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It was exciting to hear how students wanted to use the time and to see a group of kids who had planned to wear sunglasses...silly but fun on the first day!

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Most of them joined and were so happy to "see" each other. Behavior was very good.

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I was really impressed by how smoothly everything went. The kids were on top of things!

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I love our kids. One student decided to do a tik-tok dancing, knowing full well that we were all watching. It was cute. :)

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Had such a great time catching up with students! Checking in and having some laughs!

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It was so fun to see my students again yesterday after 5 weeks of missing them!  I would still rather be in the class with them but it was awesome to see them and hear their voices.

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It was SO AMAZING seeing our students again! It was fun telling them funny stories and connecting with them again :)

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I was able to laugh with my kids again!  :)

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I was able to laugh with my kids again!  :)

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It was so nice to see and hear my students! The connection was priceless and I look forward to more Google Meets.

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Two eighth grade students whom are always first into the classroom, were to no surprise were the first two students into our Google Meet

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A positive from yesterday's Google Meet:

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A positive from yesterday's Google Meet:

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So many kids miss school!

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It was refreshing to see that some students are trying to keep a light attitude in a positive way. One kid dressed up as a banana for all of his online classes.

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It was so much fun to see everyone. It took away so much stress to see them all. I loved how excited they were to be there!

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It was so good to see how many students took advantage of google meet yesterday, if only by just showing up!

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So happy to see so many of my students yesterday & that I made it through the Google Meets without screwing them up too much.

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“We will get through this!" Joy, Jesselyn, Kelly, Jenny, Holly & Mary (that's 6, sorry!)

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“We will get through this!" Joy, Jesselyn, Kelly, Jenny, Holly & Mary (that's 6, sorry!)

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Seeing the kids made me realize how much I miss them!  They were very cute!

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Seeing the kids made me realize how much I miss them!  They were very cute!

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Shout out to all the Program teachers (Christy, Jones, Annie, Gigi, & Nevine)!

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Shout out to Nicole Jones for making an interactive morning meeting! 

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Shout out to Nicole Jones for making an interactive morning meeting! 

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My kids loved the new digital workbook, they said we can pick up right where we left off! They didn't miss a beat! One student was watching the clock and at 9:30 said Our meeting is over! 

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My kids loved the new digital workbook, they said we can pick up right where we left off! They didn't miss a beat! One student was watching the clock and at 9:30 said Our meeting is over! 

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shout out to Katie Balanc for helping make this easier on our kiddos!

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I think I heard a huge sigh of relief over NOVA yesterday (and WVA/MD for those that live there!)  Watching your faces as you talked with kids for the first time in a month was pure joy! I had to turn my camera off at times so you all wouldn't see the happy tears!

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Shout out to the 6th Grade Science team for working together and meeting up often virutally to make this process flow smoothly!

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My bright spot this week was "seeing" my students via google meet! They had so much to share & catch me up on!

AND a shout out to the BEST SPED team ever!

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Absolute joy seeing teachers connect with students!

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Absolute joy seeing teachers connect with students!

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It's been wonderful to see teachers learning and implementing new skills in order to connect with students.

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Where are you going first after quarantine is over?

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Where are you going first after quarantine is over?

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Asking this question during my Kahoot yesterday and seeing this as the majority answer: "Friend or relative's house"

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To Jamie, John, Dara, and Jenn for all the work they are doing to work together from afar! To Carrie for keeping everyone grounded and calm.

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Shout out to Michelle Schwartz, Kelsey Brown, Megan Klug, Dana Beckham, and Rebecca Shannon.

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Was so happy to see the students yesterday. They are everything. Their adaptability and positivity is really something. Missing them!

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“Happiness can be found in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.”

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“Happiness can be found in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.”

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Shout out to THE BEST CLT EVER!!! Christy, Heather, Jeanette, and Natasha- you ladies rock! (And we miss you, Courtney!)

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It was invigorating to see the students!  It made me realize how much I miss interacting with them in class!

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Jamie, John, Tabitha, Jenn, Michelle S.

Also, special shout-out to our fabulous librarians!!! Your ideas and help are most appreciated!!!

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S shared his first full sentence on Google Meet and it was so great to see most of our kids.   Confirmation we can adapt, achieve, and overcome!

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There was nothing better than seeing the kids yesterday!!!!! 

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There was nothing better than seeing the kids yesterday!!!!! 

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Not five words, but, YOU ROCK!!! to Michelle Schwartz, Kelsey Brown, Rebecca Shannon and Tina Paczek

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Seeing the faces of students was good for the soul yesterday!  Their smiles were priceless.  

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Seeing the faces of students was good for the soul yesterday!  Their smiles were priceless.  

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"Every day may not be good... but there is something good in every day because of you."

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We were all happy to see everyone and students followed the expectations.

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We were all happy to see everyone and students followed the expectations.

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The kids seemed so happy to see each other and reconnect - they loved sharing pets on the screen :)

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The kids seemed so happy to see each other and reconnect - they loved sharing pets on the screen :)

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I was surprised at how many of the students joined Google Meet Sessions.

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Great to see the kids and even some of their pets yesterday!  Shout out to Michelle Schwartz!  Life saver!  Ok, well sanity saver!

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Great to see the kids and even some of their pets yesterday!  Shout out to Michelle Schwartz!  Life saver!  Ok, well sanity saver!

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1) It was so nice having "face" time with my kiddos yesterday! I met a few puppies!
2) Having Ms. Mitchell join English! It was so great seeing my partner in crime! :)

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Couldn’t do this without the Awesome Art Dept. Earp, Kruczkowski and Sniffin!! Also, a shout out to Michelle S. for having our backs in all of this!! Thank you to everyone, behind the scenes, making this work!!

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My student took the chance to introduce his new baby brother to his friends!

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My student took the chance to introduce his new baby brother to his friends!

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"Administrative Professionals are the Best!"

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"We're an ALL-STAR team!" Blauvelt, Campo, Diamond, VanAcker

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"Connecting with students was awesome!" #Sutton, #Deiter, #Sims, #Rafiqi, #Simms

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We can do this!
Shout out to my colleagues in the Spanish department: Yarhitza, Samara and Darren. Also our awesome Deans and counselors!!

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Connecting and talking to my students again. A lot of them seemed really happy to interact with each other again.

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Loved seeing their faces and personalities!

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The kids were excited to show off their rooms and their pets!

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"It didn't catch on fire!"

Things in Google Meet went more smoothly with the kiddos than it does with us old folks in our faculty meetings! These kids are really adapting so well and I'm so tremendously proud of them.

I can't imagine the stress and anxiety they're dealing with right now. To still be as "tuned in" as they are is a real testament to their maturity and the caring of our South Riding community.