Sunday, January 31, 2021
Saturday, January 30, 2021
HYBRID STUDENTS (IN-PERSON) IMPORTANT REMINDERS
Did you complete the survey and request in person learning as requested by CPS?
IF NOT, PLEASE DO NOT ATTEND IN PERSON. ALL IN PERSON STUDENTS OPTED IN THROUGH A PHONE CALL, EMAIL OR TEXT IN DECEMBER 2020
Please read below IF YOU ARE APPROVED TO RETURN FEBRUARY 1ST FOR IMPORTANT INFORMATION…
HYBRID STUDENTS (IN-PERSON) IMPORTANT REMINDERS
1. All students must complete the health screener daily before arriving to the school – SEE BELOW FOR INSTRUCTIONS:
Accessing The Student Health Screener – EVERY MORNING – NO EXCEPTIONS
· Every morning, parents and guardians will receive a text message (if they have opted to receive CPS text message notifications) with a unique link to their student’s health screener. These links will have your student’s information pre-populated, offering a quicker way to complete the screener. If your student will be staying with someone else, you can forward the unique student link to them to complete. Students who are 18 years or older may fill out the health screener themselves.
Please contact your school to confirm that they have your most up-to-date contact information. Text messages are sent to the primary contact listed in Aspen and you must opt in to receiving SMS text messages. Standard data rates and charges apply.
· If you have not opted-in for CPS text notifications or do not receive the unique student link for any reason: you can access the daily screener at cps.edu/healthscreener.
To complete the screener, you will need to enter the following:
Student ID number or CPS email address
Student Date of Birth
All students must have up to date shots and physicals on file or will be excluded per CPS policy. Parents and guardians have received NUMEROUS reminders regarding compliance since September. To discuss health compliance, please call Ms. McGehee at 773-535-0615 and leave a message. Ms. McGehee will call you ASAP to assist you.
ATTENTION STUDENTS RETURNING MONDAY WHO OPTED IN - ALL OTHER STUDENTS REMAIN REMOTE
As we prepare to reopen our school building for K-8 students on Monday, February 1, 2021, we have made some adjustments to student and staff classroom assignments. We made these changes to ensure our in-person classes are a safe size, we are able to follow health protocols, and our teachers will provide the best possible learning experience for students at home and at school.
Beginning Monday, February 1, 2021, the students who opted in to in-persona learning must read what is outlined below:
Days of In-Person Learning will be Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Students will remain home on Wednesday and engage in remote learning only and NOT IN PERSON. Pre-School students continue to be instruction 5 days per week.
Days of Remote Learning (learn from home online) will continue to be Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. daily for all students who opted to learn from home. Hyrid Learning Students will remain home on WEDNESDAY and engage on online learning at their home. Sherwood will not be open for K-8 grade students on Wednesday.
By January 29, 2021, your child’s homeroom teacher will reach out to you with additional information, such as your child’s daily schedule, entry procedure and other requirements and reminders. I have also attached information for your to review as well.
To prepare for hybrid learning, please take time to become familiar with our daily health protocols. I also encourage you to review the Reopening Guide for Parents for more information.
As we transition to hybrid learning, changes to classrooms and daily routines can be hard for our students, especially at this point in the school year. I want to assure you that we are committed to making this transition as smooth as possible for your child. If you have any questions or if your child needs support, please contact me at 773-535-0615.
For general questions about reopening that are not answered in the documents linked above, you can visit the district’s Reopening Support page for additional avenues to receive direct support for you and your child. Please visit our website as well Sherwood.cps.edu.
Sincerely,
Alice Buzanis
Due to the On-Going Negotiations between CPS and CTU, please monitor our website Sherwood.cps.edu for updates regarding returning Monday in person or call Alice Buzanis at 773-848-4448 anytime for updates.
WAVE 2 REMOTE STUDENTS LETTER TO PARENTS
Dear Parent or Guardian of REMOTE Student Only:
Beginning Monday, February 1, 2021, your child will continue online learning and instruction. There is no change in your child's learning experience. Your child's schedule will remain the same and will continue learning online. Days of Remote Learning will continue to be the same -Monday,Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. daily from home and not in-person at Sherwood school.
By now your child’s homeroom teacher has reached out to you with any additional information, such as your child’s daily schedule and other requirements and reminders.
If you have any questions or if your child needs support, please contact me or your child's teacher. For general questions about remote learning that are not answered in this letter, you can visit the our website at Sherwood.cps.edu.
If you decide to engage in in-person learning in April, please remember to complete the survey that will be emailed or text to you. In-Person learning will be available to students again in April if you fill out the survey requesting that you return in person. Please let us know if there are any changes in your contact information as soon as possible to ensure you hear about that opportunity.
All students must be medically compliant to return into the building for in-person learning. Please make sure your child has an updated physical and also is up to date with all of their immunizations. Students cannot return in person without being medically compliant. Please visit your health care provider as soon as possible if your child is in need of a physical or immunizations and email or fax us your documents at abuzanis@cps.edu or fax us at 773-535-0872. Please call 773-535-0829 if you need assistance with medical compliance or we will contact you again next week. Have a great night and we will see your child online Monday at 9:00 a.m.
