On April 2, Indiana's Governor Holcomb and Superintendent of Public Schools, Jennifer McCormick announced Indiana's K-12 students will finish the school year from home. All schools will remain closed through the end of the current school year in response to the continuing spread of COVID-19.

Lafayette School Corporation will be providing additional guidance for the month of May. However, at this time, the plan is to continue with MWF E-Learning through May 15. We are working on continuous learning plans with a focus on meeting our families needs. Thank you for your support and flexibility as we move forward.

ELearning Days:

MWF: Apr. 6, 8, 10

MWF: Apr. 13, 15, 17

MWF: Apr. 20, 22, 24

MW: Apr. 27, 29

Teachers are sharing their expectations for students during ELearning. We will be taking attendance and grades. Students are expected to participate, learn, and to follow teacher directions. We do understand that some students may not have internet access. Please communicate by emailing the classroom teacher if you are unable complete the assignments due to technology challenges.

You are welcome to email or text me if I can be of any assistance aave@lsc.k12.in.us 765-714-9007

Chartwells served 25,000 meals this past Friday and ran out early. They will bring even more food this upcoming Friday to try and meet everyone's needs. We apologize if you went closer to 12:00 and the bus was gone.

The following sites will receive 7 Breakfast and 7 Lunches per child. All of these meals will be distributed from a LSC bus every Friday starting April 3. Times are from 10:30-12:30

Vinton Elementary

McAllister Recreation Center – 2351 N. 20th Street

Linnwood School

Julia Lane and Sickle Ct. – 3931 Sickle Ct.

Burberry Apts. – 1002 Burberry Drive

Village Square Apts. – 102 Red Cloud Trail

Church on Wabash Ave. – 500 Wabash Ave.

Murdock Elementary

Oakland Elementary

Miami Elementary

Cambridge Estates – 2512 Kingsway Drive

Windermere/Briarwood – 1900 Windermere Drive

Edgelea Elementary

Sun Villa Apts. – 2524 Eckman Drive

Earhart Elementary

Southhaven – 2218 Southhaven Blvd.

Bridgewater – 1918 Bridgewater Circle

Specials Teachers are providing activities weekly for students. They would like for students to participate and send an email confirming that your child did their activity. Click on the links below for parent friendly and family fun activities that will keep your children learning and having fun at the same time! Please click on each link to see how the teachers plan to collect homework assignments. The specials teachers have worked hard to create plans with flexibility and fun.

Thank you Mr. Cross, Miss Reseigh, Mrs. McGlothlin, Mrs. Annette Miller, Mrs. Deb Miller, Mr. Tsai, and Mrs. Armstrong

You may also refer to the Edgelea website page, under the E-Learning tab for more information from Specials Teachers, Special Education, School Counselor, and more.

Click below for Showbie codes

1. I post the tasks/ activities on Showbie for k/ 2/ 3/ 4 grade. For 1st grade, I email Massodi of PPT slides for the activities since she does not utilize Showbie for her class.

2. I will post on assignments on Monday and the students should utilize either Showbie or Flipgrid to submit the assignment on Friday.

3. When the students submit video clip/ assignment on Flipgrid/ showbie, the grade will be entered in Powerschool.

Great literature resources with free read alouds from famous authors and even opportunities to doodle with your favorite illustrators. Click on the links below.

With so many families suddenly having to figure out homeschooling and battle general self-isolation boredom, the creative community has really stepped up! Here are just a few of the great online resources that have sprung up:

From the School Library Journal - Kid Lit Authors Step Up To Help Educators, Students, and Parents

From Mighty Kind Magazine - A free "Suddenly Homeschooling" Digital Bundle

Scholastic's free virtual learning resource centre for grades Pre K to 9 has 20 days of lessons across all content areas.

Penguin Classroom has resources like discussion guides, activities and videos to engage young readers at home

Illustrator Carson Ellis has started a daily Quarantine Art Club on her IG with new assignments every day

Three weeks of Maker Challenges from Teach Outside the Box

Story time with Oliver Jeffers and Mac Barnett

We will be pinning more resources to our IG story highlights as we find them, so tune in there for even more! Stay well, get fresh air when you can, and take care of each other out there.

OverDrive is a free service offered by your library or school that lets you borrow digital content (like ebooks and audiobooks) anytime, anywhere. Every OverDrive collection is slightly different because each library or school picks the digital content they want for their users.

