HyFlex Learning Schedule January 17-21st
Here is the schedule for this week!
Here is the schedule for this week!
Here is the virtual learning schedule for this week. We can’t wait to see you!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OQr79IzCE5pteN0KzN4RPT2XMWkvys3AOQuyZQ97x9o/edit?usp=sharing
Dear Parents,
We look forward to welcoming the students back (virtually) tomorrow! Below you will find brief instructions, expectations and a schedule for the following 3 days. We appreciate that this will be a difficult time for many and we hope to make it as painless and enjoyable for everyone as possible. Please contact us directly if you have any questions or concerns and we will do our best to find a solution in a timely manner. We are all in this together!
General Studies:
For the following 3 days, you will not need to print any materials for your child. Your child will be working on a digital platform or will be using lined paper to complete all general studies activities this week. Please make sure that your child has a notebook or loose-leaf paper, pencil and eraser available at the beginning of each day. Please also refer to the rule picture below for some hopeful tips that will set your child up for success. My slides can be found on the page ‘Ms. Whitteker’s Daily Slides’ on the blog each day or through the linked schedule document.
Jewish Studies:
Weekly I will post the link for the weekly slides on the OJCS weekly slides and on the blog. On my first slide there is a link for the google meet. On the second slide I’m going to add all the required printings of the specific week and also all the activities that we did so everyone can check that they submitted all the required work of the week.
Schedule for January 5th-7th (this is a working document and may have changes throughout the week)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/14RkEYHqwR0LGkPyMtZBKIWofnvrrmCJ5IC2NpqzfbqU/edit?usp=sharing
The book fair will be IN-PERSON for classes the week of November 22 – 26. Grade 5 will go to the fair on Tuesday and Friday.
The book fair will be VIRTUAL for parents and extended family from November 22 – December 3rd. Here is the link. Parents will be able to order books through this link and they will be shipped directly to their homes.
On Friday, we listened to speeches and voted for our class representative. Great job to everyone who was brave enough to put themselves out there and talk about the changes they’d like to see at the OJCS.
Congratulations to Noa A- the grade 5 class rep!
Another congratulations to Tobey, who will be our back up class rep!
Hello Grade 5’s and families!
Though our time together has been short, it has definitely been sweet! In our time together, the grade 5’s have been working hard, following our rules and procedures and building a strong community. We start our week with a community circle, which allows students a safe space to share roses, thorns and buds. The grade 5’s have been mature and accepting and even offer their classmates some ways to deal with their thorns. I’ve been really impressed with the positive attitudes and genuine kindness of this group!
I am in the process of updating the blog with our schedule, routines and procedures. Parents/guardians, if you would like to speak with me about your child before parent teacher interviews- I am taking until October to get to know your children better. In early October, I am happy to schedule discussions.
I am very excited about the year ahead with your children and families!
Ms. W
On Monday, March 1st, Jesse Miller of Mediated Reality came to speak to our students and parents.
I was lucky enough to participate in all three sessions, and it was incredible to hear how he adjusted the message to fit the age and stage of the group he was speaking to. I want to share my big take-aways, but don’t even know where to start!
There was an overarching theme throughout all three sessions…
BALANCE
We will never go back to a time when technology didn’t exist, so rather than fight it, we need to accept that it’s here and learn how to live with it. When speaking with the parents, Jesse shared a story from when he was a boy in grade 5, taking the bus from his elementary school in Westmount, QC, to McGill University where his parents worked. His parents helped prepare him for this responsibility by equiping him with the tools he would need in case of an emergency….a quarter in case he needed to use a payphone, a plan for what to do if someone unkind spoke to him, who the safe people were to speak to along the way if he needed help…
The online world may be new, but it doesn’t need to be that different. We need to teach our children how to navigate it safely. We need to equip them with the tools and skills to help lead a balanced life. We need to help them understand what is appropriate and what is not…and why!
If you were part of any of Jesse’s sessions, what were your big take-aways? I’d love to hear your comments and feedback 🙂