Dear PVES Families,<\/p>\n
I hope that this letter finds you healthy and well.\u00a0\u00a0I know that this is a very stressful time in our schools and in our country.\u00a0\u00a0Please know that your school district is working very hard to make careful, informed decisions, always with the best interest of our students and families in mind.\u00a0\u00a0We are dealing with unchartered territory at this point in education, and we will get through it together.\u00a0\u00a0We will continue to communicate regularly with you throughout this time, and I can be reached regularly via email at\u00a0mpodesta@pvcsd.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n At this time, our Putnam Valley schools are closed through March 20th<\/sup>.\u00a0\u00a0There is a very good chance that this closure will be extended, in order to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus.\u00a0\u00a0We are all learning of the importance of \u201csocial distancing\u201d at this time, so that our hospitals are not overwhelmed with people who need emergency care.\u00a0\u00a0Our society is working together, and I know that the Putnam Valley community always finds a way of coming together to support neighbors and friends who need assistance.\u00a0\u00a0Our school district will be helping any way possible.<\/p>\n Beginning on Monday, March 16th<\/sup>, our students will begin the daily process of distance learning.\u00a0\u00a0These days away from school are\u00a0not<\/u>\u00a0snow days.\u00a0\u00a0Education and accountability will continue. Assignments and learning activities will be posted by classroom teachers, specialists, and support teachers every weekday, and these teachers can be reached via email for questions, feedback, and assistance. Our students are expected to use their laptops or Ipads and school resources that were sent home this week in preparation for an extended school closure.\u00a0\u00a0You will be receiving MANY emails over the course of this time, and it is imperative that you do your best to stay on top of them.\u00a0\u00a0Our teachers will be communicating with you regularly.<\/p>\n It is important to note that if your child needs to pick up any learning materials or any other important personal items at school, this can be done on Monday morning, March 16th<\/sup>, between 9:00 and 12:00.\u00a0\u00a0Mr. Chickery and I will be in the building at this time to assist with this.<\/p>\n I sincerely thank our amazing teaching staff who worked so incredibly hard this week to prepare for the possibility of distance learning, all while teaching your students each day.\u00a0\u00a0I also thank our technology and office staff who worked to make sure that laptops were available for students who did not have at least one computer in their home.\u00a0\u00a0This was an incredible effort, and once again, I am amazed by our caring and professional school district.\u00a0\u00a0And, of course, thank you to Dr. Luft and our district administration who have so thoughtfully been working through these incredibly stressful days, all while keeping lines of communication open with our staff and the community.\u00a0\u00a0These are new challenges for us, but I do believe your children are set up for meaningful learning at home, and I thank you sincerely for your support.<\/p>\n Unfortunately, our Science\/Maker Fair and our PVES Musical are now postponed until further notice.\u00a0\u00a0We will keep you posted on if and when these and other events can be rescheduled.<\/p>\n And, most importantly, I know this is a very stressful time, for both children and adults.\u00a0\u00a0Please reach out to our school psychologists, Mrs. O\u2019Connell and Mrs. Sullivan, via email, if you could use support in talking with your children about the current world events.\u00a0\u00a0Please be reassuring when speaking with your children, validating their fears and disappointments, but comforting them with the love of family and a structured day of learning, board games, outside play, and reading.\u00a0\u00a0Creating a\u00a0daily schedule<\/u>\u00a0for your children during these days would provide a comforting structure that includes school assignments, breaks, family time, and exercise.\u00a0\u00a0If we can be of any help, please let us know.\u00a0\u00a0We are all in this together.\u00a0\u00a0As a reminder, all staff members can be reached via email at first initial, last name @pvcsd.org.\u00a0\u00a0Our faculty is ready to communicate with you.<\/p>\n Please contact me if you have further questions or needs.\u00a0\u00a0We will get through this.<\/p>\n Warmly, Dear PVES Families, I hope that this letter finds you healthy and well.\u00a0\u00a0I know that this is a very stressful time in our schools and in our country.\u00a0\u00a0Please know that your school district is working very hard to make careful, informed decisions, always with the best interest of our students and families in mind.\u00a0\u00a0We are… Continue Reading March 14, 2020<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[55],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7451","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-es-letter","clearfix"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7451","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7451"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7451\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7452,"href":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7451\/revisions\/7452"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7451"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7451"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7451"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nMs. Podesta
\nPrincipal<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"