Where to find OverDrive on your child's iPad. Students go to ClassLink App (light blue app with a cloud like design on it). ClassLink uses the child's regular LSC username and password. If you don't have, your teacher or principals can give you that information.

1. https://www.scholastic.com/parents/books-and-reading/book-lists-and-recommendations.html
2. https://www.greatschools.org/gk/articles/books-for-kids-grades-k-5/
3. https://www.greatschools.org/gk/book-lists/
4. https://www.teachersfirst.com/100books.cfm
5. https://www.readingrockets.org/books/booksbytheme
6. https://www.npr.org/2013/08/05/207315023/the-ultimate-backseat-bookshelf-100-must-reads-for-kids-9-14
7. https://www.learningliftoff.com/k12-experts-recommended-reading-list/
8. https://abookandahug.com/

This last site allows your student to determine the type of reader he/she is, lists featured books and lets students select books thru world location. You could challenge them to read a book about each continent or a book from a country they would like to visit.

Students

Kindergarten Music Classes

Choose 1 activity this week & 1 next week. (March 30-April 3) (April 6-April 10)

Please email me your child’s name, child’s homeroom teacher, and the number of the activity he or she completed. My email is: dmiller@lsc.k12.in.us

1)Create a dance to a song you enjoy, and then teach the dance to someone else in your family.

2)Sing “Doggie, doggie where’s your bone?” Teach 1 family member how to sing the song and how to play the game. If you don’t have a dog bone you can make one out of paper or use a small stick in your yard. Remember to use your beautiful singing voice. Here are the words to the song:

*Doggie, doggie where’s your bone?

*Someone stole it from your home.

*Who stole my bone?

*I stole your bone.

3)Practice singing “If You’re happy and you know it” and then teach it to a family member. Remember to do the motions & use your beautiful singing voice. Here are the words to the song:

*If you’re happy and you know it clap your hands!

*If you’re happy and you know it clap your hands!

*If you’re happy and you know it, then your face will surely show it.

*If you’re happy and you know it clap your hands!

*If you’re happy and you know it stomp your feet!

*If you’re happy and you know it stomp your feet!

*If you’re happy and you know it, then your face will surely show it.

*If you’re happy and you know it stomp your feet!

*If you’re happy and you know it shout hooray!

*If you’re happy and you know it shout hooray!

*If you’re happy and you know it, then your face will surely show it.

*If you’re happy and you know it shout hooray!

*If you’re happy and you know it do all three!

*If you’re happy and you know it do all three!

*If you’re happy and you know it, then your face will surely show it.

*If you’re happy and you know it do all three!

1st Grade Music Classes

Choose 2 activities this week and next week. (March 30-April 3) (April 6-April10)

Please email me your child’s name, child’s homeroom teacher & the number of activities he or she completed. My email is: dmiller@lsc.k12.in.us

1)Create a dance to a song you enjoy, and then teach the dance to someone else.

2)Sing “One, two, three, four five” and then teach the song to someone else. Don’t forget to use your beautiful singing voice. Here are the words to the song:

*One, two, three, four, five. Once I caught a fish alive.

*Six, seven, eight, nine, ten, then I let him go again.

*“Why did you let it go?” “Because it bit my finger so.”

*“Which finger did it bite?” “The little finger on my right.”

3)Sing “Kye Kye Kule” and then practice patting the beat on your lap. Ask someone in your family to echo you back. You can use a pan or another household object to pat the beat on also. Practice this song 4 times. Here are the words to the song:

*Kye kye kule (echo)

*Kye kye kofinsa (echo)

*Kofinsa langa (echo)

*Kaka shilanga (echo)

*Kum a dende (echo)

*Kum a dende hey! (all)

2nd Grade Music Classes

Choose 2 activities to do this week and next week. (March 30-April 3) (April 6- April 10)

Please email me your child’s name & homeroom teacher & let me know what number of activities your child did each week. My email is: dmiller@lsc.k12.in.us

1)Research one of the following composers: Peter llich Tchaikovsky, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, or Ludwig Van Beethoven

Write down the name of the composer you chose and at least 3 of the following things on a piece of paper.

*What year was the composer born and what year did he or she die?

*What country was the composer from”

*What is the style of the composer’s music?

*Name an instrument that the composer played.

*Tell me 1 interesting thing you found out about this composer.

*Name one song that the composer wrote.

2)Create a dance to a song that you enjoy, and then teach the dance to someone else.

