Hi LE Families,
Just a reminder that we will be closed for Good Friday and April Vacation starting tomorrow, April 15th. School will resume on Monday, April 25th. We wish everyone a wonderful and relaxing spring break, whether you are traveling far or staying home. If you have opted in to Covid testing, please remember to test your child on Sunday, April 24th before returning to school.
Have a great break,
Principal Morrissey & the PTO
Hello LE Families,
We have an exciting April ahead. Please see dates below for more details.
Have a great week!
Upcoming School Events and Meetings:
Tuesday, 4/5 – PTO Meeting (virtual)
Tuesday, 4/12 – CAS AuthorFest Book Sale & Signing
Wednesday, 4/13 – MCAS Begins (click here for updated schedule)
Friday, 4/15 – Good Friday – No School
Monday 4/18 – Friday 4/22 – April Vacation – No School
Friday, 4/29 – Class Photos (more info to come)
Friday, 4/29 – 5th Grade Walk-A-Thon
Hi LE Families,
It has been great to see faces back in the building this past week for parent conferences! I’m also looking forward to the return of Family Science Night on April 28th from 5pm-7pm. This is a fun night for students of all ages to showcase the project or experiment of their choice. Your student doesn’t have to have a presentation to participate. We encourage all families to come and view students presentations on display in the gym. Masks will be required.
Upcoming Important Dates:
Friday, April 15: No School – Good Friday
Monday, April 18: Friday, April 22: No School – April Vacation
Have a great week,
Principal Morrissey & the PTO
Hi LE Families,
Happy Spring! It certainly feels like spring has arrived and I hope everyone was able to enjoy some of the beautiful weather we had this past week.
It was wonderful to have the return of Pizza Wednesdays and see so many families after school together. Special thanks to the Cedrone family for providing free pizza for everyone to mark the return of this tradition.
We have another busy week ahead with parent conferences happening and two early release dates:
Wednesday 3/23 at 12:20pm
Thursday, 3/24 is our special early release at 12:10pm.
Have a beautiful week,
Principal Morrissey & the PTO
Welcome Back LE Families!
I hope you had a restful break! Just a reminder that your student(s) were provided with a test kit just before February break. Please use one of these tests today, Sunday, February 27, 2022 (prior to returning to school on Monday). Please use the second test on Tuesday, March 1, 2022.
Remember, you can still opt-in to the at-home COVID rapid antigen testing program. Simply log into your Aspen parent/guardian account: Aspen. Follow these instructions once you are logged in.
Additional information can be found on the NPS COVID Testing Webpage.
Thank you and have a great week,
Principal Morrissey & the PTO
Hi LE Families,
We have a fun week ahead of us with LE Spirit Week (February 14 – February 18)! Please check out the schedule below as we encourage all students to participate throughout next week.
A reminder that February Vacation Week is coming up and there is no school February 21 – February 25.
Have a wonderful week,
Principal Morrissey & the PTO
Hi LE Families,
We had 9 positive COVID cases the previous week.
As shared in the email this past week and posted on our website here (link), the Newton Public Schools is shifting its testing strategy away from pooled testing (PCR) and toward at-home weekly rapid antigen tests. This new weekly at-home rapid antigen test is for ALL students PreK-12+ (vaccinated and unvaccinated.)
We expect the new testing program to be implemented the week of February 7, 2022. Below is specific information you will need in order for your student to participate in the new at-home testing program:
In addition to the weekly at-home rapid antigen testing program, we will continue in-school symptomatic testing for students and staff that develop symptoms during the school day. We will discontinue the Test and Stay testing program and contact tracing. Please be vigilant in checking your student for symptoms, conducting the daily health assessment (link), and staying home when sick.
All testing information can be found on our website here: NPS COVID Testing Webpage.
As a reminder, this Thursday, February 3rd is early release at 12:10.
Have a great week,
Principal Morrissey
Hi LE Families,
Progress reports will be available via Aspen for all families on February 10th. Please note the change of date to allow an additional week to complete mid-year assessments.
We currently have a total of 10 persons at Lincoln Eliot (students and staff members) who are identified as having Covid-19 who were in the building at some point this week. These individuals were identified through pooled testing and/or rapid “reflex” testing. Additionally, we have a few cases that were diagnosed through testing prior to Monday of this week. Those particular individuals have not been in school this week. If your child’s classroom has been impacted, you have received the standard notification. If your child is considered a “close contact”, Nurse Kristen has been working to contact you.
