Sunday, April 26 - Week 3 Online Learning

Dear Parents,

I hope everyone had a great weekend!  I want to thank everyone for being so supportive of online learning for their sons and daughters.  We are going through a stressful time and remember to give yourself a break.  Last week, I felt challenged to find a balance between supporting my own kids in their learning as well as helping my homeroom students.  I cannot imagine if you are working outside of the home.  I am ever so thankful for your help at home and your support about online learning.  We will continue to get through these challenging times together!

Below is the schedule for classes for this week.

Note that there is NO 11am class on Tuesday, ONLY a 2pm class on that day.  There is an 11am class on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday this week.  

Remember that I am available for questions from 9am-5pm on Monday to Friday through SeeSaw or email for parents.  It is usually easiest for students to contact me through Teams.  I will most likely answer questions after or before these times but it may take longer for me to reply because I'm trying to find my own balance between work and home life.

Weekly Plan for April 27-May 1

Monday

• Class at 11am - Check in with all students.  Review material that we went over last week.  Go over lesson #9 for math.  
• Math:  Students should watch video lesson AND do the project with real life math problems.  Students send a picture of their exit slip on blog.  Students can contact me through Teams if they have any questions.  
• English:  Student should continue to read their book. (Fill out a book review online once they are done their book - link on English page)  The English assignment for the week is the following:  
• Look up a news article on timeforkids.com or currents4kids.com about a current event.  Explain what is going on.  Write about the article using the 5 W's:  Who, What, When, Where, Why and How.  Take a picture and send through SeeSaw or Teams when completed.  
• Optional PE, Science, Educational Minecraft and Heritage activities are posted on the blog.  

Tuesday (NOTE WE WILL ONLY HAVE CLASS AT 2PM TODAY)

• Class at 2pm - Check in with all students.  Review pythagorean theorem.  Go over lesson #10 for math.  
• Math:  Students should watch video lesson AND do textbook work (p56-57 #18-27 with the answers on Teams) as well as online games.  Students send a picture of their work for question #27 on SeeSaw.  Students can contact me through Teams if they have any questions.  
• English:  Continue to read book and work on weekly activity.  
• Optional PE, Science, Educational Minecraft and Heritage activities are posted on the blog.  

Wednesday

• Class at 11am - Check in with all students.  Review pythagorean theorem and pythagorean triples.  Go over lesson #11 for math.  
• Math:  Students should watch video lesson AND do textbook work (p58-59 #1-10 with the answers on Teams) as well as online games.  Students send a picture of their work for question #10 on SeeSaw.  Students can contact me through Teams if they have any questions.  
• English:  Continue to read book and work on weekly activity.  
• Optional PE, Science, Educational Minecraft and Heritage activities are posted on the blog.  

Thursday

• Class at 11am - Check in with all students.  Review pythagorean theorem and pythagorean triples.  Students to write test that is posted on blog and in the files on Teams  (Test could take around 2 days to complete, so math students will continue to work on this assignment on Friday)  
• Math:  Students should watch video lesson AND start their test.  Students send a picture of their work on SeeSaw.  Students can contact me through Teams if they have any questions.  
• English:  Continue to read book and complete their weekly activity which will be shared on Friday.  
• Optional PE, Science, Educational Minecraft and Heritage activities are posted on the blog. 

Friday

• Class at 11am - Check in with all students.  Time for students to ask questions about math test.  Then we will continue with students who are part of the English class.  Students will share their writing weekly activity and/or a quick review of the book they are reading.  
• Math:  Students should complete their test.  Students send a picture of their work on SeeSaw.  Students can contact me through Teams if they have any questions.  
• English:  Continue to read book.  Weekly activity should be sent to me through SeeSaw.    
• Optional PE, Science, Educational Minecraft and Heritage activities are posted on the blog. 

Have a great rest of your weekend,

Angela Yedersberger

Sunday, April 19 - Week 2 Online Learning

Dear Parents,

I hope everyone had a safe and healthy Easter break!  I am excited to get back to online school and "see" my students!  Below is the schedule for classes for this week.

