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DISTRICT NEWS
Daily School Closure &
Remote Learning Update
Dear Natick Families,

We have a few updates and reminders for you below. Our Special Education Office Hour parent meeting is happening tonight.

SPECIAL EDUCATION OFFICE HOURS
Learn more about our Link to the Phase 2 remote learning overview from the April 3rd update: https://bit.ly/npsremotelearning2020

We apologize for the conflict of parent special education chat and the first night of Passover.  We wanted to ensure good information was available to all special education families prior to the start of Phase 2 services (4/9/2020).  Both parent chats are recorded for your convenience and we hope parents will reach out with questions.
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RECAP FROM LAST NIGHT’S VIRTUAL OFFICE HOUR
Here is a video of last night’s live stream parent talk on remote learning: Recording of the Parent Chat 4/7/2020

And the slide deck used last night and tonight’s parent chat: Remote Learning Slide Deck Used in Parent Chats

Translated documents aligned with the above overview in all languages will be forthcoming in upcoming blasts.

Translation During Today’s Virtual Parent Office Hour and Community Chat
We have worked to enhance live translation capabilities for families to participate in these live sessions. See below for the translation details and information.

For real time text and voice translation of this meeting:

Once you are in the meeting:
  • Go to the settings (it looks like a wheel in the top right corner next to your name) 
  • Here you can choose “play speech output” to hear the meeting for many languages. 
  • You can also choose to have the English message typed with your chosen language. 
  • When the meeting is over you can save the transcribed text if you want.

NEF SPONSORS NPS STAFF PERSON HARDSHIP FUND
Want to help NPS staff who might be suffering hardship due to furlough or other employment reductions? Contact the Natick Education Foundation at https://natickedfoundation.org/?page_id=531 where you can donate to the NPS Staff Hardship fund.

SCHOOL FIELDS, TRACK AT MEMORIAL, AND PARKING LOT AT KMS
Please note that the Board of Health has now authorized Natick Staff to patrol these areas and to disperse groups of people who congregate there to play. Individuals respecting social distancing can continue to shoot hoops, and use the track, but groups may not. Please advise your children and community members. We will station staff to visit and dispel groups from the site on school grounds: KMS parking lot, NHS football field, all Memorial fields and track, Coolidge Ball Courts and Memorial Baseball fields/area. School discipline may be issued.

FEEL GOOD MOMENTS

Kindness Week Followup from SPARK Kindness

Virtual Art Shows with our Middle School Students!
MS art teachers, Jess Neel and Beth Kassup inspire their students during remote learning!

Anna
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Anna P. Nolin, Ed.D.
Superintendent of Schools
The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new. – Socrates 

Natick Public Schools
Twitter@annapnolin
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If you need assistance with technology, our Tech Team has developed a helpful guide for contacting the Parent Help Desk .

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Natick Public Schools  is a community dedicated to all students achieving high standards in a safe, trusting, respectful environment where learning is exciting, dynamic, and engaging. 

Our mission  is to educate all students to high levels through high-quality instruction. 
NATICK PUBLIC SCHOOLS
13 East Central Street, Natick MA 01760
ph: 508-647-6500 fax: 508-647-6506