Daily Schedule
Homeroom 7:45-8:15am
ELA 8:15-9:10am Writing/Grammar
PE 9:15-10:00am
ELA 10:00-11:45am Reading & Social Studies integration
Lunch 12:05-12:30pm
12:30-12:45pm Bathroom Break
Recess 12:45-1:00pm
1:00-2:45pm Math & Science
2:45pm-3:15pm Dismissal
Robotics Mondays 10:15-11:00am
Library Wednesdays 11:20-11:45am
Music Thursdays. 11:20-11:05am
Digital Classroom: A Letter for Parents of Digital Students
Helping children learn how to navigate their way in the digital world is a complicated business. As teachers, we need parents like you to be involved as active and open learners about the digital world and in much-needed conversations about digital matters. We need parents to act as important models and supports in their childrens’ explorations online. Here are a few suggestions for parents of digital kids that I retrieved from teachthought.com.
1. Teach your children how to cross the digital street. That means staying up-to-date about digital safety. We need to foster the kinds of personal relationships that encourage our kids to talk about where they are going and what they discover along the way (their successes as well as their mistakes) once we let them travel on their own.
2. Help your children pursue their passions online. Most parents make every effort to find the right camps and after-school programs to help their children become better musicians, athletes, actors, programmers, or artists. Just think how you might broaden their experience even more by guiding your children towards the tools and communities online that can help them learn the skills they most want to master.
3. Help your children manage their digital “brand” As a parent, you are no doubt concerned about the possible missteps your children may take online as they (or their friends) share private information and media without thinking about the unpleasant repercussions that might result in the future. You may also want to take an active role in guiding your child as he/she documents the positive stuff — an emerging talent or an amazing self-motivated project. In the end, though, it’s the same thing: helping your children manage the digital “brand” that will follow them for life.
The lesson for parents and teachers alike is that we need to be active, trusting, and respectful participants in the digital lives of our students.
Source: gettingsmart.com; teacherthought.com
Homeroom 7:45-8:15am
ELA 8:15-9:10am Writing/Grammar
PE 9:15-10:00am
ELA 10:00-11:45am Reading & Social Studies integration
Lunch 12:05-12:30pm
12:30-12:45pm Bathroom Break
Recess 12:45-1:00pm
1:00-2:45pm Math & Science
2:45pm-3:15pm Dismissal
Robotics Mondays 10:15-11:00am
Library Wednesdays 11:20-11:45am
Music Thursdays. 11:20-11:05am
Digital Classroom: A Letter for Parents of Digital Students
Helping children learn how to navigate their way in the digital world is a complicated business. As teachers, we need parents like you to be involved as active and open learners about the digital world and in much-needed conversations about digital matters. We need parents to act as important models and supports in their childrens’ explorations online. Here are a few suggestions for parents of digital kids that I retrieved from teachthought.com.
1. Teach your children how to cross the digital street. That means staying up-to-date about digital safety. We need to foster the kinds of personal relationships that encourage our kids to talk about where they are going and what they discover along the way (their successes as well as their mistakes) once we let them travel on their own.
2. Help your children pursue their passions online. Most parents make every effort to find the right camps and after-school programs to help their children become better musicians, athletes, actors, programmers, or artists. Just think how you might broaden their experience even more by guiding your children towards the tools and communities online that can help them learn the skills they most want to master.
3. Help your children manage their digital “brand” As a parent, you are no doubt concerned about the possible missteps your children may take online as they (or their friends) share private information and media without thinking about the unpleasant repercussions that might result in the future. You may also want to take an active role in guiding your child as he/she documents the positive stuff — an emerging talent or an amazing self-motivated project. In the end, though, it’s the same thing: helping your children manage the digital “brand” that will follow them for life.
The lesson for parents and teachers alike is that we need to be active, trusting, and respectful participants in the digital lives of our students.
