{"id":868,"date":"2021-01-18T14:00:07","date_gmt":"2021-01-18T14:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/?p=868"},"modified":"2021-01-19T00:02:49","modified_gmt":"2021-01-19T00:02:49","slug":"monday-january-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/2021\/01\/18\/monday-january-18\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday , January 18 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s hard to believe, but after 10 months we have students returning this week!  Like you, I am both excited and full of trepidation.  I&#8217;ve been tossing and turning every night this weekend, often waking up in the middle of the night with my head full of thoughts (some of which I will share with you below).  In the midst of all this I was able to spend the weekend in Corvallis with my granddaughter and as a  bonus I got to see my daughter and son-in-law.  It was a great distraction leading in to this monumenttal week!  I  hope you were able to enjoy the long weekend and are feeling ready for the big return!<br><br>I know these next few weeks are going to challenge us in new ways, and I want you to know that I am here for you, whatever it is that you need.  Let&#8217;s keep communication open and strong and be sure to ask for support needed.<br><br>There are going to be some things we haven&#8217;t accounted for as we head into Orientation Week, but we&#8217;ll learn and make adjustments as needed.  K-3 should plan to meet on Wednesday to re-tool a little before  the next group arrives on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Some really important info and reminders to get you going this week: <\/strong><br>1) Staff Appreciation Lunch provided by the Worbes family again!  This Wednesday at noon. They&#8217;re bringing food from Nancy Ps.<br><strong><br><\/strong>2) <strong>Orientation Day <\/strong>is a day that should be filled with connection, fun, and setting some important routines. Routines:<br>-how we enter the classroom<br>-when and how to wash\/sanitize<br>-getting ready for recess<br>-getting ready for lunch&#8211;get all lunches ready before taking off mask, try to do this at the same time so time without masks is limited<br>-where to wait at the end of recess<br>-using the bathroom (1 at time during class, 2 at time 10 minutes prior to recess breaks)<br>-end of the day walk to gym (K-2) or breezeway via the gym (3-5) <br><br>3) Remember, you are supposed to <strong>meet virtually with students at home<\/strong> on both Orientation days&#8211;this should be for some type of morning meeting<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">4) <strong>Classes will be individual cohorts<\/strong> for now (we can reassess in a few weeks).  This means we will have <strong>3 play zones<\/strong> on the playground: 1) swings\/play structure; 2) tetherball and basket ball court; 3) wall ball to field including &#8220;nature area&#8221;.  Cones will demarcate each zone and I have developed a zone rotation schedule&#8211;we will have a copy posted by the door out to the playground and one attached to the fence outside for reference.<br><br><strong>K-2 Recess Zones<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/files\/2021\/01\/Recess-zones-k-2-1-1024x487.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-878\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><strong>3-5 Recess Zones<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/files\/2021\/01\/3-5-recess-zones-1024x371.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-879\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>5) At <strong>lunch<\/strong>:<br>-K-2 eating first and then escorted to playground<br>-3 (and soon 4-5) will play first and then be brought back in for lunch<br>-Cafeteria lunch will be brought to your classrooms, as will breakfast<br><br>6) Lots of <strong>physical breaks at desks, outside play time, and mask breaks<\/strong> these first few weeks!<br><br>7) <strong>Lunch time for teachers<\/strong>&#8211;please minimize the number of people you eat with (no more than 3 people in the staff room together).  We&#8217;ll have to get creative with where to eat, and on nice days we can eat outside.  On a not as important note, but still important, please be sure to wash any dishes and silverware you use in the staff room.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">8) As discussed, please remember to get Kim, me, or Patti if you have a student or students with symptoms, high or low risk&#8211;having any one of these symptoms could be reason to send students home to keep everyone safe:<br><strong>High Risk<br><\/strong>~Cough<br>~Fever of 100.4 or greater <br>~Difficulty breathing<br>~Loss of taste or smell<br><br><strong>Low Risk<\/strong><br>~Sore throat<br>~Muscle pain, chills<br>~Nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea<br>~Nasal congestion, runny nose, or headache<br><br>9) Don&#8217;t forget the <strong>Fun Socially Distance Classroom Ideas<\/strong> document started by Stephanie: <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/10thBXwJHJ9nVVPOM6180HBP0xB5hCAk8Jt2zD9kE2_0\/edit?ts=5ffe0f5f\">https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/10thBXwJHJ9nVVPOM6180HBP0xB5hCAk8Jt2zD9kE2_0\/edit?ts=5ffe0f5f<\/a><br><br>And the outdoor game link: <a href=\"http:\/\/greatcampgames.ca\/group-games-for-social-distancing\/\">http:\/\/greatcampgames.ca\/group-games-for-social-distancing\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><strong>Upcoming<\/strong><br><strong>January 25<\/strong>: All in for K-3, Orientation for 4-5<br><strong>February 1<\/strong>: Hybrid begins for 4-5<br><strong>February 5<\/strong>: &#8220;Grading Day&#8221;, no school (as of now, I&#8217;ll confirm soon)<br><strong>February 15<\/strong>: President&#8217;s Day, no school<br><strong>March 22-26<\/strong>: Spring Break, no school (a beacon!)<br><br>Here&#8217;s to a great week like no other, back to school!  <br>Andy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s hard to believe, but after 10 months we have students returning this week! Like you, I am both excited and full of trepidation. I&#8217;ve been tossing and turning every night this weekend, often waking up in the middle of the night with my head full of thoughts (some of which I will share with &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/2021\/01\/18\/monday-january-18\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Monday , January 18 2021&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":439,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-868","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/868","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/439"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=868"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/868\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":891,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/868\/revisions\/891"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=868"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=868"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/monday-am-teacher-notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=868"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}