{"id":16383,"date":"2020-04-29T04:00:32","date_gmt":"2020-04-29T08:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/?p=16383"},"modified":"2020-04-29T16:26:57","modified_gmt":"2020-04-29T20:26:57","slug":"covid-closure-daily-update-for-wednesday-april-29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/news\/?p=16383","title":{"rendered":"COVID Closure Daily Update for Wednesday, April 29"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Day\u00a0 28 – Learning from Home Experience\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

We\u2019ve made it to our sixth week of teaching and learning from home. I will continue to praise our staff for your hard work and dedication as we continue to educate our young people each day during the COVID-19 pandemic. They are the epitome of vision, integrity and passion (VIP) and we are so fortunate to be a part of a school division that\u2019s making it happen on behalf of our students.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This week, it was great to see our George Washington Middle School teacher, Colleen McEnearney, featured in a Washington Post article chronicling her typical working day. If you haven\u2019t already read the article, please take a moment to read <\/span>Live vs. tape-delayed: How two approaches to online learning change life for teachers and students<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Tomorrow evening, Dr. Elizabeth Hoover, our Chief Technology Officer, will be appearing on <\/span>Zebra TV<\/span><\/a> talking about our technology efforts to ensure our students are able to successfully engage in learning from home.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Speaking of TV, students can now access our original learning shows created by our educators \u201con demand\u201d. The content, aimed at children in preK-2, is available on our <\/span>ACPS-at-Home<\/span><\/a> website.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Finally, please join me in welcoming our newest Chief, Julia A. Burgos, who will join ACPS on July 2, 2020 from Arlington Public Schools where she has been chief of staff since 2013. Mrs. Burgos will be taking on the new role of Chief of School and Community Relations and will be overseeing the merger of two of our departments: the Office of School, Business and Community Partnerships and the Office of Communications. We are so excited to have her join our team and look forward to her leadership in ACPS.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Stay safe, stay healthy and stay informed!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Sincerely,<\/span><\/p>\n

Dr. Gregory C. Hutchings, Jr.<\/span>
\n<\/span>Superintendent of Schools<\/span><\/p>\n

Catch our Homegrown TV Content Online Anytime<\/b><\/h2>\n

For a few weeks now, our teachers have been busily turning into TV stars for our younger students in grades pre-K through 2nd grade.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

To supplement our elementary level educational packets and homeroom teacher guidance, many of our educators have also thrown themselves into recording engaging and fun thirty minute lessons.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lesson\u2019s include \u201cRhyming Fun with Ms. Nelson\u201d and \u201cMs. Gore\u2019s Color Lesson\u201d aimed at PreK and Kindergarten.<\/span><\/p>\n

Those in first and second grade have been invited to watch \u201cMr. Humphrey\u2019s Underhanded Throwing Technique\u201d and \u201cFractions with Miss Martin\u201d amongst other topics.<\/span><\/p>\n

Up until now, the shows have only been available to watch on set schedules on our ACPS-TV channel and the City of Alexandria\u2019s AlexTV channel, as well as on our website.<\/span><\/p>\n

But now, they are available for your children to view repeatedly at your convenience through links on the ACPS-at-home webpage.<\/span><\/p>\n

Check out the recorded lessons aimed at students in PreK and Kindergarten at <\/span>Pre-K and Kindergarten Learning from Home<\/span><\/a> and in <\/span>First and Second Grade Learning from Home<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

You can still tune in between 8 to 11:30 a.m each day for the latest content on <\/span>AlexTV Cable Channel 70 (PreK-K) and<\/b> ACPS-TV Cable Channel 71 (Grades 1 and 2)<\/b> if you have a Comcast package.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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