Welcome Families! We are looking forward to seeing all of your children in our first meeting on Wednesday August 19, 2020! Please be on the lookout for more information on how to get to the meeting. It’s already been a whirlwind of a week for us! We’ve been attending trainings on the new platform that students will be using for virtual learning, called It’s Learning. It appears to be all encompassing in that we will be able to post all lessons, videos, correspondence, and even video conferencing will take place on the platform in place of Zoom! Because this is a new platform for all, we ask for your patience and grace as we navigate these new tools and deepen our understanding of the platform. We have also been very busy planning with the Lower Elementary team on a cohesive plan with overarching themes and we are very happy with the results.
We loved hearing from the families and are so eager to see your children and get to know them! We are also looking forward to seeing our returning friends! We hope to spend the first two weeks building community and getting to know one another before we fully immerse ourselves in the academic schedule we’ve prepared. Those of you that are new to The Learning Community may not be aware that we are Blue Jays and Cardinals! There are times when our community needs to be split by roster, therefore students on Ms. Jazmin’s roster are the Cardinals and students on Ms. Marianne’s roster are the Blue Jays. It is important that your child knows if they are a Blue Jay or a Cardinal. If you are unsure, please send us an email or Remind and we’ll let you know!
If you have not done so already, please update your child’s student verification online. You should have received an email from the district with the following link: https://share.peachjar.com/flyers/1009044/schools/67128
Below we are posting the amended "community building" schedule for the first two weeks of school and below that you will find the schedule for the remaining time of virtual learning. Please keep in mind that schedules are subject to change based on the needs that may arise within our community. During the work periods students will be asked via the It's Learning platform to watch video lessons and do follow up work. We hope to see each student at the daily Morning Meeting. This serves as a daily check in as well as a way to maintain attendance in virtual school. The "Open Meetings" are held daily immediately after the Morning Meeting and are there for your child to ask for help on lessons received or follow up work they are trying to complete. They are not required to join the open meeting unless they need/want to. The afternoon work period includes two GEP blocks and those only affect students that are part of the gifted program. GEP students will attend one block per day. The remaining students may be called for small group lessons and intervention, and those will appear on their It's Learning platform.
We want all families to know that we are here to best support you and your children during this time. Please do not hesitate to contact us with any concerns whatsoever. We can only provide support if we know that it is needed. Our office hours are from 7:15 a.m. -8:00 a.m. Monday-Friday, but you may email us any time outside of those hours as well. It is our hope that the day is near that we are able to safely be face to face with your children and guide them in person.
We hope to have more specific information regarding the It's Learning platform for you in our next newsletter that will be published next Sunday. We thank you for your patience as we embark on this journey together!
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