MIDDLE SCHOOLERS MEASURE SOCIAL DISTANCING Lisa Reese and Cheryl Doerr's students had a recent lesson on social distancing. The students guessed how far apart six feet was. Then they measured to see how accurate they were. Looks like they really got it. This life skill is put to use each and every day. Families, thank you for partnering with us - we are in this together! Please remember to: ● Continue to follow safety protocols: including social distancing in public, use of face coverings, and regular hand washing. ● Stay home when sick. ● Stay home if exposed. ● Notify the school nurse if testing for COVID-19. ● Avoid unnecessary travel. ● Complete the daily wellness check. ● Limit personal items brought to campus. Limit sharing. ● Ensure medical forms and emergency contacts are updated. ● Pick up your child from the school within one (1) hour of receiving notification of illness. WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE FOR A POSITIVE COVID-19 TEST AT SHELTON? 1. Contact COVID-19 contact tracing group-administrators in the division where the positive case is. 2. Contact staff involved to assist with contact tracing. 3. Determine close contacts. 4. Call the parents of all close contacts. 5. Send follow-up email to all close contacts. 6. Send an email to parents of students in classes/clubs/athletics that there is a positive case, but their children are NOT close contacts. 7. Send an email to faculty/staff in the division. 8. Post updates on the Shelton website under COVID-19 Cases. Click here for COVID-19 School Screening Tool RED RIBBON WEEK COMING SOON Shelton participates in National Red Ribbon Week from Monday, October 26 through Friday, October 30. The theme this year is Be Happy. Be Brave. Be Drug Free. The following activities will be for all students EC – 12th grade. The approved uniform must still be worn. Be happy! – Mon., Oct. 26 Wear fun socks and athletic shoes Be bold! Be brave! Plan for your future – Tues., Oct. 27 Wear a college t-shirt Walk away from drugs – Wed., Oct. 28 Wear jeans today! Team up against drugs – Thu., Oct. 29 Wear your favorite team jersey or ball cap Say BOO to drugs – Fri., Oct. 30 Wear a Halloween shirt or fall color shirt THE SECRET GARDEN OPENS SOON Shelton Theatre Arts presents its first play at our new campus. The Secret Garden, a play with music and based on Frances Hodgson Burnett's book, runs October 22, 24, 28 and 30, with two performances each evening (6:00 / 8:00). Tickets are on sale. Fifty talented students comprise the cast and crew, under the direction of Anné Hughes, Director of Fine Arts. The performance takes place in Shelton's Dining Courtyard. Appropriate for all ages. In observance of COVID-19 precautions, audience members must: - Complete a Wellness waiver prior to entering the show
- Wear a mask at all times
- Maintain social distancing
- Leave immediately after show concludes
LAST CALL: JEFFREY SELINGO TONIGHT WHO GETS IN AND WHY? A Year Inside College Admissions Shelton is a co-sponsor, along with Greenhill School, Ursuline Academy and Parish Episcopal School, to feature Jeffrey Selingo, higher education expert. His new book has just been published – learn all about it. While free, registration is required for the October 14 event. Click here to register. To purchase a book, click here. LAURE AMES EDUCATES PROFESSIONALS ON SCREENING FOR DYSLEXIA Laure Ames, Ph.D., Director of Shelton's Evaluation Center, is speaking (virtually) to the Academic Language Therapy Association's (ALTA) North Texas Regional Conference. Her topic is Screening and Evaluation of Dyslexia in Texas Public Schools. Her recorded presentation is available via Shelton's website. The timing is perfect for October, which is Dyslexia Awareness (and other learning differences) Month. Educating professionals is something Shelton does extensively, and our efforts reach many who are hungry for information about the current state of affairs in Texas.
Dr. Ames' presentation is made available through ALTA from October 10 through December 31st. The conference has over 500 participants.
Free, and 2 CEUs approved by ALTA. Here is the link to the presentation. Here is the link to the event. Shelton's Peggy Krug is a regional co-chair for this event: Peggy Krug, M.M.T., I-C.A.L.T., L.D.T., EC, El-1 Got questions? Contact pkrug@shelton.org DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE MATH: IT WILL ALL "ADD" UP IN THE END Ben Powers, Headmaster, Southport School in CT October, 19th 7:00 pm CST A lot of things didn't add up in school for Dr. Ben Powers. Years later, he realized he hadn't been provided with the right formulas. You will be inspired by Dr. Powers as he sums up his experiences in school, his own and those from 20 years of helping students with learning and attention issues to understand and support what really counts.
Catch this inspiring talk on Facebook live.
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