D114 Daily Vitamin: March 27, 2020

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE take time for YOU this week!

Today's Updates:

Remote Learning Updates

Since the closure is now continuing past 3/30, we are going to give more structure to everyone for Remote Learning. We think this is best for everyone...especially the students! 💓

You should be receiving email invites for Team Meetings with your principals and SpEd Coordinators that start next week. These will be Google Hangouts, so please make sure to mark your calendars. If you need help with Hangouts, please reach out to David or Mike.

We'll use next week to continue supporting students with their Remote Learning choice menus (mailed to each home on Friday, 3/20). No change in that plan! I'll inform parents on Monday that they can "return" student work via email with scanned documents, as pictures emailed to you, etc. Whatever works...works! 😄

On Monday, you'll receive a Loom presentation from me that will walk you through the expectations for Remote Learning 2.0. Next week will be about getting ready and collaborating to launch the updated plan for April 6 AND staying connected and accessible to families.

From April 6 forward, Remote Learning will look like the choice menus AND the new plans that will be shared on Monday. Please do not stress--we're all in this together and we will figure it out!

Instructional paraprofessionals--more information coming soon to you, too, about expectations and options during the closure.

And...no....I don't have any information on the closure past April 7 yet. We also don't know yet if 3/31-4/7 will be considered Act of God days. I'll let you know as soon as I do! :)

SPIRIT WEEK!!!

Here's a sneak peek at next week's spirit week ideas--I'll share with families tomorrow in the Daily Family Update (and will repeat each day). THANKS to Amanda Lorenz for leading this effort!

D114 Parade!

We have decided to plan a parade for our D114 kids! We're waiting on confirmation of all the details from the Police Department and the Mayor before we send this plan out to families.

Wednesday, April 1

Meet at Stanton at 2:15

Parade starts at 2:30

Parade ends at Lotus

*Route is coming---thank you, Becky Laverdure, for organizing this! 😄

You can decorate your car and make a poster yourselves before hand or we will supply pre-made posters.

Please remember that we need be practicing social distancing during this parade.

Click here for more details and to sign up. We need a full count of participants by Monday, March 31 to make the plan with the local police department.

Please contact Megan Dulen or Michelle Serini with any questions.

Reminders:

Grab and Go

Starting Monday 3/30, we'll distribute on Monday and Thursday mornings ONLY from 7:30-10:00 at Stanton. You can grab "3 for Me" and everything else you need but we also limit how many staff members need to come in and how often we are asking families to come to school. Social distancing is KEY to us getting back to normal!

Cyber Read Alouds

If you'd like to do a virtual read aloud that I can send out via the Daily Family Update, please sign up on this log. Directions are included. Thanks, Barraza, for setting this up. Please send in your recording the day BEFORE your sign up date so I have it in time to upload and post for the Daily Update. THANK YOU!!!!!

Today's Kudos...
Thanks to Melissa Jakstas for your partnership in trying to figure all this out. Not many superintendents get to truly collaborate with their association like I do, and it's very much appreciated.