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School
Meet the Teacher Meeting
Teacher: Mrs. Kate Brannigan
Pod 100 - Room 104
Our meeting will begin at:
Welcome to our Meet the Teacher event. I’m So excited to start the year together and get to know your family!
Please mute your microphones before the start of our meeting. I’ll pause along the way for questions, or you can add your question to the chat box.
My name is Mrs. Kate Brannigan I LOVE teaching 1st grade!
❏ What will first-grade look like?❏ Our Daily Schedule❏ How will we DO remote
learning?❏ Google Classroom❏ Daily Learning Plan❏ Google Meet❏ Virtual Learning Expectations
❏ How to Support Your Student❏ Attendance❏ Grades❏ Aspen Parent Portal❏ Class Dojo❏ Contact My Teacher
We recognize that it is not developmentally appropriate to expect students to participate in six hours of direct screen time.
Your child will…
● Participate in 180 minutes of live instruction (synchronous) daily. During live sessions, students will interact with their classmates and teachers in Google Meet. These lessons will be recorded and shared with the class for later review and in cases of student absences.
● Participate in 180 minutes of independent learning (asynchronous) daily. During independent learning, students will complete tasks assigned by the teacher in Google Classroom. Students will utilize different platforms provided by Disney for enhanced learning.
Your child’s Daily
Schedule can be found in
their Google Classroom.
The blue underlined words are a direct link to the
Google Meet lesson. All whole group lessons use
the 104 Google Classroom Meet link. All small
group lessons have a matching Google Classroom
with a Meet link.
Exploratories
During Remote Learning, children will meet with
the same Exploratories teacher for one week.
Lessons will be part LIVE (synchronous) and part
WORK at HOME (asynchronous). I have provided a
copy of our classroom Exploratories schedule for
the first quarter in your child’s Google Classroom.
Remote Learning
Live Meetings Assigned Work
Parents need a Google account to receive email summaries
See our classroom website for instructions.
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● Each day a Google Slide deck will be posted with all content, materials and tasks for the daily independent work
● Students will Turn In all work through Google Classroom when they complete the Slide deck daily
Daily Learning Plan
● Assignments will remain on the Classwork page for the entire quarter.
● Students can access incomplete/missing work by scrolling down this page.
Learning Plan Slides
Online ProgramsIXL: math and ELA
Raz-Kids Reading
ST Math
BrainPopJr
Boom Cards
Flipgrid
Spelling City
Any other platforms will be rolled out one-by-one, and we will teach students how to access during our live lessons.
Google Assignments
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Assignments that will be graded and entered into Aspen will include the 🏆 icon in the title.
Google Meet
Google Meet Links can be found:1. In the top left corner of the Google Classroom
header 2. In the upper right corner of your Google
Classroom Classwork page.
Virtual learning is new for all of us. When using technology, at times, it might become frustrating or confusing. We will work together, to make this a successful school year where your child grows and learns.
● Be on time to class● Stay on task● Complete work● Show kind behavior● Ask for help
● Help your child be on time to classes.
● Help with logging in and tech issues
● Provide quiet work area and student materials
● Ensure work is turned in
● Teach lessons and modify work for remote learning
● Communicate progress with families
● Help 😀
➔ Build Independence and Confidence
Provide support while students learn to navigate remote learning. Develop confidence for a successful year of learning!
➔ Learn Technology
Learn about each program together, one at a time. Practice logging in to each platform and understanding how to use it.
Tutorials for programs are available in Google Classroom and our class website.
Digital To-DoPlease practice logging in before the first day of school.
**Helpful Hint: save your child’s passwords and create bookmarks for these important sites!**
Website Name Class code How-to video
Google Classroom Click: Zwq4qmj
Class Dojo Click: https://www.classdojo.com/invite/?c=CQTE6NM
Flipgrid Click: https://flipgrid.com/thorntonstocks6468
Raz-kids Click: kthortonstocks0
IXL Click: ixl.com/signin/wdms
Boom Cards Click:
● Provide a quiet space for your child to work.● Show your child how to use features on their
laptop. ● Have materials set up that your children may
need (crayons, pencil, paper, scissors, glue stick etc.).
● Eliminate distractions (TV, toys, video games, etc.).
● If possible, have your students wear headphones.
We hope to return to the classroom soon! A
plastic folder, backpack and personal supplies
will be needed for room 104!
Attendance will be taken daily by the homeroom teacher.To be marked as present, students must:
1. Log into the synchronous learning platform, either Google Meet or Google Classroom
2. Students must remain engaged and active through the duration of all synchronous learning portions of the daily lessons.
Possible evidence of engagement and activity include participating in class discussion through video or chat, completing assignments, or engaging in an ed tech tool.
A student must make-up any missed assignments and watch class recordings upon return from absence, tardy, or early check-out
In line with ISBE guidance, we will return to our regular grading system during remote learning this year, which means standard letter grades will be issued based on mastery of content.
A = 90%-100%B = 80% - 89%C = 70% - 79%D = 60 - 69%F = 59% and below
Note: Not all student work is graded. Some assignments are practice. Please make sure that submitted work is their own. This will help gauge where your child is in the learning process.
Aspen is the primary tool to monitor your child’s academic progress. If you have not already registered, please contact Disney for you child’s PIN number.
Aspen tutorial videos available at our classroom website.
● Completed assignments● Participation ● Working hard● Good Teamwork
* Important reminders and student awards will be sent via ClassDojo.
Mrs. Kate Brannigan
● Email: [email protected]● ClassDojo: messages are
checked throughout the day● Assignments are turned in
through Google Classroom
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