Google classroom and meet expectations

Google Classroom and Google Meet Expectations

The main thing to remember is that this is a classroom and you are here to learn. If the words or behaviours would not be appropriate in school, they are not appropriate here. Be mindful of your language and speak kindly to one another. This is a learning space, so if it is not something that would be blurted out in class, it probably does not belong on our Google Classroom stream.

There are some safety rules to remember:

• Do not post people’s personal information, including their last names, phone numbers, email addresses, etc. Your Google account is secured by CBE, but you need to be careful online.
• If ever given the option to share your location, say no. 
• What you say online stays online, so even if you delete something, there could still be a record of it. Don’t say something you will want to take back.

Work will be posted for you on Mondays and it is up to you when you complete tasks throughout the week. Try to submit your work by the weekend so that you are ready for the next week’s tasks. The main focus of our online work will be math and LA, but you will also have opportunities to complete science and social studies tasks each week. In all subjects, there will be must, should, and could tasks. There may also be extension questions and extra activities. 

All three teachers will be online to connect with you most mornings between 8:00 and 10:00. We will each post a link to a Google Meet so that you can connect with us to ask questions and get clarification. In the afternoons, Mr. Mueller and Mr. Shackelton will be online between 12:30 and 2:30 if you have questions. The schedule is pretty similar to our typical school day, though we know you will not be online the whole time. If you have questions outside of school hours, email us and we will get back to you when we can. We will not be online on days that are on the calendar as no school days (non-instructional days, holidays).

Part of the reasoning behind having all grade six students together in one classroom is so that you can work together and stay connected with each other. You always have access to your Gmail and Google Meet, so you can talk to your classmates (you can also post on Classroom, but try not to clutter up the stream with what could be private conversations). 

Please recognize that this is new for everyone (including teachers) and we are all trying our best. Be patient and be kind. Together, we’ll make it work!

Sincerely, The Grade 6 Team