*IMPORTANT UPDATES*
Packets for our Blended students will be available tomorrow, Monday, November 16th, from 10:00-5:00. Some Thursday/Friday students already took emergency packets home on Friday. Distant students will have drop off/pickup on Wednesday, November 18 from 10:00-3:00. Staff will be at school everyday from 7:00-3:00 if you have any questions or concerns about the packet work. If you need anything, please feel free to contact me. Stay Safe!
Thanks
Mrs. Bodkin💙
Thanks
Mrs. Bodkin💙
This evening (Saturday, November 14th) the West Virginia Department of Education updated its COVID-19 School Alert System. Randolph County has moved to ORANGE, and must suspend in-person learning. All Randolph County students will learn remotely, from home, this week, the week of November 16th. On Wednesday, November 18th, 10-day meal packs will be delivered to bus stops starting at 9am. Information on approximate times busses will be at specific bus stops is on our website. The following week, the week of November 23rd, is Thanksgiving Break, and there will be no school through November 27th. There will be no meal delivery or pickup during Thanksgiving break. Per Governor Justice’s executive order, remote, at-home learning will occur on Monday, November 30th, Tuesday, December 1st, and Wednesday, December 2nd. We are hopeful the situation will improve, and Randolph County’s COVID-19 case numbers decrease so that we are able to resume in-person instruction on Thursday, December 3rd. To summarize, all students will participate in remote, at-home learning all this week, the week of November 16th, as well as Monday, November 30th through Wednesday, December 2nd. There is no school for Thanksgiving Break the week of November 23rd. Currently, the earliest in-person learning can resume is Thursday, December 3rd.
Chromebook Update
An automated call with an update about Chromebooks for our students will go out this evening Wednesday, November 18th, starting at 5pm. The transcript of the call is below:
Hello. This is Hilary Ramsey, director of technology for Randolph County Schools. This call is an update about the Chromebooks we have purchased for students. I spoke with HP, the manufacturer of our Chromebooks, yesterday. Right now, they believe our Chromebooks will be delivered sometime in January 2021. I know this is confusing and disappointing news. I’m hoping to explain the situation and explain the delay in this call. We ordered our Chromebooks in July. We had to wait until we had the federal CARES act funding to be able to afford purchasing a Chromebook for every student. Other counties, Monongalia, Greenbrier, etc., have had a 1:1 computer program for several years. They have funding sources that Randolph County does not have. That is why other counties have computers, iPads, and why we’re still waiting. I will also point out that they are also still waiting for their new devices. I spoke with the technology director in a neighboring county, and she ordered 1,000 tablets in late June and is still waiting on them. In fact, I spoke with over 5 other county technology directors. We’re all in the same boat: waiting. The problem is that school districts throughout the US, have all put in orders for Chromebooks. It’s a case of supply and demand. The Chromebooks are manufactured in China. The factories in China had to shut down back in the spring for periods of time. That, along with a major increase in demand, has led to this delay. I realize that this can be very confusing and difficult to understand especially as you walk into Walmart and see Chromebooks lining their shelves. These Chromebooks were likely purchased by Walmart clear back in January, February so they had tons of them on hand to sell for Black Friday, for the Christmas season. These are not educational model Chromebooks like we are purchasing. They are not a durable model and cannot be managed digitally by us. So, as much as I would love to go to Walmart and purchase 4,000 Chromebooks, I cannot. We simply have to wait. As I said, we are not alone. School districts throughout the US are in the same boat we are. I am hopeful that we will have Chromebooks in the hands of our students before the beginning of second semester. If you have any questions about this information, my contact information is on the Randolph County Schools website. Have a wonderful evening.
Hello. This is Hilary Ramsey, director of technology for Randolph County Schools. This call is an update about the Chromebooks we have purchased for students. I spoke with HP, the manufacturer of our Chromebooks, yesterday. Right now, they believe our Chromebooks will be delivered sometime in January 2021. I know this is confusing and disappointing news. I’m hoping to explain the situation and explain the delay in this call. We ordered our Chromebooks in July. We had to wait until we had the federal CARES act funding to be able to afford purchasing a Chromebook for every student. Other counties, Monongalia, Greenbrier, etc., have had a 1:1 computer program for several years. They have funding sources that Randolph County does not have. That is why other counties have computers, iPads, and why we’re still waiting. I will also point out that they are also still waiting for their new devices. I spoke with the technology director in a neighboring county, and she ordered 1,000 tablets in late June and is still waiting on them. In fact, I spoke with over 5 other county technology directors. We’re all in the same boat: waiting. The problem is that school districts throughout the US, have all put in orders for Chromebooks. It’s a case of supply and demand. The Chromebooks are manufactured in China. The factories in China had to shut down back in the spring for periods of time. That, along with a major increase in demand, has led to this delay. I realize that this can be very confusing and difficult to understand especially as you walk into Walmart and see Chromebooks lining their shelves. These Chromebooks were likely purchased by Walmart clear back in January, February so they had tons of them on hand to sell for Black Friday, for the Christmas season. These are not educational model Chromebooks like we are purchasing. They are not a durable model and cannot be managed digitally by us. So, as much as I would love to go to Walmart and purchase 4,000 Chromebooks, I cannot. We simply have to wait. As I said, we are not alone. School districts throughout the US are in the same boat we are. I am hopeful that we will have Chromebooks in the hands of our students before the beginning of second semester. If you have any questions about this information, my contact information is on the Randolph County Schools website. Have a wonderful evening.
