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With the holidays right around the corner, our schools are humming with festive activities as well as efforts to help those in need at this time of year. This is always a wonderful time of year to be a Sailor.
Winter concert rehearsals have moved onto stages, as our students prepare to share the sounds of the season with families and community members. Performances begin next week, and I hope you will join us – I know you will be impressed by our hard-working and talented student-musicians.
This past week many classrooms were buzzing with Hour of Code activities. This is a national campaign that aims to show that anyone can learn the basics of computer science. I was particularly excited and heartened to see many of our elementary students engaged in these activities in the district's newly dedicated STEM classrooms. Many thanks to the STEM teachers for planning relevant and age-appropriate activities for our students. Click here to read more.
The winter sports season is now in full swing. Please check the Athletics page of the district website for weekly schedules and updates.
The Strategic Plan Survey will remain open until 11:59 pm tonight. Please take this opportunity to share your input on this important work.
We have been experiencing increased absences among both staff and students over the past few weeks. The State Department of Health and the State Education Department sent a memo to school districts statewide on Monday, recommending voluntary mask-wearing due to rapidly rising flu rates. Increases in respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and Covid-19 were also mentioned in the memo as a concern. Please click here to read more on this voluntary guidance.
Last month we shared information regarding winter weather and what goes into our decision to declare a snow day, morning delay or early dismissal. With the possibility of inclement weather even closer now, I hope you will take a moment to review this information.
Wishing you a happy and healthy weekend.
Regards,
Joseph E. Hochreiter
Superintendent
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