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Husky Headlines - 05-19-21 by Matt Morningstar | This newsletter was created with Smore, an online tool for creating beautiful newsletters for individual educators, schools and districts

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FPS School Board Revises Policy

The Fayetteville Board of Education voted unanimously to accept the administration's recommendation to revise Policy 1.19: Wearing Masks and Face Coverings effective April 26, 2021. The revision will allow students and staff members to remove their masks for outside activities like recess and P.E. Masks will still be required for all students, staff, and visitors when they are inside district buildings, and social distancing will still be practiced wherever possible.

The Board also approved a revision to Policy 1.20: COVID-19 Screenings. The revision removes the requirement for temperature check screenings for students, staff, and visitors to school buildings.

"The latest research suggests that the rates of virus transmission are significantly reduced when students are outside," said Superintendent Dr. John L Colbert. "We recommended this revision to our policy to allow our students a little more freedom when they are outside. Our students and staff members have done an outstanding job of following our COVID-19 protocols, and that has enabled us to have an uninterrupted school year."

Dr. Colbert added that the district will continue to closely monitor the situation and be prepared to make any necessary adjustments.

And finally...we are almost to June 2!

We have many things in planning that we look forward to sharing soon. These are concerning our Joe Holt Award Winner 4/30, upcoming Field Day news, and award ceremonies on June 2. We have been planning these with safety protocols in mind and will soon share this information.

This has been a good year and you, our parents, are much of the reason! You have completed the wildest last 12 months and we appreciate you! Please know that we are,

Partners, United in Learning & Life!

Upcoming Dates:

May 3-7 - Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week!

May 5 - National Bike to School Day...FPS 150 Riders!

May 20 - Holt's Food Pantry from 3:15-4:30pm Click HERE for Info

May 31 - Memorial Day, NO SCHOOL

June 2, Wednesday - LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!

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The Fayetteville Board of Education voted unanimously to accept the administration's recommendation to revise Policy 1.19: Wearing Masks and Face Coverings effective April 26, 2021. The revision will allow students and staff members to remove their masks for outside activities like recess and P.E.

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What a wonderful time of the year as we have longer daylight hours in the evening and warmer temperatures! Spring means so many things are coming to life and if you are a nature lover, this is your time! This is the time to prune, fertilize and get that garden going if you have a green thumb...the time to get outside and enjoy catching up with neighbors after the cold winter...the time for growth!

Spring also means that it is our time to measure growth. We do that each day your child is at school of course...but the spring brings in the annual ACT Aspire test and then the NWEA MAP End of Year assessment. Both of these are important and both will ONLY be done here on the school campus.

We received word in February that these two tests will only be administered here on the Holt campus...even for our virtual learners in the Iron Line Pack. Here you will find the schedule that has the days with their corresponding tests and learning option taking the test.

Here is s brief overview of the days that we will give the ACT Aspire:

5 day traditional students next Tuesday through Thursday (April 6,7,8)

Hybrid students will start next Tuesday and finish the following week on Wednesday...only testing the days that they normally come to school.

Home Campus Virtual students will test in a couple weeks with the 5th grade on Monday/Tuesday (April 19 & 20) and the 6th grade on Wednesday/Thursday (April 21 & 22)

There will be much more information for the virtual learners next week as we discuss the following topics in another memo/email:

Pick up and Drop off plan

Lunch

Recess and breaks

What the classrooms look like and who will be in the room

With all that testing information listed above, I will leave off the NWEA MAP plan for now so we don't make the process more confusing than it may appear. Please be looking for the email from Mr. Guthrie next week on the Iron Line procedures so that you will be ready when that week comes.

We have been prepping for this for a while and we are confident that the planning will pay off. If you have specific testing questions, please email our assistant test coordinator, and PE/Tech teacher, luke.schafer@g.fayar.net and he will confer with Mr. Guthrie and get back to you with answer(s) to your question(s).

We are sure glad spring is here and we look forward to seeing some of you in the building for the very first time!

Partners United in Learning & Life,
Matt

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Husky Headlines - February 21, 2021 by Matt Morningstar | This newsletter was created with Smore, an online tool for creating beautiful newsletters for individual educators, schools and districts

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Husky Headlines - January 15, 2021 by Matt Morningstar | This newsletter was created with Smore, an online tool for creating beautiful newsletters for individual educators, schools and districts

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Big Changes in Car Rider Pick Up

Hello Husky Nation & Happy New Year!

