Boyd At Home Learners
Information for At Home Learners
This newsletter is intended to provide information for our AT HOME Learners.
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School Hours
At-Home Learning Schedule for 3rd Quarter
8:00-8:30 - Community Circle & SEL Lesson
8:30-9:30 - Synchronous Time (ZOOM Class with Teacher)
9:30-11:00 - Asynchronous Time - Independent Work Time in Google Classroom (Teachers will also have scheduled times for small group or independent support)
11:00-11:30 - Lunch
11:30-12:30 - Synchronous Time (ZOOM Class with Teacher)
12:30-2:00 - Asynchronous Time - Independent Work Time in Google Classroom (Teachers will also have scheduled times for small group or independent support)
2:00-2:45 - Specials (PE, Music, Art)
*Recess time is coordinated by families during the asynchronous times.
*Students that are provided Bilingual Education, ESL, Dyslexia, AIM or special education services may have adjusted schedules or additional small group class times.
At-Home Learning Expectations
The synchronous Zoom time is equal to the class time at school, and students are expected to follow the rules provided by the teacher.
Student Behavior Expectation on ZOOM:
- Students should be sitting at a table or desk in a quiet area
- The camera is on when instructed by the teacher
- Microphone muted while the teacher is speaking
- The student uses their own name in the profile for the teacher to view
- Chat room comments should be respectful and focused on the learning
- When working independently in a breakout room, students should exhibit respect for other students
- No playing with pets, toys, or little siblings during class time
- No food or drink near the Chromebook
- Blankets and hoodies should not be covering the student's head in a way that limits their view from the teacher or disrupts their participation
- Students should be on time for the synchronous times and attend any scheduled small group sessions with support staff
- Students should not leave the synchronous time before the teacher dismisses them.
- Students who exhibit minor disruptions - turning on the microphone and making noise, talking when they should be listening, making faces, jumping or running around - will be provided a reminder to stop the behavior and/or placed in the waiting room or breakout room for a couple of minutes to regroup if the behavior continues.
- Students who are extremely disruptive, argumentative, rude, or vulgar will be placed in the waiting room or breakout room until the teacher is able to speak with them privately about the behavior. If this behavior is repetitive, they will be removed from the class for that session, and parents will be contacted by the teacher. The behavior of one student will not be permitted to disrupt the learning of the entire class. The administrator will contact parents if a student's behavior is so disruptive or repetitive that it impacts their learning or the learning of other students.
Reminders for Parents:
Participation in At-Home Learning requires a higher level of commitment from the parent to ensure that students are attending synchronous classes on time and completing their independent work during asynchronous independent time.
The synchronous Zoom time is equal to the class time at school, and students are expected to follow the rules provided by the teacher.
- Check your student's Google Classroom assignments regularly to ensure they are finishing their work each day.
- Check your student's Skyward account to review their grades. Skyward allows you to set-up a setting with an email for failing grades and missing assignments.
- Parents should not be doing the student's work or giving them answers during tests. It becomes more difficult for a teacher to identify learning gaps and support the growth of the students when the parent is doing the work.
- Ensure that your child is taking good care of their Chromebook. Food and snacks should not be near the Chromebooks. We have had 10 devices damaged because of spills. Parents will be charged $300-$400 for damage to a device.
- Ensure that you have an accurate email on Skyward, because it is linked to your Google Classroom and any communication with teachers.
At Home Learning Expectations
At-Home Learning Expectations:
- Attend all synchronous class times;
- Complete and submit all assignments by the due date; and
- Attend all asynchronous small group/intervention as assigned by the teacher
Students who do not make adequate academic progress and earn a passing grade for a subject area or grade level could be required to:
- Return to In-Person Learning for next Quarter
- Repeat the grade level; and/or
- Attend summer school (any cost associated is the parent’s responsibility)
If a Teacher is Absent
Students will work asynchronously using the lessons provided by the teacher in Google Classroom.
Unfortunately, we currently are experiencing a shortage of substitutes, and it may not always be possible to have synchronous instruction on days that At-Home Teachers are absent.
What Do At-Home Students Need to Have for Class?
- A quiet workplace with limited distractions. This should be a place that they can be seated. Students should not be laying down in bed or playing with pets or toys.
- Chromebook - Students will are provided a device. Please ensure that they are not eating or drinking while using the device. Place the device in a safe place when not in use.
- Bookbox with materials and books provided
- school supplies in a Ziplock bag or pencil case
- headphones or headbuds
AT HOME LEARNERS - 4TH QUARTER DEPLOYMENT OF MATERIALS
DATE: Thursday, March 4
TIMES: 8:30-10:30 or 3:30-5:00
You will enter Boyd Elementary through the carpool lanes as noted here.
Before you leave your house, please click this link to prepare a form for pick-up and attach it to the passenger side of your vehicle. You can also handwrite student name, grade, and teacher in a dark-colored marker (see the example on the form). As you enter the carpool lanes, signs and staff members will be posted to provide more information as needed.
Here is your checklist:
- March 4 - 8:30-10:30 AM or 3:30-5:00 PM - Pick up your child’s 4th Quarter materials
- Bring back the books that you were previously provided. You will receive new books.
- Bring the Chromebook signed-in. Our campus tech will check it to ensure that all components are working currently before the next quarter.
- Print off and fill out this form or handwrite student name, grade, and teacher in a dark-colored marker (see the example on the form)
- Attach form/handwritten paper to the passenger side of your car window (see examples on the form)
- Open your trunk or back door for our staff members to place materials in your car without contact.
Please help students to keep their materials in the designated book boxes that were provided at the beginning of the school year.
Lunch Available
Parents/guardians will need to provide proof of AISD enrollment (Student ID#). All students have been issued a student ID card with a lanyard.
Please pick-up meals in the following areas:
- Boyd Elementary, 800 Jupiter Rd, Allen, TX 75002– In front of the school drop-off next to the cafeteria.
Attendance Information
Students are expected to log-in during their synchronous time and work independently during their asynchronous times to be counted in attendance.
If students are absent for illness, a signed and dated note from the parent, or the doctor’s office must be sent to the teacher upon return. Doctor’s/dentist's notes must also come with students that are late arriving at school due to appointments in order for the absence to be excused.
If you have any questions regarding attendance, please contact or Registrar, Gabby Villegas, or our Assistant Principal, Jenna Capps.
- Gabby Villegas - gabriela.villegasarr@allenisd.org
- Jenna Capps - jenna.capps@allenisd.org
Good attendance habits will build great school success! Thank you for your help.
Boyd Elementary
Office phone 972-727-0560
Alton Boyd Elementary School
Address:
800 S Jupiter
Allen, Texas
Phone: 972-727-0560
Fax: 972-727-0566
Administrators
Principal: Judith Coffman
Asst. Principal: Jenna Capps
Asst. Principal: Wendy Williams
Office Staff
Secretary: Elaine Gamboa
Registration: Gabby Villegas
Receptionist: Ale Reyes
Nurse: Terry Phillips
Counselor: Patricia Chavez
CARE: Marisol Puterbaugh
Campus Intervention Specialist (CIS): Yessica Schessler
PTA President: April Cheney
School Website
https://www.allenisd.org/Page/15028
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