Teachers in Tumbler Ridge are slowly starting to roll out classes for students stuck at home during the current crisis.
Over at the high school, Mr. Deeley has posted a list of class times for his science classes on his Facebook Page, starting Monday morning at 9:15 with his science 8 class, while the grade 7 class is having virtual “coffee” with their teacher at 9:30 on Monday.
Principal Ryan McGuire says they are rolling out all Google Classrooms today, but it’s basically a systems test to see how it works.
If anyone is unable to figure out how things are working, they can contact the school and he will talk them through the process of logging in. “I’m also doing up a how-to guide for everyone.”
And, for those who are unable to do the classes online, there will be paper packages available by Wednesday.
At the elementary school, packages of schoolwork are being distributed to parents today. Principal Kim Ferguson says it’s a mix of paper and online education, which will look different from class to class and even from child to child.
Superintendent Candice Clouther says the most important thing is to work with each student and meet them where they are at. “For some students, the main means of communication and access to learning materials will be in a digital format online,” she says. “For others, provisions will be made for more traditional, paper-based resources with arrangements to be picked up at the school. The process may look different at each school and may be individualized for each student. A key part in all of this will be establishing an effective means of communication between the school and your home.”
She says the goal for this is the same as it always was: “to doing what’s best for your children in this time of change and re-structuring.
“We will be focusing on the social emotional well-being of students, support of meaningful curriculum and setting reasonable expectations for the amount of time each child spends learning at home each week. We recognize this is an incredibly difficult time for many families and hope we can provide some normalcy for students as they engage in their new learning at home.”
If you are a parent and haven’t heard from the school, either call or send an email.
