March 16th Update

March 16, 2020


Great Falls Families,


The Great Falls staff came together today to develop “remote learning” opportunities for all students for the duration of our school closure, with the goal of maintaining essential skills and learning. You can expect to hear more specific details about this plan directly from your child’s teacher. Teachers will communicate primarily through email, so please ensure your child’s teacher has your most recent contact information.

In order to get students started on this journey of remote learning, they will need some materials from the classroom/school. These materials will be distributed in a staggered manner to prevent large groups of people coming to the school at the same time.


On Tuesday, March 17th, parents of 4th grade students may come to school to pick up their child’s remote learning packet (between the hours of 8am - 5 pm). This packet will include a chromebook and charger.


On Wednesday, March 18th, parents of 5th grade students may come to school to pick up their child’s remote learning packet (between the hours of 8am - 5 pm). This packet will also contain a chromebook and charger as well as other learning materials.


On Thursday, March 19th, parents of 2nd and 3rd grade students may come to school to pick up their child’s remote learning packet (between the hours of 8am - 5 pm).


On Friday, March 20th, parents of Kindergarten and 1st grade students may come to school to pick up their child’s remote learning packet (between the hours of 8am - 5 pm).

Due to the continued need for social distancing and the fact that our schools are temporarily not open to the public, the remote learning bags will be distributed with the following protocol. Please drive into the bus loop at the front of the school and park your car at the orange cone. Then, please call the main office (222-1050) to announce your arrival and name your student. Staff will be on-hand to place the learning items just outside the front door on a table. Once this occurs, please exit your vehicle and retrieve the items. We ask that only one person approach the door at a time. We apologize for the formality of our process, but these are important measures that we must enforce to keep everyone safe.

Your children are of the utmost importance to each of us here at Great Falls. Thank you for being our partners in education as we maneuver this challenge together. Please reach out with any questions you may have.



Kindly,

Becky Fortier and Stacey Sawyer