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Rye Lake Lower Campus News

• Rye Lake students take a nearby hike into nature's classroom

  Students in Mrs. Schwartz’s and Ms. Salinger’s classes at Rye Lake Campus visited Cranberry Lake Nature Preserve, where they hiked to South Pond. Students were able to catch bugs, frogs, and other macro invertebrates under the guidance of nature center staff. 

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• Rye Lake Lower Campus lemonade stand a hit with students

  Students in Teacher Danielle Schwartz’s class at Southern Westchester BOCES's Rye Lake Campus celebrated the conclusion of their novel study on The Lemonade War by Jacqueline Davies with a lemonade stand for their campus mates to enjoy. Students in the AIIM and TSP programs on the Lower Campus stopped by and purchased a refreshing cup of lemonade and a snack using pretend currency.

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• Please check your emails for important updates from Administration!

  Parents & Guardians, 

   

  Here is helpful information:

  1. SWBOCES Procedures for School Closing, Delayed Openings, and Early Dismissals Due to Inclement Weather:
     • Your child attends Southern Westchester BOCES, Rye Lake Lower Campus.  Please be sure to follow notifications for SWBOCES, Rye Lake Lower Campus ONLY.
     • Notifications for Rye Lake Middle School/High School due NOT apply for your child.
     • Information can be found at http://swboces.org, under the news section.  Additionally, an alert usually appears on the homepage.
  2. Late Arrival/Early Pick Up:
     • Students that are brought to school late, after 8AM, need to be signed in upon arrival.  All students should be bought to Building 1, also known as the decagon.  We ask that you do not bring them directly to their classroom.  Please park in the visitor's parking lot and call 914.948.7271, extension 1263.  If the receptionist answers, please ask for the Rye Lake Lower Campus Secretary, Kaye Jackson.  Once she knows you are outside, she will open the doors, have you take your child's temperature, and have you sign your child in.  The classroom will be contacted that your child has arrived.  We ask that you wait with your child for a classroom staff member to pick up and escort your child to their classroom.  We ask that you make every attempt to call the bus company to notify them of any changes in service.  Additionally, we ask that you email Ms. Jackson, kjackson@swboces.org, if you know that your child will be coming into school late.  This helps keep us in the know.  Lastly, please note that masks must be worn at all times when in the building, including during drop off.
     • Students that are being picked up early, before 2:32PM, need to be signed out.  Parents/Guardians report to Building 1, also known as the decagon.  We ask that you do not go to or directly call their classroom.  Please park in the visitor's parking lot and call 914.948.7271, extension 1263.  If the receptionist answers, please ask for the Rye Lake Lower Campus Secretary, Kaye Jackson.  Once she knows you are outside, she will call your child's classroom and have them brought to Building 1 to be signed out using our Rye Lake Lower Campus Drop Off/Pick Up Form.  Again, we ask that you make every attempt to call the bus company to notify them of any changes in service.  Additionally, we ask that you email Ms. Jackson, kjackson@swboces.org, if you know that your child will be picked up early from school.  This helps keep us in the know.  Lastly, please note that masks must be worn at all times when in the building, including during pick up.
     • Student Absences
       • If your child will be absent from school, please be sure to email the nurse, Nora Mannuccia, nmannuccia@swboces.org.
       • COVID-19 Reminders & Updates:
         • If your child is symptomatic, displaying COVID-19 like symptoms, please keep your child home and alert us by sending an email to healthupdates@swboces.org.  Feel free to reach out to our school nurse Nora Mannuccia, nmannuccia@swboces.org, and/or me, jdolan@swboces.org.  
         • If your child begins to display COVID-19 like symptoms while at school, they will be seen by the nurse.  All students displaying COVID-19 like symptoms must be pick-up and a negative COVID-19 test and/or clearance from a medical professional must be submitted before re-entry to school is permitted.  Pick-up in this case, would take place via the outside door of the nursing office.  Please call 914.948.7271, extension 1250.  If the receptionist answers, please ask for the Rye Lake Lower Campus Health Office Nurse at extension 1250.  

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• Join SEPTA, Today!

  Southern Westchester BOCES Special Education Parent Teacher Association (SEPTA) is a resource and a network of support for families of students in our Center for Special Services programs. Join today! Lots of exciting events are coming up!

  • SEPTA Membership Drive.pdf

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• Surveillance Testing

  In partnership with the Westchester County Department of Health, Southern Westchester BOCES is developing a plan to offer voluntary COVID Surveillance Testing to students in our Special Services Programs:

   

  • We will distribute specific information later this week, with details and answers to questions such as:

  • How do I enroll my child in this testing program?
  • What forms will I need?
  • Will my child’s health information be kept confidential?
  • When and where will the testing happen?
  • When and how will I get the results?

   

  • Our Health and Safety Plan for the 21-22 School Year is available on our website

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• Meet the new principal at Rye Lake Lower Campus!

  A Rye Lake's Lower Campus, new Principal Julia Dolan has found a sense of community and a place to pursue her passion for special education. “Everything for me is student-centered,” Ms. Dolan said. “Every decision that’s made has to be made around the students.”

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