South Amboy Elementary School

Dear Parents/Guardians:

There is an all call going out tonight, March 22, below is the information it conatains:

This is just a reminder that our arrival doors are open 8:30-8:40.  We have seen an uptick in students arriving late.  This makes arrival procedures very difficult, please make every effort to make it here prior to 8:40.  We also are not able to accept any materials dropped off after the doors close, if a student forgets an item please just keep it at home until the next day.

Dear Parents/Guardians:

We have now completed two full weeks since we were able to return to a hybrid schedule with our Purple and Gold Day students coming in for in person instruction two to three days a week. Our students have been great and a building with students is far more enjoyable than one without. We want them in school; however, we need your help. Many of our students are arriving for in person instruction each day without the online Covid-19 Questionnaire being completed. This results in the school staff having to stop the student from attending class, then reaching out to the parent to ensure there are no concerns the school needs to address. The completion of this form protects all of our children as well as our staff. 

As a district, we have decided that the importance of the daily Covid-19 Questionnaire completion cannot be overstated; thus, we will be imposing the following to all in person students as of Monday, March 15, 2021.

Any day a student is scheduled for in person instruction, a Covid-19 Questionnaire must be completed. If there are three occurrences of the form not being completed, we will be forced to place the student on Virtual/Remote only instruction for the remainder of the school year.

If you have any questions, please contact the school.

Sincerely,

Sean Dunphy

1. School Pictures are Monday 2/22 and Thursday 2/25.  You need to sign up for a time slot which can be done here: School Pictures Signup
2. Our PTO is hosting a virtual book fair through Scholastic.  The book fair, which is completely virtual, begins Monday 2/22 and runs through Monday 3/7.  You can read all about it in this letter: 2021 Scholastic Book Fair_principal_letter_online.pdf
3. We are returning back to school on Monday, March 1.  I sent an email home to all parents 2/18/21, please check Genesis to see if your placement is correct.  You can view which day your child is to return to school by looking at the Student Data Tab on the parent portal.  Purple day students come Monday and Wednesday, Gold Day Students come in Tuesdays and Thursdays.  We alternate every Friday.  Friday, March 5, will be a Purple day.  If you see that your child is fully virtual they will remain fully virtual. If you have any questions or concerns please contact the main office.
4. The week of March 1 is Read Across America Week.  Being that it is our first week back and Read Across America Week, we would like to have some fun.  The PTO has put together theme days for that week:

We look forward to seeing you all very soon!
Sean Dunphy ~ Principal SAES