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Email a picture of your favorite creation from this past year to be possibly selected as the background for this padlet. Submissions should go to Mira or Jamey's wheeler email. Send away!

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Forget old "screen time" rules during Covid19. Here's what you should focus on instead.

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How to Keep the College Process Going From Home

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How to Keep the College Process Going From Home

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-Here is a video on how to create a Common App Account.
-Register for virtual info-sessions
-Take virtual tours
- Explore schools' social media or youtube accounts
-Schedule a meeting with your college counselor
- Class of 2021- Visit the College Counseling Classroom Page for ideas and tips!

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RHODE ISLAND:
RI Department of Health

MASSACHUSSETTS:
MA Department Public Health

NATIONALLY:
Centers for Disease Control

GLOBALLY:
JohnsHopkins Coronavirus

Governor's Raimondo's Daily COVID-19 Briefings

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Netflix party: Want to see a movie with friends…but can’t leave the house or have friends over? Netflix Party, available for free for Chome browsers on desktop or laptops, syncs video playback and adds a group chat to Netflix slows.

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In Codenames, two teams are given a board filled with words that are associated with a color. They then compete to see who can make contact with all of their colored words first. Spymasters give one-word clues that can point to multiple words on the board. Their teammates try to guess words of the right color while avoiding those that belong to the opposing team.

GeoGuessr is a geography game which takes you on a journey around the world and challenges your ability to recognize your surroundings

Psych! Choose from a variety of fun categories in which each player makes up fake answers to real trivia questions.

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COVID-19 Pandemic Helpful Links and Resources 

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COVID-19 Pandemic Helpful Links and Resources 

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Wheeler's Covid19 response web page

Coronavirus, COVID-19  Infectious Disease Specialist  Boston Children's Hospital

20 questions to help you do your own best thinking about how to respond to COVID-19

CDC COVID-19 self checker-a guide to help you make decisions and seek appropriate medical care

Don’t forget the power of play - joy heals. Any moment you can  find the sweet moments and enjoy. Here’s one place to start: Songs to sing while washing your hands

Psychologists offer insights on how to separate yourself from others, while still getting the social support you need

Read this post, written by a psychologist on  8 Ways to Manage Your Coronavirus-Related Anxiety

The MGH Center for Cross-Cultural Student Emotional Wellness (CCCSEW) recognizes that we are in the midst of a global crisis, and is addressing the mental health and cultural bias challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic

Social distancing - this is not a snow day

What is social distancing and what does it have to do with "flattening the curve"?

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Type in a word or a thought you have and see other people across the globe feeling the same way with My Blue Thoughts, created by the singer/songwriter Lauv.

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Take the #PositivityPledge-Erika's Lighthouse

This month, protect your relationships and build optimism. May 2020 Happiness Calendar

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Email a clip of yourself doing your best trick or skill in your respective sport to Jamey and he will create a little compilation. Once complete, the link will be provided right HERE.

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This is a podcast that dives into the stories behind some of the world's best known companies, like Ben & Jerry's, Tate's Cookies, or Five Guys Burgers and Fries. How I Built This weaves a narrative journey about innovators, entrepreneurs and idealists—and the movements they built.

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The Wheeler School Health Center is providing virtual services as described in the virtual learning guide. Staff members are here to help.

Virtual Health Center Hours
8 AM to 3:30 PM

After hours by appointment.

If you’d like to check in with Peggy, Kathy, Erin or Judy - please feel free to email us directly and we can set up a virtual meeting or a phone call.

Kathy McKenna

School Nurse

kathymckenna@wheelergmail.org
401-528-2192
cell 401-316-0242

Peggy O'Neil

Director of Counseling and Student Health Services

peggyo'neil@wheelerschool.org
401-528-2122
cell 413-522-6143

Judy Diaz
School Nurse
judydiaz@wheelerschool.org

401-528-2192

Erin Kilduff

Health Teacher

erinkilduff@wheelerschool.org

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Students can meet with Wheeler's Athletic Trainer, Nate Withington. Virtual office hours: M-F from 10a-3p.
Send Nate an e-mail to schedule time:
natewithington@wheelergmail.org
Check out Nate's recommended 5 day workout for Upper School students: Nate's Workout

A movement video from Nate Withington. Equipment not required: Movement break

Haven't been exercising recently? Not a problem, check out this video:
Tips to start exercising

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While we are all in different places, you can get support at any time by  texting the 24/7 Crisis text line at 741741

If this is an emergency, please call 911 or call the 24/7 suicide hotline: 1-800-273-8255 or visit National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

RI'ers in crisis can use BH Link's walk-in center and helpline, open 24/7, call 401-414-LINK or visit, BH link

For emotional support, contact SAMHSA's 24/7 Disaster Distress Helpline, 1-800-985-5990 or text TalkWithUs to 66746, visit SAMSHA

Positive Mental Health for Teens Feeling Isolated, Erika's Lighthouse

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Google Earth can do a lot more than just locate a spot for you and let you look at it from different views. Try these out!

Roll the dice and go! Click on the little ‘dice’ icon and it will take you to a random place on the globe, show you photos of it and tell you about it. Click the dice again and you’re off to a new locale.

Voyager: Click on the ‘ship steering wheel’ Voyager icon (or go to the ‘hamburger’ menu option and click on ‘Voyager’).  There are a ton of ‘pre-made’ adventures from around the world.  In the ‘Travel’ tab, you can walk the Appalachian Trail, visit Glass Sculptures Around the World or Explore Tokyo, for a start.

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Calmer Choice-Mindfulness Resources

Stop, Breathe & Think App

Click and breathe

iBme meditations for teens

Take an online meditation course

Download this app: insight timer

Or this one: Headspace - free 2 week trial

Need Some Quiet Time?

Need a quiet background to get some work done in a busy household?

Put in your earphones and play Spotify’s Deep Focus station

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Free Mountaineering Movie to Watch Online

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Free Mountaineering Movie to Watch Online

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In 1985, two young climbers, Joe Simpson and Simon Yates set out to be the first to reach the summit of the Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes. They succeed, and the two embark on the treacherous descent down the mountain -- only to meet with disaster when Simpson breaks his leg in a fall, leaving Yates to lower him the rest of the way with ropes. When a storm threatens both their lives, Yates must decide whether to cut the rope and risk Simpson's likely death. Watch movie on Youtube here:

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What should I eat? Should you wash all food? Tips and recommendations from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics-eat right
Tips on how to stay healthy while at home:
Keep healthy
Eat healthy

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Get the little ones involved in the kitchen with simple, kid-friendly recipes and ideas.