Negley Navigator News

Email: melody.crowther@hayscisd.net
Website: https://www.hayscisd.net/Domain/17
Location: 5940 McNaughton, Kyle, TX, United States
Phone: (512) 268-8501
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NegleyElementarySchool/
Twitter: @NESNavigator1

The mission at Negley Elementary is for students, teachers, and parents to work together to build a foundation of respectful leaders, lifelong learners, and problem solvers.

Ahoy Navigator Parents!

HAPPY NEW YEAR! I hope that you all have had a wonderful holiday/winter break and have stayed well.

As a reminder, there is no school on Monday for students as it is a teacher professional development day/work day. Students will return to class on Tuesday, January 5. IF there is some type of change for students returning, you will first be notified by the district. I will then send an announcement via email and facebook.

If you hadn't noticed, a few important dates to consider are:

*Friday, January 15 is an asynchronous day for students to learn from home, followed by Monday, January 18, where there is no school for teachers or students in honor of MLK Day. I'm sure you will enjoy your 4 day weekend! As we've done before, if you absolutely need your child to come to school on the 15th, we will make arrangements. As a reminder, if they come to school, they will not be with their teacher in their classroom.

*Parents/Guardians will need to go into the Parent Portal and make a learning preference for your child for the 3rd Nine Weeks which begins on 2/1/21 - 4/1/21. The deadline to make this choice is January 22, 2021. This allows me 1 week to make any changes to our classrooms and teaching positions.

Please continue to be watchful of you and your children for COVID symptoms. As we saw during the weeks after Thanksgiving, there was an increase of COVID positive cases at Negley. We will continue with hand washing, sanitizing, and the wearing of face masks to help limit the spread of COVID. On a positive note, the normal cases of flu and strep have been significantly lower than in years' past! (knock on wood) If you have any symptoms, please stay home and get tested. Remember to email Nurse Jill if you or your child have symptoms or are tested. Check out her section below - it has lots of great information.Thank you for your diligence in this matter!

We are looking forward to a great spring semester and to one day having ALL our Navigators back in the school building!

#NegleyStrong

Captain Crowther

PLEASE check your child for Covid symptoms before sending or dropping your child off at school! This includes:

TEMPERATURE CHECK

*Asking your child how they are feeling

*Look at their face and eyes! This is the FIRST thing we look at when a child is sent to the nurse. Their little eyes will tell you how they are feeling way before symptoms often begin.

If they do not feel well, PLEASE do not send them to school. They can meet with their teacher virtually. If they feel better later in the morning, bring them on in!

With this year being a little different than any before, we are constantly trying to improve our procedures to make things as simple as possible for you and your student(s). That being said, we have come up with a new way to ensure that your student gets attendance credit for any day that they miss school, but are at home still working!

In Schoology, your student will need to go to “Courses”, listed at the top of the page, and click on “NES ATTENDANCE”. From there, click on their grade, and then open the pdf. Doing this will ensure that your student gets attendance credit for that day. Please be aware that if your student it out multiple days, you will need to follow this process DAILY. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Kaci at the front desk, 512-268-8501, and/or email nes.attendance@hayscisd.net.

We know rest is best when your student is not feeling well, so if your student is not up to doing any work due to illness, please be sure to email nes.attendance@hayscisd.net so we can code the absence correctly!

To view the update, click the link below:
http://hayscisd.schoology.com/course/3177064749/update/3317841579

The 2020-2021 Yearbook is officially on sale! Head to balfour.com and enter Negley Elementary to reserve your copy for $25! This is the early-bird price (through March 13).

If you have a fifth grader, don't forget to purchase your Prideline Ad to commemorate their elementary school years! See more details in the attached flyer!

PHOTOS NEEDED! Families: we need your help! Many of our students are learning virtually this year. For a true sense of what this year looks like, we need pictures from home. The more participation we have from families, the better our yearbook will be for everyone. Simplify the photo sharing process with the ImageShare mobile app and follow the directions on the attached flyer.

The project number is 119234. We appreciate your help!

Image Share app on Apple App Store

Image Share app on Google Play Store

If you have any questions, please contact Chrissie Doerr at christina.doerr@hayscisd.net. Thank you!

This month, students will be working on being Kind with a Kindness Bingo Challenge. Your teacher will be sending this to you electronically.

All students with a blackout will be in a drawing. The winner will choose a friend and they will have a "snowball fight" with Mrs. Crowther and Mrs. Lumbreras.

We'd like to thank the Radical Life Church and Pastor Atchley for adopting 4 Negley families during the holidays.

We'd also like to thank Connection Church for providing every child at Negley with a toy.

