Kenner's Korner weekly update 1-25
Updates for the Week of 1/25/2021
Jan. 25th - 28th K-3 In-Person PALS Testing
Jan. 26th Board of Directors Meeting 6:30 PM- 8:30 PM
Jan. 29th Completed Westgate Online Applications Due for K-12 Lottery
Feb. 1st Return to learn (fingers crossed)
Feb. 3rd Spirit Night @ Tokyo Joes: 4 PM – 8:30 PM (1005 W. 120th Ave Westminster, CO)
Feb. 5th Lottery Results Emailed
Feb. 8th - Feb. 12th Be Kind to Our Teachers Week
Winter PALS Assessment In-Person Day
For the week of January 25th-29th to help you be prepared for what kids need to bring and what the schedule will look like. You are signed up for one day of in-person learning and the rest of the week will continue just like the distance learning schedule. However, if your child is sick, please keep them home and we will reschedule their testing. Be sure to do a temp check and health screening every morning. Seesaw will continue to be used and there will be live lessons every day this week on zoom (8:30, 9:30, and 11:00). If your child is in school, the assignments will be done in class. When your child comes to school on their day please bring the following items:
-2 masks
-folders with current packets
-School supplies can be kept at home
-any work that you want to hand into the teacher
-A lunch that does not need heated up, provide an a.m. and p.m. snack
-water bottle (we can refill as needed)
- a coat for outside weather
As a reminder, there will be no small groups or lunch bunch this week.
School Hours: Drop off 7:50 and 8:00, Carline only pick up 3:25-3:45
Semester 2 COVID Procedures and links
We are looking forward to seeing our students face to face but please keep in mind that quarantines can happen at any time. The new quarantine period is 10 days from exposure instead of 14.
In order to limit the number and frequencies of quarantines, we are asking all families to:
- Conduct a Home Symptom Check Every Day
- Stay home if not feeling well; students may use synchronous learning option
- If your child is exposed, keep your child and their siblings home to monitor for symptoms and contact Hopson(school nurse)
- If you have been exposed, please keep your student(s) home to monitor for your own symptoms. (10 days from exposure or negative test after 5 days from exposure)
- Use Attendance Notification Form to let us know of any change in way child is attending school
- Use COVID Symptomatic Report Form to let us know of COVID exposure or symptoms
Choice for Q3
If you have not let administration know your choice of in-person learning or online synchronous learning for Q3 please email [email protected].
10 minute Math Practice Each Day
1st and 2nd grade will be including 10 minutes of math practice each day as an assignment for every student beginning next week. We believe this daily practice is important for growth and retention of math concepts school-wide. Just as we ask for students to read 10- 20 minutes each day, we are now adding daily math practice to our expectations. This assignment will not replace any standards-based instruction during math class but will be a supplement to support on-going growth.
1st and 2nd grade will be doing this through MobyMax as it assesses the individual needs of each child. It allows students to close gaps or accelerate at their own pace. Click the underlined words to be linked to the flyer for more support "Using MobyMax from Home" or "Uso de Moby desde casa"
Enrichment Opportunities!
Ms. Ross is hosting an enrichment for 1st-3rd grade called Storybook Math. Each meeting they will read a storybook that sparks a math discussion and experiment that applies that math concept. The meetings are every Tuesday from 4-5pm. Please email [email protected] for the zoom information.
https://www.westgateschool.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=637301&type=d&pREC_ID=1101992
Social Opportunities
Katie Goforth and Julie Ruhl will be hosting grade level Social Zooms for all students throughout the day every Friday. Social Zooms are intended to be an unstructured space for kids to connect. Ms. Katie and Mrs. Ruhl are hosting the Zoom, but the purpose of the Social Zoom is to allow students to connect organically. They will ensure the Zoom remains school appropriate, safe and comfortable for all students!
There is a social zoom in the morning and one in the afternoon to accommodate different family needs.
In Second Grade, the Social Zooms will be from:
9:45-10:15am and 1:30-2:00pm Here is the AM [9:45 am] Link: https://zoom.us/j/98629368262?pwd=Ym5VNTh2bG5ZMXZuU2E3c2pORU10Zz09
Here is the PM [1:30pm] Link: https://zoom.us/j/96680911182?pwd=dzFuSHJpUHg0WUJCYTRFOG96WVNHUT09
Social Zooms are completely optional! You can join none, one, or both!
Ms. Katie and Mrs. Ruhl will be monitoring the Zoom to maintain school expectations. If there are concerns during the Zoom, they will provide warnings and redirect behavior, but if the behavior continues, the student may be removed from the Zoom.
If you have any questions, please email [email protected] - we hope to see your student Friday!