El Dorado Monday Memo COVID19 Ver 4
March 30th, 2020
#ToroFamily
As we begin Week 3 of school closures, Friday the 13th seems SO long ago. Everyone around the Clausen household is actually starting to settle into as much of a "routine" as we can be during these times and I hope you all are too. I thought the above quote summed up our feelings during this time very accurately. Part of me feels like we should be running around in a state of panic and yet there is this calm and quiet all around. Very unnerving. We look forward to seeing everyone on Thursday for our Staff Meeting at 1:00.
Now that we are officially closed until May 4th I think everyone has settled in and started to plan for more time with students working online and remotely. Please be sure you are reaching out to students via as many ways as you can. You can find our Technology Access Sheet here. Please be sure to complete it for the students you know are having a hard time connecting or any you have not made contact with at all. We will be sure to follow up with them this week.
Below are some articles and ideas to help support you and our students during this time. The district has put together some distance learning resources for both teachers and parents. You can find the teacher one here. I appreciate the ways you all are sharing resources and ideas already. Please check out the few below and please don't forget to update our EDMS Staff Resource Page with any and all ideas and tools you have used. I know I heard about many of you reaching out to students via Zoom and doing some Screencastifying.
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We will continue to provide meals to the community and staff will be onsite from 11-12:30 M-F. We have been serving over 500 meals daily!!! So crazy! It has been great seeing our Toros and future Toros and the families have been very grateful. I hope all of you are doing well and taking care of yourself and your families as well. Be well and stay safe.
Events, Updates, Links, Etc
Schools Closed: March 16th-May 1st
EDLT Meeting via Zoom Wed 4/1 1:00pm [Click Here]
Staff Meeting Via Zoom Thur 4/2 1:00pm [Click here]
No School/Work: Fri April 3rd (Cesar Chavez Day)
Students Return: May 4th
What we are working on...
Feeding Students
Chromebook Checkout
Online/Remote Learning Resources
What I'm Reading/Listening to
In Search of Deeper Learning
Rigorous PBL
Links to Resources
Teacher Google Classroom Code Sheet
El Dorado Middle School
Chris Clausen
@chrisclausen
@edmsinfo
Email: clausenc@mdusd.org
Website: edms.mdusd.org
Location: 1750 West Street, Concord, CA, United States
Phone: 925.682.5700
Twitter: @edmstoros