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Upper Primary Priorities & Considerations
● If it is the case, after receiving initial notice from the Director about school closure and timelines, families will receive an email from Heritage International School.
● The primary tools for communication between teachers and families will be Google Classroom, Class Dojo, and email.
● Students will have both off- and on-screen learning activities designed to engage Upper Primary learners in experiences that connect to the current curriculum.
● Learning tasks and activities will provide direction to families on how best to support student learning and the expected level of adult involvement.
● Students are encouraged to be proactive in reaching out to teachers when they have questions or assignments are unclear.
● The counselor is available to support students with social or emotional needs.
Scenario 1: School Closure (under 3 days)
In the event that school is closed for a limited period of time limited to two days, on the second day of closure, students are asked to:
● Read and understand the Student Roles and Responsibilities from the *** Distance Learning Plan.
● Complete the assigned tasks sent home through Google Classroom, Class Dojo, and/or email.
Scenario 2: School Closure (long term)
In the event that school is closed for more than two days, the first day will be a faculty planning day. On the second day, students are asked to:
● Read and understand the Student Roles and Responsibilities from the *** Distance Learning Plan.
● Join a video interactive session at 9am with their teachers and ensure that they are able to connect properly. Instructions and a platform link will be posted
via Google Classroom with links to Class Dojo and other platforms
● Complete the assigned tasks sent home via the selected platform (these will include a reading, writing, and mathematics tasks).
On the third day, the full plan will begin. Students are asked to:
Log in daily to Google Classroom or Class Dojo (teacher will inform students and families of preferred platform)
Participate in a scheduled morning meeting & class discussion via video platform (9:00am), facilitated by their class teacher
Receive & complete a range of learning tasks:
○ daily reading (text pdf or online: Raz Kids), in addition to independent reading
○ daily writing task
○ daily mathematics
○ Global Perspectives/science unit tasks/projects
○ language tasks (French/Romanian/ELL) on Language days
○ daily physical movement challenge/task posted by the PE team
○ Art/Music tasks will be assigned every 3 days
AND Submit designated tasks for teacher feedback via email, Google Docs/Slides or Class Dojo according to teacher instructions.
Scenario 2: Hybrid Scenario
In this scenario, Heritage remains open, and the majority of students and faculty can be present to attend classes. Some students are not able to attend courses for a period of 3 or more days.
Family notifies the school that the student is unable to attend school and the potential return date.
Within one full school day, class teacher will collaborate with administration and subject teachers to create a plan and communicate this plan to student's guardians.
Teachers will provide assignments, activities and tasks for the student. When appropriate, students will be assigned group work that can be completed asynchronously. Students may also be assigned individual projects.
Student roles and responsibilities and time expectations are the same as for Scenario 1.
OR
Alternatively, the student on the hybrid can attend all lessons remotely, and will engage with peers where possible, but his/her camera will be always ON, so that the teacher sees him/her present online.
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