Greetings Memorial School Community,
Expectations for Student Absences
A quick reminder to families of the expectations for student absences. If your child is absent and asked to quarantine by the school, the following will be offered:
- Invitation to Morning Meeting
- Student may access school work from Google Classroom (some teachers may extend a Zoom invite for certain classes, but this is not a requirement)
Your child may be asked to quarantine if:
- Close contact with a positive case of COVID-19
- Tests positive for COVID-19
- Travel outside of New England
If you are unsure if your child should quarantine, please call the school at 382-5251 and ask to speak with our school nurse, Cindy Cole.
If your child is out of school for any other reason, (not feeling well, overslept, etc.) they are simply absent from school. Students are welcome to check on Google Classroom to see if there are new assignments to complete, but teachers will not provide live check-ins or instruction.
With the new technology that staff and students have become familiar with, it is easy to assume that school can occur anywhere and at any time. However, we are trying hard to not overlap absences due to COVID-19 related reasons and everything else so that teachers can put their primary focus on the students in their classrooms.
Virtual Book Fair
Memorial School will host its second virtual book fair of the school year that will begin on Monday, March 15, 2021. A flyer with additional information will be shared with students at the beginning of next week. We feel that this is a great way to continue to encourage and support literacy as a follow up to our Read Across America week. As always, a big thank you to the PTO for their continuous support to help organize these worthwhile activities and opportunities for Memorial students!
Your book shopping can easily be done by clicking on
this link. All offerings will be available starting on March 15th.
