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I am enjoying my class and the online experience. The students and parents are working hard and are making every effort to connect and persevere through technology issues and a new way of learning. We laugh and try our best to make "fun" a huge part of our instructional day.

The 3rd grade PLC is phenomenal! I am so thankful for their support and friendship. You guys are wonderful!!

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I have definitely loved all the kindness that I have been surrounded by, to kick off this school year. My students are very sweet and striving for the high expectations set in our Zoom room.  Also, a parent had some positive feedback, which was much appreciated.

Our fourth grade PLC is FANTASTIC!  I am incredibly thankful for how well we work together.  Our team is full of resources and so many great ideas... and it's only week three 🤯. Now, more than in the past, I am feeling the true meaning behind Downey Unified!

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My first born turns 18 this week!

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My students have show resilience and perseverance even when it gets difficult. Everyday gets better for me and my students. Thank you for the support from our principal and the veteran teachers in my grade level. You are awesome!!

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I will say that everyday is a little easier. I received the sweetest message from a parent. It felt good to know that parents are seeing our hard work as teachers. I am thankful for the respectful group of students that I have.

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The students are all eager to learn.  They love sharing in breakout rooms.  Their technology skills are improving everyday.  They are becoming great problem solvers and love helping each other.

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The students are wonderful! They have their cameras on, are doing their assignments and are engaged in class discussions. Today, we had a lesson on kindness and empathy. The students were given a scenario and asked how they would respond to their friend with empathy. Their answer blew me away! They gave such beautiful and thoughtful responses!! They also are great at troubleshooting tech issues and love to give their classmates advice on how solve any tech problems. They are such a kind group of students!

I love our 5th grade team! It feels like we have been working together for years!  You guys are the BEST!!!

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My class (and their parents) have shown perseverance while getting everyone connected to all the platforms...again. I am super proud of this group of students! We are all sharing and showing a great deal of grace, patience and flexibility.

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Getting to know each other and sharing ideas! Welcome to the team Mary & Nicole!

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My 2nd graders are getting better with accessing their apps and our internet signal has had its' moments but overall has been kind to us. The kids seem very happy to have the online school connections.

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I am so lucky to teach the class I have! They are brilliant, kind, endearing, and silly. They enjoy math, sharing strategies together, and are always supporting their classmates with a big THUMBS UP! Super proud of them. My TEAM is also A M A Z I N G !!!

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I am enjoying getting to know my class better, and my students becoming more comfortable in our community and building friendships. They are giving me good effort, and embracing our routines and my expectations. I love how they help each other and trouble shoot when students are having technical difficulties. I've even learned things from them! I look forward to a fun school year and seeing lots of growth...in my students and myself! I also feel lucky to be part of a great team that is so helpful and a group of really great and smart people :)

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Upper SDC has been a work in progress. We have a new teacher, as of yesterday, Ms. Jones! Ms. Keshila Jones ROCKS! I'm looking forward to working with and learning from Keshila, and once our tech issues are all resolved, we will be a force to be reckoned with!

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Hello Downey Online Teachers!
Kinder is getting use to the morning and afternoon sessions. Meeting with new families one on one last week was such a blessing. The kids were really excited to show me what they know about letters and numbers. We are navigating Google Classroom and Classkick with a few bumps in the road, but our tech team has been super helpful! Now that the kids have their bag of school supplies, we are enjoying trying out all the new learning tools. Have a wonderful week!

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We are working hard in first grade. Students are getting use to the schedule and things are getting easier! We are all learning together. Thank goodness for our experienced first grade teachers Angelika and Karin, they have been so generous and helpful! Thank you to Gladys! We all know how hard you are working to help the teachers and the students adjust to online learning! It is great to be able to work with such a great team!

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We are really supporting each other and working together to plan and share ideas. It has been an extremely challenging first few days with first graders that have never been physically in school, but as we exchange insights and reflect on where these kids are academically, we are better able to modify our lessons to meet their needs! So blessed with these hard working ladies!!

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The students are so sweet, they work hard, and they want to do well! I am so proud of them. Even during our brief internet outage at Ward yesterday, they continued to communicate through Dojo and Classroom and got to work on the assignments I gave them. They are resilient and positive! And the parents are awesome, too!

Magalí

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We have an awesome 4th grade team! I love the ideas and resources  we share, how we work together, and how efficient and helpful our gatherings are! Thank you, team!
Magalí

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Everyday is getting better.  Yesterday, I had so much fun with them during math.  The students are great at sharing multiple strategies to solve expressions during the Math Routine time.

And yes, the 5th grade team is AWESOME! Way to go Matt, Shelley, Debbie, and Kristina!

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The students are absolutely amazing. They are working hard, having meaningful discussions, and their cameras are on (for the most part)! They are completing assignments, asking for help when they need it and I am SO proud of each of them. In the beginning, I was super nervous about what another online year would hold but it has honestly been going great! I am especially grateful to be working with such a great team. Shout out to my teammates --> Matt, Debbie. Nikolina, and Shelly! You guys are AWESOME.

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My class is awesome! We have been having the best, most organic conversations. Students love to share their ideas and they are so helpful to each other and me. Our 5th grade team is fantastic! Shout out to Kristina, Debbie, Nikolina, and Matt!

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What a great group of students I have!  They are working hard and improving daily.  Shyness and uncertainty was prevalent during the first two weeks of school, but the students are now gaining confidence, doing excellent work and having great discussions.

Thank You to our awesome 5th grade team as well. Nikolina, Shelley, Kristina and Debbie...thank you!