Paul Smith Elementary

Griffin House first graders had a visit with National Parks Ranger Olsen from Sleeping Bear National Lakeshore. They learned all about black bears and how they adapt to their habitat.

Last week, Mrs. Farmer’s 3rd graders made puppets to go with the readers’ theater they have been practicing. They visited several classrooms to perform and showcase their hard work.

Dear Franklin Families, I have been notified that 1 staff member at the elementary school tested positive today for Covid-19. Close contact notifications are being made. I will continue to keep you updated. Sincerely, Dan LeGallo SAU #18 Superintendent dlegallo@gm.sau18.org

Mrs. Gregg's 3rd grade class celebrated National Lego Day on Friday. We watched a video about how LEGO bricks are made and learned some interesting facts about LEGO. We also spent some time building with LEGO. We all had a blast!

Good Morning Families, We invite you to Read Through Winter with us! Children have received a winter reading sheet to track each time they read for 20 minutes (or more) at home. Children who return the completed sheet to school by Friday, February 25th will be recognized for their reading.

Dear Franklin Families, I have been notified that 3 elementary students and 3 middle school students tested positive for Covid-19. Close contact notifications are being made. I also wanted to notify you that starting tomorrow we will no longer be conducting temperature checks on students entering the buildings. This mitigation strategy will be removed from our reopening plan moving forward. I ask that you continue to monitor your children for symptoms each morning and keep them home if they are sick. I also wanted to clarify that when students test positive for Covid, they do not need to retest on day 5 in order to return to school, they just need to have been fever free for at least 24 hours and have symptoms subsiding. Students must wear a well fitting mask from day 6-10 when they return to school. Please feel free to reach out to me or our school nurses if you have any questions. Sincerely, Dan LeGallo SAU #18 Superintendent dlegallo@gm.sau18.org

Good Afternoon Franklin Families, I have been notified of 14 cases over the weekend and today. 5 elementary staff members, 2 elementary students, 3 middle school students, 3 high school students and 1 high school staff member tested positive for Covid 19. Close contact notifications are being made. I will continue to keep you updated. Sincerely, Dan LeGallo SAU 18 Superintendent dlegallo@gm.sau18.org

Miss Kneeland’s kindergarten celebrated the 80th day of school with some serious 80s fashion… and an 80s dance party!

Dear Franklin Families, I have been notified of 9 Covid cases over the weekend and today. 5 elementary students, a middle school staff member and student, and 2 high school students tested positive. Close contact notifications are being made. Please be sure that students are dressed appropriately tomorrow as they are forecasting frigid temperatures and wind chills below zero. Let me know if you have any questions. Sincerely, Dan LeGallo SAU 18 Superintendent dlegallo@gm.sau18.org

Good Afternoon Franklin Families, I have been notified that 2 middle school students and 2 high school staff members have tested positive for Covid-19. Close contact notifications are being made. We have received new recommendations from the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) regarding Covid Isolation and Quarantine Timelines. I am working with the school nurses on this new information and will have more details regarding this for you early next week. I hope you have a great weekend! Sincerely, Dan LeGallo SAU 18 Superintendent dlegallo@gm.sau18.org

Good afternoon Franklin Families, I have been notified of 1 elementary student and 2 high school students testing positive for Covid-19. The elementary student was not in school during the infective period so there are no close school contacts. Close contact notifications are being made for the high school students. We are reviewing the latest guidance from the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and will be communicating that information out to our families tomorrow or Monday at the latest. As always, please feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions. Sincerely, Dan LeGallo SAU 18 Superintendent dlegallo@gm.sau18.org

Yesterday, Miller the K9 Comfort Dog, visited Ms. Nixon's third grade class. Thank you Officer Tracy and Miller for bringing smiles to these third graders!

Good afternoon Franklin Families, The New Hampshire Department of Education forwarded a memo from the New Hampshire Information & Analysis Center (NHIAC) to school administrators. The memo indicated that there has been "online messaging" about possible school threats. Law enforcement officials have indicated that these are not credible threats. As always, I ask students and families to notify the administration if you hear of any threats to our schools. By working together we will continue to provide safe learning environments for our students. Sincerely, Dan LeGallo SAU 18 Superintendent dlegallo@gm.sau18.org

Dear Franklin Families, I have been notified today that an elementary staff member and middle school student tested positive for Covid-19. Close contact notifications are being made. Please continue to monitor your children for symptoms and keep them home if they are sick. Sincerely, Dan LeGallo SAU 18 Superintendent dlegallo@gm.sau18.org

Dear Franklin Families, I have been notified that 1 elementary staff member, 1 middle school student, and 2 high school students have tested positive for Covid-19. Close contact notifications are being made for the elementary staff member and the middle school student cases. The 2 high school students were not on campus during the infectious period so there were no close contacts identified at school. I will continue to keep you updated. Sincerely, Dan LeGallo SAU 18 Superintendent dlegallo@gm.sau18.org

Good evening Franklin Families, I have been notified that 2 elementary students and 1 elementary staff member tested positive today for Covid-19. Close contact notifications are being made. Please screen your children for symptoms each morning and keep them home if they are sick. Sincerely, Dan LeGallo SAU 18 Superintendent dlegallo@gm.sau18.org

Good Afternoon Franklin Families, I have been notified that 3 students at the high school tested positive over the weekend and today for Covid-19. Two of the cases resulted in no exposures on campus. One of the cases the student was in school yesterday so close contact notifications are being made. Please continue to screen your children for symptoms each morning and keep them home if they are sick. Sincerely, Dan LeGallo SAU 18 Superintendent dlegallo@gm.sau18.org

11/29/21 Dear Franklin Families, In addition to the 7 student cases at the elementary school, I have been notified of 1 student case at the middle school and 3 student cases at the high school over vacation and today. The middle school and high school will continue masking up when 3ft. distancing cannot be maintained indoors. Please remember to screen your students for symptoms each morning and keep them home if they are sick. Sincerely, Dan LeGallo SAU 18 Superintendent dlegallo@gm.sau18.org

Good Afternoon Franklin Families, I have been notified of 7 positive cases at Paul Smith School, over the weekend and today. Due to this we are masking up all students and staff when 3 foot distancing cannot be maintained. This means that when students are seated at their desks, they may remove their masks. Impacted classrooms will mask up when 6 foot distancing cannot be maintained. The following classrooms will implement 6 foot masking: Ms. Greene, Miss Nixon, Ms. MacDonald, Ms. Preuss and Mrs. Fleury. We anticipate masking to continue for at least 14 days. We appreciate your cooperation and support. Sincerely, Dan LeGallo Superintendent

Good Evening Franklin Families, I hope you had a great Thanksgiving break. :) I am reaching out to notify you that a student at the middle school and a staff member at the elementary school tested positive over the break for Covid-19. The student was in school during the infectious period so we will need to continue masking at the middle school tomorrow when 3ft. distancing cannot be maintained. The elementary school will continue with the approach of targeting classrooms at this time. I will keep you updated. Looking forward to seeing the students return tomorrow. Sincerely, Dan LeGallo SAU 18 Superintendent dlegallo@gm.sau18.org