Ericson Sea King Weekly Review
August 10-14
Continuing to Build our Culture of Learning and Academic Growth
As we prepare this week for the upcoming school year it is important that we are working collaboratively towards the same goal of student achievement. Structure your time for planning and practice of your technology skills, and time for connecting personally with each of your families to assist them in their preparation for the upcoming year.
Please take some time to review the Parent Newsletter this week to familiarize yourself with the structures and calendar for families this week.
On Friday, we welcome back our CT's, NTAs, and Classified staff. There will be some changes this year to our classified instructional aide schedules. If you are a .75 employee your work hours will be from 9:00-3:30. We will be utilizing your skills to work with students in different ways throughout the school day. During our meeting on Friday we will discuss this year's work schedule and expectations.
NTA's we will also need you to virtually engage with our students. Start brainstorming ways that you can provide student supports. During our 1:45-3:30 block during the day we are going to provide students with a menu of options for engaging with staff. Can you read a story, do a cooking demo, or do an art project,? We will be working together to think of creative ways we can engage our Sea Kings.
Classified and NTA staff will need to contact Connie Lee, our Library Technician to check out a laptop from school. Laptops have been ordered for you and will be here soon, but we want to make sure that you are able to be connecting with staff and students on the first day of school. You will need to sign a district technology user agreement when you check out a device. You will also need to log into your laptop on campus before it will work off campus.
Certificated staff that would like an extra laptop for modeling and a second screen during instruction will be able to check one out after all of our Classified staff have devices. If you have any HP computers still in your classroom. Please turn them in as soon as possible, so that we can have them reimaged for use off campus.
As much as we have worked with our students the past 3 years on having a positive growth mindset, now more than ever we need to model that skill for our students. Take each challenge you encounter this year as an opportunity for your own personal growth.
During the past 3 years you all have contributed to building a positive climate and culture at Ericson where students and staff have stretched ourselves to meet and exceed our academic goals. Working together as a team, we can continue this work and be role models for our students and the Sea King community.
Thank you everyone for all that you are doing right now to ensure we have a successful start to this virtual school year!
Tina and Melissa
Week at a Glance
Message from the Superintendent Nelson and Director of Health Services Jane Banks regarding Safety Protocols
ATLAS Connect Tutorial
Technology Resources
Scheduling Teacher Office Hours in Teams
Great video on scheduling office hours, and how to set up for your students. Short Video that gives step by step directions. Thank you Melissa for sharing!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRsFZ5xezw0&feature=youtu.be
Online Timers
Incentives for Online Instruction
1. Host a Virtual Party
This reward can be run for a homeroom, a grade, a house, or an entire school. Plan an agenda that will be fun for students, like:
- Invite students to wear school or House colors
- Sing your school song or House chants
- Fun updates or shoutouts from designated school leaders
- Do a dance together (Not sure? Ask a student what’s popular!)
Remember – short and sweet is better than an awkward ending. Leave students excited for the next party with a fun, planned agenda.
2. Technology gives us the amazing opportunity to have a 1:1, or small group, lunch with students. Students can redeem this reward to have lunch with a favorite teacher or school leader over video chat.
- Use this time to build or maintain your relationship.
- Learn about how students are spending their time – favorite music, video games, or hobbies.
- Share age-appropriate updates on how you are adjusting to more time at home.
- Bonus: If your budget allows, this reward can include food delivered to the student!
3. Social Media Takeover
Invite a student to create content to share on your official school social media! There are endless ways to use this reward – here are just a few ideas:
- An age-appropriate TikTok challenge.
- Emcee your virtual party.
- Provide a student with school announcements; let them create a video that puts their personal spin on it!
4. Virtual Talent Show
A virtual talent show can be conducted live, or, even better, over social media! Create a hashtag for students and prompts for them to share, like…
- Sing their favorite song.
- Perform a dance.
- Show off a martial arts move.
5. This reward is not for the faint-of-heart! With that said, there’s something magical about a trusted adult doing something truly silly for students to enjoy. Here are some of the best versions we’ve seen:
- Let a student pick a TikTok dance to do in front of the whole school.
- Let a student pick a wacky haircut or hair color to debut – live!
- Let a student write a funny (and appropriate!) message to be recorded and shared with the school.
6. More Tips for Virtual Rewards
Create a process for how rewards will be redeemed using LiveSchool points. For example:
- Rewards are redeemable every other Friday.
- Two days before (Wednesday), the Assistant Principal will share an update with the latest rewards options available.
- One day before (Thursday), students should email their homeroom teacher with their reward selection!
You can determine pricing by reviewing student points balances. You can use student bank account balances to determine appropriate prices
In LiveSchool, you can…
- Check student bank account amounts.
- See Who Has Purchased a Reward.
- Invite students to use the LiveSchool app to see their balance in real-time!
And of course, plan for the logistics of your reward. A helpful approach: Who? What? When? Where? How? Coordinate with your team for a smooth and engaging experience!