Seton School Newsletter
A Year of Gratitude
April 24, 2020
School closed for the remainder of the school year. Stay tuned to your emails and messages.
From the Principal...
Dear Seton Community,
Thank you to those of you who offered your compliments and suggestions on our virtual learning survey. We are committed to providing you with a quality virtual learning experience. The teachers and I went over all of the survey feedback. We were happy to find that we are successfully meeting the needs of the majority of our families and students. We also discussed ways to improve based on your feedback. Please understand that virtual learning requires parent support and homeschool-style teaching. For each hour of time your child spends on a virtual lesson, your child’s teacher is spending a minimum of two hours preparing it.
Whether your child is in grade one or grade eight, you will need to support his or her learning in a virtual environment. We know that this is new for you, as it is for us. I will send out a second survey on May 1 to continue to check our progress. Here is what we will do moving forward:
We will continue to keep due dates flexible and offering daily “office hours” to answer questions and support you in our partnership to educate your child. If needed, those “office hours” can be via Zoom by request.
We will also increase our “face-to-face” experiences by adding more Zoom meetings and video lessons where needed.
Specials teachers will be reaching out to get your specific feedback on needed changes to their content.
Mrs. Dalkin will be sending out a Spanish-specific survey to help her understand your needs with regard to Spanish.
We will be careful to break down directions into easier to understand pieces using video if needed.
We will provide a more consistent use of workbooks and printed handouts when appropriate.
Teachers have been instructed to follow the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards recommendations for virtual teaching hours: elementary 1-2 hours a day, middle school 2-3 hours a day. Your children will not be online for the regular face-to-face school day hours, and teachers will not be providing full-day lessons. We will evaluate which standards have been completed by June 9 prior to the start of the 2020-21 school year, and begin with what was missed in the fall and with the needs identified through fall assessments. This is a stressful time, and what is most important is the mental health and wellness of your family and of our staff.
Please remember that next week we will have two days for student supply and personal item pick up. We will be open on Monday, April 27 from noon to 4pm and Wednesday, April 29 from 8am to noon. Your child’s items will be bagged up and ready for you to pick up. Do not request to pick up your child's belongings prior to April 27. While the school will be open on Wednesday, April 22 from 8am to noon, we will not have supplies and personal items ready for distribution until Monday, April 27.
Please stay alert to emails and other announcements from the school and your child's teachers. If you need assistance, please contact me via email or at 920-234-8756.
We continue to pray for the health and safety of all of our Seton families. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, pray for us.
Sincerely,
Dr. Stephanie Nardi, Principal
Personal item pick-up days are Monday, April 27 noon-4pm and Wednesday, April 29 8am-noon.
School Board Openings for 2020-21
Continue to Pray for Amira...
Thank you for your survey input. Please pray for our teachers as they continue to work hard to provide educational opportunities for your children.
Resources for Our Time Off...
Zoom Directions
https://www.thetechieteacher.net/2020/03/i-just-wanted-to-pass-along-some.html
Mental Health/Social Emotional Learning
https://proudtobeprimary.com/social-emotional-activities-distance-learning-at-home/
Math
https://pages.sumdog.com/Movement
https://www.youtube.com/yoremi?fbclid=IwAR2gdMbw7pn6LkhcH5Xj7WgXctB_DmTmVHxbZbeS-Q4wjiFPtzGGKYcEyMU
Religion
https://www.loyolapress.com/our-catholic-faith/family/catholic-kids
https://www.tinysaints.com/pages/free-printables?mc_cid=a3248f8a43&mc_eid=9d0dc8208e
https://docs.google.com/document/d/12ZrChozcgSDKaglYzErLfqLEqMCNBjg9dYJRHM-b0o0/edit?usp=sharing
Science/ Social Studies
https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/
https://www.sciencefriday.com/
https://www.nasa.gov/stem/nextgenstem
https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510321/wow-in-the-world
https://www.discoverspace.org/education/for-educators/stem-lesson-plans/
Reading
Miscellaneous
https://www.thebestideasforkids.com/indoor-activities-for-kids
https://mommyuniversitynj.com/
https://www.adventureacademy.com/
https://educationgalaxy.com/?fbclid=IwAR3ZvGS6KJT41iHCuj96V-TzkKKBHAn7aJNzF8ygun3LydtwP3FdFVyx1fA
Spanish
https://www.bosquedefantasias.com/
Art
Music
Make music with Sesame Street friends (or Grades PK through 1st Grade):
https://pbskids.org/sesame/games/monster-music/
Create a virtual instrument and play with Pinkalicious (Primary Grades):
https://pbskids.org/pinkalicious/games/pinkaperfect-band
Play on different musical instruments in the Music Shop (Primary Grades)
https://pbskids.org/daniel/games/music-shop/
Review treble clef lines and spaces (4th - 8th Grades):
http://musicteachersgames.com/trebleClefOne
Review Bass Clef lines and spaces (6th - 8th Grades)
http://musicteachersgames.com/bassClefOne
Learn to recognize the sounds of different instruments (2nd Grade and up)
http://musicteachersgames.com/instrument1
Dallas Symphony Orchestra offers several learning activities - click on the "listen and Learn" tab
https://www.mydso.com/dso-kids/
Create Drum riffs on the electronic Drum Machine - very cool! (Grades 4 - 8)
Please Share! The Window Has Been Extended.
Lunch Resources
Following the all-district closure this Wednesday, March 18 through April 5 mandated by the state of Wisconsin in response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the Sheboygan Area School District will offer FREE Grab-n-Go bagged meals Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. to any child 18 years of age or younger in the local community, even if they are not a student at SASD.
Meals are available for pickup at the main entrance of select schools which include:
- Cooper
- Grant
- Jackson
- Jefferson
- Longfellow
- James Madison
- Pigeon River
- Sheridan
- North and South High Schools
Children may stop in anytime between 7:30 and 11 a.m. to grab a breakfast and lunch meal to take home. Meals will not be eaten on site.
Planned menu for this week includes:
- Breakfast Menu is breakfast kit with milk
- Wednesday lunch is Turkey Ham & Cheese Sandwich, Craisins, Juice and Milk
- Thursday lunch is Bologna Sandwich, Craisins, Juice and Milk
- Friday lunch is Turkey & Cheese Wedge Sandwich, Applesauce Cup, Juice and Milk
What is Standards Based Grading?
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Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic School
Email: info@sheboyganseton.org
Website: http://www.sheboyganseton.org/
Location: 814 Superior Avenue, Sheboygan, WI, United States
Phone: 920-452-1571
Facebook: www.facebook.com/setoncatholic
Twitter: @Sheboygan_Seton