Dear Families,
Week in review:
Social-Emotional Learning and Team-building Activities:
We had a wonderful few days of in person learning! It was obvious that students were very happy to be back in the building.
This week students:
Spent time outside as a whole group learning a social distancing game and listening to read aloud
Began a Kevin Henkes author study
Practiced hand washing and social distancing routines
Were given individual milk crates that include learning and choice time materials. The students did an amazing job taking care of their belongings and school materials.
Learned about their classroom library and chose books for their book bins
New Routines/Communication:
Masks: (a note from the nurse)
If your child is wearing a neck gaiter as a mask, it is not ideal. Please be sure it is at least a double layered gator.
Masks with vents are not permitted as the person wearing it is protected, but they allow droplets to exit the mask.
At home, please reinforce the importance of distancing and keeping hands off of other student’s belongings.
Chromebooks:
We will be sending home chromebooks on Tuesday next week. Please look for it inside your child’s backpack. Your child will also bring home an envelope containing his/her passwords and sign-in information. Please keep this in a safe place for future reference.
Please review the written expectations with your child attached regarding google meets and how to care for your chromebook. Remember, chromebooks must be charged at home before coming back to school again every day we have in-person learning.
Reading:
The students learned how to choose books for their individual book boxes. The students browsed the classroom and chose books from the library too. Please bring back your child’s library books on his/her library day. Thank you.
Upcoming Events and Reminders:
The students filled the classroom Buzzy Jars already! WOW! The students voted and we will celebrate with a PAJAMA DAY on Tuesday, September 15th. We will still have regular classes and outdoor recess, so please make sure your child wears a weather appropriate pajama for these activities. Please do not send in slippers, stuffed animals or snuggly blankets. Please do not choose pajamas with “built-in feet”. They tend to hurt little feet inside the sneakers.
We will start Fundations (spelling) next week during our in-person days. Your child will have asynchronous learning activities for all remote learning days. They will be in the take-home packets for you, going home on Tuesday next week.
Your child will start math class next week. Your child will be taking home a large ziplock bag containing math tools needed for all remote learning days The daily math activities will be linked and modeled on the remote learning schedule for each day. Please use the materials for each activity. We will send home a math bag with all mathematicians on Tuesday. The materials are needed for the remote learning activities. All materials inside this bag must come back on Monday again. The students cannot share materials at school and we will use them in the classroom as well.
We will start synchronous google meets next week. The links will be in the remote learning schedule. The first google meet will take place between 8:20-8:45. This is a whole class morning meeting. We will start our weekly sharing next week. Your child has been assigned a “Share Day”. Each week, we will have a special “Sharing Topic”. Next week, we will share something special about ourselves. It can be a special stuffed animal, a picture or a book. It can also be a verbal share. Perhaps your child enjoys dancing or singing? Perhaps your child wants to share about a special hobby or sport they do? This week’s share is based upon Friday’s read aloud “Owen”, by Kevin Henkes. If your child feels nervous about this, please tell your child he/she can pass this week. We would still like for your child to attend our google morning meeting. Thank you.
Tuesday, September 29th: Picture Day, details to follow.
Best,
Justine, Maria and Carah
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