Good Evening!
Happy Friday! We made it through the first week of distance learning! There were definitely some challenges along the way and will continue to be more, but we will come out on top! You have no idea how much I appreciate all of your patience this week! You are all my heroes at home helping support your child with their learning!
I have a lot of information to share with you again, and I apologize in advance for the lengthy amount of information. It will not always be like this! So, please read the information in entirety sometime over the weekend.
Daily Lesson Plans for Next Week:
These plans are meant for parents or anyone supervising students during learning. These may also be helpful to share with daycares. Student schedules can be found in Schoology in the “Assignments” page.
Student Chromebook Quick Cards
We understand that the student quick cards that came with your child’s Chromebook device may become lost or damaged throughout the year. Your student relies on their quick card to log onto their computer. Please click here to view directions to print a new quick card for your child.
Accessing Google Documents
Many parents are requesting access to our weekly student documents with their personal accounts. Due to safety reasons, they have been locked only for student access. Please make sure students are logged into their Google account to view schedules and other documents on Google.
Dry Erase Board Pickup
Students may come pick up their dry erase boards on Thursday, September 17th. I will send out the specific time next week.
Student Supply Pickup 2nd Round
If you were unable to pick up your student’s supply bag last week, you may come to pick it up on Thursday, September 17th 3:00-6:00 p.m.
Specials (Asynchronous and Synchronous):
Please understand that when students have asynchronous specials, they will not be on a live Google Meet with their specialist teacher. Students will need to visit the Schoology page for that special to participate in the asynchronous activity for that day. When students have a synchronous (live) special, they are expected to participate.
Logging Off Meets for Breaks and Specials:
We ask that your child logs off of our class Google Meet when going to specials or breaks. Some students have stayed on our Google Meets and we are not there to monitor behaviors. For safety reasons, each child will need to log off of our Google Meet at specials time and not re-enter until after their break at 10:30. Thank you!
Google Meet and Schoology Support:
Many of our young students still struggle with the technology pieces of our virtual learning, which is completely understandable for first grade students. We ask that there be an available adult around to support your child when transitioning to specials and breaks until they learn how to use the technology independently. This should only take a few minutes each day. Our students want to participate in specials and don’t know how to join the meets and activities. Also, it would be beneficial to sit down with your child and show them how to access LCPS Go and Schoology from their Chromebook device. The more that we teach them and show them, the more independent they will become. There have been times that I have tried to share my screen to show the students how to access what they need, but it is difficult for them to follow along. If you have any questions about using the technology, please let me know and I would be happy to help!
Virtual Meeting Expectations:
Social Emotional Learning Home Link:
This year our first grade students are participating in our social emotional learning curriculum. This takes place each morning in our morning meetings. Each week, there is a provided home learning piece that shares what your child will be learning about during their morning meeting and how you can support this social emotional learning at home. Please click here to view our Week 2 home link.
Scholastic News Payment:
In first grade we will be using Scholastic News magazines. They are weekly magazines that help build reading skills and increase science and social studies knowledge. They also align to our first grade curriculum and are interactive for our students. There are 4 issues each month. In order to purchase a class subscription, first grade teachers are asking for $7.00 per student. This year all Scholastic News payments will be accepted online. Your child received their first set of Scholastic News magazines in their school supply pickup bag. Please do not have your child complete their Scholastic News magazines at this point. We will have them built into our weekly schedules. Thank you!
The online payment process will open on Tuesday, September 8th and run through Wednesday, September 30th. To make your payment, you can visit the Pinebrook webpage and and click on the online payments tab to access the parent portal for online payments, or you can click here to access the online payment portal. We will discuss a safe way to distribute these to our students every month with Mr. Thiessen.
Remind:
Please sign up for our class Remind! Remind is a wonderful tool that allows me to contact you quickly. You can download the app to receive messages via text or you can even use it on your web browser. You can text @pnb1drum to 81010 to join or by visiting this link: remind.com/join/pnb1drum
Google Meet Code: pnb1drumheller
** Please remember that your child needs to be logged onto their student Chromebook device to access our Google Meets.
Class Directory and Parent Survey:
Please take the time to complete our class directory and parent survey! Our class directory is optional, and will be shared out to our classroom families once all who would like to participate have completed their submission. Please complete by Friday, September 11th if you are participating! Also, you can access the parent survey here. This survey includes questions that will help me better understand your family, child, and home dynamic. In order to support your child in the best way possible, it is important for me to understand the various factors that have shaped your child into the beautiful person they are today! I am not only here for your child, I am here for you as well. We are all in this together, as a team! I look forward to learning more about you and your child!
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I hope you all have the most wonderful weekend! I hope we have some sunshine!
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