Here is the link for the Zoom meeting recording:
https://rooms-production.s3.amazonaws.com/c751f4fc-74fc-4e6c-8564-a80ad1fdcb88/zoom_1.mp4
Here is the id and passcode for the Zoom meeting:
ID: 86887993850
Password: p00W6h6523
Emerado Public School will host a Zoom meeting at 3 pm today to discuss restarting this August. If you are interested in attending, please sign in with the link below.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84950781129?pwd=aHppRkFVZ3Blenh6MEhVc1pObTY5Zz09
Good afternoon,
We are in frequent contact with the ND Department of Public Instruction and the Department of Public Health trying to find out what schools will be allowed to do in August.
• At this time, we do not know if students will be allowed to return. Governor Burgum will be making an announcement today (July 14)
• If they are allowed to return, we do not know if class-size caps and social distancing guidelines will be in place. A draft with guidelines will be presented to school districts in the following days.
• If they are, will that force us to limit the number of students who can attend school each day?
• If all students can attend, what restrictions will be placed upon us for transportation, classrooms, gathering, etc.?
It is our hope that the guidelines we need to follow will be released by the state in draft form by mid-late July. Once those guidelines are released, we will gain insight from our stakeholders through a survey to do our very best to accommodate for our Bulldog family. We have formed a committee to address all safety plans, avenues, policies, and perspectives starting next week. We will then share the educational plan for this fall. We will be touching base with updates and a district-wide plan in early August.
We know how difficult this uncertainty is for many of you. Rest assured that as soon as we have guidance from the state, we will communicate our plan. If you have specific questions or concerns, please express them when our survey is sent so we can review, reflect, and decide on best practices. (Full statement on website)
Here is the Link for the 8th Grade slide show:
https://rooms-production.s3.amazonaws.com/fc8f6bdf-126a-42a9-89be-7c51fceee6bc/2020%208th%20Grade%20Slide%20Show.mp4
Thank you to all who have returned school supplies and devices. We still need devices from some families.
We will be sending out report cards on Friday to all students' families. If you would like your students report cards to be emailed as an attachment instead of mailed, please email or contact your students homeroom teacher. We will continue with our Kindergarten and 8th grade graduation at this time rain or shine (Friday, May 22nd) with our Kindergarten @ 11:00am, and 8th grade @ 1:00pm. Parent vehicles will line the parking lot with one vehicle per family facing the bus barn. We will have the ceremony speeches carried with an FM transmitter on 98.1, as well as live streamed on our Facebook/Youtube page for loved ones who cannot make it in person. When the student is called, they will exit their vehicle and to a table that will be set up with their certificates and treats to take with them, and a moment to take pictures in front of our graduation speakers, from a distance. We will update if necessary, for any further changes. Thank you!
Correction: Emerado Public School will not be mailing out report cards. They will be EMAILED to the email we have on Powerschool. If you wish to have your child's report card mailed, please contact your students homeroom teacher.
Thank you to all who have returned school supplies and devices. We will be sending out report cards on Friday to all students' families. If you would like your students report cards to be emailed as an attachment instead of mailed, please email or contact your students homeroom teacher. We will continue with our Kindergarten and 8th grade graduation at this time rain or shine (Friday, May 22nd) with our Kindergarten @ 11:00am, and 8th grade @ 1:00pm. Parent vehicles will line the parking lot with one vehicle per family facing the bus barn. We will have the ceremony speeches carried with an FM transmitter on 98.1, as well as live streamed on our Facebook/Youtube page for loved ones who cannot make it in person. When the student is called, they will exit their vehicle and to a table that will be set up with their certificates and treats to take with them, and a moment to take pictures in front of our graduation speakers, from a distance. We will update if necessary, for any further changes. Thank you!
We will be concluding our online/distance learning with Emerado staff today Friday, May 15th. All assignments will need to be done online, or deposited in the school drop-off (door #2 entryway) with devices by Tuesday, May 19th @ 9:00am. Let us know if there are barriers as we will do our best to accommodate and be flexible. Summer tutoring will be available for students during the month of June if you or your student(s) are interested, please let homeroom teachers/Lori McKeever know, information can be found on our website and Bulldog Bulletin. 3 hours a week in distance/online learning. June 1-26. Schedules will be determined the last week of May after the school year. Devices will stay with students through June if they are involved with summer tutoring. More details to follow. Report cards will be sent home on Friday, May 22nd. It was determined that 4th quarter grades will be weighted from students 1-3 quarter grades and modified higher if the student was engaged during this unprecedented time. An outdoor graduation will happen on Friday, May 22nd starting with Kindergarten @ 11:00 am, and 8th grade @ 1:00 pm. More details to follow and please stay tuned. Health and happiness to all! Thank you for your time, patience, involvement, and flexibility throughout the process!
We will be concluding our online/distance learning with Emerado staff on Friday, May 15th. All assignments will need to be done online, or deposited in the school drop-off (door #2 entryway) with devices by Tuesday, May 19th @ 9:00am. Let us know if there are barriers as we will do our best to accommodate.
Summer tutoring will be available for students during the month of June if you or your student(s) are interested, please let homeroom teachers/Lori McKeever know. 3 hours a week in distance/online learning. June 1-26. Schedules will be determined the last week of May after the school year. Devices will stay with students through June if they are involved with summer tutoring. More details to follow.
Report cards will be sent home on Friday, May 22nd. It was determined that 4th quarter grades will be weighted from students 1-3 quarter grades and modified higher if the student was engaged during this unprecedented time.
More details to follow and please stay tuned. Health and happiness to all! Thank you for your time, patience, involvement, and flexibility throughout the process!
Reminder that there are still a few homework packets/bags available for pickup in the entryway of door #2 at the school. Bags will have names of students on them. Continue to urge your students to participate with their online/distance learning and to communicate with staff. If there is anything the school can help with to fight through barriers, let us know! We are in this together!
Today @ 1:30pm is our Emerado Parade. We do not have a set route we will be taking, however the plan will be to go through where students are picked up and dropped off daily throughout the year. We will go through as many streets as possible from there. Hope to see all your smiling faces in town! Dress warm!
Tomorrow Thursday, April 9th @ 1:30 pm will be an Emerado Parade! Please meet us outside to wave and say hello! We look forward to seeing you all!
Homework and food bags are available for pick-up in the entryway of door #2 at the school. These doors will remain open after hours to accomodate for work schedules.
If you do not contact the school, and do not receive meals your students' school materials will be in the entryway of door #2 for pick-up. Your students' name will be on the bag of materials.
The Department of Public Instruction needs to have confirmation from the families that are receiving meals from the Emerado Public School. Please email Loree and state "I would like to continue receiving meals." loree.prosser@emeradok8.com
The Department of Public Instruction has required that if you have a current Emerado student who receives/received meals, or is interested in receiving meals must email Loree Prosser by email @ loree.prosser@emeradok8.com.
New school materials will be sent out during meal delivery beginning tomorrow Tuesday, April 7th. PreK - 2 on Tuesday, 3-5 on Wednesday, and 6-8 on Thursday if needed. Please have materials ready to be collected outside your door in your Northrup Grumman bag, or in a plastic bag. We also have a drop box outside of door #2.
Due to road conditions no employee will be in the school building today Friday, April 3. No meals will be made or distributed at this time. Meals will continue on Monday, April 6.