Week of March 30

Welcome to the second week of school closure due to COVID-19.  We have been working hard preparing to serve our students and families virtually.  As you heard from Dr. Yennie yesterday, all ACSD1 schools are now closed through Friday, April 17th.  This week students should focus on completing any missing or late work from the 3rd quarter and working on the posted extension and enrichment activities.  Please review your student's progress in PowerSchool.  Teachers will be reaching out via email and are available during office hours from 1:00-3:30 today if your student has work that needs to be completed. 

As we move into the virtual learning environment, your students will be receiving content and instruction primarily through Canvas and Schoology.  The Student leadership team put out a great video last week that showed students how to access Canvas through Classlink.  Families can also sign up as an observer to monitor student's progress and activities in Canvas.  Our friends at LHS prepared these instructions and this video to assist families in signing up. 

Many people have been asking how students can retrieve materials from the school.  Band instruments were handed out last Friday and Saturday.  If your student left an orchestra instrument at the school, please contact Mr. Ryan if you have not been in contact already.  At this time, access to the building to retrieve materials from lockers is not possible.  We realize that many students have materials in their lockers that they need.  However, at this time the risks associated with building access outweigh the benefits.  In the event of a long term building closure we will develop a plan to get students' materials back to families.  If you have questions about building access, please email me. 

In addition to the enrichment and extension activities teachers have created for their classes, teachers have created other resources for students and families during the closure.  Ms. Meyers, 8th grade math teacher, created these helpful hints to stay busy when working from home.  Our school psychologist, Mrs. Grimes, had been creating videos on mindfulness. Finally, check out the video below from Mr. Townsend, 7th grade social studies teacher, on how to work out from home.

Upcoming Events

• March 30          Enrichment and extension opportunities available
• March 30          Teacher office hours begin
• April 1               ACSD1 School Board meeting