Friday, April 3, 2020

Important information about collecting student items

Friday April 3rd, 2020

Hello 3C Families,

Please check your child’s school email for a link to join our
google classroom.  As stated in previous blogs and emails
...our learning will take place in google classroom going
forward starting Monday April 6th.

Please view this video on how to join a google meet if
you are having trouble doing so once we begin using it
How to Join a Google Meet (Teachers, Students, Parents)

PLEASE READ THE IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOUND
BELOW REGARDING PICKING UP YOUR CHILD’S BELONGINGS
FROM THE SCHOOL
Dear Simons Valley Parents/Guardians,
Thank you for being the amazing parent group that you are!
Your patience and support as we navigate through these
uncertain times is so appreciated. Our school mantra has
been ‘We are all in this together!’ and truly what matters
the most right now, is how we stay connected in uncertain
times.
Many of you have asked about when you are able to
come by the school and gather your child’s belongings
as well as, returning library books. We would like to offer
you the opportunity to come to SVS on
Thursday April 9th AM (only) for student last names
starting with A-L
Tuesday April 14th AM (only) for student last names
starting beginning with M-Z
ALTERNATE ONLY: Wednesday April 15th
Please see the schedule below:
IMPORTANT: In accordance with Alberta Health
Services and social distancing:
· If anyone in your family is ill, please do not come to
the school. Student belongings will not leave the school
and we can make arrangements at another time for you
to come in when your family is healthy. We prefer to be
cautious and not endanger the staff and their families.
· Only one parent, (no students will be allowed) is invited
to come to the school at their designated time. Please
make sure you know your child’s/children’s teacher’s name.
Do not collect for any other families but your own.
· Ask your child the description of their indoor shoes.
This is not a time to socialize and catch up. We need you
to be as efficient and quick as possible to help maximize
the safety of everyone. We do request that you promptly
collect your belongings, not engage in conversation and
respect social distancing for your safety and that of our
staff. (We don’t mean for this to be so quick and impersonal
but health and safety is our number one priority).
Kindly follow the schedule below with the first letter of your
child’s last name and enter through the glass doors by the
parking lot (Grade One doors) and exit by the front doors
on Sandarac Drive. We ask you to try to make it on
Thursday/Tuesday and only come on Wednesday as an alternate.
SVS staff is working hard planning and organizing learning
materials. We ask that you check your emails and our
website Simons Valley School, as it can be translated into
a variety of languages. Please feel free to contact us at the
school at 403-777-6660 or email your child’s teacher. Although
we have no idea when we will come out of this, if we stand
by one another, we can somehow rise above it. After all,
when this is all over, all that will really matter is how we
treated each other.
Be Brave, Be Kind, Stay Positive,
Chris Snow, Principal
Gina Davidoff, Assistant Principal
Thursday, April 9th, 2020
Students with the last name A 8:00am – 8:20am
Students with the last name A 8:30am – 8:45am
Students with the last name B 8:55am – 9:10am
Students with the last name C 9:20am – 9:35am
Students with the last name D 9:45am – 10:00am
Students with the last name E/F 10:10am – 10:25am
Students with the last name G 10:35am – 10:50am
Students with the last name H-I 11:00am – 11:15am
Students with the last name J/K 11:25am – 11:40am
Students with the last name L 11:50am – 12:05pm
Tuesday, April 14th, 2020
Students with the last name M 8:30am-8:45am
Students with the last name N/O 8:55am-9:10am
Students with the last name P/R 9:20am-9:35am
Students with the last name S 9:45am-10:00am
10:10am-10:25am
Students with the last name T/U 10:35am – 10:50am
Students with the last name V 11:00am – 11:15am
Students with the last name W-Z 11:25 am – 11:40 pm
Alternate Only: Wednesday April 15th
Students with the last name W-Z 8:30am – 8:45am
Students with the last name V 8:55am – 9:10am
Students with the last name T/U 9:20am – 9:35am
Students with the last name S 9:45am – 10:00am
10:10am – 10:25am
Students with the last name P/R 10:35am – 10:50am
Students with the last name N/O 11:00am – 11:15am
Students with the last name M 11:25am – 11:40am
Students with the last name L 11:50am – 12:05pm
Students with the last name J/K 12:15pm – 12:30pm
Students with the last name H-I 12:40pm – 12:55pm
Students with the last name G 1:05pm – 1:20pm
Students with the last name E/F 1:30pm – 1:45pm
Students with the last name D 1:55pm – 2:10 pm
Students with the last name C 2:20 pm – 2:35pm
Students with the last name B 2:45pm – 3:00pm
Students with the last name A 3:10pm – 3:25pm

Thank you, 

Brennan

Wednesday, April 1, 2020

3C Update

Wednesday April 1, 2020

Hello 3C Families,

I've sent a detailed guide as to how we'll be moving forward with your child's learning, please read your email if you haven't done so already.  I've included some of this information again here, as well as some timelines;

We will begin to use Google Classroom beginning on Monday April 6,
2020. We will focus on Math and Language learning. Lessons will be
provided to allow 1 hour of curriculum based learning per day.

