SCS Digital Dispatch
Learning At Home Edition
A New Normal
This newsletter contains multiple ideas on how to create a learning schedule for your children, many of which do not require a computer. If you do have access to the internet and a computer, please have your child check their SCS email to see if their teacher is reaching out to them through Google Classroom or in other ways. And don't hesitate to email teachers. They are checking their inboxes regularly.
Most teachers prepared a take home package of printed materials for students. If you have not yet picked this up, you can do so on the days we are serving meals (Monday or Wednesday) between 8:30-9:30 am.
Two of our main e-learning tools in SCS is IXL and Reading Horizons. Students K-8 can access IXL and continue working in reading and math! For our K-3 students, please encourage them to continue using Reading Horizons for their reading/phonics work. If they need username/password, please contact their teacher.
How to structure the day/week.
Each week we will send you a newsletter with activities for the week. We encourage you to set aside blocks of time each day for learning, and, to the best of your ability, stay consistent with these two blocks of time for as long as we're out of school.
- 20 minutes writing
- 20 minutes reading (2 times per day)
- 20 minutes mathematics (2 times per day)
- 20 minutes science and social studies - use some of the links below for more info.
(k - 5th grade; for 6-12th grades, it's possible to double the time)
IDEAS for Homeschooling!
Writing Activities about Home
- Pick a room (bedroom, living room, kitchen, family room, even bathroom!) and describe your dream version of it. What would it look like? What would it have in it?
- Write a conversation between two people in your home, or two imaginary people, where one person is surprised by something in the conversation.
- Write a conversation between two people in your home, or two imaginary people, who have a problem or disagreement that gets solved.
- Describe your favorite meal
- Interview a person in your family about their childhood. Ask about their favorite: games to play, foods to eat, and music to listen to. Write it up in your journal.
- Write a journal entry about how you're feeling and what your day was like.
- Write down your dreams
* Parents, take a picture of your child's daily journal and send it to his/her teacher by way of their email or social media.
A Little Homeschool Humor
Here are some great websites for reading:
My Capstone Library - e-books for TPS. Login ID: Threadgill; Password: School
Abcmouse.com: preK-8 years old
Newsela: 2nd-12th grade
EPIC: for kids 12 and under
iREADY - free printables for K-8
Reading Horizons this website is used regularly by our K-3 students. They can email their teacher if they have forgotten username or password.
General Educational Websites with all Subjects
School House Rock - Blast from the past teaching videos!
Edmentum - has a promo code to get free access
GoNoodle - fun ways to get up and moving
Khan Academy - teaching videos for almost every grade/subject
Fivable - a website for AP students to study together