A Few Announcements

Hello Parents and Guardians!

As we near the end of this fifth week of online learning, I hope you and your families have fallen into somewhat of a rhythm. 

I know this is not how any of us imagined we would be spending spring semester, but I appreciate all of you for helping us make the best of it.

I've heard from some students that they like working on one subject a day, and I've heard from others that they like working on a little of each subject each day. There is no right or wrong way to do it, just find a way that works for you! :)

Next week:

• The district calendar has May 8th listed as a teacher work day, and this will remain in effect with remote learning. So next Friday, we will not have teacher office hours and the workload next week will be a little lighter to reflect a four day school week.
• I have scheduled next week's Zoom calls and sent out invitations today. 
• We will be switching from Science to Social Studies on the learning board.

Just a reminder that each day it will be important that your child checks three things:

• Email for announcements, Zoom invitations, and emails from friends

• Google Classroom "Stream" for Tarver News 

• Google Classroom "Classwork" for Online Learning Board and Assignments

As always, email with any questions!

Abbey Palte

abbey.c.palte@adams12.org

Next Week's Zoom Chats

Hello Parents and Guardians!

I just scheduled and sent out invitations for next week's Zoom meetings. Have your child check their email for the invitations. If they click "yes" on the invitation, I'll know that they've seen the invitation and that they plan to join us.

We had a day full of missed Zooms here at the Palte house today. Addison missed two meetings with Ms. Brewick and Emily missed her meeting with Mrs. Lawrence.

I understand the craziness of trying to juggle your own job along with your children's new schedules!

I told my girls I would set alarms on my phone for next week to help us remember their class and small group meet ups.

Crossing my fingers that next week goes a little smoother. It does seem like each week is getting a little easier.

Please reach out if there is anything that is causing stress. We're in this together!

Week Three Announcements

Hello Parents and Guardians!
Welcome to Week 3 of Remote Learning! Thank you to all of you who participated in the poll last week. I was able to gather some good data that will help me make things easier for all of us in the coming weeks.

I made a "Monday Announcements" video for the class and posted it in our Google Classroom yesterday. Please make sure your child watches this video for important updates and announcements. They will find the video under the "Classwork" tab at the top of the April 13-17 assignments.

It will be important that they check three things each day:
- Email (I will send invites to Zoom calls to their emails)
- Google Classroom "Stream" (Tarver Live will be posted here)
- Google Classroom "Classwork" (Start with the Monday Announcements video, then look at the Online Learning Board for the week to see what this week's assignments are)

As always, reach out with any questions.

Thanks,
Abbey

Week 2 Starts Tomorrow, and An Important Message from Mr. Trujillo

Hello Parents and Guardians!

Thank you for ALL of your help getting your kiddos started with online learning last week! This is definitely a team effort, and I appreciate your efforts in helping your kids get online, into their emails, and into our Google Classroom. I am hoping that we've ironed out some of the kinks, and that as the days go on, your child will become more and more independent in his/her work. 

My goal is to have very little for you parents to do because I know you're all very busy! 

The only new website your child will be accessing this week is Discovery Online for their science lesson. The login information is on the Online Learning board in our Google Classroom. 

The Online Learning board looks a little different this week. I organized the board by days rather than subjects. I'm hoping this will help students see exactly what needs to be done each day and I'm hoping it will make things a bit easier for everyone. 

There are Optional activities listed at the bottom of the learning board, so if your child is finishing quickly and would like more of a challenge, he/she can look there for instructions.

Please remember that we are expecting students to spend 60-90 minutes on academics each day. If an assignment is taking much longer than the suggested time that's listed on the learning board, please let me know so I have a better idea of how long these assignments are taking. If your child becomes frustrated or begins to cry, turn off the computer and walk away. Let me know so I can adjust things as needed. The most important thing for me is that none of this online learning negatively impacts family relationships. We are all under extra stress these days, and I don't want online learning to add to that stress for any of you. 

As a reminder, the third grade office hours are: M, W, F 9:00-11:00 and T, Th 2:00-4:00. I will be at my computer during those hours, ready to answer emails so you are guaranteed an answer if you email during those hours. However, I will be checking in throughout the day and will try to get back to you as quickly as possible. If you would find it helpful to have a Zoom conference at any time, I am happy to set one up, just let me know.

Lastly, Mr. Trujillo put together a great video to end our first week of online learning, and I'd love to have you watch it here. 

As always, email me with any questions, and let's make it a great week!
~Abbey Palte
abbey.c.palte@adams12.org