Distance Learning Update - April 16
Sodus Intermediate School Distance Learning Update- April 16
Personalized Distance Learning Schedules
Individualized student schedules for online conferencing for Intermediate School students are being mailed home today. they will also be sent electronically to students and parents through email accounts by the end of the day on Friday. The official start date of these online sessions is Monday, April 20. Many teachers have begun using Zoom or Google Meet to connect online with their students, but no student will be penalized for any missed classes before Monday, April 20. Please email your child's teacher or Principal Gene Hoskins at ehoskins@soduscsd.org with any questions about your child's distance learning schedule. Paper packets of work will continue to be given to students who do not have online access at home.
Student Expectations for Online Conferencing with Teachers and Classmates
Intermediate Spartans- Please remember and practice these expectations for working online in Zoom or Google Meet sessions:
- Be presentable- everyone will be more casual at home but you should not wear anything inappropriate when online with classmates.
- Be respectful- general expectations for behavior at school apply to behavior online with your teacher and classmates.
- Have any materials you are using for class with you and ready when the session begins.
- Stay in one spot during the online session.
- Don't use a fun background when working in school sessions- they are distracting.
- Begin sessions with your "mute" on, and only turn your "mute" button off to answer or ask questions.
- Find a quiet spot at home to do your online sessions.
- Be on time- check your new schedule for meeting times.
- Wait your turn when contributing to discussion.
Times For Communicating With Teachers During Office Hours
All of the students schedules that are being mailed home will include times that teachers are available to answer questions for students and parents. Many of our teachers have children of their own and are not always available to answer a question. All teachers have committed will be checking email daily and will try to answer questions during these hours. Whenever possible, please communicate questions to teachers during these times.
Celebrating Our Intermediate School Students of the Month for March 2020
Congratulations to all of our March Students of the Month!! Thank you to Mrs. Beckens for gathering nominations from our Intermediate staff members and thank you to Amber Kirkey for creating the slideshow below! Great teamwork in our Intermediate School!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UBbTMIlxjrCgYwglEJJMSAijqRSJz70W/view
Meal Service COVID-19 Building Closure
We also want to remind families that, on weekdays, you can pick up lunch and breakfast "to go" by driving to the back parking lot of the Elementary School each weekday between 10:30 AM and 12:30 PM. On Fridays additional meals are distributed during this time the weekend. These meals are free.
Intermediate Birthdays During Building Closure
We have so many Spartans that have/will celebrate a birthday while we are away from each other so I created a quick video to celebrate! On behalf of Sodus Intermediate we wish you all a VERY happy (but very strange) birthday this year!!! Turn the sound up for this one, get some PE time in and dance...enjoy!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uR0Sfuzd7BKIBED2QkbeQPKU0gfbipm0/view