LONGWOOD SCHOOL
OCTOBER 2020
#BrookwoodStrong
REMOTE LEARNING PARENT TIPS
• Sitting and helping your child during remote learning can vary from student to student and from grade level to grade level. As a parent, you may find yourself sitting in another room with little to no need to assist during the virtual classroom to have to be alongside your child during the whole remote session. These differences can range from simply helping your child find a link on an assignment to trying to understand the complexity of a lesson yourself. Teachers do understand this can be different and sometimes difficult for the parent. Please note, if you want suggestions for helping, remember to send a message to the teacher through Class Dojo or write a quick note on the chat board. • Keep in mind that it’s more about the child, not always about the work. As parents, we want our children to do well in school. But, it doesn’t necessarily mean completing every assignment with no mistakes. A student doing well is a student that is curious about learning. They may not understand the task write away, but they want to keep trying and find out what they may have gotten incorrect and fix it later. Keep your child happy for learning, not pressured to get everything done correctly. With remote learning, completing every assignment and mastering every lesson will be difficult. The most important point we want during this time is for our students to continue to enjoy school and look forward to learning. f
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Our Vision
Mission Statement
Our overall vision is to improve the achievement of all students, regardless of race, socio-economic status, gender, or ability levels (disabilities). We share the accountability of student achievement throughout the school. We believe in using researchbased practices to achieve our goals. We promote school and community involvement because we believe that these partnerships help us meet the needs of all of our students.
Brookwood School District 167, in partnership with parents and community, will create a learning environment in which all students excel at becoming lifelong learners and decision makers.
We Believe... Families shape their children’s motivation, confidence, and academic success by being interested and involved in their overall development. All students are unique and should be challenged to the highest level of academic and artistic excellence.
We are committed to: • providing students with highly qualified teachers • providing our staff with professional development
In the importance of staff development opportunities based on best practices and educational research. In educating our children in a safe and nurturing environment with access to state of the art technology. The school system should teach students to think critically enabling them to become contributing citizens in our global society. In continuous improvement in all aspects of the school system to foster a culture of excellence, accountability and integrity. In responsible stewardship of financial and physical resources.
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CALL US: 708.757.2100
Technology Help Line!
If your child is having any technology problems connecting to their teacher’s Google Meet (live teaching), please contact our help desk at (708) 300-3553 or email our help desk: helpdesk@brookwood167.org Please leave a detailed message with your name, your child’s name, phone number and the issue you are having with the device.
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Parents must call the school to report their child absent before 8:30 a.m. The number for reporting absences is (708) 756-2872. Official attendance will be reported every morning at 9:00 a.m. If your child joins a teacher’s classroom late, they will be marked tardy in PowerSchool, and you will be notified through the Principal’s ClassDojo.
If your child needs any resources or supplies for any of their classes, please contact the school office so we can help provide them with the needed materials.
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Tips To Ensure E-LEARNING Success
Parent’s Being Involved!
Designated place for student virtual classwork
Ensure your child log in EVERYDAY at 8:30 a.m.
Minimize distractions
Keep Cameras on
Stay logged on for the full period Communicate with teachers whenever necessary with questions or concerns Check in on your student to make sure they’re doing okay
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Please Join Our ClassDojo’s
ClassDojo
And Stay Informed!
CLASSDOJO IS ACTIVELY USED IN 90% OF U.S. K-8 SCHOOLS. ClassDojo is a free app that helps build amazing classroom and school communities. Teachers give feedback to students for any skill, like “Working Hard” and “Being Curious.” From the mobile app, parents view their child’s feedback, and can message directly with teachers and school leaders. Please join my ClassDojo so you can stay informed on what is happening at LONGWOOD SCHOOL. If you would like to join, please accept the invitation that we emailed to you or texted you, or contact the school at (708) 757-2100, email, rpatterson@brookwood167.org. All you will need to provide is your cell phone number or email address. GET INVOLVED AND STAY INFORMED!
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What’s Happening...
g Longwood PAWS Incentive Program
PAWS is Longwood’s behavior incentive program. Parents are familiar with the enthusiasm students have throughout the school year with earning a PAW from one of their teachers. Well, even with remote learning, we have found a way to keep that PAWS enthusiasm going. Students can earn PAWS in their virtual classroom if they log in on-time, follow virtual rules, participate in class discussions, complete assignments, and be excellent virtual classmates. Students can ‘bank’ the earned PAWS and use them in an October shopping day. Students can shop for a wide range of prizes based on the number of PAWS they have accumulated. Teachers will update their students at the end of each week of how many PAWS they’ve earned. We’ll announce the shopping day soon. On the shopping day, students can come to the school and pick up their prizes!
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What’s Happening...
g NWEA MAP Growth Fall Assessments
Students in Brookwood School District 167 Grades 3 – 8 will take the NWEA MAP Growth Assessment in October. Longwood 4th Graders will test on October 7th – 8th. Our 3rd Graders will test the following week, October 13th – 14th. The primary purpose of MAP Growth is to figure out what students know and what they’re ready to learn. This helps teachers adjust their instruction for each student. Don’t help your child answer questions! We recommend that you encourage your child to do their absolute best, but that you don’t provide any hints or assist them in answering questions. Helping your child answer questions misrepresents the test data and makes it harder for teachers to provide personalized instruction. Remind your child that on MAP tests they will get some answers right and some answers wrong because the test provides harder and easier questions based on their answers.
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LONGWOOD SCHOOL
Dr. Reginald Patterson, Principal
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Longwood Elementary School 441 Longwood Drive Glenwood, IL 60425 708.757.2100