Dear Families,
It was really nice to see most of the students this week on our chat! When we are able to virtually get together, it really feels like we are still part of a community. To continue with our tradition of weekly meetings, we will meet again on Thursday, April 23rd at 2:00pm. This week, we will start with a sharing circle and then I am trying to arrange for a guest speaker to read a book to us.
Communication
We have been encouraged by our school board and union to only use our work accounts for email communication. Therefore, I will no longer be using marina.summers3@gmail.com as a form of communication. From now on, emails will go through my work account marina.summers@ocsb.ca . If you have any student work to send, please send to me at this new email address. I do apologize for this switch up, this will continue to be the preferred form of communication until this is all over.
Quill
We are introducing one more online program (I know, it’s a lot!). It is called Quill and is a fantastic resource for grammar practice. To set up an account, simply click on this link quill.org/join/remote-owl and create a username and password. Please note, it is very important that your child uses his or her OWN NAME when creating a username, that way I know who is completing the work.
1KM Walk
This week, we are introducing our Linear Measurement unit. Every year when I introduce students to this unit, I take them on a 1KM walk through our school neighbourhood. This year, we are unable to do this as a class, but it is still possible for you to do this as a family.
One of the daily assignments asks students to go for a 1KM walk as a family and time how long it takes you to walk this far (you can use a smartphone to measure the distance).
If you’d like to participate, take a picture while you are out on your walk, email the picture to me and I will create an iMovie of our walks. It will be a way for us to do this together, without physically being together.
Of course this activity is OPTIONAL. Only participate if it works for your family.
I can't wait to see the photos!
New on Workspace - Challenge Section
Some parents were asking for some more difficult work in the responses received from our google survey. We have added a section to the far right on the Workspace that has Challenge questions related to the math that we are currently working on. Feel free to try them out if you wish!
Hapara Session
Last week, Mme. Caminiti and Mr. St Louis sent out a Google form inviting parents to a Hapara ‘webinar’. The goal is to help parents learn to navigate the system. If you are interested in joining, but did not receive the invite, please send me an email and I will let them know. They are hosting two sessions this upcoming week:
If you haven’t seen the video that some of the St. Anne staff put together from our homes to yours - here is the link:
This week's workspace will be uploaded later on tonight and available for viewing starting tomorrow morning. It will be titled “Learning at Home - April 20-24”. Here is a video explaining the layout of the workspace and signing up for Quill if you need a refresher.
Again, all of this work is provided in an effort to help you with working at home with your child. You may have some of your own work that you prefer to do, or some days might just be too challenging to find the time to sit down and do the work. And that’s OK! Our mental health is very important at a time like this, so please take care of yourselves. Also, we have tried to provide a digital option as well as a worksheet (paper/pencil) option for each day’s work - remember you do not need to do both. You can choose what works best for your child and family!
Any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to reach out! Have a great week!
Marina Summers
