Sunday, August 27, 2017

Class Website Guidelines and Timelines

Dear colleagues,

This Wednesday, I will introduce our digital platforms to new parents. That will include a visit to the class websites. Can you please all update your class websites by tomorrow Tuesday evening as follows:

Group Space Overview:

- Image and a short welcome message.
- Kae-san can also help you to post your class schedule
1. 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

2. Balanced Literacy:
- Essential Questions for both reading and writing
- Relevant Curriculum Benchmarks from the Units of Study
- Word Study focus if applicable

3. Mathematics
- Relevant Curriculum standards and benchmarks for each six weeks in a parent-friendly language
- Possible online resources

4. PE:
- Relevant curriculum foci for each six weeks/grade
- Required student equipment
- Rotation

5. Japanese:
- Relevant curriculum foci for each six weeks/ grade
- Resources or books that parents can use

6. 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
- Rotation

Samples from class website