Benjamin Banneker School Reopening Plan as of August 18, 2021
Hello Banneker families.We are excited to welcome you all back on Monday August 30, 2021 for the first day of school. Students will be back to a regular in person school day from 8:00 AM- 3:00 PM, reconnecting with friends, spending time in the classes, and getting to meet new teachers. Similar to last year, students will be required to wear masks on buses and indoors and will receive numerous mask breaks. At this time, we are not offering a remote option. All students are required to attend school in person.
Sherley Bretous (Executive Director)
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Social Distancing is Needed – Limit Contact as Much as possible – Social distancing generally means avoiding group settings and large gatherings, and maintaining physical distance from others. This applies to all settings including playgrounds. Governor Baker is urging families to take social distance seriously, suggesting that families limit playdates and other gatherings. Maintaining a safe separation of at least 6 feet from others.
Keep your child reading every day.
- Commonlit A free collection of fiction and nonfiction texts for grades 3–12. Includes an annotation tool, guiding and discussion questions, translations in various languages, and texts read aloud.
- Great Minds: Great Minds has daily lessons in Wit & Wisdom (English language arts) available for free for students in grades K–8 . These lessons will be delivered by Great Minds’ own teachers and will be viewable on any device.
- Heggerty: Free activities to build foundational reading skills. These are best for ages 4–6.
- Hoopla and OverDrive: b>Many local public libraries use these two apps to allow users to borrow digital books for free. Visit your local library’s website and look for the section on digital resources.
- StoryLine Online: Hear quality children’s literature read aloud and see illustrations.
