March 12, 2020

Dear Families,

We had another amazing day of on-line learning today! We are happy to see the level of student engagement and new students joining us during our Live meetings on Zoom!

Today we managed to do the following things:

1. Joined a LIVE WHOLE CLASS MEETING on Zoom at 8:00 am: https://zoom.us/j/3553744745 (It is essential that your child joins the meeting on time at 8:00 am so that we don’t have to go over the same information again and again.)

2. CHILDREN'S DAILY WORK:

   1. Went to Mathletics and “PLAY LIVE” against our friends at 9 am. If students were not able to join then, they completed at least 2 activities from NUMBER SENSE - COUNTING or NUMBER SENSE - NUMERICAL OPERATIONS.

   2. Went to Raz-kids and read at least 2 books (Listen, Record, Do the Quiz).

   3. Wrote about 1 day in our plant’s life by answering some of the questions: Can you already see the roots? Has it started shooting? How does it look? Do you think it is already time to put your plant in a pot with soil?).

3. Had a shake break. We followed the link to Better when I’m dancing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94mkftwxT7Y and showed our best moves. An adult recorded a small part of it and shared on Seesaw.

4. Math - Search the room for 10 - information was shared on Seesaw in the Activities section. 5) As it was our PE day, we completed the PE task that Mr Bartek set for us.

We were also available online, via email and Seesaw from 7:00 am to 1:00 pm to help with any issues.

DAILY Checklist for Parents

1. Did I log in to the FAMILY Seesaw to check announcements?

2. Did my child log in to CLASS Seesaw to see the daily ACTIVITIES?

3. Did I join a whole class or individual meeting on Zoom?

4. Did my child access Raz-kids and completed two reading tasks and Mathletics?

We wish you all a well-deserved break. Stay safe!

Warm regards,

Your PYP 1 Team

March 11, 2020

Dear Families,

We were excited to have launched our online learning! Children who were active did an amazing job today and we are looking forward to seeing more tomorrow. We are all beginning our journey and we understand it is challenging. However, it is crucial that you set up your devices and make sure your child has the log-in information tonight.

OUR PLAN FOR TOMORROW:

1) Click on the link to join a LIVE WHOLE CLASS MEETING on Zoom at 8 am: https://zoom.us/j/3553744745 (It is essential that your child joins the meeting on time at 8:00 so that we don’t have to go over the same information repeatedly)

2) CHILDREN'S DAILY WORK:

• Go to Mathletics complete at least 2 tasks.

• Go to Raz-kids read at least 2 books.

• Write about 2 days in your plant’s life (What does it look like? How is it changing?)

3) There will be an extra task See-Think-Wonder that I will share with them LIVE.

Teachers are also available online, via email and Seesaw from 7:30 am to 1 pm to help you with any issues.

DAILY Checklist for Parents:

1. Did I log in to the FAMILY Seesaw to check announcements?

2. Did my child log in to CLASS Seesaw to see the daily ACTIVITIES?

3. Did I join a whole class or individual meeting on Zoom?

4. Did my child access recommended platforms and did their work?

Thank you all again for supporting your child in this new learning experience.

Warm regards,

PYP 1 Team

March 10, 2020

Dear Families,

A huge thank you to the parents and children who have tried posting on Seesaw to share what you have learned today. Online learning can only work with your help and support, and we appreciate your active involvement on our online platform. Please expect a morning message from teachers every day, as well as replies to your wonderful messages, photos and videos. Your feedback is important to us as we embark on this online learning journey, so please keep in touch and send us your thoughts.

To facilitate your online participation, please download the Seesaw Class App onto your home devices using the following link and follow the step to login to your child’s online e-portfolio. https://web.seesaw.me/platforms. This app will enable you to upload your child’s work, videos and stories directly to their e-portfolio space. We will be available online tomorrow to support you with any questions.

We are sure that there will be some challenges as we learn to manage our learning and teaching in this new domain; however, we are all here to support each other and learn together. Our virtual doors are always open, so please email if you have concerns, suggestions, feedback or questions.

Have a wonderful evening,

Your PYP 1 Team