Week of 11/23

Our friends in 5th grade wrote us some awesome saint books!

Dear Parents,

There are only 14 school days until Christmas break! I cannot believe how fast this year is flying by. This week we will start our new story and start learning the long a sound and do Thanksgiving themed activities. We will also have our class party on Tuesday! Thanks to everyone who donated! I hope you all have a wonderful and relaxing Thanksgiving! Please know that the entire SKS faculty and staff are so grateful and thankful for your support this year. We could not do this without your help and support! 

Below you will find everything you need to know regarding Virtual School on Monday and Tuesday of next week.

Virtual School Information for Monday 11/30 & 12/1

- Next Monday and Tuesday we will be fully virtual. The kids will be coming home with all of their workbooks and copybooks on Tuesday. There will not be any worksheets to print for Monday or Tuesday. The kids will have their Monthly Folder home with things to do if they finish early or have extra time.  I will review these tips and rules with the kids in school this week, but it is a great idea for you to review them at home as well. 

A few helpful tips and suggestions are:

        - Please be sure to have your child logged into google and ready to go by Sunday night. 

        - Post the Meeting code somewhere visible: ktosti19

        - Look at the Virtual Schedule a couple days ahead of time.

        - Follow a Virtual Learning Schedule: HERE (students will stay logged on for morning break but will have to resign on after lunch at 12:10).

       - Have materials ready for the week: pencils, workbooks, copybooks, reader, crayons, colored pencils, headphones, etc.

       - Have a quiet distraction free place to work. Students should not be laying on beds, away from your pets, TV, toys, and other family members.  

       - Wear your required uniform daily (spring uniform is okay).

      - Make sure devices are fully charged and have the charger available if needed.

      - Check your child’s computer volume and practice muting and unmuting.

     - Remind your child that virtual school is like being at school, but from home. The same behavior is expected. They should be respectful of the teacher and classmates.  

      - If they have question or need help with something, they should ask ME,  just like if we were in school! You should be nearby in case your child needs help finding a page or logging on, but you should not have to sit with your child during each lesson.

    - The kids should stay on mute at all times unless they are called on or have a question. If they have a question, they can raise their hand. Please do not use the raise hand button or thumbs up button as it becomes a distraction. Also, they are not allowed to change their backgrounds.

I know this is a lot of information, but it will help everything transition smoothly if you are prepared and ready to go! Remember, this is a trial run and we can tweak things if we need to!

I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Miss Tosti

They even gave us special cross pins!