Remote Learning Information for Westridge Families Use this document as a guide to help you navigate through our online learning journey at home. We are all a team and will be working together to support our students as they continue to learn and grow remotely. At Westridge we believe all students can be successful each day. Should you have questions for Principal Stein, please reach by email at jstein@jeffco.k12.co.us or go to this page to record your question: FAQ's Page for Westridge Families Mr. Stein will hold working hours from 7:30-4p.m. Be well, and be kind. District Info Monitoring COVID District Webpage Family Tech Tips Digital Citizenship & Tech For Ed Learning Jeffco Chromebook Login Directions & Connecting to Home Wifi Google Classroom and SeeSaw Login Directions A Parent’s Guide to Google Classroom Jeffco Food and Nutrition Services Westridge Elementary Westridge Westridge Elementary: Home Classrooms Please remember that we will work hard to create the most available and accessible virtual curriculum for your students. If anything is unclear for your student please contact your child’s teacher. Any email after 3pm will be responded to the next school day. Westridge Library: There are directions on how to log into everything. This is the best place to go for all Virtual (Remote) Learning tools. Please use this page as a guide for tools such as Google Classroom and SeeSaw. Email Mrs. Reed with any tech related questions: christi.reed@jeffco.k12.co.us Let’s work to be patient and kind to one another in this new scenario. School Wide Must Do’s for Students: Participate in learning! We want our students to continue to feel connected to our team and to their learning. Kindergarten and First Grade families-please check your email daily for learning plans and see information below on how they will be taking attendance. Attendance-Teachers will be taking online attendance through SeeSaw, Google Classroom, telephone communication. Please ensure that your child responds to their teacher’s attendance process no later than 12p.m. Teachers will be available periodically throughout the day to answer emails. Any email after 3:30 pm will be responded to the next school day. This allows for teachers to plan and prepare for the next day of instruction. Kindergarten Remote Learning Plans will be sent through a daily email from teachers. Attendance: SeeSaw will be used each day to document attendance. Links to Seesaw and all directions will be provided for families within the listed below. Online availability hours: Kindergarten teacher online availability hours: 9:00-3:00p.m. 1st Grade Remote Learning Plans: Daily assignments will be sent as an email through SchoolMessenger. Attendance: Students will need to fill out the attendance form on the 1st Grade website and login to SeeSaw daily (by 12 p.m. each day) for an attendance check-in. Online availability hours: Parents can email or call with questions to first grade teachers between 9:00-3:00. First grade teachers can continue to check their email periodically beyond the online hours, but this is not expected. 2nd Grade Remote Learning Plans: Opening of the day begins at 9 Teachers have sent homework packets to all students. First/Second Grade GT will receive google slides with See Saw activities. Link sent through Messenger as well as sharing through Google. Attendance: SeeSaw will be used each day. Online availability hours: 2nd Grade Teacher online availability hours: 9:00-3:00. 3rd Grade Remote Learning Plans:Third Grade will be using Google Classroom to communicate each day. Every day, students need to check in to the AT HOME LEARNING Google Classroom to get their daily discussion question. This discussion will be used for attendance each day. They will also be given their daily learning activities in this classroom. Attendance: There is a document outlining daily expectations at the top of the Google Classroom. Reference: How to Login to Google Classroom- Teacher and Student Directions Online availability hours: Students can ask questions to their teachers in Google Classroom between the hours between 9am and 3 pm. 4th Grade Remote Learning Plans:Fourth Grade will be using Google Classroom to communicate with students each day. Every day they should go to “Classwork” (at the top of the page) and open the “Daily Check In” for the day to answer a question for attendance. This is where they will find their assignments for the day: Their participation in the check-in question and daily classwork will count as their attendance by 12p.m. Attendance: The Google Classroom they will need to check is (they are already enrolled in this class and have used it at school Reference: