8 weeks................
The journey.......Wayne Elementary Community
What have we been doing?????
1.We reframed our instructional practices from a building classroom to a virtual learning
experience.
2. Ordered devices to support technology needs for students and staff.
3. Continued professional development in Schoology, instructional practices, student engagement on- line, and forming a learning routine (socially, emotionally, and academically)
4. Deployed Chrome books for 5th grade.
5. Deployed devices as needed to support all families.
6. Provided devices and training to all Elementary staff to support on-line learning.
7. Created a plan for food sustainability for families in need.
8. Deployed desk materials to support asynchronous and synchronous learning.
9. Trained Para -Professional staff to help support learning and engagement.
10. Coordinated efforts between Elementary Schools, counselors and social workers.
11. Continued systems and best practices instructionally, socially, and emotionally.
12. Continued Student Placement for next year.
13. Revised budgets due to our current situation and future reality.
14. Maintained legal obligations and compliance expectations.
15. Utilized different ways to stay connected to students, families, and each other.
16. Maintained a determined focus on the whole child and differentiation based on need and
circumstance.
17. Continued to celebrate the daily joys and moments with each other and our community.
*Below is a link to RTSD extended closure website which continues to evolve and is the most up to date source on all things RTSD!
Staff parades/visits (socially distanced) to families.
Conferences with parents and students to problem solve, check in and connect.
Impromptu band rehearsals in the neighborhood and on the web- "IScinto".
Plans for virtual field trips and a Red and White Day.
Coordination with the PTO, teachers, and administration to celebrate our 5th grade students and keep traditions alive while creating new ones!
And there is more to come...........................
Thank you for your partnership. This has been an unexpected journey but in true Wayne and RTSD fashion we have pulled together, problem solved, and continue to move forward as a community.
Thank you for all you do! We miss you and will see you again soon. Until then stay safe and well.
Warmly,
Nancy Ferguson
Principal of Wayne Elementary School
Wayne Elementary School
Email: nancy.ferguson@rtsd.org
Location: 651 North Wayne
Phone: 610-687-8480
Twitter: @WayneElementary