03/18/2020
Dear Students and Families,
We will be transitioning to remote instruction during the time that school buildings are closed. It is important to note that remote instruction is still instruction. Teachers will be planning lessons and delivering instruction via Google Classroom. Students will be expected to log into Google Classroom for each of their classes, following their daily schedule. The times for each period are:
Period
Begins
Ends
1
9:00
9:25
2
9:25
9:50
3
9:50
10:15
4
10:15
10:40
5
10:40
11:05
6
11:05
11:30
7
11:30
11:55
8
11:55
12:20
For the remainder of the day, students will work to complete their class assignments, as well as working on other activities such as independent reading and making use of the various websites and digital resources to which they have access (i.e., IXL, Lexia, CommonLit, myOn Reader, etc.).
Google Classroom is the platform that we will be using to deliver instruction. Directions for accessing Google Classroom are on the back of this letter. We want to clarify the following expectations for all students:
1) At 9:00 am, you will log into Google Classroom and join the class that you normally have first period on that particular day (i.e., If it is Monday at 9:00 am and you normally have ELA first period on Monday, log in to ELA. If it is Tuesday at 9:00 am and you normally have Music first period on Tuesday, log into your Music class).
2) Copies of the daily program for each class have been uploaded to the Virgil Grissom webpage. https://www.virgilgrissom.com/
3) Attendance will be taken by the teacher. You are expected to attend each of your classes every day. You are also expected to stay in the class for the entire 25 minutes.
4) Google Classroom is interactive, so you will be able to post and respond to questions, as well as participate in other ways.
5) All work assigned by the teacher must be completed and submitted. This work will be graded and included in your grade for this marking period.
6) Google Classroom can be accessed from a laptop, desktop, iPad, or smartphone. On Wednesday (3/18) and Thursday (3/19), we reached out to families via School Messenger and PupilPath inviting families to pick up an iPad from the school if they did not have access to a device. If you did not get this message or were not able to come in to pick up a device, there is a link on the school website, https://www.virgilgrissom.com/, for you to complete a survey. The DOE will be reaching out to families in the coming days and weeks to provide access to devices.
7) All of the information contained in this letter will also be available on the school website.
đ Also included with this letter are directions for creating a NY Schools account (only if you have not already created an account) and a copy of your childâs last report card, which includes their OSIS (school ID) number.
9) A Special Education Remote Plan is being created for each student with an IEP.
We understand that these are difficult times, but it is important that we come together to ensure that all students continue to feel the full support of the school community. We will be sending out frequent updates via School Messenger and PupilPath. If you have not already created a PupilPath account, please do so. We mailed out invitations and codes again to all families who have not yet registered.
Please continue to reach out if you have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Middle School 226 Administration
Michael Potwardski ¡ Dr. Jennifer Shirley Brown ¡ Michele Cohen ¡ Matthew Hamilton
Lucia Lengua ¡ Lawrence Melamed
To Access Google Classroom:
1) If using a school-issued iPad, click on the Google Classroom icon. If you are using your own device, you can download the application or sign into Google from a browser. If you sign in through a browser, click on in the top right corner and find the Google Classroom icon . You will use your .com email address. EVERYONEâS PASSWORD HAS BEEN RESET TO THEIR OSIS NUMBER.
2) If you have already been invited to join a class by a teacher, you will just need to click âjoin.â If you have not been invited to join a class but have the class code, click the â+â in the top right corner and enter the class code. If you do not know your class code, you can send your teacher a message through PupilPath. We will also be including the class codes for each class on the school website.
3) Once you are logged in, you can select your first class and begin work!
We will be transitioning to remote instruction during the time that school buildings are closed. It is important to note that remote instruction is still instruction. Teachers will be planning lessons and delivering instruction via Google Classroom. Students will be expected to log into Google Class...
