Posts by Ann Albertson:
Update on Online Work
The District has been working on their online learning plan to meet certain requirements and guidelines by the State of Michigan. Initially, the work was designated by our leaders as “Enrichment,” and I kept cautioning parents and students to complete it, regardless of its name. An update from the district will come out within the next several days – but the work has to be completed, and with concerted effort.
There will be different guidelines regarding student work: meeting class expectations, progressing towards expectations, and minimally or not meeting expectations. When your student completes the work – they need to put in good effort. Some students have turned in blank documents – they have been returned to them and are entered as missing. They need to complete them still. If they are not able to “connect” to the assignments, which has been stated by a few families, parents will need to reach out to the district to find out when they can borrow a Chromebook. However, the work they missed will still have to be made up. Again – an update from the district will come out within the next several days, but this is the latest from our online meetings.
For much of the work I have posted, the students are very capable of completing it without difficulty, with the slight exception of Math. Please monitor your students – they need your structure and support at home for online learning – that is how many of them have improved so much this before the crisis hit. Please don’t let their hard work (and mine!) prior to March 13th have been in vain. Thank you!
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
Happy Wednesday! It was great to “see” many of you at our Google Meet yesterday. We will start scheduling those at least once a week. Please plan on meeting again next Tuesday at 11 a.m., unless another meeting pops up for me before them. Please answer the questions from the “Information Needed” post in GC. […]
Tuesday Thanks and One More Worksheet to Answer Tonight
Hello – I am planning my instruction for the rest of this week. We (the Howard Staff) had a nearly 2 hour online staff meeting this afternoon and will have more meetings each day this week to prepare for the State of Michigan Guidelines regarding our instruction. I feel very fortunate to have an amazing […]
Tuesday, April 14, 2020
I had an unintentional alarm clock this morning. At 7 a.m., a crew from the city’s tree service was pounding on my door to alert me that they were going to start pruning the trees on my city easement. NOT my preferrred way to wake! There will be lots of coffee today. 😁 Mrs. Thomas […]
From Mrs. Thomas/Art
her blog: https://iblog.dearbornschools.org/thomas/ 5th grade Art Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h class code: oknozyb email Mrs. Thomas directly with questions – she is available daily
For Instrumental Music Students – from Mrs. Hartrick
Please read these letters from Mrs. Hartrick. Contact her with any questions or concerns: (1) Band Students https://docs.google.com/document/d/1s68n0rA5ijijHfduQYU22__Afkld-5oPowbxFkTABZc/edit?usp=sharing (2) Orchestra Students https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gIMx9u5ciER5OvQ9R3-HkIVIXQry5wVspbbk3IFqrVA/edit?usp=sharing
Monday, April 13, 2020
Happy Monday! I hope you enjoyed your “Spring Break.” I don’t usually travel during the school year, so I spent it at home. It has been a little over 4 weeks since the virus has changed how we interact with life. I hear some complaining about being “stuck at home.” How about changing that perspective […]
Successful Google Meet
It was great seeing so many of our classmates today during our Google Meet! I miss you all very much. I know you are bored, but I am glad you are staying home and are safe. Thank you, Parents, for allowing your child to connect. It made all of us feel better. Students – Please […]