South Orange and Maplewood School District
Schools Closed for the Remainder for the 2019-2020 School Year. All South Orange & Maplewood School District facilities are closed and all extracurricular, registration, athletic, and social activities are postponed/canceled until further notice.
For more information and updates, visit The South Orange-Maplewood School District website:
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)
Week of June 8
Week of June 1
Week of May 25
Week of May 18
Week of May 11
Week of May 4
Week of April 20
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)