There is a BIG change that now MUST occur with the opening of Rupple Rd. As mentioned in a previous newsletter and now with the addition of a turning lane in front of the school, our pick up routine will change...slightly. In meetings with the city roads and traffic flow team, safety has been our number one concern. A new Cross-walk has also been put in for students needing to cross the street to go to their houses. The line that used to extend out on Rupple Road towards the bus loading area is now not allowed. After looking at the picture below, it should be clearer...and you will notice that we wrap around DOWN Morning Mist and NOT on Rupple Rd. That is key for safety.
The main take-aways are that no students will enter cars on Rupple Road & that we will not "cue" or line up anywhere on Rupple Rd unless you are in the brand new turning lane.
Here is a list of things to keep in mind:

The 1st car in line is at the Stop Sign before the cross-walk on campus.

The only parking on Rupple Rd is in the NEW turning lane.

No student will enter a car on Rupple Rd.

No student will enter a car in the new turning lane.

All walkers will use cross-walks & sidewalks.

All overflow cars that are at Holt to pick up will loop around the front as normal and then flow back out on the new turning lane and then DOWN Morning Mist Dr.

Special note: This will not change the rainy day pick up process and as always, a staff member will be in the street to help that be safe for us here at Holt.

We know this will take time and patience. We thank you all in advance for your understanding, cooperation and grace you give others as we make this change.

Please make sure to look at the pics below :-)

Matt

Not a bus rider in the morning?....Please read this...

We are having more and more students come into advisory late. School starts at 7:40am. Being in the classroom at 7:40am means that you need to be walking into the building no later than 7:35am. The line is getting longer out front and that delays entry to the building...it does not necessarily mean that you are on time if you are in the car line before 7:40am.
Solution?
Please be in the line out front OR back before 7:30am everyday. Yes, you may enter the building in the back bus loading area and have your temperature checked AFTER 7:22am everyday.
Please make changes to be on time and in line NO LATER than 7:30am each day.
Again, I appreciate you in making these changes...it does help your child to succeed and start the day off in a positive manner.

Holt Middle School

We are Partners United in Learning and Life!

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Hello Husky Nation & Happy New Year! There is a BIG change that now MUST occur with the opening of Rupple Rd. As mentioned in a previous newsletter and now with the addition of a turning lane in front of the school, our pick up routine will change...slightly.

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We Made It! WOOHOO!

We have made it through the first semester of one of the most unpredictable years that any of us have been through! It is indeed time to celebrate and take a break! I believe that we have learned so many things in the last 6 months that we need to take some time, reflect, recognize the struggles and then find ways of showing gratitude.

As we all are going through so many emotions in the face of a pandemic, some have lost loved ones, some have had others come close, some have had family get ill and others themselves get ill, and some have not had any illness...it is hard to see what is important. If you are wondering what the most important thread in all of this is relationships. Relationships are everything.

Relationships are everything.

Everything that we do involves relationships. Relationships are defined as the way in which two or more concepts, objects, or people are connected, or the state of being connected. About 7 years ago our faculty came together to form our motto here in the Husky Nation as Partners United in Learning and Life (PULL) and this year we have indeed Pulled Together!

It has taken all of us focusing on the child in the center of our decisions, making sure that we keep that the focus and then adjust our adult minds to help pull our kiddos through this with relationships remaining together. Is has NOT been easy for anyone!

We here are so appreciative of the grace and mercy that you have shown us as we have worked through the Learning Pit of this pandemic and what it has done to the people of education. We have pulled together!

Our New Year will begin with us welcoming several students to the building who have been in Iron Line and we have a plan to help all of our relationships by focussing on the Learner Qualities here at Holt. Being an Adventurer, a Collaborator, a Neighbor, a Self-Manager and a Thinker are important as we finish the year together. We will help define these in advisory and then begin the 6th Grade Joe Holt Award winner selection process which this year includes a Legacy Project in which the winner will have $500 to carry out a project that will make a difference to the Husky Nation.

