Welcome to Mrs. North's English Vault

Dear OV families:

As I write this letter, we are all living a new normal that seems to be out of a science fiction story. The most important thing right now is that everyone remains healthy. I will be working with all of you to make this new way of learning as painless as possible. I will be posting all work for each week by Monday morning at 8am. That work will then be due that Sunday by 11:59pm. Essentially, all students will have one full week to complete any assigned work. This will give each student the opportunity to work at their pace and when it best suits their schedule. Guidance from the NYS Education Department recommends no more than 2 hours of work per week for each course in which a student is enrolled. I am creating assignments that allow flexibility in scheduling and completion, and I hope will not extend beyond 90 minutes to complete.

Google Classroom:

As we move forward with digital, online learning all resources and assignments will be posted on the Google Classroom platform for each class. Below you will find the class codes for each course by period. At this time ALL students are already enrolled in their respective Classroom. Parents/Guardians are welcome to join the appropriate Classroom, but please be sure to assign your role as such. If a Parent/Guardian enrolls as a student, they will be assigned the work to complete.

From this platform both students and parents/guardians are also able to monitor work completion and student grades and running average. Please check in on a weekly basis to be sure assigned work is completed and the student is progressing appropriately.

Period 2 English 11- gllsji3

Period 3 English 12- eyyhtx4

Period 5 English 10- 3tq7rtl

Period 6 English 12- 6xbxpa5

Period 7 English 9- bji5k4n

Contact Information

Virtual Office Hours: I will be holding daily virtual meeting office hours for my students and parents to get “live” support and 1-on-1 attention as needed. You will simply need to send me an email with the day and time you would like to “meet” and I will send you the link to join our “meeting”. I will also invite the students by class to attend a Google Meet next week and throughout our digital learning experience. It is not mandatory for them to join, but I would like to “see” them and answer any questions I can. This has been a hard transition for all of us.

The daily office hours are as follows:

Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 9am-11am

Tuesday and Thursday 1pm-3pm

Email: I will be checking my emails throughout the day Monday through Friday. I will specifically check it every morning around 8am and again in the afternoon between 2 and 3pm. I will respond to any emails as soon as possible within the school day hours.

Finally, the district has put in place some online learning and communicating etiquette tips and expectations. I will keep it short and sweet, please be respectful of these platforms and communication tools as educational technologies. I can not tolerate inappropriate use, language, or behavior while we are using these technologies. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Kindly, Mrs. North