Sunday, April 19, 2020

The Essentials

Hi folks, Jon Wennstrom here! I'm sure by now, you have received the email from Mrs. Oquist about our continuity of learning plan and how we are moving forward with distance learning. Part of that plan is teachers from across the district, working to establish the five essential concepts in English Language Arts and Mathematics to focus on for the remainder of the year. These will be taught in weekly lessons through a variety of virtual platforms for our students and provide opportunities for students to submit work and receive feedback from teachers. However, I think our district & school team have already been working on the essentials for the past month. Our district has continued providing necessary food distribution for families. We have supported the social/emotional needs of students through a 24 hour support line. At the building level, the Buchanan staff have been reaching out to families through email, social media, and even phone calls to make sure our students are feeling connected and supported. This will continue and even increase as each classroom hosts virtual class meetings each week and provides video lessons. I'm proud of Livonia Public Schools and the Buchanan Team for making sure that ALL of our students have "the essentials" they need!
  


UPCOMING EVENTS AT BUCHANAN

Week of April 20: All Classrooms will have at least one virtual Class Meeting 

Thursday, April 23: Families in need of a device may pick up a chromebook from the Buchanan Office from 12:00-1:00 PM. 

Week of April 27 and beyond: All Classrooms will have weekly virtual Class Meetings and posted lessons for ELA and Math as well as links to activities for PE, Art, Music, and Library

 Thursday, April 30: Virtual Science Fair

PTA POINTS
  • Below is the slate of nominees running for each position for Buchanan's 2020-2021 PTA Board. We will likely hold a PTA meeting via Zoom in May or early June, during which we will hold elections. We will keep you posted!
President: Valerie Jackson
1st Vice President: Jill Allevato
2nd Vice President: Mary Anne LaCaprara
Treasurer: Amy Owens
Recording Secretary: Marcie Wenzlick
Corresponding Secretary: Kira Crandall and Katie Klann
Check out this link to participate in the Buchanan Virtual Science Fair!

Click HERE to visit our school web page & see all the links to family resources & weekly lessons!


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Did you know that all classrooms will be hosting virtual class meetings every week? The meetings will be held using "Google Meets" or a secure "Zoom" session. Please remember that video conferencing should ONLY be initiated by the classroom teachers. Students should not start video conferences or invite others to join...this is the role of the teachers. Thank you for monitoring your child's online activities and for your support of distance learning. Great things are happening in our Buchanan community! 



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