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Mr. Raul Sandoval Anti-Bullying Coordinator 973-226-7644 ext. 389 rsandoval@roselandnjboe.org Mrs. Lynn Cummings Anti-Bullying Specialist 973-226-7644 ext. 372 lcummings@roselandnjboe.org School Climate State Coordinator HIB@doe.nj.gov     HIB Information & Reporting

January 5, 2022

January 5, 2022

  A Note from Raul Sandoval, Principal

Happy New Year to all! I hope the new year brings continued health, especially during these challenging times.  Although the numerical year has changed, our mission continues to be the same - teaching and learning!

In previous notifications, we included information about kindergarten and preschool registration, which is now open.  Interested families should read the next section for more detailed information.

Next week, there are several virtual events: parent workshops, an HSA meeting, and an open house for pre-k and kindergarten.  Please see our calendar at the end of this notification for more details.  We hope you can join us, especially for our rescheduled parent workshop presented by Good Grief.  The SEL workshop will take place before the HSA meeting.  Please use the link, embedded in our calendar below, to join us:

Parent Workshop Topic:   Being Is Doing: Supportive Communication Practices

Fourth Part of the Workshop Series:   BUILDING RESILIENCE THROUGH LOSS AND ADVERSITY

Presenter:   Jesse Bassett, Director of Education, Good Grief Schools ( www.goodgriefschools.org ) 

  Kindergarten and Preschool Registration for 2022-2023

We are so excited to announce that our 2022-2023 kindergarten and preschool registration will be opening up in January! To be eligible for Kindergarten, a child must live in Roseland and be five years of age on or before October 1, 2022.  Parents and guardians are invited to download and complete the Kindergarten registration packet at www.roselandnjboe.org . Click on District. Applications can also be picked up in the main office of the school. 

To enroll your child in Preschool or Kindergarten, the registration packet must be returned to Mrs. Catherine Overbeck in the board office of Lester C. Noecker School by Friday, January 21, 2022. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Overbeck at 973-226-7644, extension 315 or at coverbeck@roselandnjboe.org.  If you haven’t done so already, please reach out to Mrs. Overbeck in the meantime to give her your child’s initial information so she can keep you updated on registration items/events throughout the rest of the year. 

We will also hold a virtual kindergarten and preschool open house (see calendar below).  If you are interested in attending please email Mrs. Dallow at rdallow@roselandnjboe.org to RSVP!

  A Note from Deanne Somers, Superintendent 

Happy New Year, Noecker Family! I do hope this first Wednesday Notification of the new year finds you well. Times continue to be more challenging than we’d like, but just imagine how we will all feel when COVID is behind us! 

“It’s not that optimism solves all of life’s problems; it is just that it can sometimes make the difference between coping and collapsing.” – Lucy MacDonald

We are continuing to monitor staffing closely. I remain so very appreciative of our teachers and staff for their ongoing attention to safety measures. They are all doing their part to keep us open and ensure the health of our school community! Thank you, Noecker Staff! 💗

& thank you for your understanding and flexibility this unexpectedly slippery morning! The timing made it all the more challenging for all of us, but the majority of staff were here in time for our students as they arrived. We will be watching *Friday’s weather* as it is surely *January* now.

Reminder that the Annual Reorganization Roseland Board of Education Meeting is scheduled via Zoom for Thursday,  January 6th at 7:30 PM and will be immediately followed by a Regular Meeting. Directions are available HERE. Charlene Peterson of NJSBA will be presenting Ethics Training after the Reorganization. The Board will also be approving the Interim Superintendent, Dr. Brockel, who will begin February 1st.

LCN COVID-19 Dashboard - UPDATED Regularly!

• We BEG YOU to please not send children to school who are:

  • Waiting for test results,

  • Have been exposed to someone positive,

  • Have a household member who is positive,

  • Have any cold/COVID symptoms .

• Testing/Quarantine Reminder - if anyone in the household is positive, symptomatic, OR waiting for test results, please keep your child home and refer to the LCN COVID-19 Dashboard or call us for guidance! ​  

• Remote learning is available for students with known & documented close contact of a positive person or who have tested positive themselves. Please be patient as it may take a day or two to get fully set up!

• If you or your child have been exposed, traveled, or have symptoms, free testing locations can be found HERE .

• Please be familiar with the updated Health & Safety Guidelines available on the 2022 Commitment, as well as the LCN COVID-19 Dashboard and the December 15th & 30th NJDOH guidelines.

• Finally, please provide Nurse Noronha a copy of updated vaccination records if/once your child is fully vaccinated. Without documentation, individuals are considered unvaccinated and must follow unvaccinated guidelines. Individuals are considered fully vaccinated * 2 weeks after their second dose in a 2-dose series. 

A Note from Dr. Richard Celebre, Director of Special Services

Welcome back and Happy New Year! As we move along with the winter months, we now enter the time of year where weather starts to play an unwelcome role in the daily operations of our school days. 

Current Sixth Grade Families - In collaboration with the West Essex Child Study Team, case managers for current sixth grade families will be in touch to begin coordinating transition planning meetings for the move up to the middle school.  

Reminder - I wanted to remind everyone about the Special Education Parent/Administration Collaboration virtual parent evening workshop, scheduled for Monday, January 10th from 6:30 - 7:30. The workshop will be an in-depth overview of Special Education programs available here at Noecker, hosted in mini breakout room sessions by our Noecker staff. Thank you to those that have already registered. For more information, and to register for the event, please take a look at our flyer! We look forward to seeing everyone there!

Wishing you all the best in the coming New Year!

Helpful links:

• Special Services Google Site

• Local Community Organizations and Extracurricular Activities that Support Students with Special Needs

• Special Services District Page

• Parent Administration Collaboration & SEPAC Page

If you have any questions, concerns, or seek clarifications please do not hesitate to reach out to your case managers , and we will work to address them in a timely manner.