Wilbur Words: Updates
March 16, 2020
Want a hard copy?
1. Get a paper copy of the emergency plan packet for their child's grade level. (This is the same work as what was sent out in PDF form on Saturday and is linked below.)
2. Sign out any critical medications that are housed in our nurse's office. (Bring ID.)
3. Have an option to sign out a chromebook if your child does not have a device to use at home. (Bring ID.)
Anyone coming should enter through the main doors and remain in the lobby area.
A few answered questions.....
2. We are not planning on grading these packets. Although they are not mandatory, we are highly encouraging students to complete them. At the minimum, if you just get your child onto Imagine Learning and Dreambox every day, their learning will continue. (Directions for how to login are below.)
3. In a few days, I will be sending out another newsletter with tons of links to free learning websites that will allow your child to take Virtual Field Trips, read tons of books online, and do fun activities that still keep his or her brain engaged.
4. We have rescheduled our spring picture day from this week to Monday, April 27.
5. We have now confirmed that we are canceling this round of conferences. We are not in the position at this point to determine if there will be another plan for these spring conferences. But, Wilbur has our end of year celebration of learning conferences scheduled for June 5 for Grades 1 - 5 and June 4 for Kindergarten.
6. Talent Show auditions have been rescheduled for May 5.
7. Please know that this is a very unique situation and we are trying to be as proactive as possible, but things are changing rapidly! We appreciate your patience and support during this time!!
No internet? No problem....Comcast can help!
State Testing Date Changes
We wanted to be proactive in giving students the time to get back into the school routine before doing state testing, which was scheduled to begin on 3/30. We are planning for our new dates to be:
Grades 3, 4, 5 ELA 4/21 – 4/24
Grades 3, 4, 5 Math 4/27-5/1 (Not primary day 4/28)
Grades 4, 5 Science/SS 5/6 & 7
Login information for Dreambox and Imagine Learning
If you do nothing else during this time, getting your child on Imagine Learning and Dreambox will keep them making progress. A minimum of thirty minutes a day for each program would make Mrs. Howell very happy! :)
To access Dreambox and Imagine Learning on a laptop/desktop:
Click on the Parents/Students tab and then click “Student Portal”
Under the Elementary heading click “Clever Portal”
Student then logs into the Clever website with either a clever badge (provided by homeroom teacher) or their Google for Education log in (username = student ID@colonial.k12.de.us, password =birthdate ex. mmddyyyy)
THE USERNAME WILL NEED TO BE WRITTEN AS A COLONIAL EMAIL ADDRESS USING STUDENT ID (Example: 123456@colonial.k12.de.us)
To access Dreambox and Imagine Learning on an iPad:
Download and install the three apps below:
Clever
Dreambox
Imagine Learning Student (blue icon)
Open the Clever app to have student log into Clever. This will automatically prompt the Dreambox or Imagine Learning app to open. You may have to select open app if prompted.
For Dreambox ONLY - If prompted in the app, use this School Code: n9en/kathleenhwes
To access Imagine Learning on an Android or Kindle Tablet
Clever does not have an Android or Kindle app. You will need to access Imagine Learning directly through the Imagine Learning app. This means that your student’s username and password will be different than what they typically use in school.
Download and install the Imagine Learning Student (Blue icon) app
Student logs in using their student ID as both the username and password
Username = student ID
Password = student ID
The first time logging-in students may need to enter our Site Code
Site Code = 1000230
** The Dreambox app is not available on Android or Kindle tablets. You may be able to use the web browser for your tablet but the browser must be able to run flash in order for Dreambox to function. **
If you have followed the directions above and
are still having trouble, please contact:
Dreambox Client Care
Call: 877-451-7845 (weekdays 7am to 5pm, Pacific Time)
Email: support@dreambox.com.
Imagine Learning Support Team
Call or Text at (866) 457-8776
Email: support@imaginelearning.com
or help.imaginelearning.com