Dear colleagues,
Thank you to those who joined the early morning meeting around communication on Tuesday. Please find the Slides from the morning here.
To address the community concern about inconsistency and frequency in our communication. Please communicate on the class website about the last two units, at least, the following(approximately six weeks apart):
Group Space Overview:
- Image or a short welcome message.
Units of inquiry:
- Name of the Theme
- Central Idea
- Lines of Inquiry (parent-friendly language)
- Events or tasks that may be an interest to parents
Balanced Literacy:
- Essential Questions for both reading and writing
- Relevant Curriculum Benchmarks from the Units of Study
- Word Study focus if applicable
Mathematics
- Relevant Curriculum standards and benchmarks for each six weeks in a parent-friendly language
- Possible online resources
PE:
- Relevant curriculum foci for each six weeks/grade
- Required student equipment
Japanese:
- Relevant curriculum foci for each six weeks/ grade
- Resources or books that parents can use
Music and Art:
- Relevant curriculum foci in a parent-friendly language for each six weeks/grade
- Any resources students may use to extend learning at home for each six weeks/grade
Sample
We will post a sample classroom post from grade 3 by Friday for everyone's perusal.
Timing:
Although, we know that units don't start or end at the same time we are aiming to communicate to parents when to check the portals.
All class website posts ready by Friday, March 18th, e-Notify goes home on Monday, March 21st
All class website posts ready by Friday, May 6th, e-Notify goes home on Monday, May 9th of
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