March 4, 2021 RCSD Educator Blog

Message from Jamey Schrey

#Celebrate

It is the third trimester! I wanted to take a moment and thank you all for your hard work. I also wanted to take a moment and ask that each of you pats yourself on the back for that hard work. I talk to my sister, who lives in the Bay Area, and hear about how her children are offered very little live instruction online, with no opportunity for in-person instruction. As a single mom, a lawyer, and head of the research department, it is challenging to educationally support and emotionally support her 10, 13, and 16 years old.

Here are just a few of the things that I hear as I am out in the community:

• My child is in a fantastic cooking club online.
• The music teachers have been so creative.
• I loved that we still had teacher conferences.
• My child has enjoyed participating in PE.
• Students are being celebrated each month.
• Even online, my child’s teacher brings so much enthusiasm.
• My child is such a different person since fall.
• Online learning has been a gift to our family.
• I thought that my child would be hungrier, but he is always just fine.
• The front office staff is so kind.
• Even though we had to quarantine, we know we are helping the community.

In speaking with one of my physicians the other day, he made a point to share this, “My two children are fortunate to live in a community and school district that supports children. I am so glad that staff is getting vaccinations and is being treated like the amazing heroes they are...Roseville City School District has been the most important asset I have come to better appreciate in the pandemic.”

Thank you for continuing your efforts during the last trimester. I know we all hope for continued COVID improvement, better health for all, and more opportunities to come!

Have a great weekend!

Jamey

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COVID Information 

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FAQ’s regarding COVID at work
Please click here for some commonly asked questions from staff regarding COVID-19. We will continue to update this sheet as more questions come in. Thank you.

Surveillance Testing
In partnership with California Health and Human Services, RCSD proudly offers COVID-19 surveillance testing for its asymptomatic employees on a once-a-week basis starting in March. 
This testing is for RCSD Staff and on-site daycare agency staff only. Staff must register ONCE through the Color Platform and then test at their assigned site. Staff may not test at other sites without permission by the COVID Response Team. See your administrator or supervisor for details.
Click here for the March schedule. Thanks!

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Science Information

K-5 Science

NGSS Essential Standards and Hand-on-Activity Support 

Watch this video to find out more!

The first RCSD PD will be on March 15 with Discovery Education.

March 23rd and 24th is DEN (Discovery Education) VirtCon: Spring 2021 - An amazing opportunity to learn, share, and connect with other educators! You’ll hear how they find and organize digital resources and strategies to create meaningful learning experiences for students.

Learn more and register here to get all of the updates & access to event recordings.

K-8 Science Learning Opportunity, California Academy of Sciences

April 19th and 26th Presented by the California Academy of Sciences and hosted by Roseville’s Utility Exploration Center. Join us for this free online series as we explore what Low Floor, High Ceiling experiences can look like in science.  

Register here: limited space is available

6-8 Amplify (Science)
If your student is using a Chromebook and unable to see the full Amplify simulation, please make sure the student selects the “full screen” option on the top row of the Chromebook screen.  

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Optional Monday PD

3-8 CAASPP Practice Assessments in Otus 
In your “Shared with Me” folder in Otus, you will now see CAASPP practice tests for you to use with your students.  This is an optional resource to support you and your students as you prepare for CAASPP. You can still take practice assessments through TOMS. There are benefits of using both practice tests in TOMS and the ones we created in Otus.

The benefit of practice assessments through the actual testing system is students get used to that system. The benefit of practice assessments in Otus is you can see the data of what students got right or wrong and use it as a teaching tool with students.  Watch this video to find out more! Additional support will be provided on March 8 during Optional Monday PD. 

You can get the Zoom link and see other upcoming PD opportunities on this document.