Henderson K-12 Inclusion School
Remote Learning Website 2020-2021
Welcome to our Learning From Home site. You will find resources for students and families here!
There are grade level pages filled with assignments to be completed and suggestions for enriching activities for learners of all ages and abilities. There are also many links to food resources and Covid-19 related updates. We hope that this site will be helpful to you and your family. Please reach out to your child's teachers or to any of our administrators if you have questions or need support. We're here to help! We are here for you! We CAN do this! We are BUILDING BACK BETTER TOGETHER!
Tricia Lampron, Principal: plampron@bostonpublicschools.org /617-756-5585 (cell)
Amy Gailunas, Director Henderson Lower Campus: agailunas@bostonpublicschools.org
Sheneal Parker, Director of Instruction Grades 2-6: sparker@bostonpublicschools.org
Sam Podbelski, Director of Instruction Grades 7-12: spodbelski@bostonpublicschools.org
Families are also welcome to reach out to any of us or to your child's individual teachers.
Thank you,
Henderson K-12 Inclusion School Team
Principal Lampron's Weekly Message:
Greetings Henderson Families,
We had a successful first week of remote learning last week. While remote learning continues this week, we will be welcoming some of our High Needs students back to our Lower and Upper Campuses. We are excited to welcome students back in the phased in model outlined by BPS.
We will host a meeting for Henderson families on Tuesday evening starting at 7PM to provide a virtual orientation for families as well as to address concerns and answer questions about the return of some students to our campuses on Thursday and Friday.
We hope that you will join us for a virtual tour of both campuses and a look at some fo the safety measures we've taken to keep everyone safe.
Here's the zoom link:
https://k12-bostonpublicschools.zoom.us/j/86261592226
To join the meeting just click on the link. We hope to see you on Tuesday at 7 PM!
Better Together,
Tricia Lampron
Principal
Henderson K-12 Inclusion School
Henderson Parent Council and Governing Board Elections
Our Director of Social Emotional Learning and Family Support, Phyllis Leslie, will be facilitating elections for parent representatives for our Governing Board and our Parent Council. Elections will be held on Wednesday October 14th from 6-8 PM via zoom. We welcome new parents as well as existing ones to join us on both boards to help make decisions that affect our school. We hope that you'll consider joining and helping.
Zoom link will be sent by Ms. Leslie during the week of October 5, 2020.
See link below for Henderson Calendar for Families
For Tech support with Chromebooks call 617-635-8873
Click on Grade to find your class:
Supplemental Literacy Links
PBS Kids Reading Games: pbskids.org/games/reading
Education World, The Reading Machine: www.educationworld.com/a_tech/archives/readingmachine.shtml
Scholastic Student Activities website: teacher.scholastic.com/activities/clf/tguidesitemap.htm
The Learning Company games: classicreload.com
The International Childrens Digital Library: en.childrenslibrary.org
Unite for Literacy: uniteforliteracy.com
Storyjumper: www.storyjumper.com/book/search
Project Gutenberg: www.gutenberg.org
Gismo Freeware: www.techsupportalert.com/free-ebooks-audio-books-read-online-download.htm
Amazon and Barnes and Noble: search Free Kindle books at www.amazon.com or Free Ebooks at www.barnesandnoble.com
Tech for Teachers: Supporting Struggling Readers with Speech-to-Text: youtu.be/zBLXkAVyJWU (scaffolded text)
Personalizing and differentiating instruction for diverse readers:
Newsela: current non-fiction articles at multiple Lexile levels: newsela.com
Simple English Wikipedia: simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
Storyline Online: read-aloud, mostly for younger children: www.storylineonline.net
Fact Monster: fun facts, trivia games, and homework help for elementary students: factmonster.com
Khan Academy: short online tutorials for all ages: khanacademy.org
Goodreads for students 13 and up; librarians can create private groups with restricted membership: www.goodreads.com
Biblionasium, which allows users to share their reading preferences; for students age 6-13: www.biblionasium.com
Library Thing: lets students create a private but shareable personal bookshelf, for kids 13 and up: librarything.com
Poetry-Free-for-All: for poets of all ages: www.everypoet.org
Teen Ink: www.teenink.com
Book Crossing: a forum for sharing actual print books in a unique way: www.bookcrossing.com
Epals: A reputable global pen pal site that can encourage reading and writing: www.epals.com/#/connections
www.starfall.com (great for phonics and math)
www.scholasticmagazines.com (scholastic learn at home)
Knowledge on the Go (new lessons added daily)
Supplemental Math Links
www.embarc.online is a math support website for Eureka math and Engage NY. It is broken down by module, unit, and lesson and offers online videos about the lessons, an interactive slideshow that teaches and/or reviews the material, quizzes and more. It can be accessed via a smartphone. It is a great way for students to review the material they have been doing in class.
www.starfall.com (great for phonics and math)
Knowledge on the Go (Math and Science lessons added daily)
Science Links
Stream the Aurora Borealis. This could be a cool science lesson. Or just a deep breath in awe of the universe.
Science from Scientists:
https://www.sciencefromscientists.org/sfsathome
Enrichment
Music Lab:
https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems - New episodes posted daily!
Draw every day with JJK - The author of The Lunch Lady and Jedi Academy
Virtual Field Trips: - Museum of Modern Art, Van Gogh Museum, Uffizi Gallery and more!
Jigsaw Explorer\ - Do some online jigsaw puzzles!
The Color - online digital coloring pages
Peter Reynolds Read Aloud via Facebook (each day around 12:00)
Observation Drawing: take a look at the live webcams at the Georgia Aquarium and draw what you see. Also a great opportunity to observe lots of different animals and species.
Pixlr.com - free online photoshop-photo editing tool
Indoor Scavenger Hunt
Outdoor Scavenger Hunt
Education Companies Offering Free Subscriptions due to School Closings
Capstone Learning Site
PebbleGo (English & Spanish):
Visit www.pebblego.com and click "Sign In"
Username: engaged
Password: learning
PebbleGo Next:
Visit www.pebblegonext.com and click "Log In"
Username: engaged
Password: learning
Capstone Interactive eBooks:
Visit www.mycapstonelibrary.com and click "Log In"
Username: continue
Password: reading