Announcements for Parents
Dear Parents/Guardians of a Springboro Junior High School student:
As a friendly reminder, remote learning continues on Tuesday, April 14. Students should continue to log into Google Classroom to watch teacher-created videos and complete assignments according to the following schedule:
- Monday and Wednesday: ELA, Social Studies, & Foreign Language
- Tuesday and Thursday: Math and Science
- Tuesday and Friday: Electives/Specials
Springboro Junior High teachers are working hard to ensure that students are presented with engaging lessons, while also understanding that many families need flexibility during these unparalleled times. We understand parents are (1) still working (away from home or in the home) or (2) have been recently laid off while trying to academically support learning for their students. This is not a situation for which anyone was adequately prepared for - everything happened so fast! If times get stressful or tough at home, we ask that you have your student take a break if needed. If your student needs extra time to complete an assignment, that is not an issue. Teachers are very accommodating with due dates for assignments and providing students redo attempts on assignments. Take care of yourself and your student and let us know how we can be of assistance - distance learning is new and hard for all of us, teachers and administration included!
Do not hesitate to reach out to your student's teacher or myself with questions. We are all here to help in any way necessary.
Please enjoy this video made by teachers of Springboro Junior High School to let the students know how much they have missed them:
https://safeyoutube.net/w/6Rj5
Sincerely,
Jon Franks, Principal
Springboro Junior High School
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Ohio State State Testing
The Ohio General Assembly has waived Ohio State Testing for the 2019-20 school year. 7th and 8th grade students were scheduled to take the Ohio State Tests in April - they will not be doing so this year.
Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) Extends No Contact Period Through May 1, 2020
After Governor Mike DeWine announced that Ohio schools would remain closed through May 1, the OHSAA followed with extending the no-contact period for ALL Sports. To reiterate, this means that no practices, workouts, weight lifting sessions, scrimmage, games, etc are permitted to take place during this time.
The OHSAA has clarified that coaches are still encouraged to communicate with student-athletes via phone, email, or virtual meeting regarding team activities. This is a troubling time for everyone, and we recognize that our student-athletes still need positive interaction with their coaches. It is permissible for coaches to encourage their teams with at-home workouts that can help keep them active and in-shape.
As a reminder, all District facilities are closed and off-limits. Facilities such as CareFlight Field at Watkins Stadium and Wade Field have been locked. Please stay off of all District fields and facilities until the no-contact period has been lifted.
We will get through this together, and it will help us to appreciate how amazing it is to be a part of junior high school sports!
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Previous Principal Update Newsletters
Review information from these previous Principal Updates to find detailed information regarding online instruction and assignments during the extended school building closure.
Throughout our extended school building closure, the best way to receive up-to-date information is through (1) district communications, (2) Junior High Principal’s Updates, and (3) visiting the Junior High School website. In addition, there is comprehensive information regarding the extended school building closure on the district’s
COVID-19 Resources webpage.
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Repeated Announcements
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Free E-Books for Junior High Students
Does your student need a book to read during this extended school building closure? Want to facilitate a read-a-thon in your home or amongst your group of neighbors? Springboro Jr. High School has a large collection of e-books through Overdrive Sora. To access this system, please have your student go to
https://soraapp.com/welcome/login/202306
and have them log in with their Springboro Google account username and password. If you have any questions or problems accessing the system, please contact Sarah Thornbery, Junior High Teacher-Librarian, at
sthornbery@springboro.org
.
A Message from the Junior High School Counselors
Our school counselors are available throughout the school day hours (7:15am - 2:20pm) to communicate with students and parents via email (Ms. McConnell, A-K:
mmcconnell@springboro.org
,
Mrs. Mitchell, L-Z:
dmitchell@springboro.org
). Please reach out with any questions or concerns you may have.
In the interest of having a smooth transition to online learning for the next few weeks, there will be no schedule changes to 4th quarter elective courses at this time. Teachers are working diligently to deliver online lessons that will actively engage students!
If you have specific questions regarding an academic class/lesson, please reach out to the teacher of that class directly. We understand this is a difficult time for our families. We are here to support you in any way that we can.
