Important School Closure Update for WRVHS, 4.5.2020
Greetings! April 6th marks the end of the Governor’s initial school closure directive. Although we do not plan to come back to school before the end of the year, we will be following the WRVSU School Calendar from here on out. This means:
- Schoolwork and attendance is required as during normal times. If your child has a legitimate excuse for missing classes for the day, we ask you to follow our normal attendance procedure and notify the school. A simple email to Kgeorge@wrvsu.org or call to voicemail at 763-7740 will do.
- Quarter 3 of our Academic year wraps up this week and closes on April 13th. Assignments for Quarter 3 should be completed and turned in by the 13th.
- Spring Break is coming up and starts April 17th through April 26th.
- School will end on Tuesday, June 16th after we have made up for 3 snow days.
Many pieces of our distance learning plans have fallen into place:
- All students have a laptop or Chromebook computer with GMail accounts to stay connected. Remote IT support will be available.
- Teachers are using GMail and Google Classroom to communicate with students and assign learning activities.
- Students are now required to attend Google Meet learning sessions online with their teachers and class Attendance is being taken and will be reported to the Agency of Education from here on out.
- Meets will take place between 8:30 am and 3:00 pm during regular class times as scheduled by the teacher.
- Families without Internet service are encouraged to visit local “hot spots” by car–outside schools and libraries–to periodically check in and download/upload assignments.
- For families without Internet access at home, we are working to facilitate on-line access. We have a limited # of mobile hot spots that will be going out this week to our highest needs students–those working to finish graduation requirements in the next 10 weeks.
- Tomorrow we are sending out postage-prepaid envelopes to students to mail back schoolwork. Completed work for Quarter 3 should be put in this envelope and put in the mail on Friday, April 10th.
This week we will finalize our plans for our 4th Quarter schedule of classes and expectations for attendance and assignments. You will hear more about these plans and any changes to how we are currently operating in the next week.
- If you have a senior here is the latest information as it was shared 10 days ago; there are no updates at this time.
- If your son or daughter is taking Advanced Placement AP Classes these are the College Board’s plans for responding to the Coronavirus.
Feel free to email with any questions or updates to your family’s situation at rmccracken@wrvsu.org or you can leave me a voicemail message at 763-7740 x2004 and I will do my best to respond within 24 hours.
Sincerely,
Reed McCracken
Principal
Phone Message 4.5.2020:
Dear Wildcat Family,
Hello, this is Principal McCracken and I am calling this afternoon to check-in and update you on our plans for the remainder of the year. By creating a rhythm and routine for our students we hope to provide some connection and normalcy for them while we continue to foster their learning and growth.
Tomorrow April 6th marks the end of the Governor’s initial school closure directive. Although we no longer plan to come back to school before the end of the year, we will be following the WRVSU School Calendar from here on out. This means:
- Schoolwork and attendance is required as during normal times. If your child has a legitimate excuse for missing his or her assigned classes for the day, we ask you to follow our normal attendance procedure and notify the school.
- Quarter 3 of our academic year wraps up this week and closes on April 13th. Assignments for Quarter 3 should be completed and turned in by the 13th. Postage pre-paid envelopes will be sent out tomorrow with instructions for students who have been receiving assignments via mail.
- Spring Break starts April 17th and runs through April 26th.
- School will end on Tuesday, June 16th after we have made up for 3 snow days.
- Additional information about our plans is available in your email and through the blog link on our website.
In these stressful times, as much as we are here to continue to support learning, please know that your family’s well-being should be everyone’s highest priority. If your family is facing especially difficult circumstances, please consider reaching out to us so we can work on a plan to get through this time together.
I hope you all remain healthy and safe. Goodbye for now.