Fort Hamilton high school News and Information-February 5, 2021

Fort Students and Families,                                             February 5, 2021 

Action Items with further info in message below: 

DUE DATE  -   Item 

2/5 - Complete Fall 2020 Experience Survey (link below) 

2/8 – Start schedule of Asynchronous Day/content and NEW Test Schedule (attached) 

2/8 – Complete Covid-19 Test Consent to remain Blended (see methods below)  

ALL - Create NYC School Account – parent and student 

Every class should have met daily to start off Term 2 this week.  The schedule for an asynchronous day and new test day across each department goes into effect February 8, 2021.  The schedule is attached for your convenience.  Students are still expected to engage in every class daily, but the ‘break’ from a virtual meeting is designed to help students balance the demands of being on their computers for everything.  Teachers may meet with small groups of students on the assigned asynchronous day to provide additional support, and/or periodically switch asynchronous day to Wednesday per instructional needs, but daily interaction with each class is still critical for students to benefit from instruction and the asynchronous day 

In Term 2, students primarily continue with their Term 1 program and teachers.  Exceptions are one-term courses or other adjustments as needed.  Please check Pupilpath to verify Term 2 program and reach out to your counselor with questions.  Teachers communicate updated classroom and virtual meeting codes via gmail and/or Pupilpath. 

To access the Term 1 Report Card on Pupilpath, go to the “Grades” tab.  Then click “Report Card” along the left side drop down menu.  Make sure you’re on Year/Term 2020-2021: Term 1 located above the blue header line.  You’ll see grades for each marking period and the final grades are under MP3.  Passing grades are 65% and over OR CR (credit).  Any grades of NC (no credit) OR NX (incomplete) will need to be made up Term 2.  

Fall 2020 School Experience Survey to complete by February 5th: 

Both parents and students, please take a moment to complete the Fall 2020 School Experience Survey. The survey takes about 15 minutes to complete.  Thank you as always for your support. Link: https://www.schools.nyc.gov/learning/learn-at-home/fall-2020-school-experience-survey

Consent for Covid-19 Testing required by February 8^th to remain Blended: 

BLENDED students without consent for Covid-19 testing on file by February 8, 2021 will be moved to Remote Learning, regardless of remote learning for all high school students.  Options to complete 

Since September 2020, we’ve had 55 positive cases of Covid-19 reported within our community.  It’s helpful to note that there has been no transmission from any positive cases to other members of the community.  

We have 4 full instructional days next week, February 8-12, and then we’re on mid-winter break, February 15-19.  All classes resume Monday, February 22nd.  The work to restore our building from the flood damage continues and we remain optimistic that it will be accessible to staff in early March.  Full remote learning continues across NYC DOE middle and high schools until further notice. 

Take care and have a positive and productive weekend. 

K Houlihan 

ASYNCHRONOUS DAYS – Term 2 

Effective February 8, 2021 

TEST DAYS - TERM 2 

Effective February 8, 2021