Good afternoon JMS Parents & Families!\u00a0 We hope this message finds you well and safe!<\/p>\n
We miss our kids!\u00a0 We understand the last month has been very difficult for everyone.\u00a0 As you are aware, Governor Bill Lee issued a\u00a0Stay at Home Mandate<\/em>\u00a0effective yesterday afternoon.\u00a0 All school personnel will continue to work remotely from home during this time and will be available via email\u00a0(contact information below).<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0Please do not hesitate to reach out us if we can assist you and your families in any capacity.\u00a0 Our admin team and staff are committed to providing a high level of academic, mental, social and emotional support for all of our JMS families throughout this time.\u00a0 \u00a0We wanted to provide a few updates from the week as outlined below.<\/p>\n Online Learning opportunities begin on Monday, April 6th<\/sup>, 2020. Our teachers and staff have been working diligently to prepare for online learning and we can\u2019t wait for our students to log into Canvas!\u00a0 \u00a0Please have your child check\u00a0Canvas Announcements<\/em>\u00a0for each class daily to access these opportunities. \u00a0Please know if you child receives special services, our related service providers (i.e., speech, OT, PT, vision) will be reaching out to discuss the most appropriate way to serve your child during the closure.\u00a0 Oak Ridge Schools will be providing all services remotely during the COVID-19 closure.<\/p>\n The JMS Parent Newsletter will be sent out each Sunday evening and it will be full of resources to help you and your student navigate through this world of Online Learning and Support.\u00a0 It will include a multitude of other resources, such as important information, School Counseling support, technology support, etc.<\/p>\n The district will continue to provide \u201cGrab & Go<\/em>\u201d meals to any student each day through the\u00a0Stay at Home Order.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>The sites will continue at Robertsville Middle School, Oak Ridge High School, Glenwood Elementary School and the Preschool each day from 11am \u2013 1pm.\u00a0 The sites at Teller Village Apartments, Mackenzie Apartments, Manhattan Apartments and the Children\u2019s Museum of Oak Ridge will by daily from 12pm \u2013 12:30pm.\u00a0 Just a note there will be no food distribution on Good Friday (April 10, 2020).\u00a0 There will be extra food distributed with meals provided on April 9th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n We have received questions from our families about the lack of Internet Access.\u00a0 \u00a0Our Technology Department has put together a list of resources that are available if you do not have Internet service.\u00a0 Please see below:<\/p>\n Comcast\u00a0<\/u><\/em>\u2013\u00a0https:\/\/corporate.comcast.com\/covid-19<\/a><\/p>\n AT&T<\/u><\/em>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0https:\/\/about.att.com\/pages\/COVID-19.html<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Charter\/Spectrum<\/u><\/em>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0https:\/\/corporate.charter.com\/newsroom\/charter-to-offer-free-access-to-spectrum-broadband-and-wifi-for-60-days-for-new-K12-and-college-student-households-and-more<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n TDS Internet<\/u><\/em>\u00a0(large portions of East TN) https:\/\/tdstelecom.com\/about\/news\/categories\/tds\/CoronavirusStatement.html<\/a><\/p>\n Again, we appreciate your patience and support during this time.\u00a0 The health, safety and wellness of our students, families and staff continue to be our utmost concern.\u00a0 Please reach out to our administrative team by using the contact information below if we can be of any assistance.\u00a0 Please tell you children \u201chello\u201d from us and we are sending wishes of wellness\u00a0to your families each day!<\/p>\n Mr. Cox, Mr. Layton & Mrs. Laurendine<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Mr. Phillip Cox \u2013\u00a0pcox@ortn.edu<\/a><\/p>\n Mr. Chris Layton \u2013\u00a0calayton@ortn.edu<\/a><\/p>\n Mrs. Jenifer Laurendine \u2013\u00a0jllaurendine@ortn.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n
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