Hi Everyone!
I was able to go into the building for the first time today to get some of my personal items. It felt very strange to be in our empty classroom and school!
I have signed up our classroom to IXL.com. IXL is a comprehensive learning program offering unlimited math and English language arts across thousands of skills—all of which are aligned to the provincial curriculum. It can be used on any tablet/iPad or on a desktop computer.
What I like about IXL is that it is divided into grade levels and then broken down by skill as well. This way it is easier to work on the areas that we may not have been able to cover yet or review others. It is also less of a “game” and looks like a “worksheet/textbook” compared to Prodigy math. It also will allow me to “assign” certain areas if I feel there is something specific that the students should work on.
I will e-mail all parents today/tomorrow with their child’s username and password. For now, please use this as you like. I do not expect everyone to be on doing math/language arts lessons for hours a day. It is simply just a platform to help those who need it and are looking for something more academic to do with their child.
I am also looking into how to best get some “non-screen time” related activities to you all in the near future! I know we are all a little concerned about the amount of screen time the students will be engaged in now!
For now, I have not attached any parent email address to their child’s account. If you would like to be attached to their account, please message me with the e-mail address you would like to add.
Take care everyone!
Ms. West 🙂