"Our mission is to help students identify and learn how to cope and overcome their academic and behavioral challenges in order to become productive and responsible members within Warren Township school population and community at large."

"I never lose. I either WIN or Learn." Nelson Mandela

"The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people, but the silence over that by the good people."

Martin Luther King Jr.

Greetings,

We have made it through our first full week of school for the 2020-2021 school year. I am pleased with how students and staff are settling in to a routine and students are academically engaged. Yes, there is a new and different feel as we enter the building but what has remained the same and consistent is our desire to see your student succeed. Looking forward to many more weeks of academic success. Please find friendly reminders and updates below and throughout this newsletter.

Friendly reminder that Renaissance students are attending Monday thru Friday and are either assigned to an AM session or PM session. For those attending in-person transportation is available to and from school. If you are in need of your student's bus pick up time please call 317-532-2820. Student getting dropped off will enter at door 2. We are practicing social distancing and ask that if your student is an AM student that you don't drop off before 8:40 and if a PM student you don't drop before 12:50.

Again, I am excited about the school year and look forward to working with you and your student.

Stay Well

• Chromebook Issues? - Tech support is available at Moorhead Community Resource Center (Monday-Friday, 11am-1pm). Please also inform your virtual teacher so they are aware.
• CLICK HERE for the MSD Warren Township Virtual Instruction page.
• Make sure to check Canvas and your email daily for assignments and instructions.
• In need of a hotspot reach out to school at 317-532-2996.

We will host another in-person virtual student help session/orientation. If your student is struggling to navigate their online work this will be a great time to get one-on-one help face-to-face. Please only student and one family member can be present and face mask must be worn covering mouth and nose the entire time you are in the building.

12-1pm

or

5-7pm

Bring personal Chromebooks. This time will be used to make sure that students know how to access their work!

1.) Take a deep breath

2.) Go to google.com

3.) Go to manage accounts

4.) Go to manage accounts on this device

5.) Log-out of ANYTHING that is NOT your warren email account

6.) Now try to log-in by going to warren.instructure.com (Please do not attempt to log-in with clever)

Still blocked?!?!

1.) Clear cookies and cache

The video below is a tutorial on how to access Canvas and to navigate it. Thank you to WCHS Math Teacher, Mrs. Julie Ritchie for this easy to understand video.

Please note: The video is an example from an Algebra 1 class. You may not be in this class or have this teacher, but it is will still help you with any of your classes.

CANVAS TUTORIAL

If you qualify for and wish to receive Free/Reduced Textbook Rental this school year and you are not Directly Certified, you will need to complete an application either online at lunchapplication.com or by stopping by front office to pick up a paper come. .

1. Are you currently experiencing a cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, or at least two of the following symptoms: fever, chills, repeated shaking with chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat, and new loss of taste or smell?

2. Have you been diagnosed with COVID-19?

3. Within the past 14 days, have you been near anyone who has been diagnosed with or experiencing the symptoms of COVID-19?

Warren is excited to announce that we have upgraded to a new student information system called Synergy. This means that our old parent portal, Tyler, will be going away. Instead, the parent portal will be upgraded to Synergy’s ParentVUE. ParentVUE is an online tool to help you monitor your student’s education. It allows you to update contact information and provides you with access to the latest information about your child’s attendance and scheduling. Our middle and high school families can view class assignments, report card grades, and course history with ParentVUE.

Once ParentVUE is available, parents who have a previous Tyler account will receive an email with instructions about setting up your new username and password. If you do not have a Tyler SIS account, please complete a registration form located on our parent portal webpage and return it to your school to begin the process of activating your account.

ParentVUE is a great way to stay connected with your student's school and track their academic progress. It also helps us stay in contact with you!

Share this resource about a free supply drive thru:

https://indyschild.com/july-11-free-kids-fair-school-supply-drive-thru-marion-county/

In an attempt to keep students safe we are asking that students bring their individual devices from home to school daily. There will be no sharing of Chromebooks. Chromebooks will not be available in classrooms. Students will need to bring their devices, charging chords, and cases everyday to school.

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