Week at a Glance
March 30 - April 3, 2020
Monday March 30
-Virtual Staff Meeting at 1:00 p.m. (see my email from Friday - meeting will be via Microsoft Teams on your Office O365 desktop). This meeting is for E.C.E.'s and Teaching Staff. I will contact with E.A.'s. in a separate meeting on Tuesday morning at 10:00 a.m. A very brief explanation of important features (based on my limited experience with Microsoft Team) is provided below). I apologize that it's a bit rough...I guess this is what happens when I lead new IT...The information below describes how to use Teams on a laptop or chrome book. You can also download the Microsoft Teams app from the app store on your phone/iPad.
Steps and Important Features of Microsoft Teams
Locate and click on Microsoft Teams on your Office 365 Desktop
Within Teams, find Truedell Teachers/E.C.E.'s icon
Click on the Calendar
Click on today's meeting event in your calendar
Select "Join Teams Meeting"
You will be brought into an initial screen prior to joining where you can adjust settings
Highlighting the "Chat" feature for use during the meeting
Tuesday March 31
-10:00 a.m. Pamela meeting with E.A.'s in Microsoft Teams.
Wednesday April 1
Thursday April 2
Friday April 3
-Grade 8 students need to have their course selections completed.
News Items:
Virtual/Remote Learning Resource
Tentative Science Quest Schedule
EQAO Cancelled for 2019-2020
A message from EQAO: Given the school closure period and the uncertainty beyond that point, we will be cancelling EQAO assessments for the remainder of this school year. We appreciate the work done to prepare for these assessments by EQAO and school board staff.
For students who are graduating in the 2019-20 school year, the literacy graduation requirement as set out in Ontario Schools, Kindergarten to Grade 12: Policy and Program Requirements, 2016 will be waived. This applies to students in publicly-funded and private/First Nation schools. Students who are not graduating this school year will have the opportunity to write the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT) in the upcoming 2020-21 school year.
Bricks 4 Kidz
Wellness
Community Services During COVID-19
Smartfind Update from Helen Hill
Some absences for the March 23 to April 3 period, that were canceled after the school shutdown announcement, have been reentered in SmartFind as per the directive from Andre Labrie and Sue McWilliams.
- Requests for re-consideration are to be directed to Sue McWilliams.
- To help us follow the directive, please do not cancel any further pre-booked absences.
- Direct your consideration to cancel to Sue and if the job is approved to be canceled, it will be done at our end.
Resources for Families from Pearson Canada
You now have open access to over 70 of our most widely-used digital learning resources at www.pearsoncanada.ca/athome (this link is included below as well)
Which resources can you access?
Through Kivuto’s Texidium platform and eReader, families can access digital versions of over 70 curriculum-based elementary and secondary textbooks. These resources cover curriculum areas, including literacy, math, science, French as a second language, and social studies.
How long will the resources be available?
We’ll provide open access to these resources until May 25, 2020.
With this support, your family now has access to the same high quality, trusted resources that are used in classrooms across Canada every day to support student learning.
As always, please reach out if I can be of further assistance. Also, feel free to share with your colleagues.
From everyone at Pearson Canada, we hope you stay safe and healthy.
Kind Regards,
Lisa
Lisa Martin
Connected Sales Representative
Pearson Canada
26 Prince Andrew Pl, Toronto ON
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Upcoming Events
March 30 - April 3 (at least) - We will be working remotely from home (W.F.H.)
April 6 - Parent Council at 6:30 p.m. - I suspect this will need to be cancelled.
April 10 Good Friday
April 13 - Easter Monday
April 16 - Yard Pals Training p.m.
April 20 - 24 - Pitch In Week
April 20 - Staff Meeting
May 11, 12, 13, and 21 - Queen's Geography Workshops
June 1 and 2 - Science Quest