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I read some of my Kindergartners a story about going to first grade.  During the story a boy showed us his yearbook. We took a second and waved goodbye to everyone in our class. It was not a typical send off but was special.
Ms. Lima

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I have created a virtual classroom to provide a more inviting format for my students to access the resources they need for remote learning. They will be able to continue to use it through the summer.

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After Mrs. Clay received her grant from the Hickory Public Schools Education Foundation, she couldn't wait to get started! With school closures coming earlier than expected, Mrs. Clay and her team (Tina Kuba, Denise Knowles, Shirley Vang, Tammy Hinson, and Keith Herman) were eager to get started. Together, they completed 4 murals, spanning the school from the the Pre-K hallway in the lower building up to the 1st grade hallway in the upper building. Please enjoy the following video to see the marvelous murals that now frame our walk through the halls of Southwest Primary School!

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Today after many attempts to get one of my students on a Zoom lesson, without me knowing, he surprised me! I was brought to tears I was so happy to see him. I miss them all so much!                -Ms. Lima

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Mrs. Munoz received a congratulatory certificate for serves as an EPI Local Liaison, welcome new EPI program members into her local communities, and help them become the best cultural exchange teachers they could be. Her dedication to helping out her fellow teachers is beyond appreciated by Educational Partner International.

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Second-grade students in the DLI program had the opportunity to participate in a bilingual cross-cultural Scavenger with students of an I.B School in Colombia. We used Google Meet with 36 participants who got fun and practice both languages, met children from a different culture, and reinforce social and communicative skills (speaking and listening). Special thanks to Mrs. Roberts. Mrs. Clay, Ms. Caldwell, and Mrs. Munoz for leading and supporting this activity. Students shared their pictures in this Padlet: https://padlet.com/munozje/i5ce4musrgqh

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Mrs. Munoz's class has been actively participating in ZOOM Spanish practice by small groups using different interactive games, vocabulary review on Kahoot, sharing reading in Raz Kids, Flipgrid for speaking and HFWS practice on Benchmark Adelante learning games. It have been amazing the way students and their families are facing this unexpected distance learning plan.

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I have gone to visit each of my students twice now. Each time, I delivered packets to make sure they have the learning materials that they need.

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Janice Woth(TA) is very grateful to have this Stay at Home time to become a better helper for Lion Cub students and teachers: Conscious Discipline training, Second Step Social Emotional Learning Program, Sonday Literacy Interventions, Spanish Language lessons, and EC Learning modules! I cannot wait to help my Lion Cub team!🦁

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At Southwest Primary School all grade levels have been getting experience creating lessons on Zoom. It is a fun and interactive way to reach students and parents while engaging in learning during this difficult time.

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Ms. Petiwala’s class has been enjoying their Daily Writing Prompt that she posts on her class page every day. Parents have shared that her students look forward to the prompt each morning. They send her a picture of their child’s work via email, text, or ClassDojo. Students have enjoyed Ms. Petiwala’s feedback to submissions that they have made. She, in turn, has LOVED staying connected to them through their writing. It has given her a chance to help them apply their writing rules and encourage them to stay excited about their writing.

https://petiwalani.wixsite.com/firstgrade/writing-prompt-of-the-day

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I've developed creative strategies to keep the students interest while in my classroom, but then Coronavirus has forced another level upon our routines. I've learned how to Zoom with my students. We have Zoom sessions 3 days a week. I also record daily morning meetings and link them to the our Lion Cub Learning Plan. My students send in their work that they complete. As a follow up from reading "Officer Buckle and Gloria", Davian drew and labeled a picture of a rule he learned about.

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First grade DLI has been doing a daily "challenge" where students watch a video and try to say the sight words before Ms. Caldwell says them to earn points! They keep track of their scores and send it in via remind to show off how they beat the teacher! :)

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Each day I create a library lesson for our students called Long Distance Library.  Each day starts with a video message from me to the students introducing our activities.  Students are then provided with links they can follow to hear some of their favorite stories read aloud, sometimes by the authors themselves or sometimes by me.  Some days we take our theme further and explore a subject on PebbleGo, Wonderopolis, or on National Geographic Kids.  All links can be found on the library's website http://readsouthwestread.weebly.com/long-distance-library.

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I decided I have more students than just the ones at Southwest Primary. I wanted to share my goofy character with any student who needed a laugh and a lesson. Youtube is a great platform for that. Creating a channel is super easy. I had a couple videos that I created using Screencastify that were stored on my desktop. In the top right where your picture is, there is a drop down menu that offers many choices. You can use Youtube studio or any platform to record yourself then upload your videos. When you are setting up make sure you click make public and I also clicked for kids and family options. I will always be kid friendly on this channel Julee And Jenny! I have students young and former students far away that can tune in and see their teacher and smile!

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Since starting remote learning, I am Learning a lot with modules in Autism focused intervention resources &modules
In A.F.I.R.M. Website, with working in this area, this will really help me when returning back with my students. Thank you Mrs. Beach for sharing this resources with us. Ms.Benfield

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Mrs. Rollins and Ms Gagliano video a group time daily to post to their children and families. This allow the children to engage in a songs and activities that they would have done in class offering some of their routines from school to be done at home.
Mrs. Rollins and Ms.Gagliano have also set up a number of Zoom meetings for students to interact with each other through savengenger hunts, story time or simply talk time!

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We're going LIVE with your Morning Announcement!

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We're going LIVE with your Morning Announcement!

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As a primary school we understand the importance of structure and consistency! When remote learning started Principal Sigmon knew we needed to start our day with some level of normalcy while navigating the school day from a distance. Each morning Principal Sigmon goes live on our school Facebook page to share our morning message, updates, and to go through our routines of mindfulness and, most importantly, our daily mantra. It is imperative that we continue to remind students how amazing they are! So, Lion Cubs, let's here it: "We are... AMAZING!"

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The staff members of Southwest Primary School came together to create a comprehensive instructional learning plan for at home learning. Without missing a beat the Lion Cub Learning Plan (along with supplemental packets) was implemented to support the process of remote learning during these unprecedented times.

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Lion Cub Learning Plan:  At home learning

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Lisa Doyle, Elizabeth Rollins, Erin Roberts, and Meredith Clay have been hosting weekly Zoom meetings for staff members centered around specific technology topics! Tech Tidbits on Tuesday initially started as a professional development opportunity for teachers to earn CEUs and has continued through remote learning as a collaborative opportunity for teachers to troubleshoot as well as to share ideas and virtual learning tools. Their Tech Tidbits on Tuesday sessions have even "traveled" to the tropics and Disney world! At their next session, participating teachers plan to "virtually visit" the vacation spot they had hoped to travel to this summer.

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Southwest Staff Participates in Conscious Discipline Training

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Southwest Staff Participates in Conscious Discipline Training

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Southwest Primary staff members have been immersed in over 10 hours of training modules on Conscious Discipline. "The Conscious Discipline Brain State Model becomes a framework for us to understand the internal brain-body states that are most likely to produce certain behaviors in children and in ourselves. With this awareness, we learn to consciously manage our own thoughts and emotions so we can help children learn to do the same. The goal of this model is not to turn into neuroscientists, but to provide a simplified brain model as a means for increasing our self-awareness so we can respond consciously to the needs of the moment."

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I meet with my kids every morning at 9am. During our Zoom Time we share good news, read a story, do a math lesson, share good news and have a visit with one elective teacher each day!!! We are AMAZING!!!

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While the teachers and staff at Southwest Primary have been connecting with you through remote learning, we just want you to know how much we miss our Lion Cub family! Always remember: YOU ARE AMAZING! See you soon!