April 30, 2021 Good afternoon Daniel Hand High School community,
Class of 2023 All sophomores are reminded to check their school email accounts for an opportunity to apply to serve as a Board of Education Student Representative. The process to apply for this opportunity as well as the deadline to submit the application are included in the email.
Class of 2022 Students and families of the Class of 2022 are reminded that the Junior Prom is scheduled on Friday, May 14, 2021. This event will be held at Woodwinds in Branford, CT. Tickets are on sale now through Friday, April 30th via the Infinite Campus parent portal. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you need financial assistance for this event.
Class of 2021 Members of the Class of 2021 and their parents/guardians will receive E-Notify messages prior to the many scheduled year-end events. The messages will include additional details of each event, as well as any changes that may have been necessary. As a reminder, the first event is scheduled on Monday, May 3, 2021.
Wellness Wednesday Please see below for the "Wellness Wednesday" time schedule that will be followed on May 5, 2021. Cohort A and remote students will have 30 minutes of downtime while at home. Please remember that this 30-minute timeframe is not for academic support or additional work.
Period 1 7:25 a.m. 8:25 a.m. Period 2 8:29 a.m. 9:26 a.m. Wellness 9:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. Period 3A 10:04 a.m. 10:32 a.m. Period 3B 10:32 a.m. 11:00 a.m. Period 4A 11:04 a.m. 11:32 a.m. Period 4B 11:32 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Period 5A 12:04 p.m. 12:32 p.m. Period 5B 12:32 p.m. 1:00 p.m. Period 6 1:04 p.m. 2:00 p.m.
Parent/Guardian Webinars – (Reminder) Parent/guardian responses to a survey earlier in the year highlighted areas of interest regarding Naviance, financial aid for college, and the college selection process. Please click the links below to view these very informative webinars Enrollment Status and Attendance (Reminder) In order for teachers to be prepared on a daily basis and to ensure we can contact trace effectively, students are expected to attend school based on their parents/guardian's selection for attendance. An email, to a faculty or staff member, is not an acceptable way to update a student's attendance status. To request a change in attendance status, click on the link below to complete the required form. Requests to transition to remote learning will be approved immediately. Requests to transition from remote to in-person learning will take up to a week for approval. In any scenario, all requests will be confirmed via an email from school personnel. Please note that daily changes in enrollment status will not be permitted.
Click on the link below to request a learning model change: Parking and Traffic Pattern – (Reminder) Junior parking passes will no longer be issued for the remainder of the year as we have reached capacity. School personnel will continue to monitor the parking scenario on a daily basis. If faculty, staff, or seniors cannot find parking spaces, the junior privilege to park will be revoked with very little notice. Again, I strongly encourage juniors currently driving to school to have a backup plan if this privilege has to be revoked.
Important: For the remainder of the school year, students driving to school without the required parking pass affixed to their windshield will not be allowed to park on campus.
Returning School Materials (Reminder) As students return to the building it's a great opportunity to return any outstanding equipment, textbooks, and library books. Students who have borrowed additional chromebook chargers over the school year will receive an email from the library notifying them if that equipment has not been returned.
Visitors (Reminder) Unfortunately, due to the pandemic, visitors are still not allowed in the building.
Cohort Schedule For planning purposes, see below for the cohort schedule for the remainder of the school year.
Week of May 3 –7 3 – Cohort A 4 – Cohort A 5 – Cohort B 6 – Cohort B 7 – Cohort B
Week of May 10 – 14 10 – Cohort A 11 – Cohort A 12 – Cohort A 13 – Cohort B 14 – Cohort B
Week of May 17 – 21 17 – Cohort A 18 – Remote Learning Day 19 – Cohort A 20 – Cohort B 21 – Cohort B
Week of May 24 – 28 24 – Cohort A 25 – Cohort A 26 – Cohort B 27 – Cohort B 28 – Cohort B
Week of May 31 – June 4 31 – No School 1 – Cohort A 2 – Cohort A 3 – Cohort B 4 – Cohort B
Week June 7 - 11 7 – Cohort A 8 – Cohort A 9 – Cohort A Trimester 3 Exams (Underclassmen) 10 – Cohort B Trimester 3 Exams (Underclassmen) 11 – Cohort B Trimester 3 Exams (Underclassmen)
Week of June 14 – 18 14 – Trimester 3 Exam Make-up Day (Last day of school) 15 – Professional Development (Faculty and Staff only) 16 – Summer Vacation 17 – Summer Vacation 18 – Summer Vacation
Please continue to make safe and healthy decisions that include wearing a mask, social distancing, and washing your hands regularly.
Enjoy the weekend and stay healthy,
Mr. Salutari
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