District Communication

Blair Oaks R-II School District will not be in session for in-person learning on Tuesday, February 16. It will be a virtual learning day. Please see below for expectations of students on the virtual snow day. Form G will be implemented for students with an IEP. As always, please feel free to reach out with any questions or concerns to teachers or building principals.

Lunch menus on Wednesday will remain the same for each building. No changes will be made.

• Please have students complete Alternative Home Learning Assignment "A". This will be located in the back of the students' take home folder. (Please be sure to look at the bottom right hand corner of the page to confirm it is packet "A".)
• Please be sure to ONLY complete assignment packet "A".
• Classroom teachers will share the specials assignment with you.
• Completed work should be returned with students the next in-person school day.
• If your child is currently receiving Title I services, the Title I teachers will be sending students a link to join virtually or send an online assignment.
  
• AR will be available for students to complete at home. (see link below)
• Teachers can be contacted via email or remind me app throughout the school day.

2nd, 3rd, and 4th Grade Parents:

• The link to the virtual schedule is attached below. Teachers can be contacted during specials, recess, and study skills time.
• Students will follow their regular specials schedule. They should check their google classroom for their specials assignment.
• AR and Amath will be available for students to complete at home. Students have this link saved on their chromebook. It is also linked below.
• All chromebooks and chargers were sent home with students last week. Please reinforce proper use of the chromebooks at home. (This includes the physical care and also only using the chromebook for virtual learning.)
• Please see the link provided below with the virtual schedule for grades 2-4. Students will be expected to participate in the subjects according to the schedule. Teachers will either post videos or send google meet/zoom links to the students for instruction. If there are conflicts, please contact your child's classroom teacher.
• The schedule also provides recess, lunch, specials, and title time. (If your child is currently receiving Title I services, the Title I teachers will be sending students a link to join virtually or send an online assignment. If your child does not receive Title I services, they will have time to complete AR and Amath.)
• If a student is not participating in the virtual lessons, parents will be notified.
• Study skills time has been incorporated for students to work on assignments from the day. This is also a time that students/parents can contact teachers with questions.

Link to Virtual Schedule Grades 2-4

Link to AR/Amath

Reading Resources

Students are expected to turn in assignments and log in when feasible during virtual instruction days. We will reach out to families if we find students aren't turning in work.

Teachers will post online videos with instruction as well as assignments on Google Classroom. Links for Google Meet/Zoom will be posted on Google Classroom as well following the schedule linked below. During this time, teachers will be available to answer questions, provide additional instruction, and support students however needed.

Link to Virtual Schedule

• Student have access to this schedule on Google Classroom as well.
• Teachers will have a link posted on Google Classroom for the times listed in schedule. Students who have questions or need additional support can log in at those specified times to have direct contact with their teacher.

RESOURCES FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL FAMILIES DURING VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION

Included in the links below are visual schedules for students to use. They aren't required but provided as a resource if helpful to your family.

5th-Grade Virtual Learning Checklist

6th-Grade Virtual Learning Checklist

7th-Grade Virtual Learning Checklist

8th-Grade Virtual Learning Checklist

Unlike our virtual days after Thanksgiving when students had to check in each hour and assignments were due each hour, we know that during inclement weather the internet may not always work as well as you would like and our high school students may be your babysitters. Our teachers will still be assigning work and will be available for questions, it will just look a bit different. We have established some guidelines as we meet this next challenge this year.

1. Students will be expected to check Google classroom for each of their classes.

2. Assignments and due dates will be posted. Some assignments may be due that same day, and some may be due the following day.

3. If you have any questions, all teachers will be available from 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Please email them with any questions you have.

For students who attend Nichols Career Center, you will not attend on a snow day/ virtual day.

If you have any questions, please email me by replying to this newsletter. It will come directly to me.

• Fully clothed - dress as though coming to school. Comfy clothes such as PJs are fine, we just asked that everyone is covered.
• No pets - please refrain from having pets join during this time.
• Proper learning environment - we ask that students sit at a table or in a chair, but not be walking around or taking the Chromebook (aka class) with them to the bathroom.
• Stay on topic - this is a time to focus on learning. It isn't intended to be a social hour to visit with friends or tell stories.
• Be mindful of surroundings - while it can be challenging, we ask everyone to do their part to find a space that is quiet when logging on. Background events can be distracting to others also logged on.
• Please avoid eating while logged in as it can be distracting to others.