Author: jdarwish

Dear Kindergarten Families,

Welcome to the blogpost for our virtual classroom information.  As we navigate through this together, we want you to know that we are all doing this for the first time.  However we are very well prepared due to our past two years of training at OJCS.  Please use the comment part of the blog to provide any feedback that you may have.  As you use our class schedule you may choose to complete different activities at different times and the our schedule has been designed accordingly.  We are aware that considering the age of your children, not all of the various activities may be completed, however having some structure will be great for everyone.  All of this will begin on Wednesday March 18th as we begin our soft launch. 

Make sure that your children still go outdoors for fresh air, to keep them healthy and moving .

Our suggestion is to keep all of your children’s work, be it a drawing, an activity from a website, etc. in a folder and we will talk about it when we all return.  Another option is to take a picture and we can share this on Google Meet or whatever virtual way we find works best.

Thanks for all your support in advance.

Your Kindergarten Team.

Here is week one  March 18th-March 20th

https://docs.google.com/document/d/16DGBTEUALaCHjjoLdYSAO-M21u2gY3dQO8YJeW7SHZo/edit

Our first Activity for Flipgrid has been added.

We already have our flip grid code ojcskinder1

Here are the instructions to log into FlipGrid:

AS A STUDENT:

1. Open up Flipgrid App on iPad or go to https://info.flipgrid.com/
2. Enter Flip code: ojcskinder1
3. Click on login with google
4. Use ojcs email: first.last@theojcs.ca  password: OJCSkinder1
5. Select the topic you want to contribute to from the drop down menu

6. Click the big green plus sign to add a video. 

Here is the Vooks link for Reading

Here are the Scholastic Learn at home Links: This allows for differentiation

https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome/grades-prek-k.html

https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome/grades-1-2.html

Science:

https://mysteryscience.com/pushes/mystery-1/pushes-pulls/103?code=NzQ1ODc3NzA&t=student

Math:

Here is a unit on addition.

I suggest about 15 – 20 minutes out of the block to practice this unit on math.  If Khan Academy works well for you I will post the next unit next week. Please feel free to choose larger or smaller numbers to work with. It starts as basic as up to 5 and goes up to double digit. Starting at an easier level will at least help you learn how to navigate this program.   Start with the lesson that will teach the class to you. Then complete the practice. Differentiation  is the beauty of this program.

For those who wish there is an app called Khan Academy for Kids which is child friendly and fun to do.

You will see highlighted links to Google Hangouts Meet at specific times during the day. These are all linked to your child’s google account (firstname.surname@theojcs.ca). We will be trying to do this with both classes at the same time to help families with more than one child at home. You will be receiving an online tutorial on how to use Google Hangouts Meet by later today or early tomorrow.

Below the Activity portions there are also highlighted links for Flipgrid, Slides, PDFs and other activities. These are where you will find what your child requires for the day. If printing is required for a specific activity, you may want to do it prior to the start of our day.

If and when you have questions throughout the “school day” you are encouraged to contact us via Google Hangouts, which is open when you are on your child’s OJCS email Homepage. It is located on the left or right side of your screen. To begin a live chat:

1. 1. 1. 1. 1. Click on the plus symbol
            2. Enter teacher’s first name or email
            3. Choose the correct person from the dropdown menu and a new chat window will open.
            4. You can now begin to type, or press the video icon to begin a video chat.

Finally, we will be keeping the Parent Teacher Conferences as scheduled, using the above Google Hangouts method, so please be sure you are in your child’s account. If you do not remember your child’s password please contact us via email.