Below is a post that I sent out today through CTLS Parent. I hope everyone received it through the CTLS Parent app, and even through email depending on your notification settings. I wanted to post it on the blog as well to ensure everyone received the information. Moving forward, we will be utilizing CTLS Parent as our main communication method. You can send me a message through CTLS Parent just as you would an email 😊 Please continue to check the CTLS Parent app to stay up to date with important information sent out from the district, Mr. Pritz, and myself. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions.
CTLS Parent Post:
We are so excited for Monday, and we have worked really hard getting everything prepared to make this as smooth as possible for parents and students. Here are quite a few housekeeping details (I promise our message will not always be this lengthy) as we prepare for school on Monday:
1.
Please remember to take the Beginning of the Year Parent Survey.
It really helps me get to know your kiddos!
2. Here is a link to the Virtual Meet and Greet & Open
House PDF that was emailed out on Tuesday for your
reference
3. We would like for parents to sit down with students at some point on Sunday
to review the Digital Learning Expectations located within the PowerPoint that
was sent out on Tuesday. Please reiterate to students that they should
remain muted unless otherwise directed from their teacher and they should not
use the chat feature to chat with friends. They also should not change
their name. It is important that we learn everyone’s name and can put a
name with a face 😊 This really helps our synchronous sessions
run more smoothly.
4. Please refer to the small slip of colored paper that was sent home in the
communication folder at the Drive Through Meet and Greet that has the
step-by-step instructions for Monday morning.
5. We encourage parents and students to log in this weekend and explore
the platform together so that it is not brand-new Monday morning.
6. Please have your bag of supplies nearby, but do not do anything with
the supplies that were given at Meet and Greet. We will guide students
through setting up their binders and journals at some point in the upcoming
weeks.
7. Parents should have downloaded the CTLS Parent app. We will be using this
for all communication going forward. We suggest adjusting your
notification settings to come to your phone so that you don’t miss a beat!
8. We have worked really hard to prepare for a smooth Monday morning, so we expect everything to be okay 😊 If for some reason you can’t log in Monday morning, don’t panic! We will send a back-up Zoom link, so please just look for communication from us on CTLS Parent and please message us through CTLS Parent to let us know you are having technical issues. We have prepared things to send out in the event that this happens, so please don’t stress!
9. When your students GO LIVE in CTLS Learn, it will prompt students to launch either the web app or the Zoom App. The best option is the Zoom app. It will prompt a quick update which will not take long at all. If the app does not work, you can connect again and just use the web app.
10. If
you are experiencing technical issues, please message us through CTLS Parent.
We will get to you as soon as we have a free moment. Please know
that we may not be able to respond right away if we are live with
students.
Please see CCSD Virtual FAQs for student/parent resources.
11. Our first read loud is the book A Long Walk to Water written by Linda Sue Park. This book will be used along with our reading lessons, so we would love for each student to secure their own copy so they can participate fully in our reading lessons. If you purchase the book, please do not let students begin reading without us or read ahead. We would like for you to have your book by next Friday, August 21 😊
Again, I am excited to see the kids’ smiling faces Monday morning! Let’s all cross our fingers that all goes well on Monday and for a smooth first day of virtual learning. Thank you all in advance for your continued support and patience. Have a wonderful weekend!
Ashley Taylor & 4th Grade Teachers
