Starting last Friday 5/28:
Students may take their masks off when outside for recess
Families should decide if they would like their child/ren to continue wearing a mask or take their mask off during recess; and then let their child’s teacher know
When taken off, masks will be kept on the chin, wrist, lanyard or in a pocket
Students should still wear their masks outside at arrival and dismissal
Starting Tuesday 6/1:
Students can mingle with students from a “partner cohort or cohorts” for recess (i.e. 1G and 1B play together as partner cohorts, and 1BA and 1W play together as partner cohorts)
Staff will support the cohorts to play structured games and free play
Partner cohorts will rotate between the playing on field, on the Ballfield Bus Loop (road closed during recess in the road), and the Red Playground
Cohorts can meet outside as a grade level or buddy classes for learning activities
Starting Monday 6/7
Based upon week 1, we will either switch the partner cohorts (i.e. 1G and 1BA and 1B and 1W as 2 groups of cohort partners) or to mingling across the full grade level when outside for recess
If you would like to see all of the LPS Updates to COVID Protocols/Practices please click here: Superintendent's Bulletin 5-27-21.
Plans for Next Year
We have come so far this year and I am enormously grateful for the patience and flexibility shown by families, educators and most of all, the students! I know there is a lot of interest in knowing what next year will look like and updated guidance from the state and DESE is encouraging that we will be able to return to a more typical landscape in the fall. I will keep you posted as details come together. For now, here are some of the assumptions and TBD’s for next year:
Assumptions:
We will return to an in person model following regular school hours (8:00-2:55 M,T, Th, F / 8:00-12:35 W)
Remote option may be offered for students who qualify (many unknowns about criteria and process for qualifying as well as who would provide the instruction)
Anticipating classroom distancing at 3 feet or less which means that we can return to regular class sizes (max 18-22 depending on grade level per School Committee recommended guidelines)
Students will attend specials for live, in-person instruction; most specials classrooms in the mods
Students go to the renovated building for lunch in the cafeteria and wellness in the gym
TBD:
In-person parent volunteers, community and enrichment programming
Grade level, cross grade and whole school gathering
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