April 2, 2021
Dear Great Falls Families,
Happy Spring! I hope you and your families are enjoying the sun and warming temperatures. It is hard to believe that we are officially in the month of April and beginning the last leg of the 2020-2021 school year. I want to start by thanking our parent and guardian community for your continued support. Our students are our number one priority and without the continued encouragement and kindness from our families, this hybrid school year would not have been possible. Now more than ever we need to exemplify and reciprocate grace towards one another for it has not been an easy school year to navigate but we can and will continue to give everything we have for our students and their success.
At the School Committee meeting last night it was decided that we would return to school for 4 full days beginning on Thursday, April 29th. Below you will find some details that may be helpful in planning for your child’s full return to school. Please be sure to refer to Heather Perry’s blog for the most up-to-date information.
Week of April 12-16
“A” students will be learning on-campus on Monday, April 12th and “B” students will be on-campus on Tuesday, April 13th. On Wednesday, April 14th, and Thursday, April 15th the students will be remaining at home and learning remotely. These two remote days will allow for our district maintenance staff to unload furniture from storage and deliver the furniture to instructional spaces. The classroom teachers will send out a schedule with the daily virtual meeting links and classroom assignments for their remote learning day. Friday will be a regular virtual day.
Week of April 19-23
This is the district Spring vacation week. During this time, the district will resume the set up of instructional spaces in preparation for a full return. Happy vacation!
April 26th, 27th, 28th
These three days will be non-student days. School staff will be on campus preparing physical spaces and academic lessons for a full return of both cohorts of students.
Thursday, April 29th
Both A and B cohorts will return to campus on Thursday, April 29th. Students will be seated 3 feet apart in the classroom setting and will remain 6 feet apart while eating breakfast, lunch, and snack. Our arrival and dismissal process will remain the same. Although we anticipate that arrival and dismissal may take longer, we will try it as currently established and make adjustments if needed. Beginning the week of May 3rd the schedule will be as follows:
Upcoming Schedule:
Monday, April 5th - “A” Students On-Campus
Tuesday, April 6th - “B” Students On-Campus
Wednesday, April 7th - “A” Students On-Campus
Thursday, April 8th - “B” Students On-Campus
Friday, April 9th - Virtual Friday
Monday, April 12th - “A” Students On-Campus
Tuesday, April 13th - “B” Students On-Campus
Wednesday, April 14th - “A” Students Remote Learning At Home
Thursday, April 15th - “B” Students Remote Learning At Home
Friday, April 16th - Virtual Friday
April 19th - 23rd - School Vacation Week
Monday, April 26th - No School/ Teacher Work Day
Tuesday, April 27th - No School/ Teacher Work Day
Wednesday, April 28th - No School/ Teacher Work Day
Thursday, April 29th - Full Return A and B Students
Friday, April 30th - Virtual Friday
As always, please feel free to reach out to me at any time with questions and feedback. I am available through email at becky.fortier@gorhamschools.org and by phone at 222-1050.
Take care and be well,
Becky Fortier
Great Falls Principal
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