Pre- 2 Parents and Families,
Despite the unfortunate circumstances we have been surrounded with, Hillary and I are striving to make the best out of these dull situations. To assist you in maintaining a schedule and finding stimulating activities for your children, Hillary and I would like to present to you a series of videos and links that we will deliver to you daily in the morning, and afternoon through email.
We began our video series, “10:15 with Hill and Xen” on Monday, March 23rd. This series is comprised of a few daily components including:
Music Monday– We will send you either a link to a music video of a song we enjoy together as a class, or a video of Hillary and I teaching your children a dance or song.
Teach You Tuesday – We will prepare sequencing videos teaching simple activities that your child can do at home. We have been discussing sequencing with the children as it helps form number sense and reiterates problem solving skills within the children.
Wish You Well/Work Together Wednesday – With your participation and consent, we would like YOU to update us on what your family has been doing through videos and photos. We will compile these to share with the rest of the class through a slideshow as often as we can. For example, any walks taken outside, any games played, special meals ate, movies watched, discoveries made etc. This is an opportunity for you to inform us on what you and your child have been doing to keep busy in this crazy time.
Take Home Learning Thursday – We will be sending home videos, links and parental resources that provide at home learning activities and easy reads to inspire you to make the most of the situation.
Facetime Friday- The day we look forward to most! On Facetime Friday, we will offer you and your family time to have face to face interaction with Hillary and I over any platform that is most convenient to you (Facetime, Skype, Zoom, Teams etc.), we are flexible. We would love to see your child’s smiling face and check in on your families during this hectic time. Please reach out to me to schedule a time and to discuss which platform we will use. This Friday, April 3, we will be having our first class-wide group chat on Zoom at 10:30 A.M.! Please email either Hillary or Xena if you would like to participate so we can send you the login information.
EACH DAY at 12:00PM we will be having a “Ready to Read” time. We will send out videos of Hillary, special guests, authors and I reading some well-loved books from our classroom library and beyond.Parents: If you would like to be a guest reader or know of any authors reading books online please reach out to me.
EACH DAY at 3:00 P.M. we will provide you with what we like to call a “Brain Break”, which may include instructional yoga videos, fun family links, game ideas, and more still to be discovered.
Hillary and I hope to see you again soon. But if that takes longer than we may expect, we want to stress the importance of keeping your children on a consistent schedule. With “10:15 With Hill and Xen”, our 3:00 PM Brain Breaks and 12:00 Ready to Read time we hope to provide an opportunity to begin that schedule. If you have more questions in regard to maintaining a schedule with your children, please feel free to reach out.
We are here for you and your family during this classroom hiatus. Please stay in contact. To do so, Dahlia has implemented a Microsoft Team you will all be invited to in order to keep contact with her and other parents. Hillary and I will be using email to communicate daily activities, and Zoom for face to face interactions every Facetime Friday and whenever else you need. We are flexible in our schedules and would like to address any barriers to communication/scheduling as soon as possible. We are here for you and will help in any way we can.
We encourage your participation throughout this process in communication with us, we are a team and in this together!
With that said, welcome to our virtual classroom!
With Much Love for Our School Family and Hope to See You Soon,
Xena and Hillary
