Brooklyn Park Post
Week of April 13th
Week-at-a-Glance
Mission: Rigorous Instruction, Enriching Experiences, Positive Relationship, No Exceptions..
April is Math and Autism
Awareness Month
We are excited to celebrate Math and Autism Awareness Month at our Virtual
Brooklyn Park School! Please send your pictures to your classroom teacher, so
that we can share them on Dojo!
Spirit Days:
April 15th : We love ODD numbers! Dress ODD today!
April 18th: Wear blue or your Autism Awareness Shirt.
April 22nd : It is Administrative Professional Day and Earth Day! Ms.Dianna and
Ms. Norma are DREAMY! Wear your PJs and make a sign or picture for Ms. Norma
and Ms. Dianna. Take a picture of both outside. Send in those pictures so we can
create a slideshow and send it to them.
April 24th: Wear blue or your Autism Awareness Shirt.
April 29th : Wear patterns or shapes!
A/B Schedule for the Week of April 13th
Tuesday: 4/14 Reading/Science (A Day)
Wednesday: 4/15 Math/SS (B Day)
Thursday: 4/17 Reading/Science (A Day)
Friday: 4/18 Math/SS (B Day)
12 Ways to Support Teacher Self Care
From another teacher..
- Stay hydrated
- Eat right
- Learn a new hobby
- Take an online course
- Read a good book
- Journal
- Exercise
- FaceTime old friends
- Get into nature!
- Meditate
- Limit the news
- Chill.
Math Updates:
After spring break, we will be getting the "wheels off the ground". Expect turbulence, but don't let it ruin your flight!
Math will take place on Wednesday and Friday. (B Days). Please let us know how we can support you. Don't be afraid to reach out.
Reading Updates:
It was great to see so many students engaged in their elearning! Hopefully more students will join in next week.
Remember that you will want to record yourself teaching small chunks of content to post daily so your students who do not join your Learning Support Block can access at another time and will still receive your support via video.
Additionally, when you meet in small groups to hold a discussion, go over problems, or teach a concept, please record yourself in Google Meet and post for other students to watch when they are able.
Please let your Literacy team know how we can support you.
Enjoy your spring break!
Social & Emotional Updates:
Please read this article on self-care. I need you..
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From the Principal's Desk
Updates for the Week
- Marking Period 3 Grades due – Friday, April 17, 2020. Grace over grades..
- Teachers begin Learning Time and Office Hours. Teachers may begin collecting assignments.
- Teachers may provide “live” or “recorded” learning instruction according to the elementary or secondary schedule (include link to schedules)
- One (only one) assignment/assessment per class per week must be counted/recorded in the gradebook. Additional assignments/assessments are collected and graded for feedback only. Teachers must inform students which assignments/assessment will be graded/recorded
- Each of the graded/recorded weekly assignments/assessments will carry the same weight
- As you move to eLearning, there will be mistakes and missing work. Continue to model grace and communicate with Karyn and Aileen about missing work. More information to come.
- The Special Education Team will contact you to schedule IEP Meetings.
Be mindful of the stress on families
Administrators also urge educators to be mindful not to add to an already stressful situation when making assignments, given that many parents are also dealing with job loss and questions of how to pay the bills and meet their families' needs in addition to being asked to serve as a direct guide in their children's learning.
"We need to focus on caring about our kids and our teachers and our families first, and teaching them second," Kessler said. "Teaching and learning will be able to bounce back from this situation. What we don’t want to do is add to the stress and the pressure families are already facing."
You can't ignore the challenges families, as well as you personally, are facing, and it's normal to need time to adjust, she said. “Life was hard before this event happened. Now it’s incredibly difficult
Positive Notes From The Staff
Staff Shout Outs
~Thank you to our custodial staff for taking care of our school: keeping it clean and making sure that it's ready for our return.
~Thank you to the amazing food service staff that we have. You ladies are doing an awesome job at keeping all of the kids fed. You rock!