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October 19, 2020

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2020-2021 Calendar

OCTOBER 2020
​30: Halloween Trunk or Treat 3:15-5:00pm
31: Pumpkins for Decorating Contest due today!

NOVEMBER 2020
02: 9:45-12:00 Picture day for in-person learning students
03: 9:45-12:00 Picture day for in-person learning students
      3:00-5:30 Picture for digital learning students
​06: Free Dress for Food

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How are our kids coping during Covid-19?

Father Dave and Mrs. Sheridan wish to share our concern for the mental and emotional health of our students. The anxiety, fear and isolation that is so pervasive right now is taking a heavy toll on everyone, but uniquely on our young people who just don’t have the life experience and faith experience to keep this all in a bigger context.   
What should parents look for:

• changes in mood that are not usual for your child
• changes in behavior, such as stepping back from personal relationships

• ​a lack of interest in activities previously enjoyed
• a hard time falling or staying asleep, or starting to sleep all the time
• changes in weight or eating patterns
• problems with memory, thinking, or concentration
• changes in appearance, such as lack of basic personal hygiene
• an increase in risky or reckless behaviors
• ​thoughts about death or suicide, or talking about it

We encourage every family to have open conversations with your tweens and teens about how they are feeling with all the changes Covid-19 brings. Here are some questions to begin this important conversation:

• How are you feeling today, really? Physically and mentally.
• What’s taking up most of your headspace right now?
• How have you been sleeping? How do you want to improve your sleep?
• What have you been doing for exercise?
• What did you do today that made you feel good?
• What's something you’re looking forward to in the next few days?
• What's something you can do today that would make you feel good?
• What are you grateful for right now?

Sources: The Clay Center for Health Young Minds, Healthy Children.org and Children's Hospital of Colorado.
Two resources for emergency situations:
                Washington County Crisis Line:  503-291-9111
                Suicide Hotline:  800-273-8255

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Friday Schedule Change

In an effort to respond to teacher, parent and student feedback, we will be moving to an asynchronous Friday schedule. What's this mean?

• Asynchronous learning is education, instruction and learning that does not require the teacher and students to be present at the same time.
• Synchronous learning is education, instruction and learning that both the teacher and student are present for and participating in at the same time.
• On Fridays, teachers will prepare and present material that can be done at the student's own pace. Recorded instruction, video clips, assigned work, and all other materials will be posted to Google Classroom. Instruction and work will be provided for every scheduled class that regularly occurs on a Friday.
• Fridays will be a great day for teachers to host office hours, work in small groups, see students virtually for follow up, questions, and support. This is also a great time for students to have a screen break. 
• Teachers will be available via office hours, email and Google Classroom from 8am-3pm.

More detailed information for grades K-5 will come from your child's homeroom teacher. Grade 6-8 students are familiar with this process through our Spring digital learning program. We appreciate your support and flexibility as we develop a long term solution that best supports our teachers, our students and our parent community.

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Girl Scouts Animal Dance Party

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School Mass Links

Please join us for school Mass on Wednesday at 2:15pm.
YouTube: https://youtu.be/ZaeTcpB0RWk
Video.link: https://video.link/w/Kt7ob

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Halloween 2020!

We are excited to host our first Trunk or Treat! There are many volunteer options on School Speak here. We are also hosting a virtual Pumpkin decorating contest. Get in on this fun!

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Gmail Settings for Students

All HT students have an @htsch Google account. Students in 3rd-8th grade are regularly using these accounts to access Google Classroom. We've heard student complaints that their email in-box is overloaded with notification emails (teacher posted an assignment, teacher posted a comment, due dates changed, etc). Katie Walker, our Digital Learning Coordinator, created a how-to for students to limit these notifications. We've encouraged all students to make these changes. Here is Mrs. Walker's How To document if you'd like to help your student manage their email inbox.

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Fall Picture Day!

We will have Fall Picture on Monday and Tuesday, November 2nd and 3rd, this year! Click here for information from Dorian Studio.

• Monday and Tuesday: 9:45-12:00 pictures for In-Person Learning students
• Tuesday: 3:00-5:30pm pictures for Digital Learning students. As we get closer, we will send out a sign up for families to ensure a smooth process and social distancing.
• Students wear their HT uniform for school pictures
• Order form pdf here.
• Online ordering here.

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Pack 598 News

"A Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent."  We are still enrolling students in K-5th grade for Cub Scouts.  Scouts will meet with their dens in a safe way in groups of 10 or less. Learn about archery, first aid, camping, hiking, respect for the outdoors, and much more! Go to: beascout.org, put in your zip code, and join pack 598. For more information feel free to contact me by text: 503-547-3872. You may also email: p598info@gmail.com. 
Yours In Scouting, Jacquelyn Delplanche 
Cubmaster Pack 598

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Washington County Metrics

You can track Washington County metrics here. To open Kinder through 3rd Grade, we need 30 or fewer cases per 100,000 for three consecutive weeks.​​​ To open 4th-8th grades, we need 10 or less cases per 100,000 for three consecutive weeks.​

• Week of September 20- 37.3:100,000
• Week of September 27- 42.4:100,000
• Week of October 5- 46.6:100,000
• Week of October 12- 49.4:100,000

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