The Kids are Home... Now What?
Spring Break
Principal's Message
Thank you for your continued support and patience and we navigate this new way of life together. We received a lot of positive feedback as we launched into Virtual Learning as well as some great suggestions. This is a learning opportunity for all of us and we intend to continue to improve upon our methods each day. We miss seeing the faces of our students and we are currently working on creating opportunities for students and teachers to see each other. We will send out information as soon as it becomes available.
Although we are sending home work for your children, the days are long when school is canceled. We also wanted to put together some suggested schedules and resources for you to help the days pass more productively. I wish you and your families all the best and hope you stay healthy and well.
Good luck!
Mrs. Frazzano
A Sample Day with Ideas to Help Fill the Time
*Disclaimer: what follows is a pretty packed day with a lot of transitions. The purpose here is not to impose a structure but to offer ideas for how to break up the time. Think of it as a menu of options; pick and choose what works for your children and your family. More schedules, specific to grade levels, can be found on the Khan Academy tab.
8:00 Wake up and make breakfast together
10:00 Schoolwork (log into Clever)
11:00 Exercise! Here are some Indoor suggestions
12:00 Creative lunch-making
1:00 Second session of schoolwork
2:00 Round 2 of physical activity - we all need it...
3:00 Healthy snack & DIY Crafts project
4:00 Write, rehearse, and perform a play or mock commercial, or dress up time.
6:00 Prepare, eat, and clean up dinner; everyone helps.
7:30 Board Games/showers/read aloud before bed
Baking = great STEM learning
After you've done all the measuring, then you can think about the chemistry of cooking. At what temperature does butter melt? Or water boil? You and your child can generate hundreds of questions and answers about math and science by the simple act of making cookies.
Then, once those cookies are made, there are all kinds of story problems! If everyone in the family gets an equal number of cookies, how many cookies does each person get? What about the ethical dimensions of cookie-making? Who should get the most? The person who cooks? Who cleans? Who buys the groceries? Or should everyone get an equal amount?
Resources
Audible Free Books Harry Potter
Lunch Doodles Mo Willems invites YOU into his studio every day for his LUNCH DOODLE. Learners worldwide can draw, doodle and explore new ways of writing by visiting Mo’s studio virtually once a day for the next few weeks. Grab some paper and pencils, pens, or crayons and join Mo to explore ways of writing and making together.
https://www.kennedy-center.org/education/mo-willems/
Common Sense Media Trusted reviews on books, movies, apps and games. Parent resources in English and Spanish
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/
Morristown Library
Free resources from the Morristown library
Storyline Online Streams videos featuring celebrated actors reading children’s books alongside creatively produced illustrations.
Virtual Field Trips
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SvIdgTx9djKO6SjyvPDsoGlkgE3iExmi3qh2KRRku_w/mobilebasic