But now, please relax, PUT THE CHROMEBOOKS AWAY, and recharge over the holiday break. It is an honor to serve you and your child here at Holt.

We are Partners United in Learning and Life!

Upcoming Events

December 18 - End of 2nd 9 weeks and 1st Semester

December 19 - Holiday Break begins!

January 3 - Holiday Break ends!

January 4 - Virtual Learning Day, at home asynchronous learning, check Google Classroom

January 5 - Virtual Learning Day, at home asynchronous learning, check Google Classroom

January 6 - Holt is back open for day 3 of the semester & Report Cards handed out.

February 15 - Digital Learning Day for staff - NO SCHOOL

Holt Middle School

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We have made it through the first semester of one of the most unpredictable years that any of us have been through! It is indeed time to celebrate and take a break! I believe that we have learned so many things in the last 6 months that we need to take some time, reflect, recognize the struggles and then find ways of showing gratitude.

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What you need to know about Monday

All teachers will have assignments posted to the Google Classroom that they teach by 8:30am. Have your student log in and do the assignment for the day and then move to another class and repeat. It should be an engaging way for your student to be productive on our new way to do snow days! Please remember that we get to count this as a school day and we will NOT have to extend the school year to work in the missed time!

All your child needs to do is log into their Google account on their Chromebook with their @g.fayar.net account and direct their Chrome browser to Google Classroom. The assignment will be there.

It appears that the sun will be out and in the lower 40's tomorrow so we should be in great shape to come back on Tuesday! Please stay safe and warm on our Virtual Learning Day!

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All teachers will have assignments posted to the Google Classroom that they teach by 8:30am. Have your student log in and do the assignment for the day and then move to another class and repeat. It should be an engaging way for your student to be productive on our new way to do snow days!

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Husky Headlines - December 11, 2020 by Matt Morningstar | This newsletter was created with Smore, an online tool for creating beautiful newsletters for individual educators, schools and districts

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Is it too early? The answer to the question is no...but what is the full question? Is it too early to start thinking about high school...

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This month brings us many joys with Thanksgiving, the start of the holiday season and the New Year! This month also marks another important day in which we are thankful for, Veterans Day! Though it started out by being called Armistice Day, made official in 1938 to primarily honor veterans of WWI, it was changed in congress to Veterans Day in 1971.

Veterans Day honors all of those who have served the country in war or peace and thank veterans for their sacrifices. This year at Holt, we are asking you to help us honor those who have served in our entire Holt family by sending in a picture attached to this survey where we can share photos with each individual pack.

There is a DEADLINE for completing this form of Friday, November 6th at 5pm.
Again, if you have a loved one who has or is serving our country, please COMPLETE THIS FORM and we will have them highlighted in the loved one's pack on November 11 during their social studies class. These can be parents, brothers/sisters, aunts/uncles, or grandparents!

We truly appreciate those who have served and who are currently serving...Thank you so very much for what you do for us here in the Husky Nation!

November 9 - FHS STUCO Annual Food Drive Begins - bring only Canned Soup

November 9 - 6pm CAP and Course Planning for Middle School Students (1 of 4 Duplicate Mtgs.)

November 10 - FLU Shot Clinic at Holt - FORM

November 11 - Veterans Day Celebrated in SS Classrooms

November 12 - 10am CAP and Course Planning for Middle School Students (2 of 4 Duplicate Mtgs.)

November 12 - 6pm CAP and Course Planning for Middle School Students (3 of 4 Duplicate Mtgs.)

November 19 - FHS STUCO Annual Food Drive Ends - bring only Canned Soup

November 19 - 6pm CAP and Course Planning for Middle School Students (4 of 4 Duplicate Mtgs.)

November 20 - Progress Reports for 2nd 9wks

November 23 - Virtual Learning Day, at home asynchronous learning

November 24 - Virtual Learning Day, at home asynchronous learning

November 25-29 - Thanksgiving Break

December 18 - End of 2nd 9 weeks and 1st Semester

December 19 - Holiday Break begins!

January 3 - Holiday Break ends!

January 4 - Virtual Learning Day, at home asynchronous learning

January 5 - Virtual Learning Day, at home asynchronous learning

January 6 - Holt is back open for day 3 of the semester!

