Wayland-Cohocton Elementary

A set of keys was located on a school walking path. If you are missing a set of keys, please contact Melonie Coley ext 3070 or mcoley@wccsk12.org.

Elementary Eagle Families, Our school district will be closed Wednesday, November 25th- Friday, November 27th for the Thanksgiving holiday. Below you will find helpful information on how to celebrate a safe Thanksgiving [Report from National Association of Elementary School Principals]. Many families across the nation will be celebrating Thanksgiving next week with their loved ones. However, with cases of coronavirus surging across the U.S., there is still a need to exercise caution around the holidays. Fortunately, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control provides detailed guidelines and sharable resources to help families understand and limit their risk of spreading coronavirus: *Celebrating Thanksgiving [English]: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/downloads/daily-life-coping/everyone_can_make_thanksgiving_safer.html.pdf *Consider Other Thanksgiving Activities [English]: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/downloads/daily-life-coping/consider_other_thanksgiving_activities.html.pdf *Celebrating Thanksgiving & Consider Other Thanksgiving Activities [Español]: https://espanol.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/holidays/thanksgiving.html *Celebrating Thanksgiving & Considering Other Thanksgiving Activities [Accessible]: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/holidays/thanksgiving.html We hope that you and your family enjoy the Thanksgiving holiday although the way we celebrate family and our time "together" might look different than what is typical amid our global pandemic. Your effort to celebrate safely will help us keep our doors open for in-person learning. Sincerely, Theresa A. Carhart Adam R. Button Elementary Principals

Thank you to all of our School-Related Professionals everyday, but especially today on SRP Recognition Day. Today we honor the work you do everyday to support our students, teachers and the care of our school buildings. You play a critical role in helping to fulfill our District mission of ensuring high levels of learning for all students! THANK YOU! #SRPsRock! Make sure to pass along to those school-related professionals today!

October 10th is World Mental Health Day! The stress and uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic, the global civil rights movement, and the everyday struggles we’re all facing at home prompt us to look for new ways to prioritize mental health. Click on the link below to access tips for managing stress and anxiety brought to us from the Child Mind Institute: https://27c2s3mdcxk2qzutg1z8oa91-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/TipSheet-WMHD.pdf

Good Afternoon, Eagle Families! Below you will find our first edition of the Wayland-Cohocton Elementary News from the Nest for the 2020-2021 school year. Each month we will send out a publication that highlights learning within and outside our school building and share important tips, tools and resources for our families. October News from the Nest web link: https://www.smore.com/s0yjz Please enjoy the long weekend together as a family. Adam Button & Theresa Carhart Elementary Principals

Wayland-Cohocton families are reminded that free breakfast and lunch is available to all students. Also, free meals can be ordered and picked up on days your child is at home. If you have questions, please contact the food service department for questions or fill out the form on the school's website.

Elementary Remote Learning Check in has been updated to include PreK. It can be found on the school's website at https://www.wccsk12.org/o/wes or at this link: https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/934343/Remote_Daily_Check-in_Links__Way-Co_ES___1_.pdf

What a great drop off this morning for our Cohort B students who had their first in-person day! Thank you to all of the families for making it go so smoothly!

Happy first day of school, elementary eagle families! We are noticing that many off our families are off to a great start rocking the Remote Learning Daily Check-ins! Remember this attendance check in is for all students who are remote learning (100% Remote or Remote Days for Hybrid-Enrolled Students). When students are in person learning, we will take attendance using SchoolTool. If you have multiple elementary students in your household who are in different grade levels, please be sure to use the appropriate grade level attendance link for each of your students. You should not submit all your students' attendance information using the same form. We need to have attendance reported on the correct grade level in order to effectively and efficiently make student attendance in our SchoolTool system. Remote Learning Check-in Links: https://drive.google.com/file/d/15GUKCWNcyj6bwy_Gw0R9KoA8eWsvE2Q8/view?usp=sharing Cohocton Elementary School will be monitoring PreK attendance and Wayland Elementary School will be monitoring K-4 attendance each school day. Thank you so much for your help! Theresa Carhart Adam Button Wayland-Cohocton Elementary School Principals

CORRECTON: KINDERGARTEN COHORT B STUDENTS CAN PICK UP SUPPLIES ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 FROM 1 TO 3 P.M. CHROMEBOOKS WILL BE ISSUED AT A LATER DATE DURING SCHOOL HOURS, DIRECTLY TO STUDENTS. GETTING SUPPLIES WILL PROVIDE THE NECESSARY MATERIALS FOR STUDENTS TO START INSTRUCTION AT HOME ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14.

Virtual Open House videos will be released on 9/10 - the date the open house was scheduled for. These will be prerecorded videos, not live meet and greets. Once the videos have been posted a message will be sent to families. Videos will be different depending on building level.

Message for Cohort B (Thursday and Friday in-person attendance) kindergarten students only If your child is in COHORT B (meaning they will attend in person on Thursdays and Fridays), please come to the field house parking lot to pick up your child’s school supplies and Chromebook on Friday, September 11 from 1 to 3 p.m. The field house is located around the back of the school building on the Wayland campus. Picking up supplies is important so that your child can have the necessary materials to begin their instruction at home on Monday, September 14. AGAIN, THIS IS FOR COHORT B KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS ONLY. Cohort A students will receive their materials and Chromebooks on Monday at school

The first day of school for students is Monday, September 14. This link is to the district's 2020-2021 Instructional Calendar. https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/899576/2020-21_Instructional__Calendar_r.09022020.pdf

Parents: Children should have their own masks/face coverings for school. School will provide masks/face coverings if a child does not have one when they arrive. They will most likely be the disposable style. (This is a clarification as the district has received many inquiries.)

School supplies are being purchased by the school. Families need only to provide sneakers and maybe a backpack. Lockers will not be used in the upper levels for the first few weeks. If you have specific questions regarding supplies/lockers please contact your child's building office.

This morning an email was sent out to all elementary families that was intended for PreK families. K-4 Elementary families can ignore the email about PreK Programming. We are sorry for the mistake. We know there has been a great deal of communication to keep track of and we are sorry for adding to your inboxes unnecessarily.

Due to recent restrictions to Google Meet, the district is emailing a new link via Zoom for tonight’s virtual meeting for families regarding opening. The meeting officially begins at 8 p.m. However, families can begin logging in at 7:45 p.m. You will need to wait until you are “admitted”. We are sorry for the inconvenience. (WC families will receive the email.)

Typo in this morning's email to families- Registration is closed for the August 19 at 6 p.m. meeting (not July). Registration is now also closed for Monday, August 17th meeting at 6 p.m. Both meetings have reached capacity.

An email was sent out this morning to district families with a link for a virtual Family Information Meeting regarding the reopening of school.