Sincerely,
Alice Buzanis
Saturday, January 9, 2021
WELCOME BACK WAVE 1 PRE-SCHOOL STUDENTS - IN PERSON AND ONLINE
Dear Sherwood Families:
As we prepare to welcome back PK and cluster students next week who filled out the survey and opted into in-person instruction, I am writing to share a few updates with you.
Face Coverings for all Staff and Students
All staff and students must wear cloth and disposable face coverings in and around our school. This includes cloth coverings during instructional hours.
Reopening Attendance and Grading for Parents
Parents are to drop off their children at the gym door - Door 4 for entry. Parents are not allowed entry into the classrooms due to strict guidelines for cleaning and to avoid exposure to our students and staff.
All parents should have received a call from the teacher outlining your method of learning beginning January 11, 2020. If you are unsure of your method of learning please call me at 773-841-6392 or 773-535-0615. Please do not send your child to school without knowing for sure please.
We look forward to seeing our pre-school children in-person or online Monday, January 11, 2021 at 9:00 a.m.
Sincerely,
Alice Buzanis
773-841-6392 (cell phone)
773-535-0615 (direct line)
773-535-0829 (main number)
STAY SAFE! KEEP YOUR SOCIAL DISTANCE AT ALL TIMES
Maintain at least 6 feet of distance between you and others, even when wearing a mask
This will help prevent staff from being deemed “close contacts” and being required to quarantine.
Always wear your cloth face covering over your nose and mouth, unless you are eating or drinking.
Avoid taking breaks with others in the same room if possible - never eat or drink within 6 feet of others
A close contact is someone who has been within 6 feet of someone who tested positive for COVID-19 for more than 15 minutes in a day
Do not be a “close contact!” - Stay 6 feet away from others to keep yourself and others safe
Attendance and Grading
Attendance
Our top priority is to provide all students with a high-quality education, and we want to be as flexible as possible when it comes to meeting the needs of our families during this unusual time. In December 2020, CPS families with students in grades pre-K–8, as well as those enrolled in cluster programs, were given the option to return to in-person learning in early 2021 or continue learning at home. To accommodate each family’s learning preference, your child’s school created a unique school schedule and implemented specific health protocols to prevent the spread of COVID-19 for in-person learners. For these reasons, it is critical that families adhere to their preferred learning model.
Families who chose to return to in-person learning are expected to send their child to school on all scheduled in-person days. If a child does not pass the daily health screener, they are expected to stay home and participate in remote learning if it is available and the child is well enough to do so.
If a child arrives at school when they are not scheduled to learn in person—either because they chose to continue learning remotely full time or because they chose hybrid learning and arrived at school on a day they are scheduled for remote learning—the child will be expected to return home and participate in remote learning that day. The child will not be added to an existing pod of in-person learners. Each pod has been carefully formed to allow for health screening, social distancing, and contact tracing, and changes to a pod could compromise the health and safety of those students and staff. Students who arrive at school without a parent will be supervised in an area away from other students until they can be picked up.
As has always been the case, families who selected in-person learning may switch to remote learning at any time. Please notify your school if you would like to switch your child from in-person to remote learning. Families who selected remote learning and would like to switch to in-person learning will have the opportunity to do so for the fourth quarter.
In alignment with Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) guidance, teachers will take attendance at the beginning of each day, as they have been doing for the entire 2020-21 school year.
Here are tips for building good attendance habits.
Please note that the following circumstances do not automatically qualify as an excused absence.
Mandatory isolation or quarantine due to exposure to COVID-19, and
Failure to pass the daily health screener.
If a child is well enough to learn remotely under these circumstances and their teacher offers remote learning, they will be expected to engage in remote learning.
As always, student illness will be considered an excused absence.
If your child is learning remotely, their attendance will be taken at the start of real-time instruction.
If your child is unable to participate in remote or hybrid learning for any reason, please report the absence. During the pandemic, it is preferred that you call the school to report the absence. Please provide the following information:
Name of absent student
Date of absence
Reason for absence
Name of the caller
Caller’s relationship to the student.
Parents can also report absences by sending a written note to the school. Parents can not report absences via email or text message.
Absences will be excused for the following reasons:
Student illness
Observance of a religious holiday
Death in the immediate family
Family emergency
Circumstances that cause reasonable concern for a child’s safety or health
Sounding taps at a military honors funeral held in Illinois for a deceased veteran
A student’s parent or legal guardian is an active duty member of the uniformed services and has been called to duty for, is on leave from, or has immediately returned from deployment to a combat zone or combat-support postings
Other situations beyond the control of the student (i.e., connectivity)
Grading
The district is continuing its regular grading practices, which align with ISBE guidance. Students should complete all assignments and make up any missed assignments per the school’s policy.
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