WOW! What an adventure we have been on this past month. I have had to grieve the loss of our final term together in our familiar and comfortable classroom. I have had to learn how to teach through the on-line platform ZOOM and realize that I have so much to learn. There are many activities that I would love to engage in with the students, but am not able to over technology. However, I am ELATED that I can see our class come together everyday and continue to connect and build a new kind of community: Our 10:30 am ZOOM ROOMS, expanded to additional Small Group Literacy (letters, sounds, sight words, reading and writing) and Numeracy (patterns, numbers, addition, subtraction) Zoom Sessions. Students received SCHOOL TOOLS BAGS to provide meaningful tools and activities to support their learning at home. Students were introduced to RAZ-KIDS, an on-line home reading component to assist in having students stay on track with their reading development and sight words. Some families struggled with the set times and groups, so I adapted and created DROP IN ZOOM ROOMS where students can connect and learn in a smaller, more individualized settings. Hopefully the Bingo Boards have provided additional educational activities, including Literacy and Numeracy activities, along with Art, Gym, Science, Social Studies, and Music components to your weekly at home school experience. I appreciate learning together through this time. I appreciate your patience and perseverance as well. I know that you are doing your best in your context and all educational activities and options provided will not work for everyone. I continue to remind you to select what works for your child and family to to support your child with their education during this unique time. I continue to be available to support you, answer any questions or concerns, work individually with you and your child in whatever way I can and provide daily instruction and activities to enhance your child's learning experience. Please reach out if you have any questions or concerns. I love the photos of the children. I have shared some below. It is so COOL to see the students reading growth and progress on RAZ-KIDS. I am able to see how many books they have read and where they are at in their reading journey. If you have not been successful in using this website for home reading, please let me know and I can work with you or arrange to read with your child through ZOOM. Let's continue to find JOY in this JOURNEY, as we spend time together as families, enjoy walks and hikes outdoors, cook or bake together, make pictures for one another and our neighbours and find ourselves on screens more than we could have imagined. I long for the day when we will return to the school and share our experiences in person. Thanks for sharing life with me during this time!
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