{"id":3081,"date":"2020-11-30T15:47:37","date_gmt":"2020-11-30T20:47:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gcjhs.gcsc.k12.in.us\/?p=3081"},"modified":"2020-11-30T15:47:37","modified_gmt":"2020-11-30T20:47:37","slug":"principals-update-november-30-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gcjhs.gcsc.k12.in.us\/?p=3081","title":{"rendered":"Principal&#8217;s Update November 30, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>News &amp; Attachments:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gcjhs.gcsc.k12.in.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Hybrid-Calendar-to-JH-caregivers-1-1.pdf\">Hybrid Calendar<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1Kqsc01pocLCPQzeTDV3W4CFnluZxYtACQxZWtoVV7FM\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Weekly lesson plans<\/a> posted by teachers.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1kA-yx-NP-nWATAM1ixE8BgfAohj7UW2qv0ldlCQf0gE\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">7th grade&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1GkxE20JSIt2KXf74ToKL6I5i1spaey3pgBZzQWFtPSI\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">8th grade<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1_-X-bZhGE1L_4PRj-UanuEuzbw1yd9J3V7zLFc06B_w\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Virtual School<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"2\"><li>Please check in with your child and their Powerschool grades to make sure they are where they need to be. Reach out to your child\u2019s teacher if you have questions.<\/li><li>While we are on the hybrid schedule, we will take attendance in every class.&nbsp; This is so that parents can be aware if their children have logged in to each class.&nbsp; It will also help our teachers to track student makeup work. You should be able to see your child\u2019s attendance in PowerSchool.&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Meals <\/strong>will be made available to students for the days they are learning from home. Complete the order form (<a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/gr5Zo1bxdqofpH1C6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/forms.gle\/gr5Zo1bxdqofpH1C6<\/a>) by Sunday night EACH WEEK you need to pick up meals for at-home consumption.&nbsp; Students should pick up their meals for the week in the cafeteria at the end of their first day onsite for that week (A-K on Monday and L-Z on Tuesday).&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Virtual School Information<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The move to a hybrid schedule does not affect your child\u2019s schedule.&nbsp; Everything is status quo for virtual school students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>For our parents of virtual students: Some students who are struggling in a virtual setting will be transitioned to onsite learners after Winter Break.&nbsp; We will make these decisions with teacher, counselor and administrator input, and notify families.<\/li><li>If you are having technology trouble, email our tech team at <a href=\"mailto:support@gcsc.k12.in.us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">support@gcsc.k12.in.us<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li><li>All students should be logged into Google classroom every day.&nbsp; We ask parents to check Powerschool and help to encourage your child to log in to Google Classroom daily, and complete all assigned work. Here is the daily <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/12JM6jg-I_1KYyaoEiyMYcssziwOrbKDS6gQ3D8YnqJE\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">schedule <\/a>for students.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gcsc.nutrislice.com\/menu\/greenfield-central-jr-high\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Breakfast and Lunch Menus<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Upcoming Dates:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>November 30th: Hybrid Schedule begins&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>December 17th and 18th: Semester Exams<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>December 21-January 1: Winter Break (No School)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>School Counselors<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Need assistance with a class?&nbsp; We encourage you to reach out to your teachers if you need some help with a class.&nbsp; Other options might include:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Math tutoring after school each Wednesday, from 3:30-4:30pm.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li>Please reach out to your school counselor for a copy of the corporation&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>tutoring list.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology\u2019s Ask Rose tutoring services 7pm.-10pm, Sunday through Thursday 1-877-275-7673 or<a href=\"https:\/\/askrose.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> AskRose.org<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Indiana Retired Teachers Association, 1pm.-5pm., Tuesday through&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Thursday 1-877-457-8839<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Athletics<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. After discussions with the Hancock County Health Department, Greenfield Central Jr. High is making changes to its spectator limits for winter sports.&nbsp; Only parents\/guardians will be allowed to attend home athletic events.&nbsp; Spectators must wear masks at all times.&nbsp; Admission remains $4\/person.&nbsp; Concession sales will be limited to drinks and candy, which are all pre-packaged items.&nbsp; Please maintain distance from other households.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. Information about the GCJH swim team, organized through GCAT, will be available soon.&nbsp; Questions can be directed to Coach Nagel (<a href=\"mailto:dnagel@gcsc.k12.in.us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dnagel@gcsc.k12.in.us<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. Our competition schedule is available here.&nbsp; This schedule still continues to change:<a href=\"http:\/\/gcjhsathletics.weebly.com\/team-schedules.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> http:\/\/gcjhsathletics.weebly.com\/team-schedules.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. Contact Mr. Jeff Sincroft with any ECA\/Athletics questions.&nbsp; <a href=\"mailto:jsincroft@gcsc.k12.in.us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">jsincroft@gcsc.k12.in.us<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>COVID-19 Information:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coronavirus.in.gov\/files\/20_Parent%20screening%208-27-20.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em> <\/em><em>COVID-19 Parent Screening for Parents<\/em><\/a><em> provided by the Indiana State Department of Health lists the following symptoms that will result in a student being sent home, or signal for a parent to keep a student home:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Temperature of 100 or chills<\/li><li>Sore throat<\/li><li>Runny nose<\/li><li>Congestion<\/li><li>Cough or shortness of breath (especially new onset, uncontrolled cough)<\/li><li>Diarrhea, nausea or vomiting, abdominal pain<\/li><li>Headache (particularly new onset of severe headache, especially with fever)<\/li><li>New loss of taste or smell<\/li><li>This list does not include all possible symptoms. Other symptoms may be considered when determining when a student should stay home.