March 23, 2020
Dear Parents and students:
The new reality of your children, our students, learning at home is a new challenge for us all.
Here are some tips to help your child (or children) set up a space to get good work completed. Just winging it does not work. As we all know, setting up a space does help when doing a task.
* Have each child set up a space as his or her own. For some that may be a table, or portion of a table. For others, it may be a humble space on a rug or chair. Having some formal "set up" for this learning space will enable your child to "go there"
as a routine each day.
* Have break time set up: time to eat, have a "free," relax in between learning time. Take such time to get outside to do some solitary activity and exercise.
* Require your child to get up each morning at a reasonable early time to begin the "school day" at home.
* Monitor their social media even more closely. Our children know how to get lost in social media, in playing on game devices, etc. Although these activities in limits do have an important role in their day, with the loss of "school day boundaries,"
the urge to stay on those activities for endless time poses a real concern. Perhaps engage them to play a board game, talk about family memories, watch a movie together.
We know that many of you also have your college kids returning unexpectedly. Sharing the household space and transforming space for on-line learning for all ages is another layer of challenges in the home.
Please know we are available for you. We understand the added stress of balancing this global health crisis, managing your own jobs, and providing attention and hope to both your children and other relatives. We know this is difficult. Please know you
are not alone. We are here to support, listen to, and share with you.
Sincerely,
Ms. Roseau