Source: gettingsmart.com; teacherthought.com
DEAR PARENT,
I AM PLEASED TO TELL YOU THAT WE WILL BE USING A WEBSITE CALLED IXL IN OUR CLASSROOM THIS YEAR. IXL IS A COMPREHENSIVE LEARNING PROGRAM OFFERING UNLIMITED MATH PRACTICE ACROSS THOUSANDS OF SKILLS—ALL OF WHICH ARE ALIGNED TO FLORIDA STANDARDS. ONE OF THE BEST THINGS ABOUT IXL IS THAT YOUR CHILD CAN ACCESS IT FROM HOME, SO YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO SEE YOUR CHILD'S PROGRESS!
TO GET YOUR CHILD STARTED, PLEASE FOLLOW THESE EASY STEPS:
GO TO HTTPS://WWW.IXL.COM/SIGNIN/MCKEELSCHOOLS
ENTER YOUR CHILD'S USERNAME: FirstnameLastname
AND PASSWORD: abc
THEN CLICK "SIGN IN."
ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW/ORANGE
IXL IS DESIGNED TO HELP YOUR CHILD LEARN AT HIS OR HER OWN PACE. THE PROGRAM IS ADAPTIVE AND WILL ADJUST BASED ON YOUR CHILD'S DEMONSTRATED UNDERSTANDING OF THE MATERIAL. ALL OF YOUR CHILD'S RESULTS WILL BE SAVED, SO YOU CAN MONITOR HIS OR HER PROGRESS ANYTIME BY CLICKING ON ANALYTICS. FOR ON-THE-GO PRACTICE, YOU CAN DOWNLOAD IXL’S FREE TABLET APPS FOR IPAD, ANDROID, OR KINDLE AND SIGN IN WITH YOUR CHILD’S USERNAME AND PASSWORD.
I HOPE YOU'LL ENCOURAGE YOUR SON OR DAUGHTER TO USE IXL REGULARLY. HERE'S TO A YEAR OF WORKING TOGETHER TO MAKE LEARNING FUN FOR YOUR CHILD!
I AM PLEASED TO TELL YOU THAT WE WILL BE USING A WEBSITE CALLED IXL IN OUR CLASSROOM THIS YEAR. IXL IS A COMPREHENSIVE LEARNING PROGRAM OFFERING UNLIMITED MATH PRACTICE ACROSS THOUSANDS OF SKILLS—ALL OF WHICH ARE ALIGNED TO FLORIDA STANDARDS. ONE OF THE BEST THINGS ABOUT IXL IS THAT YOUR CHILD CAN ACCESS IT FROM HOME, SO YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO SEE YOUR CHILD'S PROGRESS!
TO GET YOUR CHILD STARTED, PLEASE FOLLOW THESE EASY STEPS:
GO TO HTTPS://WWW.IXL.COM/SIGNIN/MCKEELSCHOOLS
ENTER YOUR CHILD'S USERNAME: FirstnameLastname
AND PASSWORD: abc
THEN CLICK "SIGN IN."
ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW/ORANGE
IXL IS DESIGNED TO HELP YOUR CHILD LEARN AT HIS OR HER OWN PACE. THE PROGRAM IS ADAPTIVE AND WILL ADJUST BASED ON YOUR CHILD'S DEMONSTRATED UNDERSTANDING OF THE MATERIAL. ALL OF YOUR CHILD'S RESULTS WILL BE SAVED, SO YOU CAN MONITOR HIS OR HER PROGRESS ANYTIME BY CLICKING ON ANALYTICS. FOR ON-THE-GO PRACTICE, YOU CAN DOWNLOAD IXL’S FREE TABLET APPS FOR IPAD, ANDROID, OR KINDLE AND SIGN IN WITH YOUR CHILD’S USERNAME AND PASSWORD.
I HOPE YOU'LL ENCOURAGE YOUR SON OR DAUGHTER TO USE IXL REGULARLY. HERE'S TO A YEAR OF WORKING TOGETHER TO MAKE LEARNING FUN FOR YOUR CHILD!