I wanted to remind everyone of the invitation to have a learning conversation about your child if you wish. I have spoken with many of you on the phone and been in touch regularly with most of  you through email, but if you would like to touch base by phone again or through a virtual Meet, we can set up a time.

The main on-line platforms I am asking 5th graders to use are Khan Academy for Math, Newsela for reading and writing, and Lexia and the videotaped read aloud (with written responses) for Reading. Science we are covering through our guest speakers and Mystery Science. Social Studies is the World Geography Countries project. To see a model of our final product, follow this link. Students are continuing to read and write independently and I am enjoying the book reviews, stories, and poems that are being shared with me!  All of this information is shared in the Remote Learning document.

As the whole world relies on technology more and more for remote learning and remote work, there seem to be as many problems created as are being solved. Google Classroom has changed more than once since all this started, both for how students use the platform and how I can share and access material. This has also been true of Google Meet.

Consequently, I will be using a nickname for meetings from now on, not sharing links to parents or outside speakers. Students will log in through Meet and  type the meeting name into Join a Meeting, as they have been doing.