Dear Third Grade Parents, August 8, 2020

The new school year is beginning soon, and I am excited to be your child’s teacher! For those of you new to Salesian my name is Valerie Peet (Mrs. Peet), and this is my first year at the school. I have taught second–sixth grade for many years in local public schools and overseas in American/international schools. I grew up in Aptos, and have always loved the beautiful countryside in the Corralitos area. I am thrilled to have joined the faith-based educational community at Salesian.

Together we will navigate our unexpected journey through this year with the pandemic. This virus has changed many things in the past months, but we are ready to thrive at home as we begin our classes with home learning. Please review the following procedures with your child, so that we can transition quickly and ensure optimal learning for all students, whether we are at home or on campus. As soon as we get the green light from the county we will be back in class, on campus. Over the summer we have been fine-tuning our home learning protocols, so that we can maintain Salesian’s high academic standards.

Class begins Monday, August 10, at 9:00 AM with a school-wide assembly. Immediately following the assembly students will join the third grade Google Meet. I have included the codes for both the assembly and the third grade Meets with your child’s school supplies. We will be meeting everyday on Google Meet (an app located on your child’s Salesian Google Suite).

Procedures for Home Learning/Google Meet for your child:

We will meet every day at 9:00 AM. Dismissal is at 2:30. All students need to be dismissed by me at the end of the day.
Attendance and Tardiness will be recorded.
Please come online muted with your camera on. No icons allowed. Please make sure you stay muted, so that we can hear others and you, when it is your turn to share.
Please come to school dressed and ready for the day. You do not need to wear your uniform, but you do need to adhere to the free dress policies in your handbook.
Have your parents help you find a quiet, well lit, permanent place in your house to set up for class. All students need to be sitting at a table or desk, so that we can hear and see you clearly.
Remember, we are in school, just learning from home, so once class has started please do not sign off without permission, or get up and walk around. Please do not use the chat feature or Google Hangout unless otherwise instructed. You may ONLY use the school issued device so keep it charged and ready for school hours.
Eat before we meet! You may have water close to you. Please make sure you keep a lid on your water bottle, so that it will not spill on your Chromebook.
Make sure all your materials are right next to you such as: textbooks, assignments, pencils, paper, color pencils, and a personal book to read for down time. Keep them in the same place, so they are easily accessible. This will ensure that no time is wasted looking for school supplies once class has started.
Be respectful when others are talking. If you wish to join in the discussion, please raise your hand and wait to be called.
Homework will be posted on Google Classroom and our class website until we introduce our new online platform, Seesaw. Once Seesaw is available a tutorial will follow.

Daily Schedule Monday–Thursday

Class starts at 9:00 AM

Religion and Math

Break is 10:30–10:50

Language Arts

Lunch is 12:30–1:00

Teacher Read Aloud, Handwriting, Science or Social Studies

Dismissal is 2:30

On Friday class starts at 9:00 AM and depending on your child’s needs will end at or before 12:00 (No assembly on Fridays).

The first three days of school will be set aside for learning the procedures and rules. These are also minimum days with a 12:00 dismissal. All necessary programs have been marked as bookmarks on your child’s Chromebook. Please go over this information with your child, so that our time together can be as productive as possible.

I look forward to meeting you on Saturday when you pick up your child’s materials for school.

Sincerely,

Valerie Peet