INFORMATION FOR WHS STUDENTS
Details about the coming weeks
Dear Sioux Students,
We are so excited to be able to continue the school year during this time when it is so important to reduce the risk of COVID-19 contamination, but we are sad that we won’t see you in class each day. We have all been working hard to put together a plan that will allow you to finish the year with the credits you are registered for in a way that is interesting, effective, and reasonable.
As you have probably noticed, all of your teachers have set up Google Classrooms. These will be the places where you get your information, assignments, instructions, and opportunities to interact with your classmates! If you haven’t checked your westhopesioux.com email account, please do so as soon as possible so you can join all of your classrooms! ONLINE CLASSES START MONDAY MARCH 30TH.
This letter provides a summary of what you will need to do to make sure that you meet the requirements for attendance and participation each day. We are also including a few organization tools for you to use if you think they will be useful! We know that many of you are already getting organized and have Zoomed with your teachers.
We know this is a big change, and your teachers and the administration are all here to provide as much help as you need. You can always contact your teacher by email or call the school office with any questions you might have.
While we would MUCH rather be seeing you in the school, we are very happy that we have the opportunity to learn with you in the coming weeks in this new format we call distance learning.
More than anything, we hope you are well, that you take good care of yourself, and that you are excited about continuing to learn in a new way that will go down in history as the time when you kept going to school – even during a pandemic!
ATTENDANCE
Your attendance will be based on attending or participating in your scheduled synchronous meetings for your classes on the days and times they are scheduled. If you are sick or unable to attend the meeting you must make arrangements with your teacher to be counted present. Your teachers will record your attendance in PowerSchool daily.
PARTICIPATION
- Attend the scheduled synchronous meetings each week (30 minutes each)
- Check into your Google classrooms each day and complete the daily activities and assignments.
- Send an email to your teacher with questions, clarifications, and updates about your work.
CONTACTING YOUR TEACHER
EXPECTATIONS OF TIME
SYNCHRONOUS (at the same time) CLASS MEETINGS
Each class will meet synchronously (at the same time) twice a week according to the schedule below. Synchronous meetings will usually be in the form of a video meeting, but there might also be times when you collaborate as a class through the Classroom stream or a shared Google Document, Slides, or another format.
We highly recommend that students attend the classes in person, but we know that there are a variety of responsibilities that might prevent students from attending all of the classes at the scheduled time. In the event that you cannot make the meeting in person, you will have access to a recording, which you should watch as soon as possible. If you have questions, you can contact your teacher by email.
Your teacher will provide instructions and links in your Google classroom about how you should join the meeting, how to watch the recording and any other details that you need.