Long Branch Elementary

𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗖𝗦𝗦 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 We need your help in updating your information in Infinite Campus. This is a very important task that less than 25% of you have completed for this school year. Please login to your Campus portal: https://tinyurl.com/LCCampus For step-by-step instructions: https://tinyurl.com/LCInfoUpdate If you have trouble completing this step, please call your child's school and ask to speak to the registrar. #𝑩𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓𝑻𝒐𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 #𝑭𝒐𝒄𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒅𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅

We're excited for our new online instructional tool: IXL. This awesome program gives students unlimited independent practice with math and ELA skills. Every student is taking a diagnostic test which pinpoints which skills the student needs to be working on. Ask your kid how they like IXL!

Thanks to Chestatee Ford for dropping off doughnuts for our staff! We appreciate our community for their support.

School looks very different for some of our students and teachers! Mrs. Mull, Mrs. Bennett, Mrs. Hulsey, and Mrs. Young are serving some of Lumpkin County's virtual students each day. The teachers come to the building just like our traditional school teachers, but engage with their students through Zoom and Google Classroom. We're so proud of all their hard work and positivity during this transition, it's not easy switching to virtual teaching!

Our media center is open for business! Mrs. Fouts and Mrs. Satterfield have taken lots of safety precautions, and we're excited for our kids to get reading.

School may look a little different with plexiglass, masks, and social distancing, but we are still in the learning business. Our students and teachers are working hard to catch everyone up and exceed expectations!

Infinite Campus Parent Portal Instructions: https://lbes.lumpkinschools.com/o/long-branch-elementary/page/infinite-campus-instructions--3

If your student is coming back for the traditional in-person school model, please join us for Open House this Thursday, August 6th! If your student is opting for the distance virtual learning model, your Zoom Orientation will also be on Thursday (you should have received an email with the Zoom link last week). #FocusedForward #TR1BE

As mentioned in our latest post, as the guidance from CDC and DPH changes, we will also change our decision guide for students. The latest LC Decision Guide is posted for your information. Thank you for your support of our school system! #FocusedForward #TR1BE

As we prepare for those students and families choosing the traditional school model, it is important that we establish and follow a decision guide for situations in which a student or staff member presents with COVID symptoms. We are #focusedfoward, and we appreciate our #TR1BE!

Check out our Lunchroom Manager, Judy Shubert, and the work she's done with UNG, 4-H, and the district lunchroom staff to grow fresh vegetables for our cafeterias!

Due to the high volume of families who applied for the distance virtual learning model, we made the decision to cancel the in-person orientation and schedule a Zoom orientation that you can access from your home. You will receive an email invitation closer to date. #TR1BE

We appreciate your support in helping us “stuff the bus!” Click this link https://www.gagives.org/story/H559qf to make a donation that we will use to buy school supplies for our students in LC. Tomorrow is the last day for this campaign so don’t delay! We love our #TR1BE!

In partnership with WSB/Channel 2 Atlanta, Lumpkin County Schools is asking for your help in "Stuffing the Bus!" Go to https://www.gagives.org/story/H559qf to donate money that will come directly to Lumpkin County Schools to provide school supplies for our students!

TR1BE, With so much uncertainty remaining as we navigate our days, weeks, and months, we know that many questions are swirling concerning the plans of our upcoming school year. We could put out a plan today that would likely need to change multiple times as health concerns and guidance changes over time. We are not behind the eight ball. Rather, we are taking things seriously, studying our options, and formulating research-based plans of action for the new school year. Our leadership team in Lumpkin County is currently meeting through email, virtually, and in person to work out details for the following areas: student and staff wellness, facilities, technology, school nutrition, transportation, instruction, assessment, and virtual learning. These focus groups will work in coordination with our school board to publish a final plan in mid-July. In the meantime, it’s important for you all to know this—student safety has been, is, and always will be our top priority in Lumpkin County. As parents, you will have a face-to-face option and a virtual option for your children. What those look like will be determined by the findings of our focus groups over the next month. Rest assured, we are working tirelessly to provide the best education in the safest environment possible for your children. We know other school systems are posting their tentative plans now, and we want you to know that we aren’t asleep on this topic. We like to take a calculated, strategic approach to our planning process. If you have questions or concerns that you would like to share with any of the focus groups mentioned above, please email jason.lemley@lumpkinschools.com or rob.brown@lumpkinschools.com. We will be sure to pass along your correspondence to the focus group leader. Thank you for your continued support of Lumpkin County Schools!

Don’t forget to come out today between 2:00-3:00 PM to wave goodbye to your teachers!

We know it hasn't been the easiest ending to a school year, and we want to wish all our students well as they head into summer break. Come out next Wednesday and let us send you off from a distance. Check out our attached plan. We can't wait to see you next Wednesday afternoon!

Congrats to our 5th graders! And thanks to PTO for the banner.

TR1BE, We have some important information regarding end-of-year processes, procedures, and activities. Please share this information with our TR1BE! Copy & Paste Link to PDF Version: https://tinyurl.com/LCEndofYearCovid

Checkout the new stories up on our Story Time page! Mrs. Ferrell has recorded two chapter books now that even our older braves will enjoy! https://sites.google.com/lumpkinschools.com/online-learning/lbes-story-time