Dear Div. 5 Students and Families,

Even as I chose the title for this blog post, I found myself second-guessing its tone.  Indeed, I am thrilled to renew our connection as teacher, parents and student; however, I acknowledge this new connection will be renewed under subdued circumstances and without the warm immediacy of personal contact.  Furthermore, I acknowledge that we are living with greater uncertainty and worries; that some of our family members may be far from us, and that we miss our friends, social groups, and routines. 

We are, however, lucky to have so many ways in which to remotely communicate with each other, and we will undoubtedly continue to use old and familiar technology as well as discover many new ones as we create novel pathways of learning and connection.   Lastly, I will also be sending this message out in an email to parents, and I will be reaching out with some questions and a request for some additional information.  Please know that Parkcrest teachers have been reaching out to each other via virtual meetings and that we will continue to communicate our plans as we define them more concretely throughout this week and future weeks to come. 

 

Salmonid Program: 

I know you are all wondering about our alevin.  Throughout Spring Break, I received regular communication from the Salmonid Program office.  There were long email threads between participating teachers as to what to do about the salmon.  I knew that our custodian, Mr. Harsch, would only have our school open until Wednesday of last week, and at that time I worried that we would not be let in to our schools for a long time following.  So, on Tuesday, full of uncertainty about whether I was doing the right thing, I came in to do a salmon rescue.  I am grateful I did, because on Saturday I received this email from Fisheries: