I just wanted to give everyone an update on how school will be looking in the coming weeks of closure. The district has been meeting a lot, and staff now have a new job description to address student enrichment during this time. This is a lengthy message, but I appreciate you reading through it!

As a staff, we have to be able to provide equitable learning to all students, and this is not a possibility at this time due to technology, internet, and specialized education. Since we can not move forward with new learning, we are only able to provide students with enrichment activities. The enrichment activities that will be suggested and are not graded materials. 

I am happy to have you send your work to me through email/dojo and I am able to comment on it, however, I am not able to devise individual learning or grade those materials. 

Enrichment activities will be coming home regularly, either communicated through email/dojo or sent to you through the mail. For the duration through April 24th, materials have already been sent home. There will be additional resources through the district webpage https://www.tumwater.k12.wa.us/Page/6431

I will be holding virtual office hours. These hours are times you can reach me and you can expect a quick response to your questions/comments/concerns. If contacted outside of my office hours, you can expect a response as soon as my office hours are open again.

My virtual office hours will be available Monday-Friday 8:45-3:15

Dates that virtual office hours will not be available:

April 3rd, April 6th-10th - Spring Break, April 14th-15th, April 21st-22nd

We are not holding parent/teacher conferences any longer.

Wednesday 4/1 is chrombook pick up day!

I am also currently updating my teacher webpage on the Tumwater Hill site so that you have access to current updates if you need another resource.

Please be sure to watch the video from our superintendent Sean Dotson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AOJ-zD02A0&feature=youtu.be

This is our district site for all Tumwater School District Covid-19 questions https://www.tumwater.k12.wa.us/Page/9114 This site covers:

• Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates
• District Updates
• FAQ's
• Meals
• Child Care
• Resources on Other Websites
• Optional Educational Activities
• Family Resources

If you do not have internet access at home, Comcast is offering free internet during this time of school closures due to the COVID-19 outbreak. There may be other companies offering this as well, but we haven’t received word at this point.

Please let me know if you have any questions, I am happy to help in any way that I can. We are all in these uncharted waters together and we want to support families every way that we can!