Hey Wonderful West Valley Community,
THANK YOU to the parents who have submitted their 3rd quarter request form already. We appreciate your promptness.
As we approach the end of the second quarter of school, it is time to submit your 3rd Quarter Learning Options Form to indicate the learning modality your student(s) will engage in for the 3rd quarter. This form is due by December 11th. The second quarter begins on January 19th and ends on March 25th . Please consider your choice carefully, as your child is expected to remain in the chosen learning modality throughout the entire quarter. Depending on the number of face-to-face and distance learning students for 3rd quarter, we anticipate that we may need to make some adjustments with classroom teachers in some grade levels. We need a response for every student even if you are not changing their current learning option.
To turn in the form, we will be sending a paper form home with students who have not reported up to this point. Please feel free send that form back with your students tomorrow, call the office, or click the link below to do it online.
Below are our expectations for our teachers and parents with online learning and face to face learning. Please look at these as you make your decisions for quarter 3.
Distance Learning Disclosure
West Valley Teachers Will . . .
- Provide instruction through the Google Classroom platform that includes various modalities of instruction, assignments and assessments.
- Plan Distance Learning curriculum to match the pace of our Face to Face learners.
- Communicate with families weekly via email. Sometimes these emails end up in junk mail. Please check all of your folders.
- Schedule Google Meets to build community, provide instructional support and answer questions.
- Provide support during the week via email, phone calls and/or scheduled appointments.
- Provide feedback on student assignments
- Continue to follow our district’s Proficiency Based Learning policy. Grades will be based on proficiency scales and student assessments.
- Use assessments to determine students’ proficiency of grade level content standards.
- Will provide technical support when students are accessing learning on a school issued Chromebook.
West Valley Families Will Be Asked To. . .
- Reach out if support is needed via Google Classroom, email or phone
- Check for work completion daily by looking at your students google classroom assignments in order to prepare for assessments.
- Ensure that students complete assessments independently.
- Use Chromebooks to engage in distance learning. Other devices may not be compatible with our assignments.
Face to Face Learning Disclosure
West Valley Teachers Will . . .
- Adhere to school and district policies
- Educate students of new school routines and procedures
- Wear a mask all day. Exceptions to this are instructions that require the teachers mouth to be seen. In these instances, teachers will use a face shield and place their mask back on as soon as instruction is complete.
- Teach students proper cleaning procedures and how to help clean classrooms at transitions
- Instruct students on proper handwashing and use of sanitizer
- Ensure students are washing/sanitizing hands at each transition
- Keep students within grade level pods. This includes recess, lunch, and hallway transitions.
- Maintain a seating chart for the purposes of contact tracing
- Establish routines for changing classrooms. This will include thorough cleaning, handwashing and assigning student materials to eliminate sharing.
- Prepare Face to Face learners for distance learning in the case that we are all required to switch to this learning track.
West Valley Families Will Be Asked To. . .
- Reach out if support is needed via email or phone
- Stay informed of and adhere to school and district policy changes. These will be housed on our school website under the COVID-19 tab
- Keep students home when ill. This encompasses all illness and is not limited to COVID-19 symptoms.
- Provide the school with up to date contact information
- Send students to school with a mask that fully covers nose, mouth and chin
- Stay informed through weekly communication distributed by classroom teachers and building principal
- Check student’s online work on Fridays to ensure completion.
- Utilize Chromebooks for the purpose of completing Friday online assignments only. Return Chromebooks Monday morning with as much battery life as possible.