Note that there is NO 11am class on Tuesday, ONLY a 2pm class on that day.  There is an 11am class on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday this week.  

Remember that I am available for questions from 9am-5pm every day through SeeSaw or email for parents or through Teams for students.  I will most likely answer questions after or before these times but it may take longer for me to reply because I'm trying to find my own balance between work and home life.

Weekly Plan for April 20-24

Monday

• Class at 11am - Check in with all students.  Review perfect squares, square roots and estimating square roots.  Go over lesson #5 for math.  
• Math:  Students should watch video lesson AND choose 3-5 activities to do including textbook work (p34-35 #3-9 with the answers on Teams).  Students send a picture of their work for question #7a,b on SeeSaw.  Students can contact me through Teams if they have any questions.  
• English:  Student should continue to read their book. (Fill out a book review online once they are done their book - link on English page)  The English assignment for the week is the following:  
• Watch your favourite movie and write a 75-100 word summary.  Start with one of the main characters, and elaborate on what that character faced for conflict, attempts to resolve conflict and finally how it was resolved.  Take a picture and send through SeeSaw or Teams when completed.  
• Optional PE, Science, Educational Minecraft and Heritage activities are posted on the blog.  

Tuesday (NOTE WE WILL ONLY HAVE CLASS AT 2PM TODAY)

• Class at 2pm - Check in with all students.  Review pythagorean theorem.  Go over lesson #6 for math.  
• Math:  Students should watch video lesson AND choose 3-5 activities to do including textbook work (p43-44 #3-9 with the answers on Teams).  Students send a picture of their work for question #4a,b,c AND #6a,b on SeeSaw.  Students can contact me through Teams if they have any questions.  
• English:  Continue to read book and work on weekly activity.  
• Optional PE, Science, Educational Minecraft and Heritage activities are posted on the blog.  

Wednesday

• Class at 11am - Check in with all students.  Review pythagorean theorem and pythagorean triples.  Go over lesson #7 for math.  
• Math:  Students should watch video lesson AND choose 3-5 activities to do including textbook work (p49 #4-11 with the answers on Teams).  Students send a picture of their work for question #6 on SeeSaw.  Students can contact me through Teams if they have any questions.  
• English:  Continue to read book and work on weekly activity.  
• Optional PE, Science, Educational Minecraft and Heritage activities are posted on the blog.  

Thursday

• Class at 11am - Check in with all students.  Review pythagorean theorem and pythagorean triples.  Go over how to create a pythagorean spiral so students can create their own pythagorean spiral at home.  (Assignment would take around 2 days to complete, so math students will continue to work on this assignment on Friday)
• Math:  Students should watch video lesson AND start their own pythagorean spiral.  Students send a picture of their work AND calculations on SeeSaw.  Students can contact me through Teams if they have any questions.  
• English:  Continue to read book and complete their weekly activity which will be shared on Friday.  
• Optional PE, Science, Educational Minecraft and Heritage activities are posted on the blog. 

Friday

• Class at 11am - Check in with all students.  Time for students to ask questions about pythagorean spiral.  Then we will continue with students who are part of the English class.  Students will share their writing weekly activity and/or a quick review of the book they are reading.  
• Math:  Students should complete their pythagorean spiral.  Students send a picture of their work AND calculations on SeeSaw.  Students can contact me through Teams if they have any questions.  
• English:  Continue to read book.  Weekly activity should be sent to me through SeeSaw.    
• Optional PE, Science, Educational Minecraft and Heritage activities are posted on the blog. 

Have a great rest of your weekend,

Angela Yedersberger

Friday, April 3 -Online Learning Format for Week 1

Dear Parents,

Thank you for all the conversations I have had this week with you.  I think we are all overwhelmed with this new environment for learning.  I appreciate your continued support in the education for your children.  I want to let you know that I am there for you and your family and let me know if something is not working technology wise and we will try to fix it asap.

