Updates- 4/15

We are so happy because we got to do something brand new this morning- talk to your children on Google Meets! It was such a blast and we really enjoyed it. It was great to get to see our friends and hear how they are doing. It did last for about an hour, and that is probably never going to happen again. We will try to make them no more than half an hour in the future. We were kind of working out the bugs and establishing procedures this morning, such as teaching how to mute/unmute, what to do when you have a question, etc. The next couple times we meet may be similar, because there will most likely be more students and some who did not get to participate today. Therefore, we will have to teach them the procedures as well. That is why I said that it will “probably” never happen again. :] After a couple more times, we should be good to go and we will use it for building social/emotional intelligence/skills (as we did during community circle when we were still in school!), to give mini lessons, and practice Spanish and English skills!

We do realize that we only gave you a couple days’ notice, but now, we are going to have a set schedule. It will be consistent each week, so you can mark your calendars! Starting next week, we will be meeting twice a week, every week. Here are the times:

We chose two time slots because we realize not everyone is able to meet in the morning. Hopefully, one of these times will work for you. If you want to have your child participate both times, that is completely fine, too! We will do the same thing as we did today, which is share the Google Meets link about five minutes before we meet.

Please note that there are some guidelines that you need to take a look at before participating. I am attaching them to this email so you can read it over. We have also posted the guidelines in our Google Classroom if you want to read them there. **One guideline that it does not say but is very important is that parents/guardians are present. You do not need to be in front of the camera, but you should be within sight and sound of your child. This way, if your child needs help with anything, you can be there to help him or her right away.