Hi everyone, You should have received a call or a voicemail from either Mme Miller or myself to check in with everyone. In fact, you should be receiving calls from all your kids' teachers this week. It's true - we've been asked to continue teaching as much as possible online over the next little while. So, in light of this news, I've been giving online teaching a lot of thought. I thought I would relay my philosophies on the subject: 1) Nobody signed up for this. - Not for suddenly terminating our collective lives together - Not for social distancing or sickness - Not for learning remotely - Not for juggling working from home with kids! 2) We cannot replicate what we had in class to an online platform. 3) We need to prioritize supporting each other and fostering relationships. - WE MISS EACH OTHER and want to hear from each other! I prefer focussing on connections and keeping up relationships and anything else is secondary. - Luckily this particular class has been very strong and I am not particularly worried about students falling behind. Many students were excelling in French and math and Mme Miller and I were simply fostering more development. Google Classrooms As you're reading this, I am navigating the new world of technology in hopes to better assist you and provide resources that are useful. Please bear with me, as I am NOT a tech teacher (Mme Miller even less so!) In fact, I prefer to avoid it at school. However, here we are. I have to switch our communications to a new platform called Google Classrooms. UGDSB supports all google applications and this is what the students will need to use for the rest of their schooling in UGDSB. In the next few days you will be receiving an email to ask you to sign up. If it asks you for a class code, you can use lkma4bf . If you have any trouble, please let me know. Epic! You should also be receiving another email from me regarding this application. I am hoping you can continue some French at home using the books provided on this site. They have a good selection in French. All you have to do is click on "read to me" and it will narrate for you. That's it for now! You will soon be able to access more information through the new Class site. If you have any trouble or any further questions, please feel free to email/call/text me. [email protected] Cell: 519-830-0033 [email protected] Cell: 519-588-8818
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A little bit about Mme EllisI have worked in Guelph for 8 years and have been teaching for 12 years. It is my 6th year at John McCrae and I love it! I have 3 young kids at home, so I know exactly what you're going through! A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MS MILLER... I have been working as an ECE for 18 years and have a young child at home. This is my 6th year working with UGDSB, I am excited for the school year to get started and getting to know everyone. Hope everyone had a great summer! Archives
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