Doors will be unlocked at 7:30 for K - 8th graders to enter the building
Students must have a mask on upon exiting their vehicle
All students will be temperature checked and asked screening questions at their car (weather permitting) upon arrival
If a student needs further health evaluation, the parent is to take them to the nurse’s station entrance located beyond the gym entrance (park in gym lot)
No parent/guardian will be allowed inside the building without an appointment
Students in all grades who want to eat breakfast will enter the gym doors
Only a certain number of students will be allowed in the cafeteria at a time
As early arrivers finish, they will be sent to their designated location to wait for the 8:00 bell
If the cafeteria is full, students will wait in the gym then be sent to the cafeteria to eat as other students finish
Students who DO NOT want to eat breakfast will report to the following locations:
K & 1st grade: Primary Playroom
Drop off at K Circle
2nd grade: Primary Cafeteria
Drop off at Gym
3rd - 5th grades: Gym
Drop off at Gym
6th - 8th grades: Auditorium
Drop off at Bell
If a family has students in multiple grade bands to drop off, all students should be dropped off at the Gym lot. Staff will direct students where to go from there.
Students will be released in a staggered fashion and escorted to their classrooms
Important Dismissal Information
Students with a ‘Walking Warrior’ pass will be dismissed at 3 PM to exit the building at designated exits
All parents should remain in their car (with the exception of Pre-K) at all times
Parents will not be allowed to walk-up or inside to get students
Families will be provided two name placards to place in their windshield to speed up dismissal and minimize face to face encounters
These will be given out on Registration day of choosing in-person or on the first day of school if registering online
Students will be dismissed from the following locations (Staging Area):
Kindergarten (2:00) - Kindergarten Circle (outside/playroom) or Gym Lot (Gym Lobby)
Teachers will let parents know which location
K. Chambers - Kindergarten Circle
L. Herndon - Bell
1st, 2nd, & 3rd grades, and older siblings - Gym Lot (Gym)
4th, 5th, 6th - Bell (Classrooms/Auditorium)
7th & 8th - College St. Driveway (Classrooms)
Vehicles enter Bell entrance then proceed straight to front of old building at top of driveway
If a 7th or 8th grader has a sibling in 4th, 5th, or 6th grades, the 7th or 8th grader will exit at the Bell as well
Newport Grammar School has developed an Online Registration Tool for parents of both in-person and virtual learners wishing to complete some of the fall registration process early. Please visit our Online Registration Tool page to begin the process to complete the (almost) paperless registration process.
Parents interested in virtual learning for the 2020-21 school year should view our archived virtual learning online meeting on YouTube to learn the requirements for virtual learning, as well as additional information about registration for virtual learning. If you decide to enroll in virtual learning, please complete the Virtual Learning Contract by Monday, July 27, 2020. Click HERE for more information. (https://www.newportgrammar.org/virtual)
NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Human Services (TDHS) and the Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE) announced Tennessee families are now eligible to receive financial support for their children’s nutritional needs during the COVID-19 pandemic. This support is provided through the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) program.
Nashville, TN—Today, the Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE) announced a second phase of its partnership with statewide PBS stations to help ensure children continue to have access to educational content during the summer.
Starting June 1, all six Tennessee PBS stations– WNPT Nashville, East Tennessee PBS, WCTE Upper Cumberland, WKNO Memphis, West TN PBS, and Chattanooga WTCI – will offer high quality educational programming for grades K-3, weekdays from 10 a.m. –12 p.m. CST, through June and July.
The Newport City School Board met in regular session on Monday, April 20 and Thursday, April 30. The meetings were conducted via video conference as a result of COVID-19. Click the link above to access the meeting agendas and recordings.
