Virtual Learning Parent Letter

SFdS First Grade Goes Virtual!


Hello Parents and Students,


We are both excited and curious to embark on this new adventure of virtual learning from our brick-and-mortar classroom to your homes. The first grade team wants to commend each parent for their future efforts to keep learning alive in their homes in this new way! We hope to be a resource for you these coming weeks and pray that our technology guidelines are clear so learning is accessible at home. Below you will find the steps needed to complete daily assignments for your child’s Math and English Language Arts (ELA) lessons online. All passwords to these accounts can be found on the front page of your child’s planner or from a letter sent home. If you need support recovering any of these logins please don’t hesitate to contact your teacher.


We will have 2 main sources for our virtual school: our First Grade Google Site and 1A/1B Google Classroom Pages

  1. Check the Google Site daily for attendance and lessons

    1. Please check-in before 6 PM each day

  2. When prompted, upload assignments to your homeroom’s Google Classroom


Steps to submitting assignments to Google Classroom:

  1. Navigate to your homeroom’s Google Classroom

    1. Mrs. Lim’s Classroom Page

    2. Mrs. Kwong’s Classroom Page

  2. Click on the “Classwork” link at the top of the page

  3. Find the assignment link and view assignment

  4. Click the “+ Add or create” button on the right side to upload assignment file

  5. Click the green “Mark as done” when assignment is ready to be submitted


Daily Reading: Personal stories/ EPIC! app

  1. All students need to be reading to self 30-45 minutes a day in portioned increments based on your child’s stamina (ex. 15 minutes at a time)

  2. Students have the ability to access books online through an app named EPIC!

    1. Check your email for an invite to join the class with a FREE account until June 30th from the company, in light of the national school closures


Go Math: Think Central login information sent home in the blue folder

  1. Website: https://www-k6.thinkcentral.com/ePC/start.do

  2. Use student logins for ThinkCentral

  3. Check in to the “Things To Do” tab: each day there will be something new

  4. Complete any and all assigned lesson activities in order

    1. Some activities will use your math book, include a video, or need a technology component

  5. Activities may be completed on/before Friday of each week

  6. Pictures of completed workbook materials may be uploaded to assignments under the “Classwork” tab


ELA: TX Wonders login information found in your child’s planner (has pictures)

  1. Website: https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/pictorialLoginSchool.do?code=h7i3

  2. Click on your class and use student logins in planner

  3. Check in on the first green circle “To Do” for daily assignments

  4. Next, check in to the second red circle “Words to Know” to practice vocabulary for the week

  5. Weekly spelling words and activities will be added to the Google Site


IOWA Practice Tests: Printed and given to students on Friday, March 13th

  1. Check into the Google Site to see when to complete a portion of the practice test packets under “Daily Learning” tab


Other Practice Resources students are familiar with:

  1. Scholastic News Online: Science and Social Studies resource

    1. Go to http://sni.scholastic.com/SN1 on your computer or tablet.

    2. Click Sign In and choose “I am a Student”.

    3. Enter classroom password: sfdsfirst

    4. Explore the current issue or any of the ones from the past!

  2. Xtra Math: Math Fact practice

    1. Logins found in the front of student planners

    2. We encourage students to login and practice at least once a week

  3. Brain Pop Jr.

    1. https://jr.brainpop.com/

    2. Username: limr

    3. Password: sfds1964

    4. Students will be prompted to use this resource through the Google Site

  4. Go Noodle: Take a Brain Break!

    1. https://www.gonoodle.com/for-families/

    2. Create your own username and password

  5. Formed: Religious resources for the whole family

    1. https://formed.org/

    2. Parish code: HFN8H6 (case sensitive)

    3. Find great movies and books for kids under Movies Tab or Books Tab


Feel free to email us or send us a message on the Remind app any time. Stay well and see you online!


Many Blessings,
Mrs. Lim & Mrs. Kwong

limr@sfdsschool.org

kwongg@sfdsschool.org