Remote Wednesdays
September 15, 2020
Dear Families,
Sincerely,
The Elementary Administrative Team
Schedule for Remote Wednesdays
- A Daily Recorded Overview will be available.
- The Virtual Morning Meeting will be scheduled.
Early Schools (GTECC, Bells, TJ, Whitman)- 9:05
Late Schools (Birches, Hurffville, Wedgwood)- 9:30
- Students will complete independent work assigned by their teacher(s) (ELA/Math).
Please note the assignments will be reduced to allow time for the remaining bullets.
- Students will complete all Special Area work. Special Areas include art, music, library/media, digital literacy (computers), and physical education. These are recorded (asynchronous) lessons available on the Special Area teacher's Schoology page.
- Spanish / World Language lessons may be assigned on Wednesdays.
- Support services or special program teachers (e.g., instrumental music, intervention supports, etc.) may schedule small group or individualized support to your child via Webex or Microsoft TEAMS.
Please click the video below to navigate Special Area Courses
Hybrid Special Area Schedules - New Rotation Schedule for In-Person Learning
My child will be attending school in the hybrid model, so how will specials work this year?
During the hybrid model, Special Area classes will function differently for in-person learning than in prior years. There will be five cycles this year, each approximately 6-7 weeks in length, during which students will receive in-school instruction from one Special Area teacher/class. During this time, the Special Area teachers in the other four Special Areas subjects will continue to assign lessons and activities remotely via Schoology. Students will complete these assignments independently on Wednesdays. As for in-person learning, here is an example of what the in-person schedule will look like:
In-Person Schedule
Grade 2 Homeroom Teacher -Mrs. Sample's class
The first 6-7 weeks - Art
The second 6-7 weeks - Music
The third 6-7 weeks - Physical Education
The fourth 6-7 weeks - Library / Media
The fifth 6-7 weeks - Digital Literacy (Computers)
In short, students will continue to receive instruction in all five subject areas all year long, however those students who are attending school on the hybrid model will have the opportunity each day for in-class instruction in one of the five subject areas each cycle, as shown above. They will also complete the other Special Area lessons for the four classes not on their cycle during Wednesdays.
My child is learning remotely. When will he/she have specials?
Students learning remotely, will complete all five special area teacher assignments on Wednesdays. All assignments will be posted in the Special Area course.