Hey everyone!

We hope everyone is well, keeping busy at home, and continuing to smile! I have been exploring SEVERAL learning resources and have bookmarked them all for my reference. I will be uploading the ones I choose to have you explore in the next little while. I am beginning to add some on the blog. You will see an assortment of pages for cool websites to explore to help grasp skills, such as Khan Academy and Math Antics that I will be linking for you to use and explore to go over any math concepts you may need extra help with, and many more cool extension activities!

We had our second virtual staff meeting today and we will have another one tomorrow afternoon. One thing that was mentioned is for staff to possibly establish office hours so you all know when we are available. Since this is a new way of learning, much guidance will come from your parents at home. We all have different family circumstances too at this time: some families have shared technology at home, others have their own devices, and availability is different for everyone involved: parents, students and teachers. It’s important to take is slow, not stress, as your health is the very first priority as we navigate this new way of life.

Today, I also disabled the student chat feature from the General team channel, as it will only be used for teachers to post information. Alternatively, I created a Freetown French Chat where I would like you to practice your French writing skills with your classmates. I also created a Question Hub, which is to specifically ask questions about assignments to your classmates and/or to your teachers. If you want a teacher to directly see your question, please ensure you type the @ symbol in front of their name and your question will be answered at our next available time.

Finally, you will see that I posted a survey for Battle of the Books. Please try to complete this survey before the end of the week. It will give us an idea of who may need supplementary reading material that we can provide you online.

Thanks again and keep being you!!!