3)Sing the songs: “Munchkinland,” “Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” “Ding dong the witch is dead” and “We’re off to see the Wizard.” Look up the songs on You Tube Music. If you have your song packet you may use it. If you have the songs memorized sing them along with the youtube video. If you don’t have you tube, just sing the songs without the music.

3rd Grade Music Classes

Choose 2 of the following activities for the next 2 weeks. (March 30-April 3) (April 6-April10)

Please email me your child’s name and teacher’s homeroom and what number of activities he or she completed. My email is: dmiller@lsc.k12.in.us

1)Research one of the following composers: Johann Sebastian Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, or Ludwig Van Beethoven.

Write down the name of the composer you chose and at least 4 of the following things on a piece of paper.

*What year was the composer born and what year did he or she die?

*What country was the composer from?

*What is the style of the composer’s music?

*Name an instrument that the composer player.

*Tell me 1 interesting thing you found out about this composer.

*Name 1 song that the composer wrote.

2)Create a dance to a song you enjoy, & then teach the dance to someone else!

3)Sing “The Star Spangled Banner.” Don’t forget to use your beautiful singing voice and put your right hand over your heart. Here are the words to the song:

Oh say can you see, by the dawn’s early light?

What so proudly be hailed, at the twilight’s last gleaming.

Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight,

‘Or the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming.

And the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air,

Gave proof to the night, that our flag was still there.

Oh say can that star spangled banner yet wave?

“Or the land of the free, and the home of the brave!

4th Grade Music Classes

Choose 2 activities to do this week and next week. (March 30-April 3) (April 6- April 10)

Please email me your child’s name & homeroom teacher & what number of activities your child did each week. Here is my email: dmiller@lsc.k12.in.us

1)Research one of the following composers: Johann Sebastian Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, or Ludwig Van Beethoven. Write down the name of the composer you chose and at least 4 of the following things on a piece of paper.

What year was the composer born and what year did he die?

What country was the composer from?

What is the style of the composer’s music?

Name an instrument that the composer played.

Tell me 1 interesting thing you found out about this composer.

Name 2 songs that the composer wrote.

2)Practice singing the following songs:

“Fifty Nifty United States” and “God Bless the U.S.A.” You can look up the songs on You tube music and use the lyric sheets.

3)Create a dance to a song you like to listen to, and then teach the dance to someone else.

Mrs. Armstrong has included a story and a variety of fun activities for students and families . Click on the link below to see her Tic Tac Toe School Counseling Document.

Please check out the Edgelea Elementary Website for all classroom teacher email addresses.

Principal Ana Ave aave@lsc.k12.in.us or Text 765-714-9007

Asst. Principal Mandy Fisher mfisher@lsc.k12.in.us

Secretary Deb Davidson ddavidson@lsc.k12.in.us

Attendance Tammy Guenther tguenther1@lsc.k12.in.us

Nurse Ashley Sainer asainer@lsc.k12.in.us

Title 1 Kelly Johnston kjohnston@lsc.k12.in.us

Counselor Beth Armstrong barmstrong@lsc.k12.in.us

We are updating the Edgelea Elementary Website and all classroom teachers are working to update their classroom pages so that you can easily find out how they plan to communicate with parents and students over the next 5 weeks.

Google: Lafayette School Corporation

Click: Schools

Click: Edgelea Icon

Click: ELearning

Click: Grade Level

Click: Teacher's Name

Parents are welcome to contact, asst. principal and high ability coordinator Mandy Fisher regarding questions regarding placement for next year. She can be reached at mfisher@lsc.k12.in.us or call or text my cell # at 765-491-8688. She is happy to assist or answer any questions you may have regarding placements for the 2020-2021 school year or other concerns.

Click on the link below to fix iPad that is not connecting to the internet.

I had a parent message today and tell me that she struggled to get her kindergarten child's iPad connected to the internet. However, she went into settings and turned on VPN. This is located near the Airplane Mode, Wi-Fi, Blue-Tooth sections. After turning VPN on, it worked.

Another tried and true trick is to turn the iPad off and turn it back on again. This resets it and often corrects issues.

How to Turn an iPad Off

1. Press and hold the on/off/sleep button at the top right corner of the iPad.
2. Keep holding the button until a slider appears on the screen.
3. Move the Slide to power off slider all the way to the right, or choose ​Cancel to keep the iPad on.

We provide this information for your convenience. If you do not have Wi-Fi at home, we would absolutely not expect you to drive around town to find internet for your elementary age child to do homework. We do understand that not all children will be able to access internet over this shut down.

I have included some options below to help you during this time.