Dear Middle School Families,

 

This is certainly among the strangest spring breaks I've ever had. I hope that, despite circumstances, you and your family has found space and time for some lightheartedness and relaxation. I'm writing to give you a couple of updates about the week to come so that you can plan. 

 

First, the middle school faculty has been hard at work creating experiences, prompts and structures for your children that will draw on the best of our existing curriculum but also make LREI@home fulfilling and appropriate to the format of distance learning. In case you haven't yet, please take a look at the slides describing the middle school plan for LREI@home here. 

 

Second, the schedule for the week will be posted on the MS News Page of LREI Connect, under your grade level's updates. There may be minor changes after the faculty meets on Monday, but the basic schedule is as follows:

 

 

Your children already have Zoom set up on their chromebooks and the list of teacher 'room' links will be published with the schedule. The classes themselves will always start on Zoom, but will include periods of small group work and independent work (offline). So while the classes may be listed in 45-minute blocks, your middle schooler will likely not be online during that whole time.

 

Finally, in preparation for Tuesday's classes, please make sure that your child's Chromebook is charged and that your wifi is working. Please email me if there are any issues. It would also be helpful to review class norms with your child in advance. These are also in the slides linked above, and students reviewed these in class before the break. They include things like staying visible while in a Zoom meeting, not eating during class, keeping phones off or away, and wearing school-appropriate clothes.

 

We are all excited to see your children again. Please reach out if you have any questions about the above. 

 

Wishing you all health and peace of mind, 
Ana