Posted on November 2, 2020, 4:58am by Dyanthe Spielberg

Week of November 2, 2020

Dear Families,

Tomorrow is a remote day for all students and staff.  Teachers will have live meetings in the morning and will assign asynchronous work for students in the afternoon.  

Our School Leadership Team, a group made up of elected parents, teachers, and me, have agreed that we will offer families two additional times (as originally promised by the DoE) to make the shift from remote-only to blended: after February Mid-Winter Break and after April Spring Break.  We believe that this will support families to reach decisions for their unique circumstances and also keep the number of in-person students low at a time when COVID rates are rising.  We will host a Town Hall on Thursday, November 5 at 5 PM to explain the process of opting into blended learning in 2021. We will also share building and safety updates at that time.

Family conferences are this week.  All conferences will be conducted remotely.  Wednesday, November 4 is set-aside for evening conferences, and Thursday, November 5 is half-day.  Dismissal for both remote and in-person students will be at 11:10 AM. 

This week at TNS…

• Pre-k social worker, Alice Auth will host a gathering for Pre-K and K/1 families this Thursday at 4 PM.  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81802298758?pwd=dnA5dXBIcENXVVJmL3k2bGQzYVVTUT09

• Join us on Thursday, November 5 at 5 PM to learn about the process of opting into blended learning in 2021. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81807710397?pwd=djY4ZkJLQzgxRW4ySVJ0eE5YZUNuZz09

Looking ahead…

• There is no school on Wednesday, November 11 in observance of Veterans Day.

Best,

Dyanthe