Good afternoon friends and families!

Wednesday Daily Update:

For your list of things to do this week, please read Tuesday’s daily message at our SharePoint page, but be reminded of the following:

  • I’ve now assigned a Homework Tracker so that you can know what assignments and work you’ve completed and what you still need to work on. New week means new work, but it doesn’t mean that last week’s assigned work isn’t still important. Please work through ALL your assignments, to the best of your abilities.
  • New lit circle books need to be decided on this week. I will dissolve old lit circle books. If your book group gets dissolved and it’s the only lit circle group you’re in, you’ll need to find a new group to join. Please start new sections this week.
  • This week I’ll be hosting Tribe meetings instead of our Friday Community Circle. This will be your time to connect to your Tribe and also ask any technology/assignment questions you may have. Mr. Wong will be joining us! 🙂
  • This week you will begin writing your Final Report for your Science investigation. Please complete the assignment that prepares you for that; also use the Final Report template to begin your writing.
  • I’ve included a fun, new activity in the FLEX channel. Please post your Getty Museum Photo Challenges there. (Go to FLEX channel for more info!)
  • Don’t forget to do your Daily Physical Activities. I will repost the Yoga with Adriene link because I think it’s so good! Click here.

Tuesday Daily Update:

My apologies for forgetting to post about our Pro-D day yesterday. This gave me a chance to update my knowledge on some of the technologies we’re using as a class, as well gave students an extra day to catch up missed work.

I’d like to reintroduce Division 4’s teacher candidate from UBC, Warren Wong, who will be joining us once again to continue his practicum work. Mr. Wong will begin joining discussions, continue to connect with our class, and once again will be leading lessons in the virtual classroom. Together as a team, Mr. Wong and I will be supporting students in their on-line learning and assessment.

Students:

  • Please view Mr. Wong’s Daily Message on the Monday, April 27th SharePoint page.
  • Today’s Daily Message has also been posted and includes this week’s Home Learning Plan.

Parents: you can also access the learning plan by clicking it on this link: Home Learning Plan_Div4_Week4.

Last week saw a drop off of student engagement and I have found that only a handful of students are regularly checking the daily plan (posted to the SharePoint page). Some students have been hard to get hold of and are not checking into the virtual classroom daily. I would like to remind students that they are to read these morning messages EVERY DAY and in the morning. I strongly encourage families to support their children in creating a regular routine of signing into Office365 and going to the Team to check for announcements and other communication. This should start their day, which begins for me at 9:00am.

To help with students keeping up to date on their assignments, I have created a homework tracking sheet. Students will be expected to submit this tracking sheet at the end of each week. I will be using this tracking to support and inform me come assessment time.

Regular, daily attendance and participation is expected. This includes 30-40 minutes each of Literacy, Numeracy, and FLEX time per day.

Find last week’s tracking sheet here: Homework Tracker_week3.

Stay well (and stay tuned)!

~ Ms. L