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SUPERINTENDENT MEMO
To assist in preparation, we will offer a community meeting on updates to our hybrid and remote learning models on Wednesday evening. We want all families to be prepared for possible changes.
Remote learning is just one tool in a community's tool kit to keep residents safe. Please wear masks, do not mix in groups outside your family pods and limit travel and exposure if you can. The number of cases in the total Natick exceed totals at any time last spring. The surge is upon us; please be vigilant and careful.  

We are asking teachers to speak with students about remote learning, preparing technology and teaching remote learning resources and routines. As the working parent of two in hybrid learning, I have had them on remote learning for two week stretches twice in the last two months--I know it is a shift and burden on families.  

See you at meetings this week,
Anna
NEXT WEDNESDAY!
SUPERINTENDENT OFFICE HOURS FOR FAMILIES:
Topic: Updates to Time on Learning in NPS
Join us on January 13, at 7pm
Join us for a live stream overviewing the details of these changes. There will be a brief presentation, followed by breakout sessions Google Meet breakout groups (by level) to further discuss the changes.

Meeting is not mandatory, but we want to provide support to you as we head into the new year and possibly into remote learning.
Will you join us on Wednesday, Jan 13?
Yes
No
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School meals are free for all students through June 30, 2021!
*The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the extension of free school meals for all students now through June 30, 2021. This extension allows Natick to serve free meals to all students.*

This means that every student in the Natick Public Schools is entitled to a free meal! The free meal extension from the USDA for this school year is temporary and separate from our regular Free and Reduced Meal program.

FREE AND REDUCED MEAL PROGRAM
If your family might require free or reduced meals after this extension, we encourage you to complete an application. See our Free & Reduced Meal application.
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for Natick Families
SNAP benefits allow you to purchase healthy food while stretching your grocery
budget. Benefits of SNAP include:

  • Monthly funds to purchase foods that meet your dietary needs, and that you enjoy.
  • Automatic enrollment in the Healthy Incentives Program (HIP), which gives you back $1 for each dollar you spend on eligible fruits and vegetables purchased from a HIP vendor, up to a monthly maximum.
  • Ability to stretch your grocery budget even further by shopping at HIP authorized vendors at the Natick Winter Farmers Market.

Eligibility for SNAP is based on income, household size and certain expenses.

Please call to complete an application or for more information on how our town Human Services Department can offer your family assistance.

Debbie Budd, LSW
Natick Human Services
508-647-6540, ext.1906
COVID-19 WEEKLY UPDATES
UPDATE: Natick Ice Hockey
Due to ongoing COVID contact tracing around this program, we are pausing ice hockey — varsity and junior varsity — for at least two weeks. If conditions improve we will adapt and share updates.
Weekly School Metrics
In conjunction with the Natick Board Of Health, the following overview of Virus Thresholds and COVID Closure and Communications Procedures. This is a guiding framework for use in the coming months as we work to keep schools healthy.

For your ease, we will update the NPS COVID dashboard every week with the Board of Health. The Board of Health will work with Dr. Nolin, the superintendent, to make decisions about virus impact to classroom, school and district closures or openings.

The Board of Health has some latitude within aspects of the framework relative to virus clusters (i.e. high rates of nursing home infections should not dictate the closing of schools but would create higher overall community reflection rates). Each Friday, we will also indicate any schools who have quarantined cohorts and overall confirmed cases. However, a three-week window of data for the community as detailed in the above memo will be the indicators used by the Board of Health to decide our open/closure rates. Classes and individuals who must be quarantined will be notified by both our nurses and the Board of Health. Rigorous contact tracing and COVID notice procedures will then ensue.

All individuals directly affected are contacted personally and in writing. Here are our communication procedures. Cases are tracked by the BOH, NPS nursing staff and the Department of Education Mobile Virus Response Unit.
WEEKLY SCHOOL UPDATES!
NATICK HIGH WEEKLY UPDATE
KEEP UP WITH THE LATEST ON WHAT'S HAPPENING AT NHS
REMOTE LEARNING ACADEMY WEEKLY UPDATE
FEATURED UPDATES
REGISTRATION IS OPEN
for Global Child Language Programs starting in February 2021
Your journey into world languages and cultures can begin here!

The second session will start virtually in February with lessons in Spanish, French, Chinese and Italian.

Join Their Fun And Academic Virtual Classes Today!
BOKS IS HERE TO HELP YOUR FAMILY STAY ACTIVE AT HOME OR IN SCHOOL
The BOKS team has compiled our favorite activities that can be used at-home or in school, with just one or a few kids, and minimal equipment. These resources are completely FREE!
Translating our Newsletter & Website
Como ler notícias do NPS em português
Clique para aprender a ler o boletim e o site do distrito em outros idiomas
Cómo leer las noticias de NPS en español
Haga clic para aprender a leer el boletín y el sitio web del distrito en idiomas adicionales
انقر لمعرفة كيفية قراءة النشرة الإخبارية للمقاطعة وموقع الويب بلغات إضافية
Как читать новости NPS на русском языке
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