Dear Fairview Families,
Thank you all for your patience and understanding as we work through these challenging times together. I have been truly inspired by the pictures and stories I have heard from around the district. As we proceed through the coming days, let’s keep the communication lines open. Do not hesitate to reach out to your child’s teachers, counselors, principals or any of us at the Board office. We will do whatever we can to assist.
In Governor DeWine’s press briefing today, he indicated that he will change from a daily report format to a weekly format, on Thursdays. We have been monitoring these daily press briefings since they began, and they are the key sources of information driving our actions here at the district. Following his lead, we will save your overstuffed email inbox one additional daily email as we move to a weekly format as well with these updates. We will continue to follow the Governor’s briefings on Thursdays, then will provide you with a District Update later that evening with any news from the district and/or state briefing, as necessary. However, if there is any other information that comes around locally that just can’t wait until Thursday, we will share it out as needed, so you are kept informed with any changes or important Warrior Family news.
Once key piece of information that we received today is that A.M. Higley Company, the lead construction firm coordinating our construction and renovation work, will be suspending operations due to the coronavirus pandemic after end-of-business tomorrow. We were scheduled to be completed and have the full building open to students on April 14th, when students were originally scheduled to return from Spring Break. That will now be pushed back indefinitely, depending on how long the mandated home-based teaching and learning continues.
One item that Governor DeWine emphasized in his press briefing today was that although he is encouraging families to get time outdoors, families need to
avoid all playground areas
, as those areas are potentially high-risk for the spread of the virus. This would include all school and city playground areas and equipment.
Here are a few ideas that were shared with me that I think would be fun. I’ve shared these with others throughout the community and invited them to send this out as well…
1. Putting alphabet letters in your front windows for preschoolers to find on their walks.
2. Creating yard art to be displayed this weekend.
These two ideas are great fun, easy to do, and great learning opportunities for our kids. If you have other fun and creative ideas, please pass them along!
Our
Counselor Advantage
newsletter hit your inbox right before this message tonight. Check your email for that as this week’s topic is on stress and anxiety and some good ideas on how to cope with the current stresses you and your children may be experiencing. Good stuff!
Finally, here’s a great blog post and podcast I ran across today:
