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Barre City Elementary and Middle School

Remote Learning Opportunities, Expectations and Outlines

November 2020

Hayden Coon- Elementary School Principal

Chris Hennessey- Middle School Principal

Our hope is that this document will serve as a guide for students, families and community members to understand what remote learning looks like for all Barre City students, grades Pre-K to 8.  The BCEMS faculty and staff have been hard at work since the start of the pandemic in the spring to make remote learning engaging and meaningful for our students.  We are proud of the learning experience we have in place, but we know that there will always be room for growth and improvement in these incredibly uncertain times.

Bookmarks and links to the topics covered in this document:


Definitions 

Asynchronous Learning: Learning opportunities where students access pre planned, pre recorded materials, both electronically and paper based to both learn new information and develop a deeper understanding of previous learning.

Google Meet: A virtual meeting platform used for synchronous instruction and meetings. Teachers can work with large and small groups as well as individual students to give instruction, feedback and provide new learning opportunities. This is the trusted service for our school district.

Hybrid Learning: Students attending school less than 5 days per week, will access parts of their education remotely, and other parts of their learning in person at school.

Hybrid Remote Day: Days when students enrolled in the hybrid learning model, attend school remotely. A student who attends in-person learning on Monday and Tuesday, participates in remote learning on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

Long Term Closure: In the event that our school needs to be closed to in person instruction for an extended period of time related to Covid 19, or other events which cause in person learning to be considered unsafe.

Morning Meeting: A social and emotional learning time for children to learn developmentally appropriate socialization, express feelings and connect with their teacher and classmates. Morning meetings take place in person, but also take place remotely.

Office Hours: An open time where students and families can meet with teachers and administrators to ask questions, check in and get clarification as needed.

Remote Learning: Any opportunity for students to gain knowledge and understanding of both new and previously learned concepts outside of the classroom.

Synchronous Learning: Learning opportunities where students access live lessons with their classroom teacher and classmates. These include google meetings with groups of students, one on one check ins, phone calls and other live learning activities.

Teacher Advisory (TA):  Traditionally where the Morning Meeting happens in the middle school; currently occurring with groups of A and B students in a combined "home base" google meet on Wednesday mornings.

Unexpected Remote Days: These are days where we need to suddenly change to remote learning, without much notice. Some examples would be poor road conditions, water main break or potential exposures which require a short term (one or two day) closure.

K-8 BUUSD Hybrid Learners Attendance on Remote Days

All students grades K-8 will have a “sign in of the day” question on either the “google classroom” or “seesaw” platform. This will help us mark that your child is in “attendance” on each remote day. Please know that this does not necessarily mean that they completed learning tasks/assignments. 

Wednesday’s attendance will be gathered either by students joining the classwide Morning Meeting (K-4) or TA (5-8) on google meet, or they can answer the question of the day.

All students should be signed in before 2:00pm to count as present for the day.

Attendance does not track work completion, nor is it an indicator of proficiency.

Students “remote attendance” will be  entered into Infinite Campus by teachers daily for remote learners before 3:30pm.


Creating Sample Schedules for K-8 Remote Learning Days

The Teaching and Learning Subcommittee of the Reopening Team recognizes that those best poised to design what remote learning days look like and how the time should be spent are the educators of those grade-levels themselves. We understand that there are many more questions than answers right now. We are committed to supporting routine reflection and evaluation of how hybrid learning is going and how it can be continuously improved as we all gain applied experience with students.

What we do know and are committed to:

Students are expected to engage in learning activities that are equally rigorous and engaging as activities they experience in school. This is not like the spring when we were expected to maintain learning.  Communication to families will be strong to support engagement, attendance, and work completion as this is no longer an emergency response but truer remote learning. This is not to say that your transformative role in person with each student is diminished but that collective creativity for how to make sure quality learning happens in and out of school must be amplified.


