Weekly Update
Cowlishaw News-12.21.2020
See you in 2021!
Virtual Bulletin Board~Kindergarten!
Looking ahead...
12/21-1/1-Winter Break
1/4-School Resumes
1/18-Transition to Hybrid Learning
Action Needed for Zoom Update
After winter break, the district will be doing a Zoom Authentication update which will require students to sign in to Zoom when participating in remote learning. In order to be prepared, we ask that you do the following. 1) If your child has not done this already, on January 2 and January 3 from 1 to 6 pm please have your child log into their Chromebook and click this link: Test Zoom Authentication. Teachers are also being asked to put this link in Google Classroom for each student so it is accessible. It will look like a Zoom room is opening, which is supposed to happen. Your child also may be asked to sign in. Once your child is in the Zoom meeting, a screen will pop up with some music. That's it! Then they can exit. This step must be completed so there is no issue for your child accessing Zoom after winter break. 2) At the end of each day, when the Chromebook is not in use, please have your child completely log off and shut it down properly. Closing the lid is not shutting it down. When updates are applied to the Chromebook the computer will not apply the updates unless it is shut down properly. 3) Once the authentication begins on January 4, the goal is for nothing to appear different for your child when they log into their Zoom rooms. If a student is using the district Chromebook, which they should be, it should work just as it is now. If a student is using a different device, they will be prompted to log into the SSO first.
MESSAGE FROM THE PTA BOARD
Cowlishaw PTA would Love to Thank Everyone who participated in our Penguin Patch and Chipotle fundraisers! With all the hungry tummys, we raised $192.77 with Chipotle on Wednesday Night.
A SPECIAL NOTE to Our Cowlishaw Teachers,
without Teachers...Life would have No Class!On behalf of our entire school, we send a Huge Thank You to the Koala Teachers for Everything they do for Our Students, they are Essential and Appreciated!
Upcoming:
Dinner Night Out - Jan 21st Noodles & Co.
(by Whole Foods,) 4-8pm
A Note to Parents
Join the PTA
STAY CONNECTED
Visit our redesigned website for more information:
https://sites.google.com/site/cowlishawelementarypta/home
The website can also be accessed via the Cowlishaw homepage under “PTA.”
Find us on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/CowlishawPTA
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@cowlishawkoalas
Attendance
During remote learning parents/guardians need to report student absences if they are unable to participate in virtual class. Please follow the instructions below to report any absences during remote learning.
Remote Learning Absence Instructions:
In ParentVUE please select the day(s) for which the student will be absent – full day, half day, or a schedule period of time.
Enter a reason for the absence,
Enter in any addition information in the note section - ie; time of arrival or dismissal, if your student is leaving for an appointment and returning, please indicate the time your student will be absent.
Click submit.
If you are unable to access your ParentVUE to report your student absences, call the attendance line @ 1-630-428-6114 and leave a message.
Creativity Feature
We want to see what creative work your students are doing while learning remotely!
Send in a picture and brief description to the email below and your student can be featured on our morning announcements. We plan to continue the koala creativity feature when we transition to Hybrid Learning.
Chromebook Support
Please use the link below to report if your Chromebook is not working. A Cowlishaw staff member will contact you to assist with repairing and/or replacing the Chromebook.
Cowlishaw Koalas
Email: sarah_maldonado@ipsd.org
Website: http://cowlishaw.ipsd.org/
Location: 1212 Sanctuary Lane, Naperville, IL, USA
Phone: 630.428.6100
Twitter: @cowlishawkoalas