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LEARNING & GROWING TOGETHERWe are so proud of our kids, teachers, and parents as they navigate remote learning.
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LONG MEADOW
STAFF WELCOME VIDEO
Our staff wanted to send you and your family a special message to kick off the school year. Enjoy!
CAN YOU FIND YOUR TEACHER?
PTA UPDATE
Hello Families,
We know this year is going to require some adaptability and flexibility and the Long Meadow PTA is here for you, so please JOIN US! Whether you are enrolled in RCS virtual campus or f2f/remote, we are dedicated to supporting EVERYONE. We have a new virtual tool for sign up this year: https://longmeadowpta.membershiptoolkit.com/ Remember, even if you were a member last year, we need you to resign up again for this school year. You can even pay your dues right from the website this year! We look forward to hearing from you and virtually seeing you all at our first meeting on September 16th.
-Your LM PTA Board
Angie, Nicole, Meriam, Nichole, Caterine & Elizabeth
We know this year is going to require some adaptability and flexibility and the Long Meadow PTA is here for you, so please JOIN US! Whether you are enrolled in RCS virtual campus or f2f/remote, we are dedicated to supporting EVERYONE. We have a new virtual tool for sign up this year: https://longmeadowpta.membershiptoolkit.com/ Remember, even if you were a member last year, we need you to resign up again for this school year. You can even pay your dues right from the website this year! We look forward to hearing from you and virtually seeing you all at our first meeting on September 16th.
-Your LM PTA Board
Angie, Nicole, Meriam, Nichole, Caterine & Elizabeth
**5th Grade Fundraiser...
Get beautiful Mum's for your fall decor and help support an awesome group of kids and their 5th grade activities this year! These mum's are gorgeous and huge!! Mix and match your colors. Orders and money due by Wednesday Sept 9th.
Order using the google form / link below!
5th Grade - Mum Fundraiser
NOW A WORD FROM OUR THE SPECIALS TEAM
Hello Families,
We enjoyed getting to connect with your students this week through grade level introduction Zooms! Specials classes will begin next week and we wanted to reach out and let you know how you can expect your child to meet with us. Please see the attached rotation schedule which will help you understand live and recorded lessons. While your child’s lessons will be recorded every other week, it is still important that they complete the lesson/activity because the following week’s live lesson will build upon previous. Your child’s teacher will inform you of their specific schedule.
We are working to directly import your students into our Google Classrooms so you won’t have to worry about joining them. These will appear directly on your child’s Google Classroom “landing page.” You will find all Zoom links, videos, and resources in the Google Classroom.
When we met with students this week, we encouraged them to print out our Bitmoji’s and take us along for some fun! (Similar to Flat Stanley’s Adventures!) Please find our Bitmoji’s attached for your reference. You do not NEED to print these out, but if you would like to play along and have fun, we would love to see where we come along to! Please email us if you have any photos.
As always, we are looking forward to making this year a success for your child and hope that we can support their educational experience here at Long Meadow. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our team and we are happy to help!
Best,
Whitney Marshall – Media – wmarshall@rochester.k12.mi.us
Michael Mette – Physical Education – mmette@rochester.k12.mi.us
Andrea Piejak – Music – apiejak@rochester.k12.mi.us
Rachel Rochester – rrochester@rochester.k12.mi.us
We enjoyed getting to connect with your students this week through grade level introduction Zooms! Specials classes will begin next week and we wanted to reach out and let you know how you can expect your child to meet with us. Please see the attached rotation schedule which will help you understand live and recorded lessons. While your child’s lessons will be recorded every other week, it is still important that they complete the lesson/activity because the following week’s live lesson will build upon previous. Your child’s teacher will inform you of their specific schedule.
We are working to directly import your students into our Google Classrooms so you won’t have to worry about joining them. These will appear directly on your child’s Google Classroom “landing page.” You will find all Zoom links, videos, and resources in the Google Classroom.
When we met with students this week, we encouraged them to print out our Bitmoji’s and take us along for some fun! (Similar to Flat Stanley’s Adventures!) Please find our Bitmoji’s attached for your reference. You do not NEED to print these out, but if you would like to play along and have fun, we would love to see where we come along to! Please email us if you have any photos.
As always, we are looking forward to making this year a success for your child and hope that we can support their educational experience here at Long Meadow. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our team and we are happy to help!
Best,
Whitney Marshall – Media – wmarshall@rochester.k12.mi.us
Michael Mette – Physical Education – mmette@rochester.k12.mi.us
Andrea Piejak – Music – apiejak@rochester.k12.mi.us
Rachel Rochester – rrochester@rochester.k12.mi.us
Specials schedule for live lessons and recorded lessons are shown below
MATERIALS DISTRIBUTION
*The pick up information listed below is for REMOTE/IN-PERSON Long Meadow students ONLY.
*VIRTUAL elementary students, pickup will be at a different time and location. More information to come from the virtual campus shortly.
| lm_2020_materials_pickup_parent_communication.pdf |
CURRICULUM NIGHT
| lm_2020_curriculum_night_parent_communication.pdf |
WELCOME WAVE.... SO GREAT TO SEE YOU!!!
