So great to walk through each of the schools in WB today. Students and staff are working hard and doing a wonderful job!
Looking forward to 1st Superintendent Coffee Hour of the year on Friday, October 2nd at 9am. This month will be virtual using google meets but in the future we will be in person. Email will be sent home to all families with sign in information.
Please complete the Back to School Forms Online by Friday September 25!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd3_YZbtwNAyWwhg07Ve2m-VvzUSPxg7-QqBXccT3-J02c4nA/viewform
Superintendent Coffee Hour - Friday, October 2nd at 9am. This meeting will be done through Google Meets. Information has been sent home to families on how to sign in. Monthly meetings with Mr. Bodwell will be held. 1st guest will be WB School Resource Officer Tim Pope.
Curriculum Nights - New dates have been established:
Middle/Senior High School October 6th, Howard School October 8th, Rose L MacDonald School October 13th and Spring Street School October 15th. More details will be sent out by the building principals.
We are so excited to welcome our students back to school! Thank you to all who have helped prepare for the opening of school. Way to go WB!! It has been so great to see their excited faces and enthusiasm.
Check out this google slides presentation on Google Classroom.
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1nfLQYepwBdrjdJSiLTUvVVZDS-bGjIgnrG3wneSsi3M/edit#slide=id.p1
Posting a couple of informational videos for parents -
Google Classroom:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgS-hoSIjnw&feature=youtu.be
Google Meets:
https://youtu.be/QiLkyQcftXw (good overview)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjq8SDHnKbY (goes into more detail)
Attention Parents/Guardians - Bus Transportation Opt In Survey has been sent via email. If your child is riding a bus this year the survey must be completed by Tuesday, September 8th at noon. Thank you
COVID-19 Staff Training today - Thank you to Lead Nurse Mrs. Julie Diedrichsen, School Physician Dr. Kevin Murphy and West Bridgewater Board of Health Agent Mr. Rob Casper. The panel did a wonderful job providing information for our staff and answered all of their questions.
1st Day Meetings with Staff - It was a bit different meeting by school rather than the entire district (social distancing guidelines being followed) but so amazing to see all the teachers this morning. The are excited and ready to go!
Welcome Back West Bridgewater Educators and Staff!!! Looking forward to the start of the 2020-2021 School Year! Wildcat PRIDE!
Fully Remote Learning Model Opt Out Form - An email with more information has been sent to all families through Aspen. The deadline to complete this form is Tuesday, August 25th.
https://forms.gle/3h4JdGHb7Sz34ZpK8
Here is the West Bridgewater Public Schools Reopening Plan for the 2020-2021 School year. https://www.wbridgewaterschools.org/article/287752?org=district-office
Sharing the presentation from last nights School Committee meeting. The SC voted 5-0 to move forward with planning for a hybrid learning model. All models will be included in our final plan submitted to DESE https://www.wbridgewaterschools.org/article/282719?org=district-office
Tonight's Graduation Ceremony will be streamed live starting at 6pm on the West Bridgewater TV YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCibNOlggDkioqr0VOvhl5Gg
This Sunday’s Graduation Ceremony will be live streamed on YouTube starting at 6pm. The stream can be found at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCibNOlggDkioqr0VOvhl5Gg
Attention all WB school families. On Tuesday 3/24 we will be distributing groceries to all families in need at the Spring Street School between 10am -12pm. All are welcome but we request that you RSVP to agrinder@wbridgewater.com. For families that cannot make Tuesday's distribution, we will be available on Friday from 8-11 by appointment only.
Attention all #wbwildcats here's the latest Superintendent's Spotlight with a message from our administrators regarding our school closure.
https://youtu.be/p4X9UFWb0j8
FYI: if you haven't already heard, Governor Baker mandated a 3 week school closure. So now all #wbwildcats will return to school on April 7th, not March 30th. Please see the update I posted earlier today with helpful information.