[TNS-list] Dyanthe's Letter: 3.21.20

[Dyanthe Spielberg]

Dear Families,

The past week has been incredibly challenging for our school as we prepare
to move our entire community to remote learning.  Perhaps not surprisingly,
our staff has been AMAZING! Although we can’t be physically together, in
many ways I feel that we are more connected than ever.

We will be moving our classes to a remote learning environment using Google
Classroom.  Google Classroom is a virtual classroom; teachers will be
posting messages, videos, and assignments daily - it's going to be our
school for this period of time when we can’t be together in our classrooms
at TNS.


Needless to say, getting all our students onto Google Classroom this week
has been challenging and we have experienced a lot of technical bumps.  We
are having trouble getting some students into classrooms, so please be
patient. Please try to get onto Google Classroom as soon as your teacher
email’s with directions.  In order to join a class, you will need to have
activated your NYC Schools Account. You will also need your child’s DOE
email address and password.

Teachers have also been thoughtfully creating their on-line classrooms this
week.  Next week, many activities and assignments will be about getting
your children and you familiar with Google Classroom.  The work we’ll do in
this new remote learning situation will evolve over time as we learn what
works best for our community.  During the school day, teachers will
available to answer emails and interface with kids from 8:30 AM -1:00 PM.
If you email after 1:00, please know that teachers may not get back to you
until the following day.

Your child’s teacher will be reaching out to you directly next week via
phone if your child has an IEP (Independent Education Plan) to review the
services in your child’s IEP and share the current expectations for service
delivery.

NYC will continue to distribute Grab and Go meals from 7:30 AM to 1:30 PM
at TNS.  I know that not everyone is in the neighborhood; here is a list
<https://www.csa-nyc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/OFNS-Feeder-Hubs_03192020.pdf>
of over 400 schools around the city that will also have Grab and Go.

I hope you and your children are continuing to manage during this very
trying time.  A tremendous amount is being asked of all of us at this
moment in time and we will figure out, even if it's not by Monday.  ; )
This is a very steep learning curve for us all. We will need to be patient,
understanding and flexible, both with ourselves and each other


We miss you!



With love,

Dyanthe



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tnsny.org
DSpielberg at schools.nyc.gov
Preferred pronouns: *she, her, hers*
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