My Plan;

SeeSaw

• for communication with most parents (some prefer email)
• to be used for students to post videos, pictures, etc (make sure they are signed in to their student account, if they need me to send sign in details send me a message via SeeSaw)
• I will send videos to help students who are struggling on an individual basis

Ms Yedersberger Blog

• Used to post lessons, videos to help with learning, YouTube Links, pdf to print, etc
• Home Post to communicate the Weekly Plan on a day by day basis
• Pages on the Side to give the information such as lessons, videos, etc

Teams App or Online (First Class Meeting is Monday, April 6 at 11am)

• To sign in, students will sign on to their student Office 365 account and go to Teams app during set up times.  They can also join through the invite I sent to their student email account.  (If students cannot remember their password or cannot sign in, let me know and I can send out a tech request)
• Class chat or Small group chat, Students can communicate through this format if they download the app on their phone, tablet, computer.  
• Used through their Microsoft account through school
• I will hold class time from 11am Monday-Friday (No Friday class next week) with an optional class at 2pm-2:30pm on Tuesday for those students who prefer an afternoon check in.  I will cover any math lessons during this time and be available for any questions. 
•  If a student needs help, feel free to send me a message and we can connect on teams as well.  
• I sent an invitation for meeting on Monday.  Students will find that in their school email.  
• Pdf's will also be available here.  

Mathletics (MATH)

• To help with different math skills that align with grade 8 and 9 Saskatchewan curriculum
• To help me assess whether a student is struggling with the material or understanding it completely and ready to move on
• Includes games, quizzes, assignments that align with the material we are covering in the virtual classroom to help with student engagement and motivation
• I will send the QR code to your SeeSaw account to log in

Epic Books (ENGLISH)

• Access to a library of different books at a time when all libraries are closed
• Search function will help students to discover books that align with their interests
• I have sent a parent email to everyone in my class.  I know some students prefer to just focus on math but at least this is a library of books available to my students if they want to read.  

I plan on focusing on Math, English and PE this first week (April 6-9) to start off our online learning then I will branch out to those individuals who expressed interest in other areas.  I'm learning as well so we can all learn new things together!

Weekly Plan for April 6-9

Monday

• Class at 11am - Check in with all students and making sure everyone can log on to Teams.  Go over what we are going to be doing for English, Math, etc.  Important to get on during this time.  
• Math:  Students can take a look at lesson one for Math on Ms Yedersberger's blog.  Contact if they have any questions.  
• English:  Students should sign in to Epic and pick a book (or pick a book at home).  Let me know which book they picked through email/SeeSaw/Teams.  Follow instructions on blog for English activities.
• Optional PE activities and Heritage activities are posted on the blog.  

Tuesday

• Class at 11am - Go over lesson one in math and answer any questions.  Start lesson two.  
• Optional class at 2pm-2:30pm mainly an afternoon class option for check in with students.  Bring any questions you have to me.  Students can schedule other times with me as well.  
• Math:  Students can take a look at lesson two for Math on Ms Yedersberger's blog.  Contact if they have any questions.  
• English:  Follow instructions on blog for English activities.
• Optional PE activities and Heritage activities are posted on the blog.  

Wednesday

• Class at 11am - Go over lesson two in math and answer any questions.  Start lesson three.  
• Math:  Students can take a look at lesson three for Math on Ms Yedersberger's blog.  Contact if they have any questions.  
• English:  Follow instructions on blog for English activities.
• Optional PE activities and Heritage activities are posted on the blog.  

Thursday

• Class at 11am - Go over lesson three in math and answer any questions.  Start lesson four.  
• Math:  Students can take a look at lesson four for Math on Ms Yedersberger's blog.  Contact if they have any questions.  
• English:  Follow instructions on blog for English activities.
• Optional PE activities and Heritage activities are posted on the blog.  

Friday - GOOD FRIDAY no class

I hope this helps clarify what next week looks like to everyone. I'm still looking at my learning plan and will make adjustments as needed.  Thanks so much for your support through this challenging time.  

Have a great weekend,

Angela Yedersberger