MACS Family Resources
Week of March 23-27, 2020 - Volume 1
We Are Here to Support Your Family During Remote Learning
This newsletter will be published weekly for all MACS Families. You can find this resource on our MACS website, Twitter (@MACSchools) and Facebook.
We have also developed a new Learning Support for Families Google doc, this will be published on our MACS website as well.
Full STEAM Ahead At Home!
Engineering and Design NASA has provided lessons that support essential science and engineering learning concepts. Check out this activity that we have utilized in different classes but is enjoyable for all ages, cheap to provide with at-home resources and supports critical thinking skills during the engineering and design process. | Solar System & Weather While students are home learning there are multiple resources available in our day-to-day world. Current weather and the solar system are both great examples of opportunities for learning. Observation, a piece of paper for tracking data and family conversations can help your child continue learning. See this activity from Nasa, Look at the Moon! Journaling Project. | NASA Learning Videos Check out the collection of videos for learning, all provided from our partners at NASA. You can search for great videos based on your child's age, topic of interest or subject (Engineering, Math, Science or Technology). |
Engineering and Design
Solar System & Weather
See this activity from Nasa, Look at the Moon! Journaling Project.
NASA Learning Videos
You can search for great videos based on your child's age, topic of interest or subject (Engineering, Math, Science or Technology).
Learning Happens in the Kitchen

National Agriculture Week
While learning from home, have your child check out possible (click here) Careers in Agriculture that may align with their personal interests.

MACS Parents Share Out
You may also submit your best practices to our Teaching and Learning team by emailing Penny Willard at pwillard@mtairy.k12.nc.us. Each week we will highlight families for the fabulous teaching and learning being done at home.

National Scribbles Day
NATIONAL SCRIBBLE DAY
National Scribble Day on March 27 inspires children to kindness through art.
Each of us starts out as a little colorful, wrinkled up human being with eyes, nose and sometimes a shock of hair. Our personality develops as we go. We’re a bit like a scribble.
Children’s scribbles become more than just scribbles when eyes and a smile are added. Somehow a personality leaps onto the page and with it, encouragement for children to grow and express themselves. The positive result looking back at them spreads a surge of joy that is infectious.
That’s what’s so wonderful about scribbles – anyone can make them no matter their ability. This means everyone from Grandpa to the smallest family member can join in the day. Gather up the crayons in every color and scribble up smiles for everyone!