BCEMS Elementary Remote Learning Outlines for Unexpected Closures:

Grade

Synchronous Learning Opportunities

(live learning)

Asynchronous Learning Opportunities

(recorded or pre planned)

Pre-k

  • Morning Meeting

*Check in around feelings

*Read aloud

*Show & Tell

  • Office hours
  • Daily message and video lesson around literacy and mini math activity

K

  • Morning Meeting
  • w/read aloud
  • Review of previous letters/red words
  • Office hours as needed

  • Audio/video OG lessons added to Seesaw
  • New math and literacy menus assigned via Seesaw
  • Brain break board
  • Review lessons assigned via Seesaw
  • Khan Academy Kids and Raz Kids assignments

1

~Class Morning Meeting with

Interactive literacy and math mini lessons, number talks

~Seesaw Office hours  providing feedback to lessons and assignments

~ Reading intervention with Emily as scheduled

~Daily morning messages with exit ticket questions

~Audio/Videos of spelling patterns/red words +/or math concepts

~Read aloud videos with retelling responses or close reading skills

~3+ new lessons (lit /math) on Seesaw

~Zearn math missions/Raz reading Assignments daily

~Keep Book reading expectations

2

  • Morning Meeting
  • Reading/phonics lesson
  • Math lesson
  • Reading intervention with Will as scheduled

  • Videos of reading/math lessons
  • Lalilo
  • Zearn
  • Epic!/Raz-Kids
  • See saw assignments
  • Google docs/slides/pear deck activities for reading, writing, phonics and math

3

  • Morning Meeting (google meet)
  • End of day check-in (google meet)
  • Office hours for any questions (One hour for each subject)
  • Individual meetings available on request
  • Interventionists meet with any student they normally meet with

  • Peardeck - interactive google slides for both literacy and math.
  • Prodigy (math, targeted practice)
  • Freckle (literacy, targeted practice)
  • Links posted on google classroom to many math and literacy skill practice sites
  • Links in google classroom for mindfulness activities

4

  • Morning Meetings
  • Math and ELA check-in with each teacher (live lesson for ELA)
  • Wrap-up/debrief at the end of the day
  • Interventionists meet with any students they normally meet with.
  • Interactive Schedule
  • Pear Deck for Math lesson - independent activity but teacher will stay on Google Meet to support students who have questions
  • ELA and Math assignments on Google Classroom

Allied Arts

(Art, PE, Music, Health, Library)

  • Joining morning meetings with classroom teachers.
  • Google Meets - on request by students and families
  • Discussions/feedback with students via email and Google Meet
  • Regular office hours for check ins

  • Video lessons (WeVideo, etc)
  • Online lessons for all specials linked to Seesaw and Google Classrooms

Art:https://sites.google.com/buusd.org/mrs-hawleys-art-class/remote-learning

PE: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1taPj8Voy_3LF0YoYYuOvOhWWBxvKB6_FHjWK0gMPpoc/edit?usp=sharing

Health: Here

Music: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LFS0OpaGjGwOxccszlguQ_lZQu95wxRoLfINYe7ZON8/edit

Library: BCEMS LIBRARY SITE

  • Feedback through email and Google Meet

Special Education

  • Regularly scheduled remote service times according to student IEPs and Contingency Plans
  • Contacting students/families/WCMH to create service schedules for remote days
  • Support staff attend classroom meetings with students to offer support either in large group or in breakout sessions
  • Remote packets sent home
  • Assignments through Classroom/Seesaw
  • Family check ins
  • Video lessons

BCEMS Middle School Remote Learning Outlines for Unexpected Closures:

Team/Grade

Synchronous Learning Opportunities

Asynchronous Learning Opportunities

PRIDE

5

  • Live mini Lesson and Office Hours
  • Google chats for communication
  • Wednesday TA “live” check ins for wellness and social connectivity
  • Pear Deck, Video Lessons
  • Various content assignments given through Google classroom
  • Feedback & Office Hours
  • Email/Meet check-ins
  • Interventionists meeting with small groups