December Counselors Care Newsletter: Covid Relief Resources Inside!

https://www.smore.com/dq4r2

Counselor's Care newsletter for November.

https://www.smore.com/ta7p2

Schoology SEL access codes:

PreK: 3KQV-XPBP-RP54H

K: SQ9B-88PM-HXBTQ

1st: DZPW-TFWM-GH2RT

2nd: H9RV-52XF-R4H6Z

3rd: DNQ3-2NXB-SW9HB

4th: 2SQZ-X5F3-XB9FK

5th: FHR7-TT68-V6TW6

Michelle Winn

Counselor

M.Ed, LSC

512-268-8501 ext:47050

Recipient of 2010 ADL “Excellence in Education” Award

Recipient of 2018-19 HaysCISD Elementary Counselor Ambassador Award

Elizabeth Kirichenko

Negley Elementary School Counselor

Elizabeth.Kirichenko@hayscisd.net

Office Phone During Distance Learning: 512-256-6464

Negley Elementary School Counseling Website:

https://sites.google.com/g.hayscisd.net/nesschoolcounseling/home?authuser=0

• Gator Reader Program, a program that encourages students to read with their parents often. The goal is to read 100 books together over the course of the year. Once your kindergartener finishes one sheet, he/she will turn it in, get a small prize and get a new recording sheet. When they complete all 4 sheets, they will have read 100 books and receive the official GATOR READER T-shirt! Here is a link to the letter and recording log.

You can always email me if you have any questions, Colleen.Tierney@hayscisd.net.

Library Lessons on Schoology Access Codes by Grade Level:

Pre-K: X6RH-TDMZ-ZPB36

Kinder: R732-SSNG-752CH

1st: XQ4J-QPZ5-XC57N

2nd: DT27-F4RS-CTPX6

3rd: S5CS-38X9-SVBQP

4th: GBGD-VVG3-PXJG7

5th: 3V8X-993T-BSG62

Colleen Tierney

Librarian

Negley Elementary School

Colleen.Tierney@hayscisd.net

(512) 268-8501 x47009

Negley Library Website

Hello Navigators and Parents!

Due to the pandemic and maintaining student, teacher and staff safety we are required by the district and TEA to stick to strict policy and procedures regarding when an ill student can return to campus.

Our goal is to get students back to campus as quickly and as safely as possible. When your student is kept home for illness or is sent home from the school, there are 3 options to choose from to return to campus.

Pick ONE option:

1. 10 days self-isolation since symptoms began AND improvement in symptoms AND 24 hours fever free (without the use of fever reducing medication) *ALL 3 must be met with this option.
2. The student is cleared by a physician to return to school with an alternate diagnosis listed on the doctor’s note OR a statement explaining they have no concern for COVID. Also, symptoms must be improved or resolved for 24 hours.
3. The student has had a negative PCR test result indicating symptoms were not due to COVID-19. A rapid antigen test will NOT be accepted. Also, symptoms must be improved or resolved for 24 hours.

Curative is offering FREE COVID testing. This is a mouth swab test that the district is accepting results from for return to school. See the flyer here for locations and to schedule an appointment.

Because Hays County is considered to be an area of high-community spread, parents must ensure they do not send a child to campus if the child has any ONE of the following COVID-19 symptoms:

* Temperature of 100 degrees Fahrenheit or higher when taken by mouth

* Sore throat

* Congestion or runny nose

* New, uncontrolled cough that causes difficulty breathing or for students with a chronic allergic/asthmatic cough, a change in their cough from baseline.

* Diarrhea, nausea/vomiting, or abdominal pain

* New onset of severe headache, especially with a fever

* New loss of taste or smell

* New onset of fatigue or muscle/body aches

If your child has any one of the above symptoms, is lab-confirmed with COVID-19 OR has been tested for COVID-19 and is awaiting results, do not send him/her to campus and contact me. Please also do not send your child to school if a household member has tested positive or is awaiting COVID-19 test results.

Campus nurses are your point of contact for all things related to COVID so please reach out if you have questions.

Jill Wenzel, RN, BSN

School Nurse, Negley Elementary

Phone: 512.268.8501

Fax: 512.268.7823

Email: jill.wenzel@hayscisd.net

Check out Nurse Jill's Virtual Clinic: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1nSHmtmJE0b-auM-ovxkzSJkxWzebbtUABPE764bOTs0/preview?rm=minimal&slide=id.p

Negley PTA 2020-2021 Calendar

Join Negley PTA

PTA is for everyone - spouses, grandparents, students, staff, and community members too! Sign up the whole family to join Negley PTA online right now from your phone. We need your support this year more than ever to support our students & staff at Negley.
#negleystrong

Join Here
—>Hays CISD
—>Laura B. Negley Elementary

https://www.facebook.com/NegleyPTA/

ON SALE NOW! NEGLEY HOODIES!

