November 2021 PTO newsletter

November 2021 PTO newsletter Mary C. Haynes-Smith, Principal

Amanda Broussard Crystal LaFrance

Assistant Principals

Principal’s Corner Dear Bethune Families,

Welcome to November! Thanks for all that you do to support us during the constant adjustments and

challenges.

I am proud of the Bethune community for facing these challenges and keeping our learning environ-

ment safe and vibrant. Our teachers’ efforts are truly commendable. They have been working with our

students through unusual circumstances. We are all working to mitigate the spread of COVID. Thank

you for working with us and understanding what it takes to keep our environment safe.

We will continue in person learning but it is important that we work together to maintain social dis-

tancing and mask wearing both on and off campus. Please follow the guidelines recommended by the

CDC.

I miss many of the normal school activities such as programs, athletics, performances and of course,

actively participating in classroom activities. But, right now, the safety of our school community is

more important.

Let’s continue to work together as a TEAM! Remember TOGETHER everyone achieves more.

Sincerely,

Mary C. Haynes-Smith

CEO/Principal

Scholastic Book Fair

Our fall book fair will be held November 15th through November 19, 2021. So that we can stay in

compliance with the social distancing recommendation of the CDC, students will visit the book

fair in their static groups only. Each classroom will be given a specific day and time to attend.

Please send your student with money for the Book Fair on their specified day. If you have any

questions please feel free to email me.

[email protected]

NEW! NOLA-PS Common App Main Round Window (11/1/21 - 1/21/22) (Formally One App) The Main Round for the Nola-PS Common Application (NCAP) will open Monday, November 1, 2021- Janu-ary 21, 2022. Families can learn about schools and apply from the new website. site that launches the same day. Families can explore schools, learn about the common application process, and complete the NCAP at nolapublicschools.com. Click on the “ENROLL” button on the homepage, to access the NOLA-PS unified en-rollment information center: Enrollnolaps.com. This site will be available on Nov. 1. New this year, the NOLA-PS common application process now includes all 76 NOLA-PS affiliated schools, in addition to publicly funded early childhood programs, publicly funded K-12 scholarship programs at private schools, and six public schools authorized by the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE). Please note that anyone accessing the enrollnola.org site will be redirected to the new site for information. Contact Christie Gomez, Assistant Director of Outreach and Family Access, [email protected]

Hardship Transfer Window (10/4/21 - 4/1/2022) The hardship transfer process opened on Monday, October 4. Any family requesting to transfer a student from his/her current NOLA-PS school placement to a different NOLA-PS school must initiate the hardship transfer process with the student’s current school. School enrollment staff now have access to the hardship transfer re-quest form in Salesforce. Schools must complete the hardship transfer form and submit this request to [email protected] to initiate the hardship transfer process with NOLA-PS. Contact the Enrollment team at [email protected] NOLA-PS Response to Gov. John Bel Edwards’ Announcement Regarding Mask Mandates (New Orleans – October 26, 2021) — NOLA Public Schools (NOLA-PS) supports Gov. John Bel Edwards’ decision to continue to recommend masks in schools, and therefore will keep in place its mask requirements inside school buildings, on school buses, and during school-related events. Masks are a proven precaution against the spread of COVID-19, especially as we continue to wait for vaccines to become available for children under 12 and continue to encourage eligible older students and staff to get vac-cinated as soon as possible. NOLA-PS is working with the New Orleans Health Department to determine our future course of action should the levels of community spread continue to decline and vaccination rates increase. We are committed to contin-ued dialogue with our schools to ensure we are keeping their students and educators safe and healthy through-out this pandemic.

1. Keep a positive attitude. Even if math wasn’t your favorite subject in school it doesn’t have to be that way for your child. 2. Point out ways we use math

every day. Have your child help you with chores. He or she can help you measure ingredients for a recipe. Your child can also count out utensils when setting the table. 3. Talk about people who use

math in their jobs. These include:

Cashiers, engineers, accountants and mechanics to name a few.

7. Work on practice and repetition. Make your own flashcards to help your child with fractions, subtraction, multi-plication and division. 8. Show that you value math home-

work. Ask your child about math class regu-larly. Ask about class assignments and any upcoming tests. 9. Stay in touch with your child’s

school. Get to know your child’s teacher and ask what you can do to help your child learn math at home.

4. Give your child the chance to use math tools.

Show your child how to use a ruler or tape measure. Help him or her meas-ure things in feet and inches. 5. Explain how we can use math to

solve problems. Tell your child there are 10 slices in an orange and 5 people. Ask how many slices each person would get if you divided the orange equally. 6. Make math fun! Board games, dice, cards and domi-noes can help your child learn math while playing a game.

Tips to help your child learn math

Title I

Parents Rights in Education

Title I is the nation’s largest federal assistance program for schools.

The goal of Title I is to help every child get a high-quality education. Title I funds are directed to-ward students who need them the most.

The aim of Title I is to raise school accountability, provide more financial flexibility, set goals, im-

prove teacher quality, provide school choices and make schools safer.

Aa a parent of a student in a Title I school, you play an important role in your child’s education. You have the right to know how your child’s school is performing and the qualifications of their

teachers.

How to help your middle schooler evaluate online information

Students (and adults) get much of their news from online sources. But today, many of those sources present only one-sided information. It’s harder than ever to tell the difference between unbiased information about a product and a web-site created to advertise that product. And some sites pretend to be news sites, but are actually trying to promote a par-ticular point of view. A Stanford study shows that most students can’t tell the difference between a news story and an ad. They also don’t know how to tell a real news site from one that presents a slanted view of an issue. Talk with your child about the importance of verifying whether an online source is reliable. Encourage him to: Follow links. Does the link lead to a trustwor thy news source? Or does it go to a site that offers only one

point of view? Read more. Sometimes an ar ticle will take one sentence from another source out of context. Read the or igi-

nal source for clarification. Look for hidden ads. An ar ticle containing the phrase “sponsored content” isn’t news. It’s an ad. Check the date. A source from 2005 could contain accurate mater ial about ancient Greece. However , infor-

mation about today’s economy would require a more recent source.

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