Please don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or concerns! We can only do this together and remember, Huskies PULL Together!

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This month brings us many joys with Thanksgiving, the start of the holiday season and the New Year! This month also marks another important day in which we are thankful for, Veterans Day! Though it started out by being called Armistice Day, made official in 1938 to primarily honor veterans of WWI, it was changed in congress to Veterans Day in 1971.

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Hello Husky Nation!

I would like to talk about two ways that I would like to see great "ZOOMing" this week. The first is that we have our Parent Teacher Conferences this week Wednesday and Thursday from 3-6:30pm each day. Your teacher has contacted you and scheduled those ZOOM or Telephone conferences at a specific time to make sure that everyone has time to celebrate and communicate. If you have not heard from your advisor yet, please call the office at 479-527-3670 to schedule today.

The second is about car rider drop-off in the morning. I need you to zoom here a little earlier because our first bell rings at 7:35am and . Target drop off at 7:25am so that your Husky can get in and not be tardy. You can also drop off around back after 7:23am each morning and that should help ease congestion out front.

Thank you for "ZOOMING" in these ways this week and in weeks to come!

We are Partners United in Learning and Life!

Matt

October 28 - Parent Teacher Conference by ZOOM from 3-6:30pm

October 29 - Parent Teacher Conference by ZOOM from 3-6:30pm

November 10 - FLU Shot Clinic at Holt

November 20 - Progress Reports for 2nd 9wks

November 23 - Virtual Learning Day, at home asynchronous learning

November 24 - Virtual Learning Day, at home asynchronous learning

November 25-29 - Thanksgiving Break

December 18 - End of 2nd 9 weeks and 1st Semester

December 19 - Holiday Break begins!

January 3 - Holiday Break ends!

January 4 - Virtual Learning Day, at home asynchronous learning

January 5 - Virtual Learning Day, at home asynchronous learning

January 6 - Holt is back open for day 3 of the semester!

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Hello Husky Nation! I would like to talk about two ways that I would like to see great "ZOOMing" this week. The first is that we have our Parent Teacher Conferences this week Wednesday and Thursday from 3-6:30pm each day.

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Today is the last day of the first nine weeks...isn't that hard to believe! We have done so many things to start the year and I believe that we have pulled together more than ever! This week we get to pull together for another great cause, the United Way. Fayetteville Pubic Schools has partnered with the United Way for many years and this year we kick off our partnership with a spirit week. Please follow this link for the schedule of the days for this week.

Last week we had Lifetouch come to school and take our fall pictures. The pictures were taken for all students and it was the first time that some of our Iron Line students were on campus! It was so good to see everyone smile for the camera! We will be having retakes after the first pictures return. If you missed last week, please be on the lookout for re-takes as we will publish it once it is set.

This week many of the parent teacher conferences will be set for the following week. This year we will be using Zoom to conduct these conferences. If you have never used Zoom before, please be sure to have your student near you with their Chromebook so they can help you with tech support. Even though we cannot meet in person, Zoom should be a good resource for us to use and continue to support your child here at Holt.

And as always, We are Partners United in Learning and Life,

Matt

October 19 - Grading Period Ends

October 22 - Report Cards mailed home

October 23 - Virtual Learning Day, at home asynchronous learning

October 28 - Parent Teacher Conference by ZOOM from 3-6:30pm

October 29 - Parent Teacher Conference by ZOOM from 3-6:30pm

November 20 - Progress Reports for 2nd 9wks

November 23 - Virtual Learning Day, at home asynchronous learning

November 24 - Virtual Learning Day, at home asynchronous learning

November 25-29 - Thanksgiving Break

December 18 - End of 2nd 9 weeks and 1st Semester

December 19 - Holiday Break begins!

January 3 - Holiday Break ends!

January 4 - Virtual Learning Day, at home asynchronous learning

January 5 - Virtual Learning Day, at home asynchronous learning

January 6 - Holt is back open for day 3 of the semester!

Please don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or concerns! We can only do this together and remember, Huskies PULL Together!

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I want to start off by saying thank you for all you have done in getting us where we are so far in the school year! THANK YOU! Staying healthy and taking safe measures has got us this far and we look for more of the same in the future.

