A NOTE FROM PRINCIPAL SPIVEY

Dear Parents, I hope you and your family are safe and well. The past few weeks have been verydifficult. I want to thank you for your patience, understanding, and grace during theseunprecedented times. Adhering to the guidance of state and district leadership, HES teachers have been workinghard to prepare and deliver remote learning. Teachers are also managing their ownchildren and families. We realize many HES families have limited internet and/or deviceaccessibility. We have mailed paper copies of packets as a result. If you have notreceived your packet and need one please do not hesitate to contact me. Pleaseremember the role of remote learning and packets is to sustain student learning. Remotelearning will not be the same as a traditional classroom setting. Harnett County elementary schools will not issue numeric fourth quarter grades. Teachers will continue to deliver remote learning through May 15. Teachers are expectedto provide feedback and support for students during this time. Usually the last quarter ofinstruction is filled with review and state testing. State testing has been waived due to theCovid 19 pandemic. This gives students and teachers a chance to review without thepressure of high stakes testing. Remote learning requires a shift in thinking. Thank youfor your patience as teachers adjust to this change as well. HES has a clear goal withremote learning: 1.) to sustain as much normalcy as possible for your child and 2.) tosustain learning for your child from the 19-20 school year. I know you have many questions for me. As NCDPI and Harnett County district leadersshare updates, I will keep you informed. Finally, I want to say thank you. Thank you parents who are working on the front lines.Thank you parents who are suddenly home school teachers. Thank you parents for thegrace you are showing Highland Elementary teachers and staff. I am overwhelmed bythe unity and kindness I see every day. I miss seeing your children in person. There is atraditional saying that goes like this "April Showers Bring May Flowers." We will overcomethis time stronger. We are Pirate Strong! Jennifer Spivey, Ed.D.Highland Elementary School Principal

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