September 11, 2020

 Happy Friday Parents,

We appreciate your diligence and patience as we continue to learn and grow using the It's Learning platform.  Your feedback helps us to guide our journey and we are discovering that through these times it truly takes a village to keep our children thriving.  

While we are happy to answer questions and address concerns at any time, we would also like to remind you that there are resources that we have put together containing answers to frequently asked questions so that you can be "in the know" easily.   If after reading the blog each week, and watching Ms. Jess' wonderful It's Learning platform directions video (link below), you still have questions we will be happy to answer additional questions.  If the information you are seeking is in one of these two places we will direct you to check there first.    

It's Learning Run Through W/ Ms. Jess

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EEyEF9Ii5HN9LVHLD0wn9O6VjQSRMJpp/view?usp=sharing

The schedule below will reflect the new small group times and the lessons that the children will be receiving throughout the week.   Please note that Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays the children have grade level group lessons scheduled as follows:  1st grade 8:45-9:15. 2nd grade 9:15-9:45, 3rd grade 9:45-10:15.   Please assist your child in attending these meetings promptly at their given times.

Weekly

Overview for

September 14-18

Monday: 

*Journal:  This weekend I…                                      Self select a work from each area: Small Group Lessons-Language                              *Language *1st year-Time hour/half-hour w/ follow up  8:45        *Cultural *2nd year-Time by the minute w/follow up  9:15        *Read 20 minutes                 *3rd year-Elapsed Time w/ follow up 9:45

Tuesday:

*Journal:  Should Pluto be a planet?                          Self select a work from each area: Small Group Lessons-Language                              *Math/Geometry *1st year-ABC order w/ follow up  8:45                     *Cultural *2nd year-Verb Tenses  w/ follow up  9:15                *Read 20 minutes         *3rd year-Prefixes w/ follow up 9:45

Wednesday:

Asynchronous Learning-Children will use this day to catch up on work or to complete ongoing or special projects. Personal Timelines (due on September 18) Informational Writing Project (3-5 questions about topic due on Friday) Astronomy presentations (choose one project to develop fully)

Thursday:

*Journal: What would alien life look like?                    Self select a work from each area: (draw and describe with words)                                  *Language Large Group Lesson-Cultural                                     *Math/Geometry Astronomy and/or Time Line Presentations:               *Read 20 minutes The children have been completing amazing                             Astronomy work.   Today will be the last day  for astronomy presentations.

Friday:

*Journal:  Free Writing                                               Self select a work from each area: Small Group Lessons-Writing                                   *Math/Geometry *Traits Writing Lesson-Organization                           *Language Children will learn to use a informational                    *Cultural writing rubric to organize their ideas.                         *Read 20 minutes

We hope that you all have a fun, and relaxing weekend! 

Sincerely,

Ms. Jess, Ms. Kirsten, and Ms. Jelena