Hello ME Families!
We hope that you all are staying safe and trying to enjoy the time that you have been gifted during this challenging situation. We want you to continue to log onto Sapphire and access the connections and extensions that our teachers have been planning and pushing out. Our teachers will be monitoring what students are logging onto and what tasks they are completing online and will be sending and offering weekly incentives to those students who complete 70% or more of the weekly online opportunities. If you are having any technology struggles there are two contact numbers available on the website under the COVID-19 bar at the top.
If your student has a packet due to not having access, we encourage you to keep the completed packet and send it with your student when we return to school. The students who have completed packets and return them will also receive some incentives upon the return to school.
We are working on a plan for distribution of all materials and items that were left in the building prior to the closure and we will provide more details once they are finalized. Yearbooks will be given out and we will be requesting all library books to be returned at that time. Again, more details to come.
Final report cards will be mailed home at the end of the school year.
Finally, remember that this is a stressful time for not only the adults, but for our children as well. We are working on a plan for when we return in order to reteach those skills that were missed during this time. We recognize that you are parents first and foremost and encourage you to take it one day at a time. If you have any questions or we can help you in any way, please call the office and leave us a message or send us an email.
Thank you for all that you are doing and stay safe!
Mrs. Julie L. Lohr
Instruction for Sapphire Log On
Good evening Middleburg Elementary Families, In an effort to support your child educationally during this extended school closure the Midd-West School District will begin to share mobile content for enrichment and review on March 30. Teachers will be posting resources and activities on Sapphire. Please note: Internet access is required to access Sapphire. Since our elementary students do not have their own devices we have arranged for elementary families to borrow district laptops. If you have a child in grades 6-12 as well as an elementary student, we are asking that the elementary child be allowed to use their older sibling’s computer. For families with students only at the elementary school we will assign you a laptop to borrow for the duration of the school closing. We will be issuing 1 laptop per 3 children. If you have a laptop or desktop at home that you would prefer your child use, that is great, you are not required to use a district laptop. If you are not borrowing a laptop your child’s Sapphire information will be sent to you via his/her classroom teacher on Thursday, March 26. Laptop distribution will occur tomorrow, March 24 and Wednesday March 25 from 11 am – 1 pm at the student drop-off loop at Middleburg Elementary School. Please follow the signs posted as we will follow a drive-thru format with all individuals remaining in their vehicles. We appreciate your flexibility and understanding. We want to continue to support you, your child, and your family during this difficult time. Laptop distribution will be tomorrow, March 24 and Wednesday March 25 from 11 am – 1 pm at Middleburg Elementary. This also coincides with our lunch distribution so plan to grab a bagged lunch while you are here. Thank you, Mrs. Julie L. Lohr
Due to the closing of all PA schools, Kindergarten registration for the Midd-West School District has been postponed. We apologize for this inconvenience. Rescheduled dates will be forthcoming. Thank you for your patience and support.
FREE MEALS AVAILABLE
WHILE SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED
Schools closed due to the Coronavirus are able to provide free meals to all students through the National School Lunch Program’s Seamless Summer Option. These meals are available for all families and to any Midd-West Student age 18 and younger.
The Midd-West School District invites families and care-givers to drive through and pick up meals beginning Wednesday, March 25, 2020. Pre-packed Lunch and Breakfast for the following day will be provided on a first come, first served basis. Students must be present in order for meals to be provided. Please stay in your car as you drive through, and meals will be passed through based on the number of students in your vehicle. If you walk to a site to pick up a meal, please do not congregate at the site.
Pick up is available at the following locations, Monday-Friday at:
Midd-West High School Main Office Loop 11:00 am--12:30 pm
West Snyder Elementary School Office Loop 11:00 am--12:30 pm
Breakfasts will include (but are not limited to) Cereal, Fruit/Juice, and Milk, along with napkin and straw. Lunches will include (but are not limited to) sandwiches, fresh vegetables, fruit, and milk, along with napkin and straw.
We encourage families to continue to be proactive in reducing the risk of Coronavirus by not congregating at the pick-up site once meals have been distributed, continue to wash your hands often, sneeze or cough into a tissue, and stay home if you are sick.
Contact the Midd-West School District Food Service Department at 570-837-0046 ext 1601 or rosselli.john@mwsd.cc if you have questions about this service or if you need to make arrangements for medically necessary meal accommodations.
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