North Pointe Family,
On behalf of North Pointe’s teachers, administrators, and staff, I need to start by saying – – “We miss our students!!” Many of us have been on campus for the past 2 days (keeping at least 6 feet away from each other), and the school feels eerily quiet.
As you are aware, all Arizona schools are currently closed through April 10th. We do not know if the closures will be extended again, but we will make sure to inform you as soon as we know anything,
Distance Learning: Monday, March 30th – Pointe Schools will begin providing distance learning for our students. Most teachers are using Google Classroom, but there are some other platforms being used as well.
Student emails and Google Classroom: All North Pointe Students have a student e-mail (firstname.lastname@pointestudent.org). Students log into their student e-mails and Google Classrooms on google.com (upper right hand blue ‘sign in’). Teachers with Google Classrooms have already sent out “invitations” to students. If you did not get an invitation, please e-mail the teacher directly (emails are on the northpointeprep.com website under the ‘Academics’ tab at the top of the page). Most Google Classroom information can be accessed via apps on iPhones and Androids, in addition to tablets and computers. Here are 3 videos other parents have found helpful:
Weekly schedule: To simplify the work-flow for students and families with multiple students, all teachers will provide online work by 8:00 am each Monday and student work will be due by 2:30 the following Monday. This will be our weekly cycle through the school closures.
Amount of work: Each teacher has been asked to provide approximately 2 hours worth of learning & work per class per week. Because North Pointe students have six classes per semester, students will have about 12 hours of learning and work per week (AP students can expect to have more work than 2 hours a week).
Student check-in: This week, teachers reached out to students through students’ @pointestudent.org e-mails and Google Classrooms. If teachers didn’t receive a response, we have been reaching out to parents via email and phone.
Paper-based work: Parents who have requested paper-based work can pick it up in the front office on Mondays between 9:00 am and 2:30 pm.
Amount of work: Each teacher has been asked to provide approximately 2 hours worth of learning & work per class per week. Because North Pointe students have six classes per semester, students will have about 12 hours of learning and work per week (AP students can expect to have more work than 2 hours a week).
Student check-in: This week, teachers reached out to students through students’ @pointestudent.org e-mails and Google Classrooms. If teachers didn’t receive a response, we have been reaching out to parents via email and phone.
Paper-based work: Parents who have requested paper-based work can pick it up in the front office on Mondays between 9:00 am and 2:30 pm.
To reduce the possibility of COVID19 transmission, we ask that students email the completed work directly to the teacher by 2:30 pm on the following Monday. Most smartphones can be used to scan and e-mail a document. On an iPhone, go into ‘Notes,’ click the ‘Camera’ icon, and scan documents to be saved in a PDF format. On an Android, some of our people have had great success using the app TinyScanner and then emailing the PDF to the teacher.
Special education services: Special education teachers have been contacting families this week regarding their specific schedules and student’s needs.
Special education services: Special education teachers have been contacting families this week regarding their specific schedules and student’s needs.
The teachers, staff, and I want to make sure that you know we are doing everything we can to ensure our students continue to progress academically while also keeping in mind that families have different resources and needs during this unprecedented time. We are working hard to balance clarity and consistency with flexibility. We are all having to adapt to a different way of doing things, but I’m confident we’ll get through it together.
Social Media: We are working on ways to stay connected with our students through social media and Zoom. Please keep an eye on North Pointe’s social media platforms (facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube).
Prom and graduation: We have not cancelled prom or graduation. We will notify you as soon as possible if we are forced to make other plans.
Over the next couple of weeks, I will be scheduling some Zoom “town hall” style meetings for groups of students – Grade-level teachers will send students information on dates and times.
Please feel free to e-mail me directly (jwilliamson@pointeschools.org) with questions. We hope you and your family are staying safe and healthy, and are finding ways to stay connected to the people you care about.
Regards,
Dr. Jody Williamson
Principal, North Pointe Prep
Social Media: We are working on ways to stay connected with our students through social media and Zoom. Please keep an eye on North Pointe’s social media platforms (facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube).
Prom and graduation: We have not cancelled prom or graduation. We will notify you as soon as possible if we are forced to make other plans.
Over the next couple of weeks, I will be scheduling some Zoom “town hall” style meetings for groups of students – Grade-level teachers will send students information on dates and times.
Please feel free to e-mail me directly (jwilliamson@pointeschools.org) with questions. We hope you and your family are staying safe and healthy, and are finding ways to stay connected to the people you care about.
Regards,
Dr. Jody Williamson
Principal, North Pointe Prep
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