Greetings Cobra Families.
It is my sincere prayer that everyone is safe during this unprecedented time. It is so hard to believe that when we told our students to have a wonderful weekend on March 13th that it would be the last time we would see their smiling faces in our building. This pandemic has stretched all of us as parents, teachers, and students to step into a new way of learning and receiving instruction. We sincerely want to thank everyone for making the necessary adjustments to ensure your child is continuing to learn virtually.
Our district has been providing updates weekly via the district’s website along with its Facebook page. If you haven’t had an opportunity to view them, please take some time to check them out. At the direction of the state department, our district has outlined a schedule for e-learning completion along with grading for the second semester. E-learning will end on May 22nd, so students will continue working up until that date. All work that was assigned by teachers should be completed by the due date and will receive a grade of 60 or higher. If students have missing assignments 5 days after the due date, they will receive a 51; however if the assignment is submitted after the 51 was given and before May 22nd, the grade will be adjusted to at least a 60. Parents/guardians, please encourage your child to submit their assignments.
The district has designated two days, Tuesday, May 26th from 8:00 am until 3:00 pm and Wednesday, May 27th from 12:00 pm until 6:00 pm for parents/students to drop off Chromebooks and to retrieve the items from the locker. In preparation for returning the Chromebooks, families are asked to pre-wipe them with disinfecting wipes and place in a shopping bag prior to returning. Since the building is still closed to the public, staff members will retrieve items from the students’ lockers and bag all items. In order to make this process run smoothly, we have designated two areas for pick-up. 6th grade parents will utilize the teacher parking lot on the side of the building where afternoon car riders are picked up while 7th & 8th grade parents will utilize the cafeteria door in the front of the building. Signs will be posted to assist you with directions. If your child has any books (content or library books) please return them when returning Chromebooks. Band students that have any school band books or school instruments, will need to return them on these dates as well. Any 8th grade student whose personal instrument is at the school, please make plans to pick it up.
Report Cards will be mailed out on June 18th. If you didn’t receive your interim around the beginning of April, the school doesn’t have an accurate mailing address; therefore we will need you to contact the school to provide updated information. As a reminder, the school office is open from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm Monday – Thursday to answer any questions while teachers can be contacted via email or through private messages in Google classroom.
We realize that this is a difficult time for students to learn without direct instruction in a traditional classroom setting and that families have varying levels of support, but please encourage your child to complete their assigned work in all classes (ELA, Math, Science, Social Studies and Related Arts). Continue to remain safe and know that your Cobra family miss you
Educationally Yours,
LaTanya Brown Goodson,
Principal