Monday Memo
March 30, 2020
Zoom Faculty Meeting @ 2pm, Monday
- Gina Finnerty is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting
- Topic: Faculty Meeting
- Time: Mar 30, 2020 02:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
- Join Zoom Meeting
- https://us04web.zoom.us/j/595585425
- Meeting ID: 595 585 425
If you have any additional questions to add to the Special Education Q&A, please do so ASAP.
Also, THIS LINK has the updated answers to the questions that were asked last week and through this weekend.
One Stop Shop for Online Resources
Distant Learning: https://sites.google.com/berksiu.org/distancelearningbciu/home
Core Connections to Virtual Learning: https://sites.google.com/berksiu.org/core-connections-virtual/home
Spirit Week
The directions below are for students and staff K-12 on how/where you can upload your pictures/video for Spirit Week:
Time to show some Lynx Pride!
- Go to Flipgrid.com
- Scroll a little bit down
- In the box, put in c2f80f06 (these are zeroes and not
- the letter "o")
- When prompted, use the password OleyLynx - O and L are capital
- letters
- You should see "Spirit Week #1"
- Add a video by clicking on the green prompt
- You will be prompted to use any email address to post
- Watch the video and follow the green prompt below it to submit your pics, etc.
- Monday, March 30th = Pajama Day
- Tuesday, March 31st= Super Hero Day
- Wednesday, April 1st= Dress-up Backwards Day
- Thursday, April 2nd= Jersey Day (Sport Teams)
- Friday, April 3rd= Lynx Pride Day (Take a picture of your family around the table in our school colors)
Fitness Logs
This week the MS is doing a fitness challenge for the students and staff ~ The elementary school will be joining in next week, and I'd like to do the same thing - starting next week, April 6th.
Below is the message from the MS and I think it's apropos for us as well! We would like to do ONE district wide video ~ ES, MS, and HS. I uploaded the exercise cards here for you to see. I plan to participate, I hope you do too! (It might be the only exercise I get at this rate:))
I have attached a list of exercise cards that I found online... take a look!
I am hoping for as many teachers/staff as possible to video themselves doing 2 or 3 of the exercises (for maybe 10 repetitions/seconds per exercise)
I would like to cover as many of the exercise cards as possible, so perhaps we can "claim" exercises on a googledoc to avoid repeats (although some repeats might be helpful for transitions)---***I just don't want everyone doing the same 3 things (Is there anyone who can share a googledoc to everyone so we can start ASAP?)
My hope is to have enough exercises recorded to create an OVMS workout video to post for our students next week (I will add music over the sounds of any grunting/straining/background noises so don't worry about that!)
It would also be cool if you found places inside your homes, basements, garages, backyards, driveways, etc. to record it so that our students realize all the different places we can be physically active at home (while social distancing) *I don't think I have to say this but please wear OVMS gym approved wardrobe ---appropriately fitting t-shirt & athletic shorts/pants with sneakers (highsocks, sweatbands, and fannypacks optional!)
Also Optional: At the end of the video I could post any motivating messages you have for the students (You could film it at a distance or selfie-style)---Something like "Keep working hard," "We miss you," or my personal favorite "If it doesn't challenge you, it doesn't change you!" haha ---just make sure the audio is clear if you video from a distance or are outside - Zeb Engle, MS teacher"
Teacher Log Reminders
- Weekends are not work days so they do not count
- Contract is regular teacher days