SUMMER LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES!
This summer, GCSC is providing “Summer Opportunities” for all K-8 students!
K-5 students will have access to Imagine Learning for reading and math practice. Students in grades 6-8 will have access to Imagine Learning Math.
All K-8 students who participate in math and pass two lessons a week (or spend 45 minutes on the program) will be entered into a weekly drawing!
All K-5 students who participate in 60 minutes of Language & Literacy a week will be entered into a weekly drawing!
Week 1: June 1 - 7 (Drawing on 6/8)
Week 2: June 8-14 (Drawing on 6/15)
Week 3: June 15- 21 (Drawing on 6/22)
Week 4: June 22- 28 (Drawing on 6/29)
Week 5: June 29- July 5 (Drawing on 7/6)
Week 6: July 6- 12 (Drawing on 7/13)
Week 7: July 13-19 (Drawing on 7/20)
Week 8: July 20-26 (Drawing on 7/27)
*Students can participate in one week or as many as they choose.
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COVID-19 Update: 4.28.2020
Grading During eLearning
Elementary
While we understand that grades can be a motivator for students to complete work, it is unfair to hold students accountable for factors outside of their control, such as access to the internet, access to materials, and/or adult support.
That being said, letter grades will not be given for the 4th nine weeks of school. Teachers will instead provide a narrative description of student work. Teachers are also tracking contact made with parents and students through phone calls, emails, and video conferences. Grades from 3rd nine weeks will be used as the semester grade.
The past 6 weeks of eLearning have been critical to academic growth. Students who do not engage in reading and participate in regular academic practice will be significantly behind once school resumes.
Remember, learning can occur without grades, and student work is being monitored and evaluated.
The best thing you can do for your child is to read everyday!
Middle School
Students are expected to continue to work on all assignments and complete them to the best of their ability, in the best time-frame possible, given current conditions. Any work given out on M,T,W will be due the next Sun prior to the next school week. (So students can continue to work on assignments Thur - Sun.) Any work not turned in will be counted as "missing," not a 0. At the end of the next week, missing will be changed into "does not count." In the end, it won't be a 0.
At the end of the 4th quarter, if the student's grade is higher than the 3rd quarter, then they've earned the higher grade. In this case, if you know you are not happy with the grade you earned in the 3rd quarter, you have an opportunity to work and get a better grade for the 4th quarter.
At the end of the 4th quarter, if the student's grade is lower than the 3rd quarter, they will get their 3rd quarter grade.
There will be no final exams.
High School
The "GHS Plan Moving Forward" was published on April 5th. This document can be found on the GHS website. Highlights from that document include:
All students' semester grades will not be negatively impacted by eLearning assignments during Quarter 4.
Quarter 3 grade will be used for both Q3 & Q4 as well as S2 unless the student requests for Q4 to be factored in.
Learning and learning opportunities will continue during Q4. Teachers will focus on providing instruction, providing feedback and guidance. This will not negatively impact any student's grade or GPA. Q4 can be used to increase or improve “hold harmless grade/status” and help the S2 grade.
S2: This is the semester grade. This is the grade that appears on a high school transcript. The Hold Harmless proposal for GHS is that a Student’s Q3 grade for a course will become his/her S2 grade. The S2 grade can be higher than the Q3 grade if satisfactory work is done during the eLearning/Q4 term. The S2 grade will not be lower than the Q3 grade for any student.
There will be no final exam grade.
COVID-19 Update: 4.4.2020
With Governor Holcomb's most recent executive orders, he has closed all schools for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year. Yet there is still a requirement for us to complete 160 instructional days. While the physical buildings will be closed, eLearning will continue so that we can complete those required 160 days. We will continue to do eLearning on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday each week. Thursday and Friday will continue to be waiver days. Teachers are still teaching and checking for understanding, so please continue to work together as a team of adults for your child's education. Each teacher and school will be sending you more specific instructions in the coming days.
Students who are in classes to earn high school credits must be diligent to complete course requirements in order to earn credit for the class.
As the calendar is set right now, our last day of eLearning for this school year will be Wednesday, May 13, 2020. Of course everything changes almost daily, so be flexible.
If you experience any technology problems with your school device, please email: elearning@greencastle.k12.in.us and our tech team will be there for you!
Grab and Go packs will continue to be served on Wednesdays from 10:30 am - 1:00 pm at Door #3 of Greencastle High School.
Some have asked about collecting personal items from the buildings. We are in the process of creating a safe and orderly way to get your items back to you. We will be doing that somewhere between next week and mid-May. Please be patient as we create that protocol. If you have any questions, please try your child's teacher first, then your school principal by using their emails that can be found on the school website under contacts. Social media does not always know the right answers but teachers and principals do.
We are all in this together! We will come through this.