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Message from the Principal
Dear Emerson Community,
As I write this letter, I am excited and also anxious of the news that Berkeley schools may begin the process of Reopening Elementary Schools. I’m sure this update brings many mixed emotions and questions. At this time, we do not have an exact date for the school reopening. You will receive a survey from the district office to gather parent input to help with this decision. In addition, Superintendent Stephens has introduced the
School Reopening Dashboard, which I invite you to visit regularly at https://www.berkeleyschools.net/coronavirus/. Here you will find updates regarding progress made toward safety protocols, regular COVID testing for staff and the preparation of school facilities, etc. As we transition back to campus, we encourage you to stay engaged with BUSD Board meetings, along with our school PTA, School Site Council, and ELAC meetings. We will continue to communicate through our newly enhanced distance learning website at https://emerson.berkeleypta.org/distance-learning, Remind messages, Illuminate emails and teacher classrooms. As always, you are welcome to reach out to me through email, the Remind application, and phone calls.
This week, we are pleased to send home Science Materials for our 4th and 5th-grade students. Each student will receive a drawstring backpack filled with supplies to support science lessons. In addition, 2nd-grade homeroom teachers are sending home the Handwriting Without Tears workbook for student use. If you are a parent of a 2nd, 4th or 5th grader, please come to Emerson on Thursday or Friday between 2-4 pm this week. As always, please wear your PPE and social distance. Until we are permanently back on campus, we anticipate that we will continue to ask parents to come to the school periodically to pick up study materials. We appreciate your patience and partnership as we work to support students to the best of our ability.
We recognize that the continual societal changes contribute to stress and anxiety amongst staff and students. We are pleased to welcome School-Based Therapist Ms. Marlies Rosmark to present at the PTA Association meeting this evening. We will begin at 6:00 pm with a brief business meeting, followed by a 45 minutes workshop featuring strategies to manage parent and student stress during distance learning. You can join the meeting here.
Please remember there will not be school for students on Monday, Oct. 12th due to a Staff Development Day. We hope you enjoy a long weekend with your family.
Take care,
Jana Holmes
Upcoming Events & Key Dates
Thurs October 8, 2020 @ 6:00PM - PTA Assoc Mtg + Presentation by School-Based Therapist - Zoom link is here.
Monday, October 12, 2020 - No School - Staff Development Day
Mon, Oct 19 and Tues Oct 20 - K and 1st grade book bag pick-up (see details below)
Monday, Oct. 26 - Thurs, Oct. 29 - Half Days for Parent/Teacher Conferences
Wednesday, Oct 28 - All School Meeting - Halloween Special
Friday, October 30 - No School - Parent/Teacher Conferences
Find more dates/details: emerson.berkeleypta.org/calendar
PTA Association Meeting - TONIGHT at 6:00PM
Agenda for the October 8th PTA meeting can be seen here.
Also, Marlies Rosmark, the school-based therapist, will be presenting at the meeting. She will be talking about how to manage stress for Students and Parents during Distance Learning. All are welcome to come to learn tools to manage this difficult time. Zoom link.
Books from the Emerson Library
Starting on Monday, October 19, Emerson's library will begin checking out book bags to students. These book bags are intended to foster support for each child's love of reading, in the same way that library visits and check-outs do when we are physically together in school - they are not tied to in-classroom curriculum, and are meant purely for enjoyment. While the library is not able to support individual requests for books at this time, each bag has been carefully curated by the librarian with a mix of books we think would be fun for each grade level. Book bags will be made for every student, and will be available for curbside pick-up on Monday and Tuesday afternoon of each week, on a rotating schedule, beginning with Kindergarten and 1st grade on Monday 10/19 and Tuesday 10/20.
Best, Ms. Kneeland, Librarian
October ‘Shout Outs’!
Hello, Emerson Community! We want to celebrate and congratulate our October Shout Out Students! Please check out this Flipgrid to see special video shout outs from your teachers. https://flipgrid.com/+octobershoutouts
As always, have a fine, fine day!
Love, The Emerson Staff
Find Emerson Online
Website: emerson.berkeleypta.org
Remind: Text @7f6hb to 81010; or go to www.remind.com/join/7f6hb
Facebook: www.facebook.com/emersonpta (or follow @emersonPTA)
About BearFacts News:
BearFacts News is a weekly publication created by parent volunteers. It is distributed each Thursday in students' Look Folders and via email.
If you have a news item or announcement to include in the BearFacts News, please send an email to emersonschoolnews@gmail.com. Please keep your message brief and include all the pertinent details including dates, times, locations and contact information. The deadline is each Monday at 6 p.m.
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