GOOTCLAS: How to Log-in to Google Classroom Online availability hours: Students can ask questions to their teachers in Google Classroom between the hours between 9am and 3 pm. 5th Grade Remote Learning Plans:Fifth Grade will be using Google Classroom to communicate with students each day. Screencastify embedded in slideshows will be posted inside of Google classroom Students must check in at both their homeroom classroom & Community Classroom. Attendance: Students will respond in Google Classroom. Student attendance will be recorded daily by 12 p.m. (but we are flexible with internet and/or other issues; just let us know). Communication: Students can email us with their gmail accounts if they have questions between 9am and 3 pm. Online availability hours: Students can ask questions to their teachers in Google Classroom or via gmail between the hours between 9am and 3 pm. Learning Support Specialist Each provider will email families this week with specifics for special education support. AMP (Art, Music, P.E.) Remote Learning Plans: Remote learning tab on websites Attendance: Check in with Grade level Google classrooms (3-5) - in rotations, what activities for each day; Seesaw (K-2) Online availability hours: Teacher will be online from 9a.m.-3p.m. Extra Online Resources Read from our all school book club Wishtree and do these online activities with the book Scholastic Learn from home activities SeeSaw (K-3)- Sign in with Google Book Creator (K-5)- Sign in with Google PebbleGo (K-5)- username: westridge password: school Discovery Ed-(K-5) Sign in with Google-Science videos and virtual field trips Kids National Geographic- (K-5) Epic Books (k-5)-Read or listen to stories. This is a free site. Some teachers may already be using this site and your child will have a log in. If not, Epic offers a free 30 day trial. ABCYa-(K-2) no login required Khan Academy (2-5) Math-Sign in with Google Prodigy-(2-5) Math-Sign in with Google Jeffco Public Library- use your public library card so that you can use Tumblebooks and Book Flix along with many online databases and ebooks Storyline Online- (K-5) Stories read by celebrities! Code.org (K-5) online coding Scratch (K-5) online coding Typing.com (K-5) sign in with Google Typing Club (K-5) sign in with Google Museums offering free virtual tours More online activities
Remote Learning Information
for Westridge Families
Use this document as a guide to help you navigate through our online learning journey at home. We are all a team and will be working together to support our students as they continue to learn and grow remotely. At Westridge we believe all students can be successful each day. Should you have questions for Principal Stein, please reach by email at jstein@jeffco.k12.co.us or go to this page to record your question: FAQ's Page for Westridge Families Mr. Stein will hold working hours from 7:30-4p.m. Be well, and be kind.
District Info
Monitoring COVID District Webpage
Family Tech Tips
Digital Citizenship & Tech For Ed Learning
Jeffco Chromebook Login Directions & Connecting to Home Wifi
Google Classroom and SeeSaw Login Directions
A Parent’s Guide to Google Classroom
Jeffco Food and Nutrition Services
Westridge Elementary
Westridge Westridge Elementary: Home
Classrooms Please remember that we will work hard to create the most available and accessible virtual curriculum for your students. If anything is unclear for your student please contact your child’s teacher. Any email after 3pm will be responded to the next school day.
Westridge Library: There are directions on how to log into everything. This is the best place to go for all Virtual (Remote) Learning tools. Please use this page as a guide for tools such as Google Classroom and SeeSaw. Email Mrs. Reed with any tech related questions: christi.reed@jeffco.k12.co.us
Let’s work to be patient and kind to one another in this new scenario.
School Wide Must Do’s for Students:
Participate in learning! We want our students to continue to feel connected to our team and to their learning.
Kindergarten and First Grade families-please check your email daily for learning plans and see information below on how they will be taking attendance.
Attendance-Teachers will be taking online attendance through SeeSaw, Google Classroom, telephone communication. Please ensure that your child responds to their teacher’s attendance process no later than 12p.m.
Teachers will be available periodically throughout the day to answer emails. Any email after 3:30 pm will be responded to the next school day. This allows for teachers to plan and prepare for the next day of instruction.
Kindergarten
Remote Learning Plans will be sent through a daily email from teachers.
