El Dorado Monday Memo COVID19 Ver 3
March 23rd, 2020
#ToroFamily
As we enter Week 2 of our new normal, I want to thank you for all of the work you all have already done to connect with students. I have heard many positive responses from students and parents who are thankful for what you have done. Sometime tomorrow, an email will be sent from the district outlining in more detail, the expectations for teachers as we move forward with the closures. For now, I'll just say that I do think we should start planning for more formal online instruction to be needed and expected. Additionally, we will be sending out info tonight to families on how to reach out and get a Chromebook if they need one to help support our students. The district has put together some distance learning resources for both teachers and parents. You can find the teacher one here. I appreciate the ways you all are sharing resources and ideas.
With all that in mind, while we have no control over the task of moving to online and no control over who will engage in that platform, we DO have control over how we reach out to our students and ensure they feel loved and supported. It is our choice to maintain human relationships so many of our students rely on.
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We will continue to provide meals to the community and staff will be onsite from 11-12:30 M-F. The first day we passed out 284, the second 309 and the third day we passed out over 400 meals! It has been great seeing our Toros and future Toros and the families have been very grateful.
Please email or text me with any questions that come up. I sincerely appreciate all of you and everything you have done to support our students through this time. Fricking ROCKSTARS!!!!!
Events, Updates, Links, Etc
Schools Closed: March 16th-April 10th
April 1st: Dine and Donate @ Chipotle in DT Concord (pending circumstances)
April 13th: Students Return
What we are working on...
Feeding Students
Chromebook Checkout
Online/Remote Learning Resources
What I'm Reading/Listening to
In Search of Deeper Learning
Rigorous PBL
Links to Resources
Teacher Google Classroom Code Sheet
El Dorado Middle School
Chris Clausen
@chrisclausen
@edmsinfo
Email: clausenc@mdusd.org
Website: edms.mdusd.org
Location: 1750 West Street, Concord, CA, United States
Phone: 925.682.5700
Twitter: @edmstoros