This week's video announcement...
- Please take a moment to click on and view the video announcement above with your child! We watch video announcements each day as classroom communities and a school community to start our day. Enjoy this rendition featuring previously recorded snippets from earlier this year and some videos sent in especially for you from EQ staff.
EXTRA, EXTRA...Here is some more fun...
Monday, April 13
Happy Birthday: Anna A. - 4Forster
- Movement Monday - Participate in a physical activity. Try a plank challenge with your family this week. Mr. Halloran shows us how...
Tuesday, April 14
Happy Birthday: Mrs. Olson
- Terrific Tuesday - Be a bucket filler today! Share a virtual bucket slip by sharing a kind thought with someone at home, with your teacher or another classmate through Google Classroom or SeeSaw. You could make your own Bucket Filling Family Chart like this...
Wednesday, April 15
- What Went Well Wednesday -
- What has been going well for you? Take a selfie of you doing your work at home this week and email it to Mrs. Knapp at knapps@kaukaunasd.org. Then watch for it on Facebook and Instagram.
Thursday, April 16
Happy Birthday: Greyson S. - 3Gaines
- Things That Make You Go Hmm... Thursday!
- When you blink one eye, you move over 200 muscles.
Friday, April 17
Happy Birthday: Gage D. -2Ritzke, Jacob S. - 3Dercks,
Weekend: Raven S. - 3Haehlke
- Funny Friday- Tell someone in your family a joke. Post a joke on your Google Classroom or SeeSaw page for your class. Or watch the end of the video announcements again with the jokes from Mrs. Baranczyk and Mrs. Durrant.
Have a story to share or a picture of your child or family doing the themes listed above?
Send them to Mrs. Knapp at knapps@kaukaunasd.org and we'll share them with our school family on Facebook and Instagram! One way to have fun together even though we are socially distanced!
Note from Mrs. Knapp...
Dear Families,
We recognize that learning at home can’t be a “one-size-fits-all” approach. Some of us are juggling working from home while trying to continue student learning, some of us have grandparents or other caregivers watching our kids during the day. Some of us have older children watching younger children... And all of that is okay. We are all doing the best we can.
Mr. Maki, Director of Elementary Education, sent an email on Friday afternoon with the additional flexible learning options we are now offering to continue your child’s education while at home. As a way to help keep you informed we have created a new Google folder for you to access the themes for each week as well as some ongoing resources. This folder can be accessed through our Flexible Learning website under the Continued Learning Weekly Guides link. This folder is a reference for families, your child’s teacher will use these resources to provide learning opportunities each day. Expect more daily contacts from your child's teacher with the learning opportunities that are taken from the Weekly Guides. These contacts will come via email, Google Classroom, SeeSaw, and etc.
The biggest thing to keep in mind is that, if possible, have your child read, write and practice math every day. Don’t worry about introducing new learning. They already know how to write in all of the genres and how to read different types of books. Simply by keeping them reading and writing, they will grow. Try not to stress - brain research tells us that a child under stress cannot learn from an adult under stress.
We know that so many resources and ideas have been shared. We will try to help streamline which resources we are using from the school.
Lastly, we will welcome them back with open arms when it is safe to do so. We will do what we do best- meet your child’s needs, wherever they are.
Stay safe and be well!
Stacy Knapp, Principal
WATCH FOR REFUNDS!
We are in the process of reimbursing field trip money that was collected. We will be returning checks that were not deposited. If your funds were deposited, we will issue a check. IF you have children in different grades (different trips) we will try to send one check with any/all trips accounted for on the check. Thank you for your patience in advance!