On Wednesday, November 18th, Randolph County Schools will be delivering meal packs to students at each bus stop. Bus drivers will start delivering meals around 9:15 am. We are combining the elementary, middle, and high school runs for meal deliveries on this day; therefore, there will only be one bus run. The bus delivery times are here. Meals will NOT be available at the school for pick up. If you have questions about a bus run, please contact the transportation department at 304-636-9150 ext 145.
Due to all of the Covid safety regulations and restrictions, we have made some changes for our car riders.
Car rider changes:
Arrival time 7:30-7:40. Tardy is 7:40 so we can be ready for bus arrival at 7:45. You must park in a parking spot and walk your child to the door. You and your child need to wear a mask while waiting and be mindful of social distancing. Grades 3-5 will come in the front door. Grades K-2 will come in the back door. If you have a child in both grade levels, then go to the front door. We will check their temperature and then they will go straight to their room. If temperature is 100.4 or above, they will need to go home. PK will go to the PK door.
Dismissal time 2:30-2:40. Pk-5th Gr.
Stay in your car and start a line in the bus lane. When the lane is full, continue the line behind the teacher’s cars but leaving the entrance free of traffic. Staff members will notify teachers when you are in the pick up lane. Your child will be walked to your car in the lane and helped into your car. If they can not buckle up by themselves, then you can pull over in a parking spot out of the way and help them. Please be patient as we try this new dismissal plan.
If you have any questions, give me a call.
Thanks,
Mrs. Bodkin💙
Car rider changes:
Arrival time 7:30-7:40. Tardy is 7:40 so we can be ready for bus arrival at 7:45. You must park in a parking spot and walk your child to the door. You and your child need to wear a mask while waiting and be mindful of social distancing. Grades 3-5 will come in the front door. Grades K-2 will come in the back door. If you have a child in both grade levels, then go to the front door. We will check their temperature and then they will go straight to their room. If temperature is 100.4 or above, they will need to go home. PK will go to the PK door.
Dismissal time 2:30-2:40. Pk-5th Gr.
Stay in your car and start a line in the bus lane. When the lane is full, continue the line behind the teacher’s cars but leaving the entrance free of traffic. Staff members will notify teachers when you are in the pick up lane. Your child will be walked to your car in the lane and helped into your car. If they can not buckle up by themselves, then you can pull over in a parking spot out of the way and help them. Please be patient as we try this new dismissal plan.
If you have any questions, give me a call.
Thanks,
Mrs. Bodkin💙
Yearbook Info
I have enjoyed seeing some of our students' first day of school 2020-2021 pictures on FB.
I am putting together the yearbook again this school year. With this year being outside of our normal school year, I am hoping to enlist everyone's help.
This year is going to be more difficult for me to get candid photos of all of our students due to blended, virtual and distance learning.If you would like to submit photos to me of your child engaged in school related activities, please send them to me through my email (ldemotto@k12.wv.us). I cannot promise I will be able to use all of them, but I will try to include as many as I possibly can. I would love to do a section on the first day back to school 2020-2021, so I would love to share some of your first day pictures. Please share this information with parents that may not be a member on Facebook.
My email again is...
ldemotto@k12.wv.us
Thank you! Mrs. DeMotto😊🌻
I am putting together the yearbook again this school year. With this year being outside of our normal school year, I am hoping to enlist everyone's help.
This year is going to be more difficult for me to get candid photos of all of our students due to blended, virtual and distance learning.If you would like to submit photos to me of your child engaged in school related activities, please send them to me through my email (ldemotto@k12.wv.us). I cannot promise I will be able to use all of them, but I will try to include as many as I possibly can. I would love to do a section on the first day back to school 2020-2021, so I would love to share some of your first day pictures. Please share this information with parents that may not be a member on Facebook.
My email again is...
ldemotto@k12.wv.us
Thank you! Mrs. DeMotto😊🌻
*RE-ENTRY UPDATES*
This is North Elementary’s Re-Entry Plan. Please understand that this plan is very fluid and can change multiple times.
Randolph County Schools re-entry plan can be viewed on our COVID-19 Resource page at http://boe.rand.k12.wv.us/covid-19.html
*If you have a Facebook, please click on the Facebook link at the top right of this page to join the North Elementary PTO/Parents Facebook Group.
Upcoming Events:
November 16 - November 20- All Students Remote Learning due to our county being Orange.
November 16 - Packet pickup/drop off for Blended Learners 10am-5pm.
November 18 - 10 day Meal packs will be delivered. Packet pickup and drop off 8am-3pm
November 16 - Packet pickup/drop off for Blended Learners 10am-5pm.
November 18 - 10 day Meal packs will be delivered. Packet pickup and drop off 8am-3pm
No School November 23-27 for Thanksgiving Break
November 30 - December 3 - as per the Governor: Students will be learning remotely.
December 4 - Students A-L
December 5 - Students M-Z
December 4 - Students A-L
December 5 - Students M-Z
Don't Forget to keep working on your Reading Goal!
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RANDOLPH B.O.E. CALENDAR
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QUICK SOFTWARE LINKS
(ADDITIONAL EDUCATIONAL LINKS CAN BE FOUND UNDER HELPFUL LINKS AT THE TOP OF THIS PAGE)
The New Clever Website:
Student username and password is their full
WVEIS number.
PRODIGY
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Check your child's AR from home
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Lunch Menu
LINK TO SOCIAL STUDIES FAIR
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