We are off to a great start in a unique school year. Staff and students have settled in to the hybrid or fully remote learning format. The first few weeks saw time devoted to getting students acclimated to being back in school and completing benchmark assessments. As teachers introduce new content and new learning, you will see an increase in opportunities for students to live stream into the classroom while learning from home. It is important that our at home learners utilize the opportunity to join in with the live classroom instruction. Should you experience any difficulties with … [Read more...] about October 2020
Welcome Back!
We had a great first two days back! Finally having students and teachers in the building makes it feel like school again. Our students did a fantastic job wearing masks and maintaining social distance protocols. As a reminder, we will line up for arrival outdoors every day, regardless of weather conditions. Please be sure that your children are dressed for the weather. In the event of rain there will be plenty of room for children to stand in line with an umbrella if they wish to bring one. If your child is learning from home on a given day, please do not have them report to the … [Read more...] about Welcome Back!
May/June 2020
May 2020
Our Pierrepont community of students, staff and parents is continuing to successfully adjust to distance learning. Flexibility will continue to be key as we work together to navigate a very different approach to learning. Zoom and other video platforms are being utilized in a variety of ways throughout the week both synchronously and asynchronously. To the degree possible, I encourage your child to participate in the synchronous class experiences such as class meetings and small group review sessions, as they allow the students to connect with their classmates and teachers and to ask for … [Read more...] about May 2020