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Symptomatic students or staff members may return to work\/school per the<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coronavirus.in.gov\/files\/20_Student%20Guidance%20for%20Return%20to%20School_8-27-20.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em> <\/em><em>ISDH Return to School Guidance<\/em><\/a><em>. The simplified version is that symptomatic students and staff may return when:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Symptoms are improved for 24 hours, fever free for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing agents, <strong>and<\/strong> a negative COVID-19 test. Documentation of the negative test is required.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>OR<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Ten days have passed since the onset of symptoms, symptoms have improved for 24 hours, and fever free for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing agents. No documentation is required from a healthcare provider.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>OR<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Alternate diagnosis given by a healthcare provider. Documentation from the provider must give a return date and state that his\/her illness was \u201cnot related to COVID-19\u201d or \u201cCleared to return to school\/work\u201d.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>If a student or staff member is identified as a close contact to a non-GC related confirmed COVID-19 positive case (for example, spouse, grandparent, non-GC co-worker, etc.), documentation must be provided by a health department or healthcare provider indicating the first date of return. GC is not responsible for initiating or conducting contact tracing on non-GC related exposure. This documentation must have the student or employee\u2019s name on it and their earliest return to work\/school date.<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>If your student is asked to stay home for 10 days by the clinic, which is following CDC guidelines, he\/she will be coded in PowerSchool attendance as VIRT- COV &#8212; Virtual Temporary due to COVID -19. This is the coding that the Indiana Department of Education has asked us to use. This coding DOES NOT mean that your student has been moved to our corporation&#8217;s virtual program.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Please understand that only staff members see this information. Also, it does not necessarily mean that your student has COVID-19, it just means that your student is absent due to a COVID-19 situation. If your student is asked to quarantine, he\/she should reach out to his\/her teachers via email and\/or Google Classroom so that your child can stay connected and working during the absence.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Connections:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have multiple ways for you to obtain information regarding what&#8217;s happening at GCJHS.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Website<\/strong>&#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/gcjhs.gcsc.k12.in.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/gcjhs.gcs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/gcjhs.gcs<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/gcjhs.gcsc.k12.in.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">c.k12.in.us\/<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Twitter-<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GCJHS_principal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> @GCJHS_principal<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facebook<\/strong> &#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Greenfield-Central-Junior-High-School\/118099534891376?fref=photo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Greenfield Central Junior High School<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Instagram<\/strong>&#8211; gc_jhs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Email- <\/strong>You can sign up on our webpage to receive the GCJHS Parent Newsletter email weekly with news, information, and upcoming important dates.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>PowerSchool App- <\/strong>Get up-to-date grades for your child, missing or incomplete assignments, attendance and school announcements.&nbsp; Search for \u201cPowerSchool Mobile\u201d in your App Store.&nbsp; Once you download the app, you can search by school or type in school code 3125.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>If you would like to be removed from this email list, please email \u201cStop\u201d to <\/em><em><a href=\"mailto:gcjhs-parents-leave@gcsc.k12.in.us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">gcjhs-parents-leave@gcsc.k12.in.us<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/dNJCRGeCk-56SgEtDVsKHwvtH7SiFDRnHmNcteW4epE34uwxMHeFxxU4xnahmzqS795WwHAE5C5tjG5YngD7dNWOYyEOveuRLYu-_wDw--fZwfjlqxGJ9-JG2TS7DfkQMKYpj0fBP3LEVKs5O8xwO6vNoMUNUEte5UXFZYagoMcpovxig_Ot6MYf-SY7XDpdgQrMqUjJrnqxY9FM4Q=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/docs.google.com\/uc?export=download&amp;id=1fNvSL6JB2uK5dgUNAsRNbyEZ0Ie2RvFQ&amp;revid=0B6xQo9OAXDmwSHZsWkV2UDBaZmtQZDRTbFAzRjV4QnAwQmlrPQ\" alt=\"\" width=\"230\" height=\"230\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Dan Jack<\/em><\/strong><br>PrincipalGreenfield Central Junior High SchoolTwitter: @GCJHS_principal<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News &amp; Attachments: Hybrid Calendar Weekly lesson plans posted by teachers.&nbsp;&nbsp; 7th grade&nbsp; 8th grade Virtual School Please check in with your child and their Powerschool grades to make sure they are where they&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3081","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gcjhs.gcsc.k12.in.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3081","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gcjhs.gcsc.k12.in.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gcjhs.gcsc.k12.in.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gcjhs.gcsc.k12.in.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gcjhs.gcsc.k12.in.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3081"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gcjhs.gcsc.k12.in.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3081\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3083,"href":"https:\/\/gcjhs.gcsc.k12.in.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3081\/revisions\/3083"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gcjhs.gcsc.k12.in.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3081"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gcjhs.gcsc.k12.in.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3081"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gcjhs.gcsc.k12.in.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3081"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}