Hello Marshall families, and welcome to the 2020-2021 school year, flexible remote learning style. I just wanted to send out our first blog of the year to cover a whole bunch of important information to get this week started. First, a reminder that this blog will essentially be our weekly newsletter. I will use it to inform you of what we are learning the upcoming week, as well as what is happening at Marshall and in our classroom (even if it is virtually at this point). So let's get started....
Getting Started: The two things you will need to make sure your child has on their iPad is Google classroom and Zoom and Google Slides. If you do not see these apps on your child's iPad please go to the "Self Service" App and click install. Please do not install any other app until I give instructions to do so, as we may not be using every app you will see here. I will be attaching the instructions in the email on how to log in to Google Classroom. Our classroom code is 4q7kskx. It will be best to do this ASAP. Once in there you will see the link to our Zoom inside the Calendar for the week. That will also be attached to our email.
Next Weeks Schedule: Next week's schedule will look a little different than our normal schedule, which is what I sent out to all of you. This is because we are not starting all of our programs (RTI, Suzuki, Library,etc...) including our ELA and math next week. Next week we will be getting to know each other over Zoom, learning how to work Google Classroom and Zoom features, figuring how to get from one place (specials) to another via our links. This is going to take practice, and I am going to be walking them through it. Once I have our week posted in Classroom you will see that after lunch I will be doing sight word testing, which is one on one. This is usually done in the classroom and goes quicker than the time I have allotted, but I am allowing for hiccups and trying to make sure we get through it this week. You may sign up for your child's testing time via this link Sight Word Testing Link .You may also notice our schedule does not appear full at this time. That is because I do not want to post all the links to every activity at this point. I think it may get overwhelming for our first grader to see a full calendar and I will add the next days work at the end of the previous day, at least for now - until we get used to how to navigate around the calendar and work the links. I think this schedule will work out for the best for our little guys and their first week as well. We will meet back everyday at 2:55 for our Closing Circle.
Attendance: Please review the below information for Marshall's FRL Attendance Policy
Daily attendance will be taken at 8:50 a.m. during Flexible Remote Learning. There will be a few ways for your student to be marked “present” for the learning day.
Login and attend the “morning meeting” with their class at 8:40.
If your student cannot attend the morning meeting, they may join their class during the day and will be marked present by their teacher.
If your student is unable to attend any Zoom meetings throughout the learning day, the parent may sign this form stating that your student completed their work for the day outside of school hours and email it to the teacher. This must be done each day that your student does not attend Zoom meetings.
If you child will be absent from school, please call our attendance line at (928)-773-4038.
As a reminder- if a student is marked absent for 10 consecutive days, they will be removed from the Marshall roster.
I will also attach this form in it's entirety to the email. If you have any questions in regards to this policy feel free to email me.
Zoom Expectations: I will be going over expectations with the students tomorrow. However, here is an outline of our Zoom expectations as of now - if they change we will review and I will update. Just a reminder for the adults, if you are in the background we can hear you!
- Have a comfortable workspace with a good work surface that you are sitting up at
- No toys, pets, or other electronics allowed
- Be dressed, and yes you can be in your pj's but you must have on tops and bottoms.
- Make sure you have eaten breakfast, you will need to be fueled for the day
- You may have a water bottle nearby, but make sure it is not where it can spill on you iPad easily. Stay hydrated, it is hot.
- Go to the bathroom before we start our day, during breaks and lunch. If you need to go during our live lessons raise your hand and let me know.
- If a friend joins us late you cannot all turn your mics and say hello. I will say hello and tell you when it is your turn to greet your friend altogether. It is important to say hello, but we will do it in an organized way.
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