Spring Street Link

June 1, 2020

 

A good sign...teachers and support staff are returning in scheduled shifts this week to pack up student belongings.  Given social distancing guidelines and other stay-healthy suggestions, this is going to take a little bit of time.  Beginning next Monday, June 8th families will be asked to pick up student belongings by signing up for a time to come to our school.  Once at school, faculty and staff will gather your children’s belongings and hand them to you in your car.  Please be wearing a mask and remain in your car through this process.

 

At the moment, our schedule for each day 9-12:00pm will be:

Monday             Kindergarten

Tuesday            Grade 1

Wednesday       Grade 2

Thursday           Grade 3

Friday                Grade 4

 

A separate email with a link to sign up for a time will be coming to you later this week.  If you have more than one child in more than one grade, please sign up for one grade only and put your other children’s names in the comment section.  We will give you all of your children’s materials all at once.

 

Much appreciation in advance for your cooperation...and patience as we wade through uncharted waters.

 

Save the dates:

THIS WEEK!                Virtual Field Days, see your remote learning plans for details

Friday, June 12            Grade 4 Drive-Thru Celebration, 4-4:45pm

Tuesday, June 16        Last Day of School-Zoom All School Meeting-Link coming soon!

 

Virtual Field Day Is Here!

Who is ready to keep Field Day traditions alive?! WE ARE! At your house this week-Virtual Hawaiian Field Day! Events planned by Shrewsbury Elementary Physical Education Teachers.  Field Day events are here and also on you Remote Learning Plans.

 

2020 Virtual Art Show/Exhibit

On behalf of the Visual Arts Department, we welcome you to view our 2020 Virtual Art Show/Exhibit.  Traditionally in May we host both a K-8 and 9-12 Art Exhibit.  Although we could not hold it as planned this year, we bring you a sampling of artwork both while in school and through remote learning.  The work showcases our students continued dedication, creativity and craftsmanship through the process.  We want to thank our students for their engagement and know how much we miss seeing them each day.  We hope you enjoy viewing the art.  Have a wonderful summer – Keep creating, stay healthy and well!  Shrewsbury Public Schools, K-12 Virtual Art Show/Exhibit 2020           

 

Pandemic Funds For Groceries

The flyer below contains information about funds available for groceries. Please read to see if your family is eligible.    P-EBT for families_final_pre-k - 12.pdf 

 

From Mrs. Braun-Lush and Ms. Richardson

Welcome to June! The warmer weather and sunshine have been a nice change and a reminder that summer is coming! It’s a nice time to sit and listen to the birds in the morning, watch the flowers grow and change and feel the warmer air. It’s also a great time to find joy, which is the monthly calendar for the Action for Happiness calendar this month. 

You may remember last month, we mentioned the Action Happiness Calendar for May.  The new calendar for June is titled: Joyful June (even in difficult times)- 2020.  There are 30 actions to look after ourselves and each other as we face this unprecedented time together.  The link to the calendar will be attached in case you would like to print it for your home.  If that seems a bit overwhelming, here are the actions for the first week:

Monday: 

Decide to look for what’s good, even on the difficult days

Tuesday: 

Re-frame a worry and try to find a positive way to respond

Wednesday: 

Think of 3 things you are grateful for and write them down

Thursday: 

Show your appreciation to those who are helping others

Friday: 

Smile and be friendly, even when you are social distancing 

Saturday: 

Notice the upsides during the lockdown, however small

Sunday: 

Find a joyful way of being physically active (indoors or out)

Link to the Joyful June (even in difficult times)- 2020 calendar:

https://www.actionforhappiness.org/media/888907/june_2020.jpg

Parent Resources 

1. Lynn Lyons podcast:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-moms-retreat-with-lynn-lyons-licsw/id1506503059

2. Parent Support Groups via: Bridge for Resilient Youth in Transition (BRYT)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/15AW5vnAlZAJaH1c0alhpmmzSefhYxXd6/vie

Webinars- If you missed a group, but you still want to be able to participate, now you can. The Family Engagement Team has added 5 webinars and will continue to add to these so parents can watch at a time convenient for them. 

Facebook - BRYT offers a closed Facebook group for peer to peer support. Come talk with parents who are going through similar situations. Just search "BRYT Family Support" and ask to join. 

3.  Child Mind Institute daily tips and talks to support families

https://childmind.org/coping-during-covid-19-resources-for-parents/

4.  Additional Resources 

BRYT Family Resources - COVID-19 

Community Resources

 

Thankful Thursdays

Our Thankful Thursdays continue and are sponsored by the Student Council! Notes, pictures, and videos of how Spring Street School families are helping and appreciating those in our community are posted on the Padlet.  Check it out! Be sure to send your contributions to SSS Thankful Thursday’s email at sssthankfulthursdays@gmail.com! In fact, why wait until Thursday? Share your thoughtful messages any day of the week and show others how much we care!!  Thankful Thursdays Flyer

 

From previous links:

 

Logging Into Zoom Using Your Child’s SPS Google Account

To verify that you can log into Zoom using your child's SPS Google account, starting on Wednesday, April 22, please visit https://www.google.com and click the "Sign In" button in the top right corner. (If you are already logged in to a different Google account, click on your account picture, select "Add another account" and log in using your child's SPS Google account information.) 

Once you have successfully logged into Google, visit https://shrewsburyps.zoom.us and click the “Sign In” button to be sure you can sign in successfully using your child's SPS Google account. If you have difficulty, please email parenttechsupport@shrewsbury.k12.ma.us for help. 

If you do not know your child's SPS Google login information, please follow these instructions to find this information:

Finding Your Child’s SPS Google Login Information

Parents can see their child’s SPS Google login information in the PowerSchool Parent Portal by clicking on the Shrewsbury Accounts/Account Information link on their Parent Portal page.

 

I hope you and your family stay healthy and well.  Please do not hesitate to reach out to any of us here at Spring Street School for any support, we’d be happy to help in any way we can.

 

Bryan Mabie

 

 

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