<div dir="ltr">Thank you Dyanthe and to the entire TNS teachers and staff for everything and getting through this to keep us learning. <div><br></div><div>I know it has been a ton of work and a scramble.<div><br></div><div>We all know by now that our kids have been learning so much at TNS (thanks homeschooling...). </div><div><br></div><div>But, the other thing, and perhaps more important, is that you have given our children a school environment and culture that has been impossible to replace. That is something our family misses so terribly. So thank you for creating that vibe, atmosphere, sense of place and community. </div><div><br></div><div>Please, all, stay in touch with one another! See you online!</div><div><br></div><div>xoKaren<br><div>(Cherokee, 4th Grade Alexis/Corinthia)</div><div><br></div></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Mar 21, 2020 at 11:44 AM Dyanthe Spielberg <<a href="mailto:dyanthe@tnsny.org">dyanthe@tnsny.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><span id="gmail-m_837360554332293252m_-1453235958281001471m_6569830319928675297gmail-docs-internal-guid-56309bc4-7fff-bbae-144e-3ce09d1829f6"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dear Families,</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">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. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">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. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">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. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">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. </span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The work we’ll do in this new remote learning situation will evolve over time as we learn what works best for our community. </span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">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. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">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. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">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 </span><a href="https://www.csa-nyc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/OFNS-Feeder-Hubs_03192020.pdf" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">list</span></a><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> of over 400 schools around the city that will also have Grab and Go. </span></p><font color="#000000"><br></font><span id="gmail-m_837360554332293252gmail-docs-internal-guid-37c797f0-7fff-817e-1f39-236312023c60"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">I hope you and your children are continuing to manage during this very trying time. </span><span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">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</span></span><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;white-space:pre-wrap;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;white-space:pre-wrap;color:rgb(0,0,0)">We miss you! </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">With love,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dyanthe</span></p><br><br></span><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><a href="http://tnsny.org" target="_blank">tnsny.org</a><br></font></div><div><a href="mailto:DSpielberg@schools.nyc.gov" target="_blank"><font face="arial, sans-serif">DSpielberg@schools.nyc.gov</font></a></div>Preferred pronouns: <i>she, her, hers</i><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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