Remote Learning Day Tomorrow
Tomorrow, Friday, October 23rd is our first All School Remote Learning Day this year. All students will participate online through Google Classroom. Attendance will be taken through Google Classroom and submitted by 12 noon. There will be no live instruction or tutoring available. The next All School Remote Learning Days are November 6th and December 11th.
Tips for using Google Classroom:
- Sign out of all Gmail accounts
- Student username: first name. last name graduation year @archwayarete.org (john.doe29@archwayarete.org)
- Student password: passmmdd (pass +month & day of birth)
International Travel
As you begin to make your holiday plans, please remember that any international travel will result in quarantine (as many as 14 days) before your child/ren are permitted to return to school. The GreatHearts International Travel Policy can be found in our COVID Incident Response Guidelines and below for your convenience. Please notify administration if your family intends to travel internationally.
International Travel Isolation Guidelines
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Stay home for 14 days after you return home from international travel.
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Take your temperature with a thermometer two times a day and monitor for a fever. Also watch for cough or trouble breathing.
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Stay home and avoid contact with others. Do not go to work or school
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Do not take public transportation taxis, or ride-shares.
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Keep your distance from others (about 6 feet or 2 meters)
Read-a-thon
Read-a-thon is next week Friday, October 30th! Students have the option to come to school dressed as their favorite classical literary character, scientist, or historical figure. Costumes need not come directly from the grade level curriculum, though they must be classically aligned. Additionally, costumes should allow students to engage in regular school day activities such as recess, lunch, and P.E., and shouldn’t impede their instruction. Violent images or weapons of any kind will not be permitted. Face coverings may not
Scholastic Book Fair Online
We will not hold an on-site book fair for October’s Read-a-Thon. Instead, we are encouraging teachers to create an account with Scholastic online. From there, teachers can create wish lists, book recommendations, and more! Books can be shipped directly to students’ homes, and teachers will reap Scholastic rewards which means more books for their classroom libraries. Reach out to your child's teacher for their specific class code, or use the Archway Arete school code: XLJGP.
Curriculum Night
Curriculum Night will not be held in its usual format this year. Instead, we would like to offer parents two resources below:
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Jake Tawney, VP of Curriculum at Great Hearts, introduces parents to the approach behind Singapore Mathematics as the core curriculum used in grades K-5. View Mr. Tawney's video here.
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Margie Clouse, Phonics Coach at Great Hearts, introduces parents to the fundamentals of Spalding, the phonics and spelling program for grades K-5. View Ms. Clouse's video here.
We encourage parents to reach out to teachers directly for additional curricular resources.
