Dear families,

Please take a moment to fill out the PTO’s brief DLA-hybrid connection survey if you haven’t already: https://forms.gle/rE7vXtqcVhUihYgr8

The Zoom storytime/social chats last week were a lot of fun, and we hope to continue with a few this week and then more in January!  Watch your inbox for links to the meetings this week.  We do need parent chaperones to keep these going; please email Elizabeth at DLA@lepto.org to volunteer, or if you have any other suggestions for hybrid-DLA activities.

And don’t forget to visit our online Lincoln-Eliot book fair this week!:
https://www.childrensbookstore.com/welcome/lincoln-eliot-elementary-school/

A reminder as we head into the second part of the year and with the upcoming changes to the K-2 in-person dismissal time:

All students are expected to attend the morning meeting and participate in all of the teacher-assigned, synchronous and/or asynchronous learning activities on each school day, including special subject classes such as library, art, music, and PE.  There is no minimum number of classes students are permitted to attend and per MA DESE regulations, students who miss 10% or more of days enrolled (e.g., 18 days absent if enrolled for 180 days) are defined as being chronically absent.  As part of the Hybrid Learning model, students are expected to participate on all days (both in-person and remote days) and cannot selectively opt out of certain classes, including those in the specials areas and even if they are participating in a private pod.

Stay safe, and happy Hanukkah to those who are celebrating this week!

Principal Morrissey & the PTO