RISE

6

  • Live mini Lesson & Office Hours
  • Wednesday TA “live” check ins for wellness and social connectivity

  • Various content assignments given through Google classroom
  • Pear Deck or Video Lessons
  • Feedback & Office Hours
  • Email/Meet check-ins
  • Interventionists, Special Educator meeting with small groups

PEAK &

UJAMAA

7/8

  • Live mini lessons using flipgrid, jamboard, and other technology tools
  • Office hours
  • Live small group support
  • Wednesday TA live check ins for wellness and social connectivity

  • Various content assignments given through Google classroom
  • Remote packets sent home
  • Pear Deck or Video Lessons
  • Email/ Chats/Meet Check-ins
  • Feedback & Office hours
  • Interventionist & Special Educator Small Groups Lessons & Support

SPECIALS

  • Joining TA’s with classroom teachers when requested
  • Google Meet Classes
  • Discussions/feedback with students via email
  • Office Hours for check ins
  • Video lessons (WeVideo, etc)
  • Online lessons for all specials linked to Seesaw and Google Classrooms
  • Feedback through email to all students

SPECIAL EDUCATION

  • Regularly scheduled remote service times according to student IEPs and Contingency Plans
  • Contacting students/families/WCMH to create service schedules for remote days
  • Remote packets sent home
  • Assignments through Google Classroom
  • Family check ins

BEHAVIOR TEAM & COUNSELORS

  • Individual check ins virtually
  • Participate in TA sessions
  • Attend team meetings (student centered)
  • CSP , EST. IEP, SST participation
  • VSAC monthly meetings
  • SHS transition work 8th grade
  • Investigations Cyber HHB
  • SHS transition work 8th grade (emails, online registration, info pkts)
  • Investigations Cyber HHB
  • DCF reporting


BCEMS Learning Sample for Scheduled Remote Days in the hybrid model.  These class schedules and expectations are shared with families and the schedules are easily accessed and followed. These are outlines for students to use on remote days. The links below are samples of remote days; a student who learns in person on Monday/Tuesday would use this on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday as a guideline and support:

Second Grade Remote Assignments and Check Ins

Third Grade Remote Assignments and Check Ins

Fourth Grade Remote Assignments and Check Ins

Fourth Grade Student Example Schedule

Fifth Grade (PRIDE) Remote Day Schedule


Sample Schedules

Here is a sample of a Second Grade Class Schedule for Wednesdays.  Please note, there is 1 hour and 20 minutes of synchronous learning for students. Each student’s personal schedule will vary slightly, as they may work with interventionists and special educators as well.

On your child’s remote days, they are expected to complete work sent home. There is a mixture of paper and electronic work. Here is a sample of what your child’s day may look like.

  • 9:00-9:20 Google Meet- Wednesdays

(unexpected remote days)

20-30 minutes- Reading

10-15 minutes- Word work

30-45 minutes- Math

11:00-11:30 Literacy instruction

  • Google Meet

15-20 minutes- Writing

15-20 minutes- Science

1:00-1:30- Math instruction

  • Google Meet

Here is a sample of a Fourth Grade Student Schedule for an Unexpected Remote Day.  Please note, this student schedule includes times with a special education teacher and interventionist, as well as their synchronous math and literacy lessons.


This is a guide for Third Grade students to complete on their remote hybrid days, when teachers are hosting the opposite group of students for in person instruction, while other students are working remotely.

Group B Remote Learning Assignments

This is a suggested daily schedule to complete all of the assignments in your 3 remote days.

Monday- 10/26/20

Tuesday- 10/27/20

Wednesday- 10/28/20

Literacy-

  • Read for 25 minutes

Fill out your comprehension check sheet.

(Write it down in your reading log)

Math-

  • Math Menu (Paper Packet)
  • Choose a Must-Do and a Can-Do

Scholastic News-

  • Read the magazine and complete the questions on the worksheet provided

Google Classroom-

  • Question of the Day

Literacy-

  • Read for 25 minutes

Fill out your comprehension check sheet.

