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Wednesday, November 4, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
SCHOOL: Governor has
adjusted metrics for
classroom returns
she explained. <One parent
shared that just coming into
school for that hour trans-
formed her daughter9s day.
She was joyful and excited
all day because she was able
to come to school for a short
while. I know that our fourth-
graders will thrive once they
are able to return to in-person
learning.=
The success over the last
few weeks with preschool
through third grade being
instructed in person gives
Warburg confidence that
students returning will be
well cared for and as safe as
possible.
<We are very careful to
adhere to all COVID pro-
tocols and are pleased that
we have had five strong
weeks of in-person learn-
ing and are hopeful that we
will continue to be healthy
as a school community,= she
said. <Having our fourth-
graders back in the building
will make us complete once
again.=
Sisters Middle School
Principal Alison Haney also
looks forward to having
the fifth- and sixth-graders
return to the middle school.
<Personally, I9m very
excited that there9s a greater
possibility of us returning to
school with the changing of
the metrics,= she said. <The
ramifications of students
being out of school for so
long is extremely concerning
to me as we fulfill a myriad
of roles that support holistic
development for students.=
According to Haney,
the district administrators
Continued from page 1
A basic snapshot of the
new metrics says that coun-
ties that have 50-100 cases
per 100,000 residents over 14
consecutive days can employ
the hybrid model of onsite
and distance learning. If the
rate lowers to fewer than 50
cases, schools are eligible for
full-time onsite learning.
Sisters Elementary School
Principal Joan Warburg is
overjoyed at the prospect of
having the fourth-graders
return.
<We are thrilled to have
our fourth-graders return to
the building!= she said. <It
has been hard for our fourth-
graders, especially those
with younger siblings, to not
be able to join the rest of the
school the last few weeks for
in-person learning.
<I am very proud of
the amazing effort of our
fourth-grade teachers to
teach our students in the
Comprehensive Distance
Learning model, mixing in
fun with the core subjects,=
she said.
But nothing compares to
being taught in person and
Warburg caught a glimpse of
that last week.
<Last week we had most
of our fourth-graders par-
ticipate in limited in-person
instruction by coming in to
conduct a science experi-
ment with solar ovens,=
were set to meet Monday,
November 2, <to chart out
different paths for return-
ing students to school if
and when we meet the
metrics. We will need to
wait for Monday9s metrics
to come out before we can
do any official planning.
Concurrently we will also
involve our SMS families
and staff in a discussion on
next steps.=
See SCHOOL on page 23
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