Attendance: SeeSaw will be used each day to document attendance. Links to Seesaw and all directions will be provided for families within the listed below.
Online availability hours: Kindergarten teacher online availability hours: 9:00-3:00p.m.
1st Grade
Remote Learning Plans: Daily assignments will be sent as an email through SchoolMessenger.
Attendance: Students will need to fill out the attendance form on the 1st Grade website and login to SeeSaw daily (by 12 p.m. each day) for an attendance check-in.
Online availability hours: Parents can email or call with questions to first grade teachers between 9:00-3:00. First grade teachers can continue to check their email periodically beyond the online hours, but this is not expected.
2nd Grade
Remote Learning Plans: Opening of the day begins at 9
Teachers have sent homework packets to all students.
First/Second Grade GT will receive google slides with See Saw activities. Link sent through Messenger as well as sharing through Google.
Attendance: SeeSaw will be used each day.
Online availability hours: 2nd Grade Teacher online availability hours: 9:00-3:00.
3rd Grade
Remote Learning Plans:Third Grade will be using Google Classroom to communicate each day. Every day, students need to check in to the AT HOME LEARNING Google Classroom to get their daily discussion question. This discussion will be used for attendance each day. They will also be given their daily learning activities in this classroom.
Attendance: There is a document outlining daily expectations at the top of the Google Classroom.
Reference: How to Login to Google Classroom- Teacher and Student Directions
Online availability hours: Students can ask questions to their teachers in Google Classroom between the hours between 9am and 3 pm.
4th Grade
Remote Learning Plans:Fourth Grade will be using Google Classroom to communicate with students each day.
Every day they should go to “Classwork” (at the top of the page) and open the “Daily Check In” for the day to answer a question for attendance. This is where they will find their assignments for the day:
Their participation in the check-in question and daily classwork will count as their attendance by 12p.m.
Attendance: The Google Classroom they will need to check is (they are already enrolled in this class and have used it at school
Reference: GOOTCLAS: How to Log-in to Google Classroom
5th Grade
Remote Learning Plans:Fifth Grade will be using Google Classroom to communicate with students each day.
Screencastify embedded in slideshows will be posted inside of Google classroom
Students must check in at both their homeroom classroom & Community Classroom.
Attendance: Students will respond in Google Classroom.
Student attendance will be recorded daily by 12 p.m. (but we are flexible with internet and/or other issues; just let us know).
Communication: Students can email us with their gmail accounts if they have questions between 9am and 3 pm.
Online availability hours: Students can ask questions to their teachers in Google Classroom or via gmail between the hours between 9am and 3 pm.
Learning Support Specialist
Each provider will email families this week with specifics for special education support.
AMP (Art, Music, P.E.)
Remote Learning Plans: Remote learning tab on websites
Attendance: Check in with Grade level Google classrooms (3-5) - in rotations, what activities for each day; Seesaw (K-2)
Online availability hours: Teacher will be online from 9a.m.-3p.m.
Extra Online Resources
Read from our all school book club Wishtree and do these online activities with the book
Scholastic Learn from home activities
SeeSaw (K-3)- Sign in with Google
Book Creator (K-5)- Sign in with Google
PebbleGo (K-5)- username: westridge password: school
Discovery Ed-(K-5) Sign in with Google-Science videos and virtual field trips
Kids National Geographic- (K-5)
Epic Books (k-5)-Read or listen to stories. This is a free site. Some teachers may already be using this site and your child will have a log in. If not, Epic offers a free 30 day trial.
ABCYa-(K-2) no login required
Khan Academy (2-5) Math-Sign in with Google
Prodigy-(2-5) Math-Sign in with Google
Jeffco Public Library- use your public library card so that you can use Tumblebooks and Book Flix along with many online databases and ebooks
Storyline Online- (K-5) Stories read by celebrities!
Code.org (K-5) online coding
Scratch (K-5) online coding
Typing.com (K-5) sign in with Google
Typing Club (K-5) sign in with Google
Museums offering free virtual tours
More online activities
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