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Dear Parent(s) / Guardian(s): 
  
Thank you for your patience as we work through some necessary planning in preparation for resuming structured learning opportunities for your child. I understand there has been a lot of uncertainty about what learning is going to look like moving forward. I can assure you that we are going to work on key learning outcomes at-home within the parameters established by the province and CBE. 
  
To help me understand your family’s access to technology, can you please provide responses to the following three questions: 
§  Does your child have access to a computer, laptop, iPad/tablet, smart phone? If so which types of technology might be accessible?  
§  Does your child have access to the Internet? 
§  Is your only option a paper-based education for your child? 
  
While the lessons I will be providing are aimed to minimize technology, there will still be times where we will need to rely on technology as a resource. It is important that your child knows their CBE ID#, email and password. The CBE ID# can be found on their digital report card through PowerSchool. When you check in and reply to this email, I will send you your child’s email and password. 
                                                                                                                                              
Starting Friday April 3, you will receive from me a weekly learning plan for the upcoming week. Each week’s plan will highlight what we are working on, various resources and an explanation of your child’s activities or tasks. 
  
I will have Grade 3 learning plan, for this week, communicated to families via email and blog by the end of the day on Tuesday March 31. In the meantime, continue to daily read, start a daily reflective journal, play known math games and think of a possible passion project ideas. A passion project is a mini research project of the students choice. For example, are you interested natural disasters, the solar system, animals, or anything of your choice?  
  
I will primarily be communicating with you and your child via email with all learning plans also posted to the blog. As time moves on I also intend to use Google classroom and if necessary, will replicate lessons into a paper format.  
  
Students and/or parents can reach out to me for help or for clarification via e-mail at dllanglois@cbe.ab.ca. If you have questions during the weekday, I expect to be able to answer most questions that same day. If specific support is needed I can also be available to call you at a time that is convenient for you. 
  
I recognize this is new for most of us and we will get through this together. I am here for your child and look forward to being in regular contact with your child and yourself. 

Denean

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