(Write it down in your reading log)

Math-

  • Math Menu (Paper Packet)
  • Choose a Must-Do

Science-

  • Engineering Challenge:

           Pipe Cleaner Bridge

Google Classroom-

  • Question of the Day

Literacy-

  • Read for 25 minutes

(Write it down in your reading log)

Math-

  • Math MenuMath Menu (Paper Packet)
  • Choose a Must-Do

Art- 

  • If you haven’t had a chance to look at Mrs. Hawley’s art page yet, make sure to check it out!

Google Classroom-

  • Question of the Day
  • Morning Meeting- 9:00

Also check out Mrs. B’s P.E. page for more activities.

OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES

Here is a sample schedule for grade 3:

This is a sample of a Kindergarten day.  Please keep in mind that many of our younger learners access from many places and at different times of the day.  They also meet their weekly learning requirement in the two days of in person instruction, but we still go above to ensure they are learning how to access remote learning, while keeping in mind their developmental needs.

Kindergarten Remote Day

Activity

Expected Time

-Class meeting

  • Included during meeting:

          -read aloud

        -math/literacy lesson

30-45 minutes

-Seesaw assignments:

        -work on the weekly Math and Literacy Menus

1 to 1.5 hours-spread out throughout the day

(paper packets included)

-Khan Academy: New math assignments

10-15 minutes

-Raz Kids: New reading assignments

10-15 minutes

-Email or Seesaw message your teacher if you have any questions


Special Education:

This is a sample schedule for a student who has intensive special education needs. Please note, the names and passwords have been redacted for privacy, but are shared with the student and their family for ease of access.

               

Student Name Virtual Activities

                           Contingency Plan

       

Google username:    Redacted  Password:Redacted

                                             

If you see the blue text that is a link.  If you click on the blue word it will bring you directly to the activity.

Highlight in blue completed activities

Mrs. Burgess: eburgbce@buusd.org  Mrs. Pierce:apierbce@buusd.org  

Mrs. Murphy: cmurpbce@buusd.org

Activities

Choice 1

Choice 2

Choice 3

Choice 4

Choice 5

Literacy 2nd grade &

Class

Activities

Miss Burgess and Mrs.Murphy

9:15 - 9:30 a.m

1:15  - 1:30 p.m.

Mrs. Murphy is available for c heck-in’s daily!

Listen and read along to 2 books

Raz-Kids

Teacher username: 

Redacted

Password:

Redacted

Get Epic!

Connect through Google

Listen and read along to 2 books

Raz-Kids

Teacher username: 

Redacted

Password:

Redacted

Lalilo

School Code:

Redacted

Teacher

 Miss Burgess

Listen to your favorite songs from class.

Roller Coaster

Dino Stomp

Turkey Gobble Wobble

Letter Workout

Raz-Kids

Teacher username: Redacted

Password:

Redacted

Math Activities

Miss Burgess/ Mrs. Pierce and Mrs. Murphy

Mrs. Pierce is available 12:30 - 1 daily

Spend 15 minutes practicing math

Zearn

Sign in with google

Practice counting to 100!

Count to 100 at the Zoo

Match letters and numbers

Boom Cards

Username: Redacted

Password:

Spend 15 minutes practicing math

Zearn

Sign in with google

Match letters and numbers

Boom Cards

Username: Redacted

Password:

Spend 15 mins. Play math and reading games

ABC YA!

No password needed:)

Language

Development

SLP

Ms. Freddie

fcousbce@buusd.org

Fine and Gross Motor Activities

Ms. Paige, Ms. Cindy and Ms. Lini

Fun Friday with Miss Cindy

Redacted

   


Here is the Fifth Grade Student Schedule for an Unexpected Remote Day.  This is the schedule that all students on the PRIDE team follow.  Please note that all BCEMS middle school teams have set up remote schedules similar in format to this one.  By and large, the schedules replicate a student's in-person day.  The minimum 5 ½ hours of instruction are a combination of synchronous and asynchronous learning, but the majority of the student's day is spent in a synchronous, live learning environment.

