Parents,
The past two weeks we have started to have more absences for varying reasons. I would like to let you know how you and your child should proceed during these times. The mix of distance learners and at school students has had a positive impact on students who are absent. The infrastructure has already been set up to allow them to stay on track. (At least compared with past years.) Further, your kids know what their expectations are on 'distance learning days.' They should be getting used to working from home. Take note: 1) We have a daily morning Google Meeting at 8:50 during normal school days. This meeting changes to 10 am on distance learning days. I highly encourage your child to attend if they are able. Further, I normally make my math open to Google Meet, and at the end of any in school day I open Google Meet at 3:45 so that anyone at home can ask questions that they encountered on that day. 2) Parents can see the daily schedule and assignments at: http://mrglime6.weebly.com/daily-assignment Also, links to many of the websites we use are found on the home page of my class website. 3) Students see the same daily schedule and assignments on Google Classroom. 4) I have set up "exchange folders" in the foyer by the office for distance learners and students who may quarantine for at least a week (I put paper work into these folders on Mondays so that kids have the materials they will need for the week). This is the one area that will be a challenge if your child is absent for just a day or two. Logistically on my end, I think it would be better for them to wait to get the paper materials when they come back to school. If you know that your child will be gone for a week or more, let me know and I will create an exchange folder for them also. Your child knows exactly what they should do each day. We have made it a routine this year. They see me talking to the distance learners and incorporating the distance learners into the classroom each day. If they are at home and able/willing to do schoolwork, they should shift gears and consider themselves distance learners for the day. Remember, your child can access their Google Classroom and tools from any computer. They just need to type in their email and password. (I would encourage you to have that written down somewhere at home in case they forget or start making typing errors while logging in.) If you haven't yet, please consider signing up for Bloomz.com (I prefer the app on my phone). Class code: NBKWZC Thanks, John
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