FOLLOW-UP RHS INSTRUCTIONAL PLANS
3/13/2020
Teachers want parents of children that were absent today, FRI, MARCH 13, 2020 to pick their student's schoolwork on MON, MARCH 16, 2020 between 8:10 am - 10:00 am
Dear RHS Families,
From the bottom of my heart, I am sending you the strength and love to take care of yourselves and our children during this time. Neither myself nor most of us in this community have ever experienced the direct impact of a pandemic. I know this is serious and many are feeling understandably anxious. Simultaneously, I want us to try to find some calm as we move through this as a community. Let's breathe and continue to take all recommended precautionary actions to do our best to come out of this whole and healthy.
Thank you to all of the parents that have reached out to support our efforts. A HUGE shout out to our PTA Leaders, Stacey and Amy!
What you need to know:
- Please be mindful of the teachers' time during the school closure and limit emails to them. They will be focusing on instructional plans and school projects.
- The RHS building will go through a deep cleaning during the closure. As a result, please do not come to the building unless it is during the designated times to pick up student work. Ms. Kim will be working diligently cleaning and disinfecting our school.
- Teachers will be sending instructional plans through KONSTELLA.
- Teachers are not required to teach virtually.
- Teachers decided they will email instructional plans to parents on Monday MARCH 16 and Monday, MARCH 23 by 3 pm. If parents have questions, teachers will respond to emails by the end of the day, Tuesday.
- Teachers want parents of children that were absent today, FRI, MARCH 13, 2020 to pick up their student's schoolwork on MON, MARCH 16, 2020 between 8:10 am - 10:00 am
- Unfortunately, we will not be lending Chromebooks. Our fragile fleet of Chromebooks needs to be available for SBAC testing when we return and will also need to be here during the closure to undergo sanitization.
- If your family chooses, your child can continue to access all online programs at home. This page on our website has directions. https://www.ousd.org/domain/572
- Teachers decided to distribute report cards to students the first day we return to school.
Below is the latest email from OUSD if you did not receive it earlier.
Please reach out beginning on Monday, 3/16/2020 to me or Ms. K if you have any questions or concerns.
I am available by phone and email during the two-week closure @ cynthia.bagby@ousd.org or 510-531-6644 between 9 am -3:10 pm.
Be well and stay healthy,
Ms. Bagby
COVID-19 Update
OUSD schools closing to students as of 6:00 p.m. today
Dear Oakland Unified Community,
As concerns about coronavirus have risen, my leadership team and I have been working closely with the Alameda County Public Health Department (ACPHD) and the Alameda County Office of Education (ACOE). They have kept us up-to-date on the best recommendations for how to conduct school business during this time of uncertainty. This is why we have kept our schools open until today.
As of 6:00 p.m. today, all schools and child development centers within OUSD will be closed to students through at least Sunday, April 5, the end of Spring Break. This means that there will be no Saturday school tomorrow and no regular instruction beginning on Monday, March 16. District offices will remain open but in-person public access will be limited. All OUSD employees will also continue to work and be paid throughout this period, although exact responsibilities and worksite locations may vary. During this period, each school will receive a deep cleaning. Because of the evolving nature of the coronavirus pandemic, we hope to be able to resume instruction on Monday, April 6, but will continually assess the conditions to determine the best time for reopening schools.
After much deliberation and consulting with ACPHD, ACOE, city leaders including Mayor Libby Schaaf and our labor partners and partner organizations, I decided that it was the right time to close our schools. It will allow all students, school staff and families to do what they need to do to keep themselves healthy, and help prevent the spread of coronavirus. This is an imperfect solution, because ACPHD experts tell us that unless children stay in their homes away from other people for the duration of the closure, then they still run the risk of potential exposure.