PRIDE Remote Day Schedule

K-8 Student Support Services on Remote Days

Social/Emotional Student Support Services

(School Counselors, Social Workers, Behavior Specialists, etc.)

  • Crisis Intervention
  • Scheduled student contacts (check-ins)
  • Support staff attend classroom meetings and support either in large group or in breakout sessions

 

  • Connecting with Staff re: ongoing or proposed interventions and supports
  • Access to Consistently staffed drop-in “office hours”

BCEMS Plans For a Longer Term Closure

Agreed upon expectations:  Attendance, morning meetings/TA meetings, direct instruction (synchronous and asynchronous)

Intent:  New instruction is taught/provided.

Wednesday’s will continue to be a check-in day with Morning Meeting, attendance, but no new direct instruction.

Kindergarten:  

Morning Meeting (30-45 minutes)

Literacy (30-40 minutes)

Activities can be chosen from the following:

-Seesaw

-Raz Kids

-Khan Academy Kids

-Paper packets

Break

Math (30-40 minutes)

Activities can be chosen from the following:

-Seesaw

-Khan Academy Kids

-Math Journals

Allied Arts (20-30 minutes)

Activities can be chosen from the following:

-Links provided by specials teacher

-Virtual learning opportunities provided by specials teachers

Morning Meeting (~30 minutes)

Literacy (either record lesson and email/assign or do live lesson)(~30 mins)

Math (either record lesson and email/assign or do live lesson)(~30 mins)

Offer of 1:1 and/or small group instruction (~1.5 hours)

planning/assigning on-line work (~2 hours)

answering/sending emails (~1 hour)

Giving feedback to on-line work/taking attendance (~1 hour)

First Grade:

Expectations:

Possible Daily Schedule for families (it is flexible):

Morning Meeting (30 minutes)

Literacy Work (1+ hour daily) via google meets, Seesaw, RazPlus reading, pencil/ paper work, and small group interventions

Math Work (1+ hour daily) via google meets, Seesaw, Zearn math, pencil/ paper work, and small group interventions

Allied Arts (PE, music, art, etc)  (30 minutes)

Science/Social Studies activities weekly through Scholastic News and Mystery Science

Second Grade:

Morning Meeting (30 minutes)

Literacy Work (1+ hour daily) via google meets, seesaw, kisa-z or pencil and paper work

Math Work (1+ hour daily) via google meets, seesaw, zearn or pencil and paper work

Allied Arts (PE, music, art, etc) (20-30 minutes)

Science/Social Studies  activity (once a week)

 

Third Grade:

(Times and days of these specials vary based on the students homeroom teacher)

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Morning Meeting

9:00 - 9:30

Morning Meeting

9:00 - 9:30

Morning Meeting

9:00 - 9:30

Morning Meeting

9:00 - 9:30

Morning Meeting

9:00 - 9:30

Math

10:00 - 11:00

Mini lesson to start then independent work time with teacher available to support if needed.

Math

10:00 - 11:00

Mini lesson to start then independent work time with teacher available to support if needed.

Students would work on remote assignments.

Science and Social Studies independent work.

Math

10:00 - 11:00

Mini lesson to start then independent work time with teacher available to support if needed.

Math

10:00 - 11:00

Mini lesson to start then independent work time with teacher available to support if needed.

ELA

12:00 - 1:00

Mini lesson to start then independent work time with teacher available to support if needed.

ELA

12:00 - 1:00

Mini lesson to start then independent work time with teacher available to support if needed.

Educators get to plan

ELA

12:00 - 1:00

Mini lesson to start then independent work time with teacher available to support if needed.

ELA

12:00 - 1:00

Mini lesson to start then independent work time with teacher available to support if needed.

Special P.E.

Time and day dependant on class

Special P.E.

