Summer Camp Expo on Saturday, March 14 from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. at the Falls Event Center, 21 Front Street, Manchester. Representatives from local summer camps and programs will be available to provide information and answer questions. Camp categories include adventure and travel, educational, arts and crafts, performing arts, science and nature, dance, gymnastics and movement, sports and fitness, special needs and early childhood. Day and overnight camps will be represented. Visit the ParentingNH website for more information.

The purpose of this letter is to provide you with updated information regarding a revised condensed Wednesday schedule.

• The schedule involves each Wednesday from March 17th - May 19th.

• The dates are: March 17, March 24, March 31, April 7, April 14, April 21, May 5, May 12, and May 19.

• Students will have on-site and/or live remote instruction in the morning, followed by lunch and independent work related to morning instruction at home in the afternoon.

• Students are welcome to take home a free bagged lunch.

• Middle School on-site students will be dismissed at 11:00 am.

• Elementary School on-site students will be dismissed at 12:00 pm.

• Derry Early Education Program (DEEP) - all students who attend school on Wednesdays will be remote in the morning.

Thank you for supporting your children, their school, and the District during these ever-changing times. Please contact your school’s main office if you have any questions.

On condensed Wednesday schedules lunches will be given to students to take home. Students will not eat lunch at school on condensed Wednesday schedules.

Every Wednesday from March 3 until May 19 we will be following a condensed Wednesday schedule. (Exception: Only one exception to this schedule, March 10 will be a regular day)

Welcome Back! For those students coming back into the building for the first time this year, procedurally a great deal has changed since you were last with us in person. Please read through this information prior to your child’s first day back at DVS.

An attestation form is a document that serves as a declaration or statement of a certain information that it is true.

It will take the cooperation of everyone in the school community to implement the district's safety measures in accordance with the requirements of the back to school guidance from the New Hampshire Department of Education.

It is important that you fill out the health attestation form prior to your child starting school on Monday, March 1. This form only needs to be filled out once, and states that you will screen your child(ren) each day before they arrive at DVS.

Please note that if a child has any signs of illness, even if they are mild, they must be kept home, to protect the school and community at large.

Parent/Guardian Agreement/Attestation (Paper version)

Parent/Guardian Agreement/Attestation (Electronic version)

The 2021-2022 Derry Cooperative School District Calendar has been posted.

Click here to view the calendar.

The Calendar has been posted with other calendars and schedules here.

What is involved in the transition from Plan B to Plan A, Onsite with a synchronous component for remote students?

• As it was in the fall during Plan A, fully onsite, student desks will be spaced at least three feet apart.

• Face masks/coverings will continue to be required, and mask breaks will be provided with a minimum of six feet of spacing.

• All students will remain in their assigned school with their assigned Derry Cooperative School District teacher or team of teachers, who will synchronously combine classroom learning with online learning

• Independent and small group work will be provided to remote students and students in the classroom

• Students who are currently attending onsite during Hybrid (groups 1, 2, and 3) will now attend onsite 5 days a week.

• Students who have been participating remotely 5 days a week during Hybrid (Group 0) will continue to do so.

• If families wish to change from attending onsite to fully remote or from fully remote to onsite, please fill out this (form) and you will be contacted by a school staff member. https://forms.gle/8MgXes2UKghmi1za8

• All school buses will return to their regular school bus routes and stops that were in place as of November 1st of this school year.

• Please be aware that pickup and drop-off times may vary for the first few weeks of this transition as we make adjustments based on student ridership.

• Seat assignments will be adjusted to accommodate the varied number of students.

• Siblings will be assigned to sit in the same seat.

• Students will be expected to follow the guidelines for school bus transportation as outlined in the original return to school plan.

Are you aware that we have a tech help request form on the district website?

Remote Learning Technology Help

When parents fill this out, the request goes directly to a technician who responds in a timely manner. Please use this form when possible.

Read Across America celebrations have been planned at Derry Village School for March 1-5.

During Read Across America Week we will have "dress-up" options each day.

Thursday, Mar 4 will be a Virtual Read Aloud Day.

Traditionally we would have celebrity readers come to classrooms to read to students. This year as we socially distance and keep everyone safe we will be having a virtual Read Aloud Day.

The students will listen to a combination of live readings and recordings from Celebrity Readers and Staff Readers. We anticipate a fun day for students to hear adults read and show how important reading really is in our lives.

Note: This year we will go ahead with a virtual Book Fair, likely in April. Stay tuned.

The Derry Cooperative School District currently has openings for Custodians, Food Service workers, Substitutes and Educational Assistants. For a full list of openings and to apply online, please visit: https://www.applitrack.com/derry/onlineapp/default.aspx

Dear Derry Village Families,

With February vacation fast approaching, it is imperative that you inform our school office of any travel plans. This communication is very important in order to keep our school community safe, healthy and compliant with health guidelines.

The Derry Cooperative School District follows the NH Department of Health and Human Services travel recommendations. It is known that travel increases a person’s chance of getting COVID-19 through close contact with others or contaminated public surfaces. Residents of NH, including our students, need to self-quarantine for 10 days following the last date of any travel outside of the New England states of Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, or Rhode Island.

Please contact the school nurse 432-1233 or cklardie@sau10.org if you need further information or have questions on the travel guidelines. Thank you.

All my best,

Colleen Klardie, RN , BSN

Derry Village School Nurse