Happy Vaisakhi to families that are celebrating this week!!

Video about Assignments!! Please Watch !!

Click on the link to see the video:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1xHilunnz5tsl4RjhahlyH3vqh-yYlde9




 

Long Weekend!!

Hello Room 8 and 9 Families,

Friday, April 10th-Monday April 13th is a Long Weekend.  So teachers will not be available to email until Tuesday.

Friday is Good Friday and Monday is Easter Monday. Monday is also a Non-Instructional day for teachers and will be attending online sessions.

We will post homework Monday for those of you that want a head start but will not be able to respond back to emails or questions.

To those families celebrating Easter...... Happy Easter!!!

To all families, stay warm, germ-free and have a wonderful weekend.

Google Meet Sneak Peek

Hello Room 8 and 9 Families,

We are happy to introduce our virtual classroom through Google Meet. Parents if you do not wish for your child to be part of Google Meet or if you can't make it, then you have that option of not attending our classroom meetings. If parents are okay then we will see our wonderful students tomorrow for our first meeting Monday, April 6th, 2020 at 1pm. Here is a video about Google Meet.


 

D2L online sneak peek!!

Hello Beautiful Room 8 and 9 Families,

Ms. Moir and Ms. Gill are excited to present to you a video of your new online classroom.
Check out the video with your families😊

Click on the video and HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!!!!

Music

Mrs. Layton's Music d2l shell for K-6 will be available with a link for some fun and interesting music activities! It will be active @ 9:00 am on Monday.

Important Notice Regarding D2L online learning

Hello students and families!

As our new normal is slowly coming to be, we would like to introduce you to our new classroom! 

This will be our ‘D2L Classroom’ and all students have been added to our class lists. Please check our Blog to see the video we have added on how to sign into D2L. This will be a review for some of you, but will be new information for others. 

The Classroom

The classroom is where all assignments and activities will be posted on Sunday evening or Monday morning for the upcoming week. Grade five students are expected to complete an average of 5 hours per week. You can choose which assignments will be completed first and how long you spend each day. Deadlines for assignments will generally be Friday of the same week, unless otherwise stated. As this is an extension of our regular classroom, the same expectations apply to the work quality and deadline for the assignment. 

Connecting With Us

Email will continue to be the best way for parents and students to connect with us. Students can continue to send emails to our ‘educbe’ account and the parents can send emails to  jngill@cbe.ab.ca and tlmoir@cbe.ab.ca. We will strive to respond to all emails in a timely manner, but please remember that we are communicating with 28 students each, so please be patient and specific in your email. Teachers also have additional work and meetings that they will be expected to be involved in, so we may not be able to get back to you right away. Online learning assumes a much greater amount of independence. If you are uncertain about something, start out by being a super-sleuth! A good place to start is ensuring you’ve read over the directions carefully!  Also, Google search is always a place where you may be able to find some answers to some of the lessons you are unsure of (ie. Math, definitions etc). Of course, please remember your internet safety and appropriate behaviours! 

Week-At-A-Glance

This area is the first thing you will see once we put up our weekly work expectations. Please refer back to this area, or the assignments themselves, when you are unsure of assignment expectations or how we would like these assignments submitted. 

Handing in Assignments

All assignments will be completed in D2L under Assignments.  If necessary, we will be able to respond and give feedback. Some assignments may be through google slides, IRIS and google documents. Teachers will clarify these expectations in the instructions. 

There may be times that you will be asked to complete a Visual Journal page for an assignment. As all classroom materials were to be picked up the week before and after spring break, students should have their Visual Journal. If students do not have their Visual Journal, they can use another journal or a blank piece of paper. For these assignments, you may be asked to take a picture and submit it to IRIS.  

Virtual Classroom Discussions

We will have weekly opportunities to have group discussions in our ‘Virtual Classroom’. We will discuss appropriate etiquette when we are involved in these discussions. We will also be sending out instructions on how to access this feature. We will have weekly Virtual Classroom meetings on Wednesdays from 11:00 am - 12:00 pm if anyone would like to drop in, get more support, or ask any questions.  Our first ‘meeting’ will be Monday afternoon at 1:00 pm, so that we can all see each other and our new ‘classroom’. If you are not able to join us there, that is ok. This will be only a ‘test’ to see how to do it and for students and parents to connect in our virtual classroom. Stay tuned for more instructions to follow.

*If you are able to join us for this first meeting, we would like the students to be prepared to share their ‘new’ learning space considering the following discussion points: 

-Why did you and your family choose this space as your learning area?

-Why is this a good space for you to work in?

-Who are your ‘coworkers’? ie. your family members or your furry family members! ;)

Be Flexible!

As we start this journey, we will likely encounter issues. Some may be solvable with a little bit of help, others may require that we stop and adjust what we are doing. Be a problem solver! If you are having an issue, first ask for help at home. Reach out to your classmates; they are a great resource as well! Connect with us with some possible solutions and we will work together to solve the issue. Be patient and gentle on yourselves and others as this is new to all of us! Don’t give up! We are in this together!

We can’t wait to see you! :)

D2L Online Learning: https://d2l.cbe.ab.ca/d2l/home

Stay tuned to another posting later today for a sneak peek at our online classroom

Click on the following video to review how to log into D2L.