While these remote learning activities are not the same as being together in class, we want to help you maintain your child’s learning at home. Here are some suggestions to make the time productive and positive.
Activities As a general guide, your children should spend no more than this amount of time per day on these activities:
Kindergarten through Grade Two: 2 hours
Grades Three and Four: 2.5 hours
Grades Five through Eight: 3 hours
High School: 3.5 hours
Communication Our teachers are juggling disruptions just like everyone else, Nevertheless they are committed to communicating with you.
We want to know if you and your children are OK. Please respond to emails and calls so we know how you are doing and if you need help.
Teachers are committed to responding to your questions in a timely manner. Email is the best method to reach them.
Teachers have set up an hour each day for "virtual office hours." This time is so teachers can help students with questions about content. The time will be posted in their email/posting coming out Monday. At the High School, Office Hours will follow this schedule.
Grades At the Grammar School, all courses are graded Credit/No Credit for trimester 3. Through May 4, credit will be based on daily/weekly participation.
At the High School, all courses are graded Credit/No Credit for quarter 4. Through May 4, credit will be based on daily/weekly participation. For students that earn credit for the fourth quarter, their final grade (the grade that goes on a student’s transcript) will be based on a weighted average of their first three quarter grades.
Kindness Be kind to yourself and your children. At times, everyone will feel anxious. Give your children (and yourself) time and space to work through those feelings. Here is a link to a web page that includes some helpful advice and some additional resources that our counseling team is contributing to.
Read Read Read The best thing students can do with their time is to read and write about things that interest them. See the resources below for some online resources.