Thursday, March 19, 2020

Weekly Update- March 19

HELLO BELLEVUE FAMILIES

It has been a busy and anxious week. We know all of our families are trying to adjust to our current "new normal". Expect to hear from us more.  Mrs. El Khatib did not want to miss out on birthdays this week.  Please see our Facebook page for the birthday announcements.


SCHOOL BELONGINGS


We are happy to let you know that the staff have been working hard getting everything ready for our current reality of continuing education at home.  We have packed up student belongings and pick up will be on Monday, March 23rd throughout the day.  We are using this link to schedule your pick up time. Please sign up by 12pm on Friday, March 20th.

We are respecting public health requests and we ask that you use the drive thru. A staff member will bring out your belongings to you.   You will not have access to the school at this time.  You can also pick up friends, please just indicate that on the form.  You can add multiple kids to each line.  Contact Mr. Larson if you need any support.

If you have any library books, there will be a bin to return books at the the drive thru.  There are some items that are not labelled and we are keeping them safe at the school.   We will get them back to you at a later date.

TEACHERS CONNECTING

You will receive an email from you child's teacher tomorrow.  Any material they are providing will be with their belongings and many teachers are creating google classrooms for remote learning. Teachers will provide details and initiate connecting with students. They are busy preparing materials and setting up everything to support the learning.  Expect to hear from them tomorrow. They are eager to re-connect

Parent Guide to using Google Classroom

FAMILY WELLNESS 

This is most important over the next week or so, focus on you and your family's wellness. We will be providing work, but the focus should be adjusting to this current normal.  Take time to do things that  help each other and allow time for fun. This is a unique and challenging situation.  We are here to support you and will be available to help out. Please connect with family and honour requests made by the Health Authorities.  Hopefully this will be over soon.   We will begin more communication through our teachers and school sites, to help you out.   A comprehensive document of supports will be coming out from our district today.

If you need support, reach out and we will do our best during this difficult time to support you.  


WHAT YOU CAN DO DURING THE DAY 

MOVEMENT ACTIVITIES
- Get out of the house and go for a walk in your community
- BOKS Canada does daily activities online  at 12pm ET (10 MT)
BOKS Kids for Families- resource page
- Active for Life has a great resource for being at home.
- Physical Activity for Families- Google Calendar of daily activities

CREATIVE PLAY
- Legos, magnatiles, drawing, play dough, cooking, music, art.  Fort building,

HELPING OUT AROUND THE HOUSE
- clean and organize rooms
- wipe down areas and keep things sanitized
- chores and responsibilities

QUIET TIME
- Reading, listening to music, rest, mindful activities, puzzles

FAMILY TIME
- Board Games
- TV

CONNECT
- Skype, Facetime, Google hangout with friends and family

There are many other organizations that are providing free online tours and experiences throughout the day.  ie- Zoo visits