Google Classroom and G Suite

Hello Families,

On Monday, we start our first day using Google Classroom and G Suite as our main learning platform. Below is the email sent to all families in Room 9 explaining our learning environment moving forward. CBE has a great information on G Suite for Education to help you navigate through these platforms. 

Please keep your eyes out for a second email containing your child's password for the G Suite login.

I'm excited to start this journey with you all. Please feel free to ask me any questions you have regarding the learning platform or the work period content.

Take care,

Ms. Carroll 

Hi Families, 

On Friday, you received a SchoolMessenger from Mrs. Jones detailing the availability of CBE G Suite for Education as a learning environment for students and teachers.

Your child’s login has been connected to our Google Classroom within CBE G Suite for Education. We will be using this platform, in addition to seesaw for our online classroom needs moving forward. Please hand in and share assignments via Google Classroom unless stated otherwise on the assignment. Please take some time to explore our Google Classroom and navigating between apps.

CBE information regarding G Suite for Education, including login information can be found here:

https://www.cbe.ab.ca/support/Pages/Google-Apps-Gmail.aspx

Your child’s login (username@educbe.ca) which was provided in the login information sent out before Spring Break. Each child’s password has been reset and you will receive an email with their new password in a separate email due to privacy.

Some students were instructed with login for specific apps before class cancellation occurred. This will be new for many, but surprisingly intuitive for students of this learning generation! Time and practice will be important in developing independence. 

Our first week of learning tasks will be available on Google Classroom under Classwork. Each week under the Classwork section will contain the “Work Period” for the week. Please not this work can be completed at any time throughout the week and we encourage you to complete work in a way that best reflects the needs of your schedule.

I will be planning two Google Meet video chats this week to touch base with the students and give them an opportunity to chat with their classmates. This is optional and I will be sending more information out later this week.

  

Thank you again for your patience as take steps towards this new learning experience. I appreciate all the words of encouragement and support you have offered during this time.

As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please contact me and I will do my best to help.

Warm regards,

Molly Carroll

Connecting Kids to Seesaw

Hello Families,

As our first Home Learning task was sent via email yesterday afternoon, here are some tips for getting your child on SeeSaw. Please remember it may be tricky the first few times (as all things technology related seem to be) but the children will quickly develop independence with this routine, we know they learn so quickly! :)

Many of you are already using the SeeSaw Family App at home, this is great and please keep this app installed on your device. To access SeeSaw Class you'll need to download a new app.

Go to your App downloader on the device your child will be using and search: SeeSaw Class - download this application.

After the app is downloaded, when it opens you will reach this screen:

Press the button that says "I'm a Student". Then you will see this screen where you can enter the text code that was sent via email. Please keep this text code somewhere safe or refer back to the email incase you are logged out and need to log-in again. 

If you need to switch between users on the device (for example, multiple children at home sharing a device) you log out by pressing the circle icon on the top left side of the screen, selecting child's name, and pressing "sign out".

I hope this helps, let me know if you are still experiencing difficulties and I can assist you!

Take care, 

Molly Carroll 

Ongoing - Montessori Learning Routines

Hello Families,

I have sent out an email to all of you with some Montessori Learning Routines to try out. These are meant to be ongoing and are not expected to all be done by the end of the week. I have put the email below; however, the supporting documents for this will be attached in the email. 

I can't wait to see what the students come up with! 

Take care,

Ms. Carroll 

Hello Families, 

As we venture into our first days and weeks of Home Learning, we want to introduce four learning routines that support the ongoing Montessori programming at Lake Bonavista School. They include ideas to integrate into your Home Learning Routines as available, so your child can still feel connected to the Montessori principles woven into their daily life as a student, practice familiar skills and learn new things.

Please find attached 4 infographics, along with supporting documentation for understanding how they connect to the curriculum, designed by our teaching staff, for our students and families:

- Community Care

- Hands on Learning

- Learning with Nature

- Practical Life

As these are documents created specific to our school and learners, please do not distribute to families outside of Lake Bonavista School, or post on public platforms.

Learning Routines are ongoing. As your child explores them, we would love for them to document and share their work with us. They can do that with pictures, videos, writing, drawings, etc.  

How can students submit work? 

Students must be logged in using their personal information, using the Home Learning code sent before Spring Break, not parent login.

SeeSaw --> Add --> Post Student Work --> Choose Method --> Save (checkmark) 

For the time being, please refrain from sending work through email.

We are in the process of creating an online platform that allows us to store materials and resources for families to access as needed. Please continue to watch for information regarding this platform to come soon.  

As always, if you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask.

With gratitude,

Ms. Carroll