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Published APRIL 26, 2020

Volume 39

MONTH OF MAY PLANS

Parents, as Governor Kemp takes steps to begin reopening Georgia it is hard to forecast where we might be as a state once we reach the month of May. To be proactive, we want to make adjustments to our current plans in anticipation that some of you may be called back to work, presenting new challenges to your students who will be forced to remain at home with distance learning. To help reduce the stress and workload that your child may face with your own responsibilities picking back up at work potentially, we are planning the following adjustments for the month of May. 

1. For the month of May, we are reducing the amount of work/assignments that will be submitted back to teachers. Live teaching and instructional videos will continue, but assignments and assessments will decrease during the month of May. 

2. Final Exams will be replaced with project assignments. Students will have the entire month of May to complete their projects for Bible, English, Science and History. Beginning May 1, project rubrics will be made available and all projects will be due the final week of school (May 18 and 19 during live teaching sessions)

3. Week of May 4 - Assignments that need to be turned in this week will all be communicated to you on Friday, May 1 and will not be due until Friday, May 8. This will provide a weekend and an entire week to complete required assignments. The exception to this will be math assignments which will be due by 8am the following day. 

4. Week of May 11 - There will be no new work collected this week beyond a math assessment that all students will take on Thursday, May 14. 

Our hope is that these accommodations will help support your family during the month of May as circumstances begin to change and family dynamics are altered with jobs reopening. 

Month of May Events

Below you will find important events coming up for the month of May!

• Thursday, May 14th - Math Exam/Final Assessment

• Friday, May 15 - Virtual Field Day

• Monday, May 18 - Bible and Science Projects Due

• Tuesday, May 19 - English and History Projects Due, MS Honors Program and 8th Grade Promotion at 7pm (virtual link to be provided)

• Thursday, May 21 - MS Stuff Pickup Day (9-10am and 5-6pm) - We will follow a similar procedure for how we did packet pickups. All of your child’s locker items will be bagged upon your arrival. 8th graders will need to return Chromebooks on this day. 8th grade teachers will be on hand to present special gifts to all of our 8th graders to celebrate the step to HS.