Dear Families,

You’ve gotten lots of emails lately, so I’ll make this short.  Guidelines on using Google Meet have changed.  In an effort to prevent students from starting a meeting prior to me being at the meeting the sign in tomorrow may look different than today.

There is a math worksheet that I sent to Google Classroom.  If you see it and have the ability to print it, you’re all set.  No need to actually print it, this is just a test.  You may need your Everyday Math Username: CSD2019Lastnamefirstintial and your password (same for everyone): abc123

Please have your child ready to share/describe a game they play with their family.  Preferably a game that other families could play during this stay at home order.

Thank you,

Mr. Cheney

Dear Families,

Here is the link provided by the IT dept. that allows you to see everyone in a Google meeting at once:

Grid View Extension

Thanks,

Mr. Cheney

Dear Families,

Thank you for your child’s participation in today’s Google meeting.  We will have another one tomorrow at 9:00.  I’d like every student to be prepared to share the name of a book they are reading, the main characters, and what the book is about.  This share should be around 15 seconds.  We will continue to have morning meetings the rest of the week at 9:00.  Each day I will ask students to prepare a different share for the following meeting.

Thanks,

Mr. Cheney

Dear Families,

Please have your child log into their school gmail account, before tomorrow at 8:50.  We will have a virtual meeting at 9:00.

Thank you,

Mr. Cheney

Dear Families,

One of the websites I’d like to start using more is Google Classroom.  This is a platform that students have used to connect to Commonlit.org.  Today I posted a simple question for students to answer on Google Classroom.  The question is about how learning at home is going for them.  If you could just ask your child to log into their Google account and check their email for the link/question and to answer it that would be amazing.  If you did not get the email with a link/question please let me know.  If you do not have technology for your child to use please let me know.

This is new to all of us, so thanks in advance for your cooperation as we navigate this uncharted territory,

Mr. Cheney

Dear Families,

A few of you have had issues logging into student Google accounts.  The username for logging into student accounts is as follows:

Username: last name first initial @colchestersd.org                ex:  CheneyJ@colchestersd.org

Passwords are different for every student but consist of 8 characters.  The first four characters are, “Blue” followed by a 4 digit code.  There are no spaces.

Password ex:  Blue1234

If any student has forgotten their password email me and I’ll find it for them.  Joseph.cheney@colchestersd.org

Thank you,

Mr. Cheney

Dear Families,

Week two of learning from home starts today.  Hopefully, you all received the learning plan for the next two weeks over the weekend.  Please know that all of the activities are optional and meant to help students maintain the progress they’ve made this year.        Learning Plan

I will have office hours daily from 10-11 and from 1-2 everyday this week except Thursday.  Thursday I will have office hours from 2-3.  During office hours students can expect a response to an emailed question within 15 minutes.  I do check my email throughout the day, so just because you send me a question outside of office hours doesn’t mean I won’t get back to you quickly.          Joseph.cheney@colchestersd.org 

Osprey News

The last page of the Osprey News has 25 fun activities you can do at home without technology.

Stay safe, wash your hands, and social distance,

Mr. Cheney

Dear Families,

As we figure out what remote learning will look like, we need to know what technology students can access from home.  Please reply to my email joseph.cheney@colchestersd.org with answers to the following questions:

1.  Do you have high speed internet for your child to use?
2.  Does your child have a laptop, computer, Chromebook, or iPad they can use (phones don’t count)?

Thanks for you response,

Mr. Cheney

Dear Families,

I’ve granted access to anyone that requested access to the learning link I posted earlier today.  If you haven’t accessed the link from earlier today, or are still struggling with it, try the link below.  I’ve removed all restrictions, so it should open up for you.

Lighthouse 4 Learning Plan for 3/18 – 3/20

If you have any other questions, comments, or concerns, email me at Joseph.Cheney@colchestersd.org

Stay safe and wash your hands,

Mr. Cheney

Dear Families,

We are certainly in some uncharted territory right now.  My number one concern is that you keep yourselves and your families safe.  Beyond that, I’d like to make sure everyone maintains the academic progress they’ve achieved so far this year.  Our current plan with that in mind requires packets of work being sent home tomorrow.  On Thursday and Friday teachers will be at school coming up with a plan for continuing education until April 6.  For those of you that are not in school today or tomorrow, I’m going to put a link below to the work.  The packet has some work packets, coloring sheets, and a list of a few online resources as well.  If the link doesn’t work for you email me at Joseph.Cheney@colchestersd.org  This is an constantly evolving situation, so as I get updates, I will pass them on to you.

Lighthouse 4 Learning Plan for March 18-20

Stay safe and wash your hands,
Mr. Cheney