See it all at the store:

https://www.negleyelementarypta.com/store.html

Join Negley PTA here:

https://txpta.secure.force.com/JoinPTA/

Please check the calendar often as it will be updated on a weekly basis.

January:

5: Classes resume

14: Classroom Spelling Bees

15: ASYNCHRONOUS LEARNING DAY - TEACHER PLANNING DAY

18: NO SCHOOL FOR ANYONE - MLK DAY

28: Negley Spelling Bee

February:

11: Valentine Parties

12: ASYNCHRONOUS LEARNING DAY - TEACHER PLANNING DAY(another 4 day weekend!)

14: Valentine's Day

15: President's Day - Student Holiday/ Teacher staff development

March:

9: General PTA meeting

14: Daylight Savings Time Begins

15 - 19: SPRING BREAK

22: Learning begins again!

April:

2: NO SCHOOL FOR ANYONE: Student/Staff holiday

4: Easter

16: ASYNCHRONOUS LEARNING DAY - TEACHER PLANNING DAY

20: General PTA meeting

May:

9: Mother's Day

14: ASYNCHRONOUS LEARNING DAY - TEACHER PLANNING DAY

27: Last Day for Students

28: Last Day for Teachers

31: Memorial Day

Below are the cut-off dates for parents to change instructional options for each nine-week grading period.

3rd Nine Weeks = 2/1/21 - 4/1/21

Cut off: 1/22/21

4th Nine Weeks = 4/5/21 - 5/28/21

Cut off: 3/22/21

Please remember that ANYTIME you come to school to join your child (other than just dropping off your child at the beginning of the day) you MUST check in at the front office and get your Raptor sticker. To receive a sticker, you must present a photo ID regardless if this is your first time or thousandth time to check in to the school. This is for student safety and for us to know who is on our campus at all times. Thank you for being nice to the front office staff as they enforce this safety measure.

This does not apply to evening activities - just the school day.

ALL FAMILIES WILL NEED A TRANSPORTATION TAG IF THEY WILL BE PICKING UP THEIR CHILD FROM CAMPUS.

These tags are super important for picking up your child at dismissal. Each family has a distinct number - it is your family number. Instead of calling out your child's name for all to hear, we call your family number. Each family will receive 2 cards and 3 round discs that need to be attached to your child's backpack. If you need extras for another adult that may be picking up your child , just let our Receptionist, Ms. Goodman know when she gives you your original. There will be a $1.00 charge for extra cards OR to replace a lost card after this initial pick up. This fee is to help us with replacement materials. So - the first ones are FREE, but later on there will be the small charge.

PLEASE EMAIL MS. GOODMAN TO SCHEDULE A TIME TO PICK UP YOUR TRANSPORTATION TAGS or STOP BY THE RECEPTION AREA.

If you are picking up your child in the car rider line, these tags can hang from your passenger side visor using a rubber band or from your rearview mirror. It makes it easy for us to see and call your number. If you do not have your car tag, you will be asked to drive to the front office and present your ID in order to pick up your child.

If you are walking to the school to pick up your child, you will need to show your tag to your child's teacher OR the teacher on duty. They will check the number on the card with the tag attached to your child's backpack before releasing your student to you.

Here is the link to the Parent Resources:

https://sites.google.com/g.hayscisd.net/parent-student-site/parent-resources?authuser=0

Parents can click at the top on the 8:30 English time and it will load the recorded You Tube Live Video of the training. If they scroll a little further on the page the slides presentation is there and further down are more Schoology resources.

Here is your SCHOOLOGY login information:

• URL = https://hayscisd.schoology.com
• Your username =
• Your password =

If you have difficulty logging in after allowing 24 hours for the system to update, please contact Technology Help Desk: HelpDesk@hayscisd.net (512) 268-7676

Thank you for your patience as we work through this new system.

Use this link for additional instructions: SCHOOLOGY Instructions (English)

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Aquí está su información de acceso a la SCHOOLOGY:

• URL = https://hayscisd.schoology.com
• Su nombre de usuario =
• Su contraseña =

Si tiene dificultades para iniciar sesión después de esperar 24 horas para que el sistema se actualice, comuníquese con Technology Help Desk: HelpDesk@hayscisd.net (512) 268-7676

Gracias por su paciencia mientras trabajamos en este nuevo sistema.

Utilice el enlace para obtener instrucciones adicionales: SCHOOLOGY Instrucciones (en Español)