Mrs. Masso’s Class
Friday, June 5, 2020
Read below for some end of the year updates! Have a great weekend! Only 4 days of school left!
IMPORTANT UPDATES:
Drive Through Parade: Myself, Mrs. Bachman, and Mrs. C will all be at the Bullock Drive Through Parade on Monday, June 8th from 9:00-10:30 am! We miss you all so much and hope to see you all drive through to say goodbye before summer!!
Online Learning Feedback Form: Please click here to access the Online Learning Feedback Form to answer a few quick questions from our technology coach Mrs. Kornicki the feedback from this survey will assist with future planning if the need arises for online learning next school year.
Laptop Returns and Student Materials Pick-Up: Please look for an email from Mr. Taibi regarding laptop returns and student materials pick-up which will take place on June 22nd. There is a survey that must be completed if you plan to come pick up materials. I have a bag of materials for each of your children if you would like to come pick it up. The bag includes workbooks from the classroom that you can utilize over the summer and any materials that were left behind. Also, all 3rd grade students recorders will be sent home in the bags as well. IF YOU HAVE A LAPTOP FROM SCHOOL please indicate that when you complete the survey. Click here to access the survey.
Click on the link below for a story to help your child understand the importance of wearing a mask!
Please log on to complete your assignments in Zearn, BoomLearning, and KidsA-Z. Reach out to me with any questions or concerns! If you are having issues logging into BoomCards, please let me know and I can help you get logged on. These assignments on Boom are very important for them to stay at the reading level they were at when we left school and to learn some new words.
Please be sure to complete 1 full lesson in each site EVERY DAY. NOTE: When completing your reading assignment on KidsA-Z, make sure you complete all three parts to the book - listen to the book, read the book, and answer the comprehension questions. Please assist your child by reading the questions and answer choices to them or have them click on the speaker next to each one to have it read to them.
Important!!! Please read below for an important update on report cards & assignment completion reporting guidelines!
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to me!
Helpful videos!!
Online Learning Information
Due to current circumstances, our district has moved to online learning until further notice. Please be sure you have the access codes/login information for BoomCards, Zearn and Raz-kids as these are the sites we will be utilizing to continue our learning. (Raz-kids will come up to a teacher page that says Donna Romalino - this is our page, I am sharing an account with another teacher. Look for your child's name and click on it.) Each week you will receive their assignments through an email with a file that will be easy for your child to navigate. There will be pictures to click on labeled for each day and it will walk your child through their assignments for that day. In addition to the assignments, you will need to make sure you complete attendance for your child when you log on the first time each day. There will be a link on each daily page for you to click on to complete attendance.
I’d love to see pictures of your child working on any of the tasks or an activity at home! Please email or text them to me!
Reminders!!
Please be sure to check your email and our daily newsletter each day for important updates about our schedules and online learning!
Scroll down for links from our special area teachers and guidance counselor! Check out their pages for some fun and learning!! And, don't forget to join Mr. Taibi each morning for our Bullock Morning Announcements!
If you are struggling to keep your child on task or to get tasks completed, you may want to try a token board, a first-then board, or even just a visual timer (we use these a lot in class!). If you need any help please reach out...I would be more than happy to help you out!! I will post some apps that also offer these options so you do not have to worry about printing them out. I’ve included resources on this page for making visuals at home and links to life skill lessons and centers that you can begin to incorporate into your day. We work on these skills throughout our day at school to build our independence. Just remember, this is a change of pace for all of us, and if you are in need of anything, I am always just a phone call, email, or text message away!
Internet/WiFi Updates! Discounted, at-home options or FREE HotSpots! Click on the links below for more information!
- FREE Xfinity HotSpots
- Discounted WiFi at home from Comcast
Morning Meeting
Click on the links for interactive morning meeting activities!
Counting by 5's: (after the website opens, click on: first try: 5)
Website Links for Online Learning
Students were sent home with passwords in their learning packets. Please contact me if you need your child's username or password to access these sites.
Boom Cards
Reading A-Z
Teach Your Monster to Read
Life Skills Activities & Sample Schedule
Activities to Do Indoors (Life Skills)
Apps for visual supports:
FirstThen: (Android) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ru.ausoft.firstthen
Visual Schedule & Social Story:
(Apple) https://apps.apple.com/us/app/visual-schedule-social-story/id1329629861
(Android) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mts.visualscheduleandstorymaker
TouchMath Apps & Videos - counting patterns, addition, & subtraction
News from our Special Area Teachers & Guidance Counselor!
Some resources for you to try!
Mr. Taibi's Morning Announcements
Speech & OT Activities (CLICK HERE to go to my web page and download the file):
Visual Schedules and Communication Symbols
Boardmaker (picture based learning activities)
Virtual Field Trips & Events:
- List of Online Virtual Field Trips (CLICK HERE to go to my web page and download the file)
Mrs. Masso’s Class
Email: amasso@gpsd.us
Website: https://www.gpsd.us/Domain/296
Phone: (856) 270-8608