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Originally delivered on 4/2/2020 9:49 pm

SUBJECT: UPDATE: GHSC / Parent Advocacy Group Meeting 4/1

GHSC

Parent Community Group Meeting

4/1 Update

If you weren't able to join this past Wednesday’s Guadalupe Parent Group meeting on Zoom, we don’t want you to miss out on our discussion!  All Guadalupe parents and staff are welcome to join this weekly Zoom teleconference. Our next meeting is on Wed. 4/15 @ 9AM. Our moderators welcome any parent and staff member to suggest topics / pose questions they would like to address in next week’s meeting by emailing -  parentgroup.ghsc@gmail.com 
 

The next community meeting will take place on Wed. 4/1 @ 9AM

https://zoom.us/j/848271623

  
Here is a complete breakdown of the topics discussed in this past week’s meeting.

Comments from Dale & Staff

Campus Closure: State Superintendent and Union School District announced all school campuses closed for the remainder of the 2019/20 school year. Online education will continue until the last day of school, 6/4. @ Home Learning information can be found here. https://athome.unionsd.org/learning

 

Computer/iPad/Online Support & Issues: Please contact our Tech Guru Denise Goodhart if you are having problems with Chromebooks, iPads, Connectivity to the internet or any of the learning apps provided by the district.  

 

Enhanced/New Curriculum Coming: Starting on Monday, 4/13, students will see a change to the @home learning experience. The staff has worked hard to adjust to this new learning environment and implement a district/state curriculum that will roll out on 4/13. Your student(s) teacher will be in contact during the vacation break to provide more details on what might change. 

 

Administering Curriculum Concerns: A parent inquired about how do parents know how they are doing executing the curriculum at home — officially, there is no curriculum. Mr. Jones shared that at this time, the focus isn’t teaching the same curriculum from school at home. The past two weeks have been focused on getting use to at home learning. We can expect curriculum to continue upon return from Spring Break.

 

 

Student Emails: 4th & 5th Grade Students will be receiving access to send emails to teachers and classmates using their unionsd.org accounts. Students will only be able to send or receive emails addressed with a unionsd.org address.  

 

Mr. Jones SPRING BREAL CHALLENGE: Dale will be sending a message out to students and parents about next week's break. Dale's challenge for the students during the break will be a LESS SCREEN TIME CHALLENGE.



Parent Community Update

PARENTGROUP.GHSC@GMAIL.COM: This is our new email address for parents to ask questions or inquire for more information. If you are unable to attend the next community meeting, please feel free to email us your questions, and the moderator will make its answer.

 

New Learning Resources Shared: We are still receiving many new ideas for additional outlets for @ Home Learning

 

This week J.K. Rowling announced Harry Potter at Home, which includes free activities, videos, puzzles, illustrations, quizzes, creative ideas, articles and much more.

 

The Week Jr.is a kids news magazine that is available to students.

 

Find more great learning tools on the Guad Parent Resources- Learning at Home

 

Spring Break Solutions - Time to take a break from @ Home Learning. Parents shared many great ideas for alternatives.

- Documentary Film Festival in your home.

- Gardening

- Painting a mural on a fence

- Family Spirit Days

We have created a new tab for Spring Break Activities @Home that doesn't include screen time on the Guad Parent Resources- Learning at Home.

 

Social Distancing as a Family: Screen Time Strategies and Resources for Parents of Children 6-12.

 

Zoom Meeting Emotional Concerns: Some parents brought up concerns about their child not wanting to attend class zoom meetings, feeling that the virtual connection only made them miss seeing their friends even more. A suggestion was shared that perhaps reaching out to a smaller subset of friends within the classroom and scheduling a zoom chat session where there is more of an intimate setting. Another parent suggested the idea of having a video recording of their own child in that class, then sharing that recording with the child who is feeling overwhelmed by the zoom call. Getting to watch the video of the class call could initiate some excitement for the student to want to join in on the next classroom live Zoom call.

 

Talking About Emotions: We touched on how parents can connect better with students and their emotions. Dale expressed keeping an open dialogue with your student by checking in each week. This is a topic we can touch base on the next community meeting.

 

District Used Apps

 (All of these will be posted in the link section of Class Share Site)
 
Symbaloo (aka Clever App, which can be downloaded on a iPad/tablet) Single Login Access to all the apps listed on the Union SYMBALOO Site (please note, some grades have access to certain app and not all.) 
Bright & Quirky - Recommended by Dale 
GoNoodle - A favorite in the classroom and a great energy outlet https://www.youtube.com/user/GoNoodleGames
 
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Staying Connected

To join GHSC Facebook Group -- CLICK HERE
 
To find your Guadalupe Shutterfly Class Share Site -- CLICK HERE
 
If you have a spouse who would like to receive email updates from GHSC, please be sure to visit EDIT PROFILE ON GHSC Toolkit.
 
If you need assistance with access to Shutterfly or Toolkit,

The next community meeting will take place on Wed. 4/1 @ 9AM

https://zoom.us/j/848271623