Dear Families of Students in Grades K-5,
Please see resources that include both digital and non-digital options below that will support continued learning at home in case of prolonged school closure. Use the resources as they meet the needs of your family. We’d love to stay connected. Share out your learning experiences with us on Twitter using @MelrosePS. Please free to email us questions as we will be checking email during this time and are happy to help.
Best Regards,
Margaret Adams, Assistant Superintendent for Teaching and Learning, madams@melroseschools.com
Erin Hogan, Instructional Coach, ehogan@melroseschools.com
Jill Tully, Instructional Coach, jtully@melroseschools.com
Melanie Acevedo, Personalized Learning Specialist and Digital Literacy Teacher, macevedo@melroseschools.com
Jessica Patti, Social Emotional Learning Specialist, jpatti@melroseschools.com
All students should know how to login to their Google accounts as they do so in school frequently. Students may need a reminder that they need to type their full name with the @melroseschools.com. Usernames should look like this: firstname.lastname@melroseschools.com.
In the rare case, students cannot access their Google accounts, they can contact their school’s digital literacy teacher as follows:
Lincoln- Katie Linskey klinskey@melroseschools.com
Roosevelt- Susan Jones sjones@melroseschools.com
Hoover- Melanie Acevedo macevedo@melroseschools.com
Horace Mann- Melanie Acevedo macevedo@melroseschools.com
Winthrop- Nicole Rigoli nrigoli@melroseschools.com
Franklin ECC Kindergarten- Melanie Acevedo macevedo@melroseschools.com
Clever can be accessed in multiple ways.
Directly from the website: clever.com/in/melroseschools
From the Clever extension (can be downloaded from the Chrome web store)
In the bookmarks bar → Elementary bookmarks → Clever
Try some of these ideas for virtual field trips without even leaving home. Here are also 33 national parks that you can travel to virtually.
During this time of prolonged time at home, it will be important to limit screen time for children. Get outside at least 60 minutes a day. Use these fun ideas for non-screen time activities. Here is a whole list offline learning opportunities by content areas.