Time and day dependant on class

Special (changes due to quarter)

Time and day dependant on class

Special

(changes due to quarter)

Time and day dependant on class

Intervention Services

Intervention Services

Intervention Services

Intervention Services

Closing Meeting

1:15 - 1:30

Closing Meeting

12:00 - 1:00

Closing Meeting

12:00 - 1:00

Closing Meeting

12:00 - 1:00

Fourth Grade:

LeBlanc/Roberta

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Morning Meeting

Morning Meeting

Morning Meeting

Morning Meeting

Morning Meeting

Math Direct Instruction - Google Meet & independent practice

Math Direct Instruction - Google Meet & independent practice

Educators attend meetings and plan

Math Direct Instruction - Google Meet & independent practice

Math Direct Instruction - Google Meet & independent practice

ELA Direct Instruction - Google Meet & independent practice

ELA Direct Instruction - Google Meet & independent practice

Student complete asynchronous work

ELA Direct Instruction - Google Meet & independent practice

ELA Direct Instruction - Google Meet & independent practice

Math Support Block with interventionist and classroom teacher

Math Support Block with interventionist and classroom teacher

Math Support Block with interventionist and classroom teacher

Math Support Block with interventionist and classroom teacher

Closing Meeting (optional)

Closing Meeting (optional)

Closing Meeting (optional)

Closing Meeting (optional)

Emerson/Huda

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Morning Meeting

Morning Meeting

Morning Meeting

Morning Meeting

Morning Meeting

Math Direct Instruction - Google Meet & independent practice

Math Direct Instruction - Google Meet & independent practice

Parent drop-in Google Meet for questions

Math Direct Instruction - Google Meet & independent practice

Math Direct Instruction - Google Meet & independent practice

ELA Direct Instruction - Google Meet & independent practice

ELA Direct Instruction - Google Meet & independent practice

Educators attend meetings and plan

ELA Direct Instruction - Google Meet & independent practice

ELA Direct Instruction - Google Meet & independent practice

Student complete asynchronous work

Closing Meeting (optional)

Closing Meeting (optional)

Closing Meeting (optional)

Closing Meeting (optional)

Closing Meeting (optional)

Elementary Allied Arts:

Elementary Special Education:

Schedule will be individualized based on student needs and IEP services in their contingency plans. Special educators will collaborate with classroom teachers to ensure that class times don’t conflict with student services.

Team One Non-negotiables:

Some families will require support to access the internet, as well as devices and educational materials (again).

support/protocol for hard to reach families

time to rework schedules

and time to coordinate with parents

Access to school printers if we are going to mail work to students/families

Access to school materials so we don’t have to bring our entire classrooms home with us

Plans for team communication / parent communication - especially for that initial contact with families

Library

        The BCEMS library will continue to circulate books through long term remote learning periods. Books can be reserved online and then picked up at the BCEMS office. In some cases, delivery to the students house can be arranged through substitute teachers.

Elementary Interventions:

Math Intervention:Each interventionist is working with specific grade levels. This allows for consistent services and times regardless of the all remote or hybrid status.

Shayna - second/third grade

Paula - first/fourth grade

Kindergarten -

Grade 1 - 2x week (30 min each)

Grade 2 - 2 x week (30 min each) - schedule will remain same during hybrid

Grade 3 - 2 x week (40 min each) -scheduling is not working out so far

Grade 4 - 4x week (120 minutes - kids come as needed) if kids aren’t utilizing “help” times then we need to offer multiplication intervention

Literacy Intervention: Each interventionist is working with specific grade levels. This allows for consistent services and times regardless of the all remote or hybrid status.

Shelley/Jen Evans/Marge Longechamp: kindergarten/ third grade/ fourth grade

Will: second grade

Emily: first grade

Kindergarten: 1 - 2 x week (10 - 20 minutes)

First Grade:  2 x week (20 minutes)

Second Grade: 2 x week (30 minutes)

Third / Fourth Grade: 2 - 4 x week (30 minutes)

Interventionists are spending all day providing services to small groups and individuals (less planning and team meeting times)