August 13, 2020
Good Afternoon,
Here are a few updates from the middle school:
Opening of School Forms: The typical opening of school forms that had to be completed by hand are now available to complete through Power School. Please log on to your Parent Power School account and complete two electronic annual forms: Parent Consent Form and Emergency Information & Trip/Activity Medical form. These need to be completed no later than Friday, August 21st. Students who do not have completed forms cannot pick up their Chromebook and will not receive their schedules in September. If you cannot access your Parent Portal account, please contact your child’s counselor for assistance. Thank you!
Chromebooks: Monday, August 24th through Thursday August 27th NBC will distribute Chromebooks from 8 AM to 3PM, with one evening Wednesday, August 26th 3 PM - 8 PM to the families of the district. Each student will be issued a Chromebook for use during remote / virtual / or in-person instruction.
Everyone will need to pick-up a Chromebook and must sign up for a time slot in the ChromeBook Link. Pick-up of Chromebooks will happen in the Middle School Media Center. A parent or guardian will enter through the Island Road entrance and park in the Middle School Bus Lot and enter the Middle School Media Center that way. The parent or guardian will need to wear their facemask to enter.
It is important that students have the chromebook and are ready to start school Tuesday, September 8th.
Please be sure to read the outlined procedure below prior to coming to the school
Read NB One to One Technology use form on school website, under parent/student resources
You will need to acknowledge on the Student/Parent Consent form that it has been read, which will be available through Powerschool (see “Opening of School Forms” above).
On the designated date and time, parents will drive to the Middle School Bus Lot and come into the Media Center through the entrance door(which will be marked). Six feet social distancing markers will be placed on the sidewalk leading up to the entrance.
The parent or guardian will enter the Middle Center through the labeled door and Chromebook(s) will be distributed.
Exit through the exit door that is marked
It is imperative that you come at your designated time, follow all procedures for pick-up and drop-off of items and practice social distancing.
Reopening of Schools: As the district has planned for the reopening of schools in September, the school web page has been the main place for information on the plans and what the upcoming school year will look like. If you have not done so already, be sure to check the web page, www.nburlington.com, for information and the latest updates.
Middle School Sports: At the presentation Monday, we talked about how it is anticipated that middle school sports will be scaled back as a result of the pandemic and, unfortunately, we will not be able to offer interscholastic competitions. We are hopeful to be able to offer informal, intramural type competitions immediately after school. Students who want to participate will still need to complete the sports physical packet that can be found here.
Have a good weekend.
Sincerely,
Andrew Kearns, Ed.D.
Principal