Please see the updated guidelines below regarding students who test positive for COVID-19. If a student tests positive for COVID-19 (vaccinated or unvaccinated), that child is required to quarantine for seven days. After five days, however, they can be released with a negative PCR test. In both cases, the student should be asymptomatic. If there … More COVID-19 Updated Guidelines

Dr. Delaney Ruston – Tragic events and injustices are happening in our world all the time. Right now, news feeds are informing us of the horrific shooting in Michigan, the devastating situation in Afghanistan, a new COVID strain, and so many other hard issues., A sense of social justice is in all of us, and … More Modeling Our Responses to Tragedies and Injustices

Mrs.  Fitzgerald  Pop-Up Crafts!  Let’s make art that POPs! We’ll learn how to add 3D elements to our crafts while making fun pop-up cards to keep or share. We’ll also learn how to write nice messages in the cards so we can share love and kindness with those we appreciate.  Ms. Jennifer  STEAM Room  Welcome to the STEAM Room!  Students will be tasked with a different STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Mathematics) Challenge each day using available … More 8th Period Activities

Many families will travel in and outside of Hungary during Winter Break (December 20-January 7). For an added health and safety precaution, we will teach online the first week of school after the break, January 10-14, then return to campus face-to-face on January 17. We are unsure what travel restrictions will be put in place … More One Week Online after Winter Break

Dr. Delaney Ruston – While compiling this list of mostly non-tech gifts for this holiday season, I so enjoyed the distraction from the complexities and uncertainties of COVID  — and I thank my film partner Lisa for her contributions as well.  I realize this list is not too soon since Hanukkah started this week. There are … More 2021’s Mostly Non-tech Gift Guide

In a ministerial letter school principals were informed that from 1 December, a parent accompanying children to or from school – and only one parent – can enter the educational establishment only at a designated point designated by the principal. In our case, the school’s front door, not the door to the playground. Parents will … More Beginning December 1, parents can only enter schools with a vaccination card

Dr. Delaney Ruston – With the holidays coming, you might be thinking about buying your kid a phone. I wanted you to know that  If you choose to give your child a smartphone, or they have one, most can be customized to limit its functions. The browsers on most smartphones, including the iPhone, are simply … More Options To Communicate With Your Kids Without A Smartphone

Dr. Delaney Ruston – There is an ingrained long-standing belief that dinner mainly needs to be about checking in with everyone about their day, and then, from there, people can bring up other topics. There is also a myth that this should be satisfying enough for everyone at the table. The truth is some kids … More 5 Ways To Make Dinnertime More Fun