Closing schools deeply affects so many of our families who depend on schools to provide a safe place for their children, food, and many other services. School sites have been and will continue to be crafting continuity of education plans, with each school preparing to provide assignments to students. However, this effort is not designed to replace the value of instruction at school with teachers. Each school plan will be posted on our website. We expect all plans to be posted by Tuesday or Wednesday of next week.
During the closure, our Nutrition Services Department will open twelve schools throughout the city where “Grab and Go” breakfast and lunch meals will be available for our students. The sites listed below will be open at the following times and children will be able to pick up multiple days worth of food to take home.
- Monday: 8:00-12:00 (3 breakfasts/3 lunches per student)
- Thursday: 8:00-12:00 (2 breakfasts/2 lunches per student)
- Food is available to any child under 18.
- Please bring a grocery bag or cooler to bring food home for the week.
- Northwest/West Oakland: Sankofa Elementary, West Oakland Middle School and Hoover Elementary
- Central Oakland: Oakland High School and Garfield Elementary
- East Oakland: Bret Harte Middle School, Life Academy/United for Success, Coliseum College Preparatory Academy, Madison Park Upper, Fremont High School, Castlemont High School and Elmhurst United Middle School
OUSD will also be working with other community partners and local agencies to ensure that students have access to food throughout the school closure.
We know this period will be difficult for many of our families, and we thank all of Oakland for your patience and perseverance. We will be in frequent contact through email, robocall, social media, and our website (www.ousd.org/coronavirus) regarding changing circumstances, food availability, and learning. We will do our absolute best to keep everybody informed and safe during these difficult times. In the meantime, please take care of yourself, your family and our community.
Give us feedback about this update
Respectfully,
Dr. Kyla Johnson-Trammell
Superintendent
RESOURCES FROM OUR COMMUNITY
From Our Garden Educator, Sara Brown
...I just wanted to offer up a chance for students who need fresh fruits and vegetables because of the school closure, to reach out to me to get some fruits veggies from the garden. We have Chard, Collards, Fava Beans, Oranges, Lemons, Onions and Leeks that are ripe right now and lots of herbs. I don't know if anyone needs them but I just wanted to make sure I offered it up. They can reach out to me via email (bsara0896@gmail.com) phone (925-353-0508)....
Best,
Sara Brown
Ms. Akemon RHS LIbrary Clerk & Guardian of the Books
Did you know the Redwood Heights Library has a HOME PAGE? It's true, we do! It has everything you need to learn at home!
There is a link to your Clever Portal, a link to all of OUSD's online resources, I even added fun sites to extend learning about the books we read together in our library! There is a link to our author's who visited: Gene Luen Yang's homepage as well as a link to Judd Winick's Hilo homepage.
If you are keeping up with your reading and want to share your book reviews, there is even a link to print a book review worksheet at home! Don't forget to turn it in when school reopens so you can get your Laffy Taffy!
You can search our library's card catalog too! Plan what you will read when you return to our beautiful book collection. Or look through our wishlist and donate a new book to our collection.
The link is worth your time! Add it to your favorites today!
https://destiny.ousd.org/common/servlet/logout.do?tm=
Thanks for reading with your child during this special time we have together, and be safe out there!
See you in the library!
From our parent, Natalie Slattery. THANK YOU!
I wanted to let you know that in the event of school closures, one of my companies is offering free digital access to their libraries. Here is the information:
You can access books three different ways.
- Here is the Free access to a curated list of CI titles related to viruses, germs and keeping healthy
- Capstone is offering free PebbleGo (K-2) and a large collection of 3000+ titles. Affected schools fill out online form. Capstone's Customer Service will be notified of a completed form and will quickly try to verify that the school is closed. Upon verification, the contact will be emailed a username and password (the same for all successful applicants.) Expiration: Access for all accounts ends June 30, 2020
- Even without a closure, Capstone Libraries can be accessed for free though April 15 at www.mycapstonelibrary.com
All Books
Username: tryclassroomci
Password: earth
our Alameda County Public Health Department website www.acphd.org