Hello once again, Parents and Students of Division 4.

I hope that you are all well and continue to stay safe. For those who are wondering, my friends, family and I are all in good health. Thank you for your concern.

Yesterday I expressed my intentions to touch base with students through their district e-mail address. The district website itself has been consistently slow during the past couple of days, likely as a result of the increased traffic from both teachers and students. I will be sending out e-mails to students this afternoon. Students, please either respond to that e-mail (if it is possible for you to do so), or comment on this message on your FreshGrade account.

I have access to all of the student district account usernames and passwords. Students, it is important that you know what your username and password are, as they are required to log onto any websites linked to our district, such as FreshGrade and Office 365. I previously had you write this information down in your planners, which you should have with you. If you do not know your username or password, please tell your parents so that I can get this information to you as soon as possible.

Speaking of websites that require students to log in using their district associated user name and password, it is possible that I may be meeting virtually with small groups of students using “Teams” on the Office 365 website. This will likely take place once a week, and is designed as more of a “check in” with students to see how they are progressing with assigned work and to answer any questions they may have.

What at-home learning might look like for the next little while is beginning to take shape, however it is important to keep in mind that it will likely continue to change and evolve as time goes on. At this moment, I am planning on providing a weekly plan of activities for students to do and complete, providing some resources to help them do so (likely posted throughout the week), and hopefully checking in with students at least once per week. As this begins, the primary focuses will be on reading, writing, numeracy, and health.

There are still many parents I am hoping to connect with before the week is over. For those of you who have already gotten back to me, thank you! If you haven’t already done so, please reach out to me either through FreshGrade or by responding to the e-mail I sent out yesterday.

That’s all for now. Take care and stay safe.