Parent Update Friday 8/28/20
Dear STrEaM Families,
Our first full week of school, “induction week,” is complete! Overall it was successful, with a few technical bumps in the road that we were able to navigate through and solve. We got this, Team STrEaM!
ATTENDANCE:
Please notify the office if your child won’t be in attendance. We are giving grace and working with families on attendance while we work out the bugs, while recognizing that it is critical to student success to have them online and engaged.
ZOOM NOTICE:
For safety of our classes, I have instructed staff to only allow students to join who are using their first and last names and on the class roster. Please help us re-enforce this expectation to prevent “zoom bombers.” If you are having trouble with these zoom settings, call us or the district help line!
Teachers may record Zoom lessons to post on Canvas for asynchronous access. If lessons are recording, we do not require students to keep cameras on. Otherwise, for attendance and engagement we would like their video on at all times.
Notice: Lessons may be recorded for later access by students enrolled in the course. Students are not required to display their live image through the video function. Cameras capture not only the student but also background content within the camera’s frame.
CANVAS UPDATE:
Links to Zoom sessions for classes are in Canvas on the home page of each course. Teachers are also posting links in Announcements on Canvas and including links in the Modules.
IREADY:
Teachers have begun giving the iReady assessment for Math and English-Language Arts. This will continue next week and we hope to be finished by Friday, 9/4. This is a diagnostic test, to show us where students may have gaps or need more support. With the reading portion, please do not read to them.
COUNSELOR’S CORNER:
Mrs. Bonertz has a canvas page for the students to access various resources. She has provided one assignment for the students to complete. This assignment is designed for the students to practice navigating the page and learn how to make an appointment with her. She also has a website located on the Stream Academy page entitled “Counselor’s Corner” that has resources not only for students, but also for families.
Morning Coffee and Wednesdays:
Join Morning Coffee Wednesday! We will hear from Ms. Kotelman and Ms. Gabel (6th grade cohorts). Each week Morning Coffee will feature a different cohort.
PASSION FOR KINDNESS coming to Morning Coffee!
On Morning Coffee Wednesday, September 23rd we will host Tamara Letter, author of “A Passion for Kindness.” https://www.tamaraletter.com/ We are very excited, as this is a powerful, inspiring and positive book. Please mark your calendars, and we encourage you to get a copy to read!
Remember we have a staff meeting following Morning Coffee, and following that cohort and grade level teams are meeting to plan and prepare awesome lessons and projects.
STUDENTS should follow their schedule and work on ALEKS, iReady, and class assignments on Wednesday. They should also schedule breaks, go outside, and read!
Thanks for your patience and participation! Call or email if you have any questions, needs, concerns. We are in trouble-shooting and customer service mode, and we want to support you and ensure you have a great learning experience.
Thank you,
Principal Mokelke
(907) 360-1059 Cell
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