More Info on School Closure

Hi Families, 

Boy do we miss you! Please send our love and warm wishes to the students. School is empty without them here!! Going forward with this new uncharted territory, here is some important information. There is an email, as well with lots of info. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU HAVE AN EMAIL FOR YOUR FAMILY ON ASPIRE. OR CALL THE SCHOOL TO ADD IT. IMPORTANT INFORMATION FROM YOUR TEACHER ON HOW WE ARE GOING TO DO ONLINE SCHOOL WILL BE THROUGH YOUR EMAIL AND CLASSROOM APPS. PLEASE KEEP CHECKING YOUR EMAILS CONSISTENTLY. We don't want to miss anyone. 

We have a few updates: 

If your family needs a chromebook to check out- Please send one adult, no children- please come to the school Wednesday morning starting at 9 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. or 12:00-1:30 p.m.  Please follow the signs and arrows to make this a smooth process and to keep our lines to groupings of 10 or less. 

**There is a contract you will need to sign to check out the chrome book. (Click HERE to read and review.)

1. Chromebook per family unless discretion is needed based on the number of students in the family. 

2. We are serving breakfast and lunches grab and go style starting Wednesday March 18th. MEALS are FREE to all Children 0-18. 

*Breakfast 8:15-8:45 in the carpool line in front of the school. Stay in your car. Students have to be present to receive their grab bag. Any student in the district is welcome to grab their food from any grade level school.  This includes preschool aged children. No adult meals will be provided. 

*Lunch 11:00-11:30 in the carpool line in front of the school.  Stay in your car. Students have to be present to receive their grab bag. Any student in the district is welcome to grab their food from any grade level school.  This includes preschool aged children. No adult meals will be provided. One meal choice a day. When we know what we can serve each day we will post it on our school Website. 

**The district will be sending out a notice on meals for all students in the district including other pick up locations. Please call the district by 3 p.m. the day before for special dietary meals and pick up locations. 734-4800 

3. Teachers will be sending out information via online learning, and packets, including office hours 9:30-10:30 for students and parents to contact the teacher for help on assignments. 

4. All online materials will be online via Canvas. You can access Canvas through our district web site www.besd.net  Click on the student tab, and canvas comes up first. You will need your students ID # and then their password is their birthdate. Teachers will be sending out student ID #'s via private email, classroom communication apps, etc. today. With further instructions. 

5. For those who do not have online access, or limited access- There will be Daily/ bi-daily packets that may be needed- WEDNESDAY- PICK UP AT THE EAST DOORS (due to chrome book check out) 8:30 a.m- 3:00 p.m. OTHER DAYS- Pick up at the front doors of the school 8:30-3:00 p.m. Look for your grade level, then teacher, and sign the clipboard to get your packet. To turn your packet back in, put it in the drop in crate. It will go to your teacher. New packet materials will be put out, and teachers will be in communication with you to let you know there are new materials. All of the packets correlate to what is online in canvas too. 

Thank you and we miss you, 

Mrs. Arehart 

Update on School Closure

Families: Monday and Tuesday are days for all staff to prep, disinfect, and prepare for Wednesday delivery of curriculum via online tools for our students. 

Our Food Director is having a meeting with all the kitchen managers on Monday. We will know more about breakfast and lunches with grab and go on Monday. Grab and go will begin Wednesday. 

School is closed for students for the 2 weeks, and then for spring break too, unless they forgot something at the school and can come in a grab it quickly. 

All of our staff are meeting at 8 a.m. Monday, for a planning meeting and q&a. As we get more info we will continue to keep you updated.

Please take the survey for online options by clicking HERE. Our building level Tech and coaches are attending a meeting on Monday on how we are going to deliver information to families for students learning. 

Thank you for your patience!! 

Mrs. Arehart

Corynn.arehart@besd.net

Free Internet for 2 Months

Effective Monday, March 16, 2020, Comcast is offering 2 months free to new Internet Essentials customers in response to recent and anticipated emergency measures associated with the Coronavirus (COVID-19).

Click HERE to get more details.

Soft School Closure for 2 Weeks

Dear Parents and Guardians, 

Under the direction of Governor Herbert and State Superintendent Sydnee Dickson, the school district will have a soft closure for two weeks beginning Monday, March 16-27. BESD will have Spring Break from March 30-April 3. This school closure is a preventative measure to decrease the spread of the coronavirus. A soft school closure means that students will be dismissed from school, but facilities would be kept open, and staff will continue to work. 

Beginning on Wednesday, March 18, students will be learning at home via an online curriculum. We have developed a survey to collect data on who has internet connectivity and the number of devices that students could receive an online curriculum. Internet connectivity is often defined as being able to stream Netflix on two devices without any buffering occurring. For students that do not have devices at home, families can check out a Chromebook to be used during this time. For families that do not have internet access, teachers will develop a curriculum that can be picked up at the school or delivered via US Postal Service. Please click on this link to take the survey. Click HERE for survey.

Our Food Service Director, Candace Parr, will work with all kitchen managers and building administrators to provide breakfast and lunch services during the school closure. Beginning on Wednesday, March 18, breakfast and lunch will be available in grab and go bags and be available for pick up during the school's regular scheduled times for each site. 

All extracurricular practices and activities will be canceled during the two-week school closure. 

We appreciate the community working together to minimize any spread of the coronavirus throughout the district. As a district, we are encouraging all parents to limit large group gatherings during this time. 

Steven E. Carlsen 

Superintendent Box Elder School District 

Bracelets for Brylee

BRHS Cinderella Play

Preschool Pre-Enrollment at McKinley