The Middle Grades home lessons got off to a slow start; my computer, which is a slowly petrifying dinosaur mac, just won't cooperate to create zoom or meet sessions. My lovely children have ordered me a chromebook as a birthday gift, and it will arrive by Friday at the latest. As soon as I get it all set up, I will want to have a party - online, of course, and see all of you live. Watch for a "best time" signup so that we can have 100% participation.
If you have feedback about Classroom, please let me know how it is working for you and what you would like to see more/less of. It is possible to send individual assignments, and I will be happy to do that... just give me a few days. Also, feel free to call me if you or your child have questions or issues with any assignment. I am making myself available from 9 - 12 every morning for communications.
My assignments are coming in slowly, but today I will send the first lesson in the new math block. My focus will be on long division and fractions. For the fractions portion, I would love for you to combine fractions with cooking. Ask your child to help plan and cook a meal, and figure out how many portions of a particular food they will need to make enough for everyone in your family. Just sayin'..... this works very well with brownies and cookies too.
Please remember to wash the tips of the recorders well and often, even if they don't leave your house. And please don't allow sharing. Thanks for taking care of them!
If you crochet and you would like to help out on the mats, the end result should be about 6 feet long.... that's a lot of crocheting for one person. I had been making a row or two on each one to help them, but now I can't do that. Anything you can do to help without taking over would be greatly appreciated.
Across the cyber web I sent good wishes.
Good wishes for your health and safety.
Good wishes for your mental health and financial stability.
And good wishes for sunshine and laughter.
Please let me know if you need help. I have a good ear - two of them, in fact - and will do what I can to make your burdens seem lighter.
I have had my choirs sing this song many times, and love the words. This is not my choir. I don't know who is singing it, but the message is powerful! Enjoy.