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Manzanita SEED families September 2020

MANZANITA SEED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Oakland Unified School District
Conversaciones Valerosas del compásLa brújula se creó para ayudarnos a comprender cómo procesamos e interactuamos con la información sobre el tema de la raza. Es una forma de comprender las opiniones y creencias de los demás. Según la brújula, hay 4 formas en que las personas se dirigen alrededor del tema de la raza: emocional, intelectual, moral y socialmente. | Four Agreements and six conditions of Courageous Conversations by Glenn Singleton1. Stay engaged 2.Experience discomfort 3. Speak your truth 4. Expect and accept nonclosure 6 CONDITIONS
and multiple perspectives 4. Monitor agreements, conditions, and establish parameters 5. Use a “working definition” for race 6. Examine the presence and role of “Whiteness” | Courageous Conversation CompassThe compass was created to help us understand how we each process and engage with information about race. It is a way to understand one another's opinions and beliefs. According to the compass, there are 4 ways that people address race: Emotional, Intellectual, Moral and Social. |
Conversaciones Valerosas del compás
La brújula se creó para ayudarnos a comprender cómo procesamos e interactuamos con la información sobre el tema de la raza. Es una forma de comprender las opiniones y creencias de los demás. Según la brújula, hay 4 formas en que las personas se dirigen alrededor del tema de la raza: emocional, intelectual, moral y socialmente.
Four Agreements and six conditions of Courageous Conversations by Glenn Singleton
1. Stay engaged
2.Experience discomfort
3. Speak your truth
4. Expect and accept nonclosure
6 CONDITIONS
Focus on personal, local, and immediate
Isolate race
Normalize social construction
and multiple perspectives
4. Monitor agreements, conditions,
and establish parameters
5. Use a “working definition” for race
6. Examine the presence and role of “Whiteness”
Courageous Conversation Compass
The compass was created to help us understand how we each process and engage with information about race. It is a way to understand one another's opinions and beliefs. According to the compass, there are 4 ways that people address race: Emotional, Intellectual, Moral and Social.

Welcome new SEED staff members!
Ms. Ni'mat Shaheed has begun observing our virtual classrooms and will support our students, staff and families with the RJ process.
Restorative Justice is Oakland schools has proven to be an effective strategy to reduce racially disproportionate discipline, suspensions and improve academic outcomes. At Manzanita SEED we intend to lift up restorative practices within our virtual classes, drawing upon practices and procedures that are field tested, including the use of the circle to promote building and repairing caring relationships, and creating positive school-wide culture.
Join me in welcoming our counseling intern Alejandra Acosta who is a student at CSU East Bay. She will support our COST coordination of services team and work with our licensed counseling team to support our students with counseling supports.
Manzanita SEED Elementary School
Join Principal Lang for our September chat centering antiracist educators
Mr. Marcel Nelson EBAYC after school program director (click brown tab for letter)
Message from OUSD regarding distance learning
In July, Governor Newsom mandated that schools in counties on the state’s watchlist operate in distance learning. Alameda county remains on the watchlist and OUSD cannot resume in-person instruction until it is removed from the watchlist. Additionally, Alameda County recently updated its Shelter in Place Order, which reiterated that schools must remain in distance learning. We will keep our community up-to-date if/when things change.
Resources for families:
Language Development:
ELD Activities for Language Practice at Home 4.20.pdf
https://earlyedgecalifornia.org/coronavirus-resources-for-dual-language-learners/
Reading Resources:
https://portal.flyleafpublishing.com/learners-resources/
3-5 Menu de Lectura Independiente ESPAÑOL
Math Parent Resources:
Family Math - DREME-Math-Snacks.pdf
San Diego County Office of Education
Alameda County Office of Education
(English)
Khan Academy (for parents)
OUSD Strong Start Plan supplemental resources
https://familycentral.ousd.org/
OUSD has a section dedicated to information for families. If you haven't already done so, go to "Family Central" for useful information on learning, technology, and other resources:
This year, if your child is in Kindergarten, 1st grade, or 2nd grade, teachers are assessing English Literacy through an online assessment called i-Ready. Some of the upper grade teachers may also be using this assessment with your child as it is optional in grades 3rd-5th.
You can learn more about about i-Ready by viewing these presentations in English/Spanish:

The MANZANITA CAMPUS IS OPEN FOR FOOD DISTRIBUTION ON Mondays and Thursdays 8am-12 pm
There will be NO food distribution on Monday, September 7th due to the Labor Day holiday.
Online Volunteer Support-If someone wants to volunteer in a SEED virtual classroom!

SAVE THE DATE! meeting links will be shared closer to date.
First Tuesday of the month: Los Amigos de Manzanita SEED Fundraising Committee 7:00-8:30pm (tentative)
Second Tuesday of the month PTU meeting, alternating times 12:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m
Third Tuesday of the month: Black Family Engagement (BFE) 6:00 p.m
SSC-there are 4 parent vacancies for our school site council this year
Virtual Back to School Night -links will be shared by classroom teachers
- TK 09/04/2020 4:00pm
- Kindergarten 09/16/2020 7:00pm (all classes)
- Third-Fifth grade special day class 09/18/2020 6:00pm
- First grade 09/10/2020 6:00pm (all classes)
- Second grade 09/10/2020 5:00pm (all classes-there will be two rooms Spanish or English)
- Third grade 09/09/2020 6:00pm (all classes-there will be two rooms Spanish or English)
- Fourth grade 09/10/2020 5:30pm (both classes)
- Fifth grade 09/11/2020 5:00pm (both classes-there will be two rooms Spanish or English)
We all miss seeing our students in person so very much.
Manzanita SEED Elementary School
Oakland Unified School District