Good Afternoon, 2B Families,
I hope you had a blessed Easter and wonderful spring break in the sunshine! I wanted to send along a couple updates as we get started on a new week of distance learning. Next week, we will be utilizing a new reading resource website called Epic! I hope to use this to help with assigning “good-fit” books, planning reading groups, and daily assignments. I would like students to have a chance to explore the website this week and get comfortable using it as a resource. More information about Epic!, a 2B personalized video about Epic!, and how to help your student get logged in can be found below. I will also post this in our Google Classroom. 😊
Important Tidbits:
Class Picture: We are collecting pictures of each student for our class picture, since we were unable to get ours this spring. Mrs. Buenvenida (Marianna’s mom) will be collecting and putting the pictures together in a Brady Bunch/Zoom-like fashion. If you would please send her a picture of your child, from the shoulders up (if possible), that would be great! Pictures can be sent to the email address annaRmarcB@gmail.com. Thank you for helping make this possible!
2B Zoom Meeting Schedule (Wednesday 4/22 and Friday 4/24)!
Topic: 2B Earth Day Meeting
Time: Apr 22, 2020 10:00 AM
Join Zoom Meeting – information was emailed to you and listed in google classrooms
Topic: 2B Friday Check-In
Time: Apr 24, 2020 10:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting – information was emailed to you and listed in google classrooms
Epic!
We are going to start using this useful learning tool called Epic! – the largest and safest digital library for kids. It allows students to freely explore their interests for endless learning fun. I will be assigning books and monitoring student progress through this program. Please see below for instructions on how to help your student log-in. I have also created a short introductory video to show students what can be found on Epic! I am very excited to embark on this reading journey and I think the students will be thrilled too! 😊
Using a laptop or Chromebook?
Open up your web browser and
- Go to www.getepic.com/students
- Log in with your class code
- Select their name and they’re in!
OR
Using a phone or mobile device?
After launching the Epic app
- Select “Have an account? Log In” then click “Students & Educators”
- Log in with your class code
- Select their name and they’re in!
Enjoy the sunshine!
Sincerely,
Addison Borseth
Second Grade Teacher
