The Weekly Newsletter
What a wonderful week in The Learning Community! Despite technical glitches and a few human errors (oops😅) we made it through and even got to know each other a little better! We had such a great time hearing from all of our old and new friends alike! We hope that students are getting comfortable with ItsLearning and can soon navigate the platform on their own. As we begin to get more familiar with the ItsLearning platform and all it has to offer, we are excited to share our next steps in the community building curriculum.
ItsLearning
Students will have five assignments to complete this week. They are located on the right side of the Learning Community course on the ItsLearning platform. Please login to ItsLearning, click on The Learning Community under courses, then look to the right side of the page and find the assignments under "Tasks". Students should choose one of the five assignments to complete daily. They can be done in any order, but one task should be completed each day, as all of the assignments are due by Friday, August 28. We have decided to start slow and ease into the school year, so students can take their time and do their best work on these assignments. The focus should be on creativity and making meaningful connections to the work being done. If your child chooses to rush through the creative process please have them go back and take their time in order to create a piece work of which they can be proud.
When turning in assignments, students should click on "answer assignment" tab at the bottom of the assignment, then click on the "more options" tab in the toolbox and choose the square icon with mountains to add a picture of their work.
SCCPSS Devices
If your child borrowed an SCCPSS device and they were unable to take pictures with it, the district informed us that they corrected the issue. Your child should now be able to take pictures of their work to submit on the ItsLearning platform.
Morning Meeting-Breakout Groups
We will continue to have morning meetings everyday at 8:30 and the link will be accessible on the Learning Community calendar in ItsLearning. Students will attend breakout rooms and the meeting is expected to last about an hour each morning. Our read-alouds will now be a part of our morning meetings, so this week there will not be any afternoon read-aloud meetings.
Explorations
Explorations begin on Monday. All links to Explorations classes are located in the Calendar on the Learning Community ItsLearning page. Please use the link provided for your child depending on whether they are a BlueJay or a Cardinal. There are no Explorations courses on Wednesday. Instead, students will attend a writing lesson by using the Zoom link provided in the calendar section of the Learning Community course page.
GEP
Although GEP classes were set to start this week, they will be delayed until next week. Please stay tuned for more information coming from Ms. Beverly and Ms. Maria.
Thank You
Thank you to all of you for your patience and your support. We know that starting the school year virtually has not been easy for your families and we appreciate the grace that has been extended to us as we try hard to get the school year underway. Please know that we are here to assist you and your child in any way necessary to make this transition to online learning easier for you all. Please reach out to us with questions or concerns and we will do our best to answer them.
Dates to Remember
9/7/20---------Labor Day (No School!)
10/9/20--------Fall Break (No School!)
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