 Please let me know if you do not

 1) know your child's @edu email address?

or if

2) there any other resources or supports that you need during this time?

Communication
Blogger/ Classroom Blogs - Our classroom blogs will be used to share basic
information with parents and students about new lessons and assignments
that are posted through Google Classroom.

Parent Communication 
- All group emails to parents will come through School Messenger. If you do not
think your email is up to date in School Messenger, please call Leslie Cropper
at Simons Valley School (403-777-6660)
-Individual emails to, or from parents will come through Outlook using my
broreilly@cbe.ab.ca
-If you would like to speak to me directly over the phone please send me an
email with your preferred phone number and I will call you back ASAP.

Student Communication
-Group emails or individual emails to students will be done through my Gmail
at broreilly@educbe.ca
-I will also work to set up Google “Meet” video chats with either the whole
classrooms, smaller groups or individual students to discuss.  Google Meet
is a part of the Google Suite/ Classroom.

Student Lessons and School Work 
-All lessons, assignments, assessments will be sent to students via
Google Classrooms.  Your child and you will be sent a link via email to
access the Homeroom 3C in your child’s Gmail account...The Classroom
will be set up for Friday and we will start using it for assignments starting
this Monday.

Available Times  
I will be checking my email throughout the day and responding asap.   

About Google Classroom
Google Classroom is a free online platform that allows students, teachers
and parents access to classroom lessons, assignments, assessment,
resources and more.  Students in grade 3 have been working with google
drive (docs, slides) this year and will continue to use these tools. Google
classroom takes all of these applications and puts them into one place. 
Students and parents in 3C will have access to my Google classroom on
Friday and all lessons will be distributed through this platform starting Monday.
The video below is a brief overview of Google Classroom for parents.

#GoogleClassroom #GoogleClassroomGuide
#GoogleClassroomTutorial Feel free to use this presentation:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/1g-0F_... SPANISH Slides presentation:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/...
Help support my channel and become a member:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh98...
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Other Resources
Please continue to have your child do Daily home-reading and use Prodigy...You can check previous blogs for more resources. Lessons will be posted to Google classroom starting Monday April 6th.

We appreciate that this is a lot of information, along with all of the other
resources/ emails you have received from the CBE and in previous blogs. 
Please know that we are here to support both you and your children as we
transition.  

Sincerely,
Brennan O'Reilly

broreilly@cbe.ab.ca

Thursday, March 19, 2020

Updates and work ideas for the break

March 19, 2020


Dear 3C Families,


I hope you all have a restful and healthy Spring Break. 
I miss teaching the children so much, but health is number 1. 

All learning materials and non critical items like shoes etc will be
held at the school until after break.

Watch for an email on school website for a plan after March break.

Please read the Covid-19 virus information on the CBE website
at www.cbe.ab.ca
Keep posted on this public health crisis and when and if
classes will resume.


Crime Not to Read has been cancelled until further notice.


I have sent some work home early for Spring 
break. Jump Math 3.1 - your child may work on 
finishing pages they have not completed, as well as 
units we did not need to cover for our curriculum. We also
sent a Spring Break bingo challenge and a home 
reading sheet for home reading. Students who have a Raz Kids
account may use it at home as well as Tumble books
and book flicks.  www.tumblebooklibrary.com
Username: calgarypl
Password: sd19

 Kiddle is a good search engine for 
reading information about Rocks and Minerals. We have
currently been studying about Tunisia and India. Your child
may use Kiddle to learn more as there are videos as well.
Students may also complete any work in their 
Google Drive such as documents or slide shows. They may
create more slideshows such as one on a rock or mineral,
India or Tunisia. Share at broreilly@educbe.ca


Math: prodigy, sumdog, abcya, and jump math book, and
scratch.

























Other learning Websites: National Parks

Music and Phys Ed. Links:





Mrs. Kruger our librarian says: Many authors and 
publishers have granted access to their work for a 
limited time to help keep students reading.

Here are a couple of authors that have already granted permission:
Peter Reynolds
                             Chris Grabenstein
                             Mo Willems
                             Dan Gutman
                             Oliver Jeffers
                             Karma Wilson
                             BJ Novak
                             Todd Parr
                             RJ Palaccio
                             Peter Brown


Thank you,
Brennan





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