PARENT/ GUARDIAN GUIDE TO VIRTUAL SCHOOL MPE 2019-2020 School starts- March 30th, 2020 COMMUNICATION ● Teachers will check in with you weekly. Teachers will share their office hours with you. Teachers may send you Remind invites-please accept. Also like our MPE Facebook page for updates and learning tips. ● Feel free to reach out to your child’s teacher with any questions. They will return your call, email etc within 24 hours. ● Teachers can use google meets to have face to face interaction with you and your child. ● We are here, we know this is all new…but we are in this together. Ask any questions. HOW STUDENTS LOG IN TO CLASSLINK ● You can go to our district website- www.yourcharlotteschools.net and scroll down to the bottom until you see Classlink. ● They will need to enter their 88 number and password. It will then sign them in. (if you need your child’s 88 number please contact his/her teacher) ● All of the programs we will be using are in Classlink. If they are not, the teacher will send you the link address. ● Only CCPS students should be using the Chromebooks from the district- these are school property and all activity is filtered and monitored by CCPS. ● Once you open the Chromebook the CCPS Launchpad will open, your child must then enter their 88 number and password. HOW STUDENTS LOG IN TO CLASSLINK ● On your iPad/iPhone/ Android device download ClassLink LaunchPad from the App Store/Google Play. ELEMENTARY LEARNING I-READY READING AND MATH (K-5) What is i-Ready? ● i-Ready online lessons provide students with lessons based on their individual skill level and needs, so your child can learn at a pace that is just right for them. Driven by insights from the i-Ready Diagnostic, i-Ready’s online K–5 lessons in Reading and Mathematics provide tailored instruction that meets students where they are in their journey and encourages them as they develop new skills. These lessons are fun and interactive to keep students engaged as they learn. ● Recommended weekly time spent on iReady “My Path Lessons” is 180 minutes per subject per week. ELEMENTARY LEARNING I-READY (K-5) iReady Diagnostic Assessment: ● The i-Ready Diagnostic is an adaptive assessment. It is designed to provide a complete picture of student performance, pinpoints student ability levels and identifies the specific skills students need to learn to accelerate their growth. The i- Ready Diagnostic establishes a personalized learning path for each student that matches their unique learning needs. ● Students will be assigned a diagnostic when they log in on Monday. They should work no longer than 20-30 minutes on their diagnostic at a time. The assessments may need to be taken in multiple sessions each day. It is okay for your child to log out of i-Ready before completing their assessment. The next time they log into i- Ready the diagnostic assessment will continue where they left off. ● Students should try to complete both diagnostics by Wednesday if possible. ELEMENTARY LEARNING I-READY (K-5) iReady Diagnostic Assessment Continued: Please do not help your child with the content of the assessment, so they are not assigned a “My Path Lesson” that is too difficult. Your child must take the assessment independently. It is okay for you to help them navigate through the program ● Teachers will monitor their learning path each week. They can assign/delete lessons based on your child’s performance. It is imperative they try their hardest each week on these lessons. ● Here is a link to the family center page: http://i-readycentral.com/familycenter/ ○ These documents are in multiple languages ELEMENTARY LEARNING I-READY Track and Discuss progress with your child: ●How is i-Ready going? ●What are you working on/learning about? ●What is your goal? Are you on track to meet it? ●What are you proud of? ●What did you learn in the _____ lesson? What did you enjoy? What did you find challenging? ELEMENTARY LEARNING I-READY Additional Mathematics Resources for At-Home Learning- K-5 ● These curated resources are designed to provide students with instruction on key mathematics concepts during extended absences from school. The Family Letters and Activities may be good places to start, and you can follow up with Student Lessons as you like. ● Family Letters provide background information on vocabulary and concepts and also include an activity to complete along with your student. (Available in English and Spanish.) ● Student Lessons can be worked on independently or along with your support using the Teacher's Guide, which includes additional activities and answer keys. ● Activities include collaborative games and other opportunities for your student to practice vocabulary and skills ● https://www.curriculumassociates.com/supporting-students-away-from-school/additional- math-resources#additionalMathGK ELEMENTARY LEARNING I-READY Printable At-Home Activity Packs- K-5, Reading and Math ●Printable at-home activity packs are designed to provide students with valuable self-directed exercises and practice during extended absences from school. Each pack is designed to reinforce key concepts for a given grade. ●https://www.curriculumassociates.com/supporting-students-away- from-school MYON (K-5) ● The myON digital library includes thousands of digital books with optional reading supports for students from pre-K through grade 12. Five daily myON News articles, which are written by journalists and reviewed by a child psychologist, are available along with an archive of previous issues. These resources can be accessed on any digital device that is connected to the Internet and are available 24/7. Books from the myON digital library can also be downloaded onto mobile devices for offline reading. ● Books are available in Spanish and English. They can: ● Read books online on any web-enabled device that is connected to the Internet ● Read books offline with free mobile apps ● Read the same book as many times as they want to read it ● Use optional reading supports including audio, text highlighting, and an embedded dictionary MYON (K-5) ● 20 Minutes: Reading outside of school is very important for students to enhance learning growth. Set aside 20 minutes a day for this important activity. ● Cuddle up and read to your students every night before going to bed, regardless of their ages. Older students often enjoy this as much as younger ones! ● Designate an area in your home for a reading corner! Create a sign together that you can hang or display in that area. ● Encourage Exploration: Help students choose books on topics that capture their interests or themes that pique their curiosity. What have they been wondering about? ● Read to an Audience: Reading to an audience is fun! Have young children read aloud to their stuffed animals, siblings, or you. Choose a scene from the book and act it out. MYON (K-5) ● Here is a website with grade level questions that are aligned to Reading Standards: ● https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/blog-posts/meghan-everette/17- 18/Parent-Question-Stems-for-ELA/ FICTION NON FICTION AR (K-5) ● Students will have the option to take an Accelerated Reader quiz (AR Quiz) after reading on MyOn or after reading a book from your house. ● Encourage students to set goals for how many books they want to read every week or how many points they want to earn. ● Teachers will be tracking progress and cheering students on. USA TEST PREP (3-5 only) What is USATestPrep? ● USA Test Prep online lessons provide students with 2 to 3-minute video presentations for the Domains (Nature of Science, Earth and Space Science, Physical Science and Life Science)/Science standards. Each video presentation has a 3 to 5 question comprehension check. ● Teachers will instruct your child to view two or three videos per day and complete their comprehension check questions. Videos can be viewed as many times as necessary, but comprehension quizzes can only be taken once. Your child may select the “show transcript” link, if available, from the video page so that they are able to read along while the video is playing. After all videos have been viewed and all comprehension checks are complete, students will take an EOY standards based Science assessment. The classroom teacher will keep track of comprehension check scores and the EOY assessment data. The EOY assessment will be available to take beginning May 1, 2020 SPECIALS ●Each week, all special area teachers will share an activity, lesson or project that your child can participate in. We will share this on our website, Facebook and Remind. SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL ● Teachers have a list of supplemental/enrichment resources they may have your child complete too. Some include, Reflex, Epic, i-Ready toolbox lessons, Top Score, Social Studies Weekly, Khan etc. ● Further information of the above will be provided from your child’s teacher. ● Any additional resources/website you wish your child to be on is up to you. All are welcome. ESE, GUIDANCE and SOCIAL WORKER ●They will be contacting you directly. Further information will be coming shortly. They are very excited to speak to you and your child. They are here to support you and your child through this new learning adventure. ●Dr. Bo has a google form located on our website it your child would like to speak with him. https://sites.google.com/yourcharlotteschools.net/mpes-school-counseling- virtual/home ●We are here if you need anything! Don’t hesitate to reach out!.