Week 3 Distance Learning

April 13th, 2020

Dear parents and families,

We are beginning week 3 of distance learning at STrEaM Academy. Although working from home, social distancing and riding out this pandemic is certainly stressful and challenging, I am comforted by the overwhelmingly positive feedback from parents, students and staff. Teachers are providing great content, lessons, videos and zoom sessions. Students are engaging, working, learning, and eager to interact and share. Parents continually report that they are happy with the efforts and opportunities provided. Our school community is amazing, #STrEaMstrong! 

Please continue to encourage your child to engage. We understand limitations and do not want to overwhelm families. We also hope all of our students will continue learning. Have them log in to their Google Classrooms each day to check for updates and assignments. Encourage them to attend Zoom office hours: these are optional, but an opportunity to visit with their teachers and learn new things. Let’s keep our students learning! 

Morning Coffee with the Principal: 

Each Tuesday and Thursday from 8 to 9 AM, we are hosting Zoom sessions for parents.This is a chance to check in, visit, ask questions and get information from STrEaM.To add value to these sessions, we are lining up guest speakers to share on pertinent topics. TUESDAY our guest speakers are founders and APC members Whitney D’Atri and Andranel Brown. THURSDAY will feature Ms. Kotelman, ELA teacher, presenting on Supporting your Child’s Learning in Google Classroom. 

APC meeting:  

Our monthly Academic Policy Committee meeting is this Wednesday, 4/15 at 5:30 PM. This will be conducted via Zoom and streamed live over Youtube. The directions will be posted on the STrEaM website on the APC page. The agenda for the meeting is already posted there.  If you would like the opportunity to speak for 3 minutes during the public testimony time, please call Sylvia at 742-9000 to get on the list and leave us a telephone number where we can reach you during the meeting.

Week 3 survey: 

Survey for April 13 - 17  Students may enter once per day for up to five chances to win tickets to H2Oasis.  Winner announced 04/20/2020

Online Yearbook Orders: 

We are re-opening the link for ordering a yearbook.  There is a link on the website under STrEaM News - use school code 13049420.  The link will be open between April 15th - May 1st. Yearbooks will be mailed out to students as soon as LifeTouch makes delivery (after May 4th). 

As always, if you have questions, email Mr. Mokelke and Mrs. Biondich. You can still call the school phone, 742-9000.  For links, resources, contact information and more, our school website is a great resource: https://www.asdk12.org/stream

Thank you for being a part of our learning community. 

Sincerely,

Adam Mokelke, Principal