And for the moment we all have been waiting for...there will be a decrease of the repeat emails that contain the same information. I have over done it and I have heard you. I apologize and ask for a little grace as we move forward with our communication.

In closing, there are some important events upcoming and they are listed below. Please take the time to read each carefully. Please pay special attention to the logging into Grade Viewer for your student at Holt. It will take you just a minute to set up and then you have it until graduation!

And as always - We are, "Partners United in Learning & Life!"

Thank you,

Matt

If you are in need of a little or a lot of tech help, PLEASE CLICK HERE to see the options and mini help desk links to help you get back on the informational highway with confidence!

October 13 - Picture Day for all Traditional students, Hybrid M/T, and Virtual between 11:00-12:00 and 12:45-1:45

October 14 - Picture Day for all Hybrid W/Th, and Virtual between 11:00-12:00 and 12:45-1:45

October 15 - Curriculum Night @6pm by emailed Zoom invitation from Pack Teachers

October 19 - Grading Period Ends

October 22 - Report Cards mailed home

October 23 - Virtual Learning Day, at home asynchronous learning

October 28 - Parent Teacher Conference by ZOOM from 3-6:30pm

October 29 - Parent Teacher Conference by ZOOM from 3-6:30pm

November 20 - Progress Reports for 2nd 9wks

November 23 - Virtual Learning Day, at home asynchronous learning

November 24 - Virtual Learning Day, at home asynchronous learning

November 25-29 - Thanksgiving Break

December 18 - End of 2nd 9 weeks and 1st Semester

December 19 - Holiday Break begins!

January 3 - Holiday Break ends!

January 4 - Virtual Learning Day, at home asynchronous learning

January 5 - Virtual Learning Day, at home asynchronous learning

January 6 - Holt is back open for day 3 of the semester!

Please don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or concerns! We can only do this together and remember, Huskies PULL Together!

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I want to start off by saying thank you for all you have done in getting us where we are so far in the school year! THANK YOU! Staying healthy and taking safe measures has got us this far and we look for more of the same in the future.

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Coping with COVID Parent Resources

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March 2020 began the shift in America that has changed life as we know it for a time. We are all not sure of how long life will be in that cope, manage, pivot and shift but we ultimately know we all must get through it. There is no one way that everyone uses during times like this but our friends at Ozark Guidance (OGC) has reached out to lend a helping hand. In this newsletter there will be linked resources that take you to a Google folder with ideas to help. Please look at those and use some of those today.

OGC is also offering a virtual Parent night on October 20th. The information can be found here in English and Spanish. Please make plans to be there is this is something that you think can help.

Again, thank you for taking the time to make your family better...one idea at a time!

This folder contains information about knowing when to ACT. Depression and suicide are very tough topics and OGC is again here to help understand and inform. Please read through the flyers and infographics that will help you make a more informed decision.

Sometimes you need help in making tough decisions and don't know who to turn to...our friends at OGC are here to help and support you in your time of crisis. Please follow one of the links below if you are wanting to reach the Crisis Hotline:

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March 2020 began the shift in America that has changed life as we know it for a time. We are all not sure of how long life will be in that cope, manage, pivot and shift but we ultimately know we all must get through it.

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Student Registration

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We have made it to October 1st! Can you believe it! We are all very excited that we are close to 6 weeks into school and that things are settling down...a little. There are a couple of things below to read but the most important is the update of your information survey to fill out. At the beginning of the year we were not able to have you enter and or check your information that we have in our school system. We are asking you to do that by following this link. If you have more questions, please read below and hopefully that will help and ultimately complete this survey today.

October is bully prevention month and we have a couple of ways that we are going to discuss why bullying doesn't belong in school and can actually be removed from our interactions we have between students. We are using our Choose Love curriculum in advisory and for the thought for the day. We are also going to bring back the Community Building Day which was a big success last year. That is a day where we talk and discuss such topics like bullying, personal space, social responsibility, circles of control and how to disagree respectfully.

Again, please follow the link above or the link in the next section today and help us complete this by Monday, October 5th!

We are Partners United in Learning and Life!

Matt

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We have made it to October 1st! Can you believe it! We are all very excited that we are close to 6 weeks into school and that things are settling down...a little. There are a couple of things below to read but the most important is the update of your information survey to fill out.