Good Morning,
I am writing to give you some updates for this week. First of all, I would like to thank everyone
for their hard work in these challenging times.
This transition to distance learning
has not been easy for anyone. I want you
to know how much I appreciate the feedback and work that everyone has put into making
this a smooth transition.
As you saw in the
recent letter from our superintendent, Debra Taylor, this week teachers will be
getting ready to implement continuity of learning plans which will start for everyone
on April 13th. In the letter from Debra
Taylor, she outlined that "students will be expected to find time to
read and move their bodies every day! They should also continue to work through
the packets and online learning materials that have been previously provided
and be ready to start new learning on Monday, April 13th."
I want to add to her comments that
this is a week for students to finish anything that they haven't been able to
at this time. Students should continue
to read each day. Although I will not be
giving a new assignment, I would love to receive an email from any student that
would like to keep me posted on their independent reading. I just heard on the news that the next couple
of days are going to be beautiful - warm and sunny. I would echo superintendent Taylor's
statement that students should get outside and move their bodies.
To keep you informed on what teachers
will be doing this week, today (Monday), we will be working individually to
identify Performance Indicators that we have and have not addressed this
year. Teachers have been asked to
consider which PIs are the most important to address during the final quarter
of the school year. Teachers have also
been asked to check in with students, something that I will try to do today.
On Tuesday, WCUUSD teachers will meet
through Zoom in grade or content-level teams to share the work from today and develop
common agreements about which PIs will be taught and assessed at each grade
level for the rest of this school year, and those that will be tabled until
next fall. This work is necessary to ensure common expectations across the
district. I will not likely be able to make my Tuesday phone calls as I
will be in meetings planning and preparing with colleagues.
The remainder of this week will be
spent developing a schedule, preparing lessons and materials that support the
teaching of the identified PIs. I would like to have this schedule posted and communicated with families by Friday. I hope you and your family enjoy the
beautiful weather and stay healthy.
Sincerely,
Ellen
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