Contact Tracing during COVID-19 Surge Protocol
In the event of a surge of Covid-19 positive cases, school staff will not be able to conduct contact tracing on all cases. When contact tracing is not feasible, we will notify a classroom, grade, or team that there was a positive case and advise families and staff to actively monitor for symptoms, and to stay home if symptoms develop. When feasible, we will alert families and staff if they have been identified as a close contact who is not exempt from quarantine and testing. During this surge, we will prioritize contact tracing in our unvaccinated or partially vaccinated grades, and complete contact tracing to the extent feasible.
As a reminder, the guidelines for quarantine/isolation were recently changed. I have attempted to summarize for you.
Anyone testing positive must quarantine for 5 days. They can return to school on day 6 if they have no symptoms at that time, but must wear a mask at all times while in school (even outdoors). Masking must happen until day 11.
Fully vaccinated (2 weeks out from 2nd vaccination) can come to school – even if there is a positive case at home as long as they are able to maintain distance from the positive person at home, and no symptoms emerge. If symptoms start, stay home and test
Unvaccinated students should follow the quarantine rules. More information HERE.
When we provide school work for students who are not in school: NPS is not able to provide assignment support for students for absences related to family vacations, short-term absences due to illness, health precautionary reasons, or other similar reasons related to family choice. NPS does provide alternative instruction at home for students who are medically unable to attend school and qualify for educational services in the home or hospital [603 CMR 28.03(3)(c)], which requires documentation from the child’s physician. Given the current health situation, we do provide assignments and materials for independent work on a short-term basis when a student is required to quarantine due to COVID.
All parents should send their child to school with a well-fitted mask that easily covers both mouth and nose (KN95 masks are recommended).
Principal Morrissey
Hi LE Families,
Happy New Year! We hope everyone had an enjoyable and restful break. Below you will find information regarding the latest Covid protocols, updates about the new L-E building, and the MCAS schedule for this year. Our upcoming PTO meeting on Tuesday 1/25 will feature Dr. Fleishman as well.
We currently have a total of 15 persons at Lincoln Eliot (students and staff members) who are identified as having Covid-19 who were in the building at some point this week. These individuals were identified through pooled testing and/or rapid “reflex” testing. Additionally, we have a few cases that were diagnosed through testing prior to Monday of this week. Those particular individuals have not been in school this week. If your child’s classroom has been impacted, you have received the standard notification. If your child is considered a “close contact”, Nurse Kristen has been working to contact you.
As you know, the guidelines for quarantine/isolation were recently changed. I have attempted to summarize for you.
Anyone testing positive must quarantine for 5 days. They can return to school on day 6 if they have no symptoms at that time, but must wear a mask at all times while in school (even outdoors). Masking must happen until day 11.
Fully vaccinated (2 weeks out from 2nd vaccination) can come to school – even if there is a positive case at home as long as they are able to maintain distance from the positive person at home, and no symptoms emerge. If symptoms start, stay home and test
Unvaccinated students should follow the quarantine rules. More information HERE.
When we provide school work for students who are not in school: NPS is not able to provide assignment support for students for absences related to family vacations, short-term absences due to illness, health precautionary reasons, or other similar reasons related to family choice. NPS does provide alternative instruction at home for students who are medically unable to attend school and qualify for educational services in the home or hospital [603 CMR 28.03(3)(c)], which requires documentation from the child’s physician. Given the current health situation, we do provide assignments and materials for independent work on a short-term basis when a student is required to quarantine due to COVID.
All parents should send their child to school with a well-fitted mask that easily covers both mouth and nose (KN95 masks are recommended).
Lastly, there will be two public meetings next week to share a project update for the new Lincoln-Eliot building. You will find the links below:
Monday, January 10th at 7:00 PM – LE Project Update to the School Committee (zoom link https://zoom.us/j/390017072)
Tuesday, January 11th at 6:00 PM – LE Community/School Building Committee Meeting . Use the link below to register: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/
Thank you,
Principal Morrissey
Dear Families,
We had two positive COVID cases this past week. Just a reminder that there will be NO COVID pool testing this coming week of December 20th.
Nurse Kristen wants to hear from you, even over break! If a student tests positive for COVID over break, please email Nurse Kristen. If you have any questions about close contacts or positive family members, please email Nurse Kristen ( Thibodeauk@newton.k12.ma.us).
December Recess/Break will be from Friday 12/24 – Friday 12/31. Have a happy and healthy break and we will see everyone in the new year on Monday, January 3rd!
Principal Morrissey & the PTO