WELCOME OUR NEW PRINCIPAL MR. WESCOTT
ELEMENTARY DAILY REMOTE SCHEDULE
- Attendance will be taken and recorded. If a student attends a live lesson via a zoom, google meet, small group, or one-on-one... that student would be marked "Here or Present"
- Student Absent? Please report the absence in Synergy on your computer (SEE THE PDF BELOW)
| pvueabsencereporting.pdf |
- Wednesdays
- SEL check in with all students
- Grade level collaboration
- Small group instruction
- 1:1 meetings with students for instruction, feedback, support
- Follow up with students based on SEL check list responses
- Grade level collaboration with principals and LCs
- IEP / 504 planning
- Ancillary support for students
- Specials = Media, PE, Music, and Art
- Specials will begin meeting on September 8th
- Specials will be spread out during the week so all classes/students will have time with each specials class/teacher.
- The schedule shows them at the end of the day as they needed a placeholder.
- Specials will have a consistent schedule, and the your child's grade level teacher will share that information.
TEACHER GRADE LEVEL & BUILDING UPDATE
With the RCS pivoting to meet the requests for virtual learning and teaching at all levels, there was movement of staff and students. The requests by students and staff impacted the the number of sections at Long Meadow Elementary.
The following teachers are teaching at the RCS Virtual Elementary...
Mrs. Phillips, Mrs. Sandrock, Mrs. Robinson, Miss. Wekwert, Miss. Chorney
**We will miss them, and wish them good luck!
Grade Level Teams Grade Team Members
Kindergarten: Mrs. Craft, Mrs. Christie
1st Grade: Mrs. Dulka, Mrs. Maurer, Mrs. Szafran
2nd Grade: Mrs. Collins, Ms. Rauch
2nd & 3rd Grade Split: Mrs. Christie
3rd Grade: Mrs. Dowell, Mrs. Glover, Mrs. Thompson
4th Grade: Mrs. Salmon, Mrs. Signorello, Mrs. Corsi/Mrs. Reich
5th Grade: Mrs. Madden, Mrs. Pitchford, Miss. Lubinski
The following teachers are teaching at the RCS Virtual Elementary...
Mrs. Phillips, Mrs. Sandrock, Mrs. Robinson, Miss. Wekwert, Miss. Chorney
**We will miss them, and wish them good luck!
Grade Level Teams Grade Team Members
Kindergarten: Mrs. Craft, Mrs. Christie
1st Grade: Mrs. Dulka, Mrs. Maurer, Mrs. Szafran
2nd Grade: Mrs. Collins, Ms. Rauch
2nd & 3rd Grade Split: Mrs. Christie
3rd Grade: Mrs. Dowell, Mrs. Glover, Mrs. Thompson
4th Grade: Mrs. Salmon, Mrs. Signorello, Mrs. Corsi/Mrs. Reich
5th Grade: Mrs. Madden, Mrs. Pitchford, Miss. Lubinski
SYNERGY INSTRUCTIONS / HELP
Finishing touches are being made to student course selections across 21 schools, including the new RCS Virtual Campus. Schedules for the 2020-21 school year will be shared on Friday, Aug. 28 at 4 p.m. Families may access schedules through the ParentVUE portal and students can sign in through StudentVUE.
To connect to ParentVUE, visit the RCS website at www.rochester.k12.mi.us and click on the ParentVUE tab in the blue ribbon at the top of the page, or click here to connect directly: https://www.rochester.k12.mi.us/pages/141519/parentvue.
For questions about ParentVUE, please contact rcsvuehelp@rochester.k12.mi.us. Include your information along with your child’s name and school.
To connect to ParentVUE, visit the RCS website at www.rochester.k12.mi.us and click on the ParentVUE tab in the blue ribbon at the top of the page, or click here to connect directly: https://www.rochester.k12.mi.us/pages/141519/parentvue.
For questions about ParentVUE, please contact rcsvuehelp@rochester.k12.mi.us. Include your information along with your child’s name and school.
StudentVUE Access Directions
| studentvue_access_instructions.pdf |
ParentVUE Access / Setup
| parentvue_activation_and_account_setup_process.pdf |
Forgot Student Login? Parents Can Access Their Child's Login Information
| parentvue_activation_and_account_setup_process.pdf |
| parentvue_studentlogin.pdf |
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SOCIAL EMOTIONAL
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Our RCS social-emotional support teams, which consist of counselors, social workers and psychologists, will be operating in all learning environments, including in-person/temporary remote learning and the RCS Virtual Campus. These highly trained professionals are available for students and families in a variety of settings, and can be contacted through email, in-person or virtual meetings, and phone calls.
Families are invited to take advantage of the student wellness resources that have been compiled in a new website, developed specifically for the RCS community by our RCS teams. This valuable collection of tools provides crisis contacts, family activity ideas, parent resources, book recommendations, coping strategies, and contact information for the counselors and professionals in each school.
The social-emotional resource site can be accessed from the RCS webpage at www.rochester.k12.mi.us or you may go to: https://rcssocialemotionalresources.weebly.com/.
Families are invited to take advantage of the student wellness resources that have been compiled in a new website, developed specifically for the RCS community by our RCS teams. This valuable collection of tools provides crisis contacts, family activity ideas, parent resources, book recommendations, coping strategies, and contact information for the counselors and professionals in each school.
The social-emotional resource site can be accessed from the RCS webpage at www.rochester.k12.mi.us or you may go to: https://rcssocialemotionalresources.weebly.com/.
