South Orange and Maplewood School District
For more information and updates about the South Orange Maplewood School District, please see the coronavirus updates below and make sure to sign up for the District’s new monthly newsletter, “As a Matter of Fact”.
SOMSD WebsiteDistrict Updates
Resources for Families: How to Talk to Your Kids About Coronavirus
- Just For Kids: A Comic Exploring The New Coronavirus – NPR
- Talking to Children About COVID-19 (Coronavirus): A Parent Resource – National Association of School Psychologists (NASP)
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BrainPOP Coronavirus video (recommended for Gr3+)
- BrainPOP Washing Hands video (K-2 students)
- How to Talk to Your Anxious Child About the Coronavirus – Psychology Today
- How to talk to your kids about the coronavirus (and ease their fears) – NBC News
- Coronavirus and the Playground: Let’s Talk to Our Kids – Today Parenting Team (Online Community)
- How to Talk to Kids About Coronavirus – Keeping your own anxiety in check is key – New York Times (Parenting Section)
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Week of April 6
- SOMSD Special Newsletter: Mental Health Check & Wellness Check for Families & Staff (4/8)
- SOMSD Schools Closed Indefinitely – Distance Learning to Continue Until Further Notice (4/7)
- Free Online Weekly ZOOM Support Group for Parents at Home with Children during COVID-19 Online Schooling (provided by SPS)
Week of March 30
Week of March 23
- Week Wrap-Up: Superintendent’s Video Message to the SOMSD Community (3/27)
- Letter to Community: Online Planning Guide for Parents and Students (3/26)
- Letter to Community: SOMSD Extends School Closure thru April 17, 2020 (3/25)
- Maplewood Township Coronavirus Updates (3/22)
- State of NJ: COVID-19 Information Hub
- New! Resources for Supporting Children’s Emotional Well-being during the COVID-19 Pandemic (Provided by trauma experts at Child Trends and the Child Trauma Training Center at the University of Massachusetts)
Week of March 16
Week of March 9
- Special Education and Preschool Programs – School Closing Information Regarding COVID 19 (3/15)
- Important Message from Superintendent Taylor on COVID-19 SOMSD School Closures, Effective, March 16 (3/13)
- South Orange Village Coronavirus Updates (3/12)
- SOMSD Coronavirus Update Letter to the Community (3/10)
- South Orange Village Coronavirus Update (3/10)
- Maplewood Health Department PSA (3/9)
- Maplewood Public Health Division Announcements/Updates (3/9)
- South Orange Village Public Health Division – Coronavirus Updates (3/9)
- CDC Briefing Room: COVID-19 Update and Risks (3/9)
