/covid19.

We are committed to helping families that may need access to devices at home in order to engage in online learning opportunities.  If you do not have a web-capable device at home other than a cell phone (such as an iPad, Chromebook, PC, or Mac) please complete this request form: https://forms.gle/K3SgotNY38V1ncNe9  Our technology support team will be in touch with you to discuss next steps.

You can expect to hear from your child’s teacher on a weekly basis starting tomorrow, Monday, March 23 (end of day).  Each week, teachers will be reaching out with a personal message for students and specific recommendations for activities that students and families can complete.  These activities are grade-level appropriate and can be completed by students independently or with support from their family.  Special education staff, English language learning teachers, and counselors and other staff are also available to communicate with students and families through email.  Please understand that we are all doing our best to support our students, while, like you, adjusting to the realities of our current situation and supporting our own families.

Again, if you are in need of a device (such as a Chromebook) for your scholar to complete work at home, please use the link below to request one through the district:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf3CfIZg8duH1Mh592zAmkKYv-tClngx3bj7fGb_fuTk3j6Og/viewform

Stay well!

Principal Morrissey