Connery Weekly Update: Weekly Update #21

Inspirational Quote:

"Read, Read, Read, never stop reading,

and when you can't read anymore... WRITE." ~James Baldwin

This Week's Schedule

COVID Survey - every morning before 7:30

Monday, February 8, 2021 Clinical Meeting, School Site Council Mtg.

Tuesday, February 9, 2021 Staff PD, First Response Team Mtg.

Wednesday, February 10, 2021 SST Mtg.

Thursday, February 11, 2021 Glenda - Superintendent Meeting. Mentors Mtg.
Friday, February 12, 2021

PLT's are Math with Katie L. this week

Things to Consider

Please read the weekly update carefully.

Next School Week - Glenda, LeeAnn, Carolina, Candice , Liz R. and Liz D. will be in the building every day. All other staff will report to the building based on our previous two day structure that ended on December 23rd. A new MOA was signed and is in effect until February 12. If you have any concerns about your report days, please contact Glenda and Liz.
School ReOpening Plan - Please refer to the Superintendent's communication and the most recent School Committee meeting about Quarter 3's school plan.

Technology:

iReady - The diagnostic testing window will be 1/25/21 – 2/12/21. Login is your LPS login (mine is colong) and password Lynn2021. This will be on your ClassLink LaunchPad.
Expectation - Every student should log into Schoology and RazKids daily. If this is not the case for EVERY student in our school, please contact me with information on the student and a plan on how we can rectify this. (Special considerations for PreK and K) --- We are aware of students placed in interventions for 40 minutes and ESL.
Subs - Please update sub folders.
Update Your Zoom Information - Zoom Information
Student Laptop Passwords - New passwords Schools2021$$
Zoom Authentication Video - Set Zoom Only Authenticated Users can Join.mp4
If you did not complete the form about ClassLink, you may email me directly about apps that you'd like to see added.
Imagine Learning / ST Math - Please reach out to families whose children are not logging into Imagine Learning and ST Math. This is asynchronous work for all grades.
Homework - Please look over usage of ST Math, Imagine Learning, and RazKids. Use this information to contact families about the usage.
Laptops - Please make sure that all students have LPS issued devices. Please have families call helpdesk to receive LPS devices.

Staff Information:

Observations - The second round of observations continues and we will focus on Whole Group ELA and Math structure.
ACCESS - dates postponed to March 1st.
Para and Teacher Absences - Please post all absences on Aesop and connect with your CIT and your Sub before your scheduled day.
Small Groups Instruction - At this time, it is the expectation that we are transitioning our students to use buttons for small groups. Hybrid learning is fast approaching and this detail will be very important after we transition.
Attendance - Please post attendance on time and everyday. There have been lots of staff members on the non-submitter report.
Resource - Electronic Office Referral
Updated Class Assignments - Click Here (There are changes!)
Connery School Calendar - Mentor dates are updated.

Misc. Info:

Special Ed Compensatory Services - The team chairs will hold the CCS meetings for students that have an annual due between Sept. 1, 2020 - Jan. 4, 2021 and between Feb. 26, 2021 - June 17, 2021.
Extra Curricular Clubs - We can still take submission for Spring activities!

Book Inventory for Professional Development
No Contact List - Like last year, we ask that you add no contact or no attendance students to the following form:

District Updates

Progress Reports/Report Cards

Trimester Two Progress Reports due: February 12th and distributed by February 26th (schools will determine distribution dates)
Trimester Two Closing Date for grades: March 26th ***no change from original schedule
Trimester Two Report Card Distribution via School Messenger: April 9th ***no change from original schedule

ClassLink

If staff or students cannot access ClassLink or if they are missing apps, please email servicedesk@lynnschools.org, bansfields@lynnschools.org, mowerj@lynnschools.org, wryd@lynnschools.org, and colellac@lynnschools.org
After much thought, we have decided not to add Schoology to ClassLink. We are recommending that all teachers add the ClassLink URL, https://launchpad.classlink.com/lynnschools to their course pages so students will be able to access all resources both from within ClassLink as well as through the link pushed out by the Help Desk.
We have requested the Helpdesk push the link and chrome browser extension to all laptops and the app to iPads.

Teams

Teams messenger has been turned off for all students. Please let the helpdesk know if problems continue with students accessing.

Testing

HelpDesk will notify principals when they have devices ready to swap out old student laptops
All student devices have been updated with the most recent version of Windows 10.

iReady

Technology Issues

Please remember to submit all technology issues to the Helpdesk by emailing: servicedesk@lynnschools.org . Be sure to provide as many details as possible including name of user having issue (email or stu#), problem, program being used, etc.
Please enter tickets for EACH problem they encounter with as much information as possible included.

Looking Ahead

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