Weekly Spotlight Zoom Meeting with Bethesda Families March 29, 2020
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Weekly Spotlight
Zoom Meeting with Bethesda Families
March 29, 2020
Bethesda Staff Members Miss Our Students Guess How I Know...
Beware of neighborhood toilet paper bandits… WANTED: DANIELLE WHITE
TikTok
Reminders About
Navigating Zoom
Response Icons
March, 2020
Zoom Etiquette ● Please make sure to mute your mic to reduce background noise. ● If you have questions, please use the chat feature.
Video and Audio To turn on AUDIO or VIDEO, click the buttons at the bottom of your screen on the navigation bar.
Group Chat Click the word “chat” at the bottom of your screen, then type in the text bar to the right. Please enter your name in the chat.
GOOD NEWS
Shak got a new puppy!!!
Meet Laney!Since Monday March 23rd, Bethesda has served over 3,000 meals to families!
Durham Public Schools shouted us out on
Twitter and Facebook for Last’s
Virtual Spirit Week!What’s your good news? Share it in the chat and Shak will share it out.
As you have questions, enter them in the
chat so we can ensure that they are
answered.Purpose of Today's Call
● The purpose of this call is to
○ Provide updates regarding DPS’s response to
COVID-19 and implementation of our district's
pandemic response plan
○ Share instructional resources
○ Share community resources
○ Provide suggestions of how to take care of
your child’s body and spirit
○ Answer questions you may haveUpdates About DPS’s Response To Covid-19 & Implementation Of Our District's Pandemic Response Plan
School Closed Until May 15
NC has Applied for an EOG Testing Waiver
MEAL SERVICE SITES &
DELIVERYFood Bank - Food Finder
https://foodbankcenc.org/find-he
lp/food-finder/Find meals for kids in your area:
Text FOODNC to 877-877. For
more info visit
http://nokidhungrync.org/Donate to make a difference for DPS
students affected by COVID-19
school closings
https://bullcityschools.z2systems.com/np/cli
ents/bullcityschools/donation.jsp?campaign
=9Instructional Resources
Other Schedule Examples - Khan Academy K-2 - https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSZhOdEPAWjUQpqDk VAlJrFwxxZ9Sa6zGOq0CNRms6Z7DZNq-tQWS3OhuVCUbh_-P-Wmks HAzbsrk9d/pub#kix.mouk9zropavw 3-5 - https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSZhOdEPAWjUQpqDk VAlJrFwxxZ9Sa6zGOq0CNRms6Z7DZNq-tQWS3OhuVCUbh_-P-Wmks HAzbsrk9d/pub#kix.ow2y2mp5ko1s
Monday - Friday
March 31 - April 3
K-3 - 6 am - 8 am
4-5 - 8 am - 2 pm
UNC TV
North Carolina Channel
www.unctv.orgResources to Support
Students with Autism
● https://littlepuddins.ie/coronavirus-s
ocial-story/
● https://www.autismspeaks.org/covid-1
9-information-and-resources
● https://www.autism-society.org/covid-19/DPS Learning Packets At the feeding sites throughout Durham, ● The second set of packets will be available 4/6 ● The third set of packets will be available 4/27 Bethesda is one of the feeding sites
Bethesda Staff Contacting Families ● Starting the week of April 6th, Bethesda staff will contact each student to check on them and to discuss instructional assignments ● Contact will be made weekly ● Contact will be made via Zoom Meeting or Phone Call ● Contact will be one-on-one or in a small group ● Our goal is to have two-way communication with all students and their family. Please join your teacher on Dojo, or respond to emails, texts, calls, etc.
Our Favorite Online Resources ● Bethesda’s Website - www.bit.ly/BethesdaResources ● DPS Parent Resource Page - https://sites.google.com/dpsnc.net/dpsparents/home ● Eureka Math (K-5), ELA (K-5), & Science (3-5) Lessons - www.bit.ly/BethesdaEureka ● Khan Academy (K-5) - https://www.khanacademy.org/ ● PBS Kids (Ages 2-8) - https://www.pbs.org/parents ● Mrs. Culberson’s Art Website - www.bit.ly/BethesdaArt ● Physical Education (Everyone! - https://www.gonoodle.com/
Community Resources
Top Tier Tutoring by Duke University Students Students can sign up for tutoring sessions on our website (https://www.toptierprep.com/covid 19) and Duke will match them with a Duke student interested in tutoring in the selected subject. All sessions will be conducted virtually.
How to Take Care of Your Child’s
Body and SpiritTalking to Kids About Coronavirus https://childmind.org/article/talking-to-kids-a bout-the-coronavirus/?fbclid=IwAR0rQFe1l 2EeBdUM6NZDXstTjOThG_YJq4Ocj7jHO azjM3PnhCRL-AuTlW8
How do I talk to my child about the Coronavirus?
Children, as well as adults, are likely to experience anxiety in this
uncertain time. Several resources have been created by leading
mental health experts on how to have age-appropriate,
fact-based and reassuring conversations with you children about
the outbreak and the steps they can take to stay healthy.
● How to Talk to Your Child about the Coronavirus, Kids Health
● Talking to Children About COVID-19 (Coronavirus): A Parent
Resource, National Association of School Psychologists
● Parent/Caregiver Guide to Helping Families Cope with the
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), National Child
Traumatic Stress NetworkSocial Emotional & Mental Health Support
Students who are currently receiving services from one of six DPS Co-Located Mental
Health providers will continue receiving services through teleconferencing.
● Carolina Outreach Behavioral Health Urgent Care is a community based
resource that provides immediate mental health needs, including medication
bridges, safety assessments, and crisis counseling as well as making thoughtful
connections to ongoing services to assure continuity of care. They can be
reached at 919-251-9009.
● Freedom House Recovery Center: Mobile Crisis Services 24/7 - A mobile crisis
team can come to students and staff homes or other locations and guide them
safely through a mental health or substance abuse crisis. The mobile crisis
dispatch can be reached at 1-866-275-9552. If an emergency please contact 911.Down Dog App - Free Yoga https://www.downdogapp.com/
Bethesda’s Virtual Theme Week
Hi Bulldogs! This is Principal Moore-Lawrence & Assistant
Principal Shakinovsky! We miss you a lot and we still want
to share in some special times with you! As part of the fun,
we are going to have Spirit Week! Follow us on Twitter and
you might even see some of our teachers & staff
participating in Spirit Week, too! To participate, tag
@bethesdabulldo1 on Twitter!
Thanks to Ms. Goff & Ms. Mullican for volunteering to
continue this initiative!Meme Monday...Share your favorite, yet appropriate, meme
(Bonus points for it being related to school closures) Bethesda’s
TikTok Tuesday...Share or create your favorite, yet appropriate, Virtual Theme
TikTok (Bonus points for it being related to school closures)
Week
www.Wednesday...Share a favorite website (learning game,
teaching resource, meditation, etc.) 3/30-4/3
Thoughtful Thursday...Check in with a student, a friend, a family, a loved one, a colleague - send a
picture of you on the phone, Facetime or Zoom
Freebie Friday...share a favorite “freebie”
**Starting this week (March 30th), points will be awarded for all participating. Points will earn entries
into a drawing for a “super-cool-return-to-school” surprise!
**Send entries and/or pictures to April Goff @ 919-802-8494 or post on Twitter tagging
@BethesdaBulldo1Need Help/Support/Information
Join us on Bethesda’s Website & Twitter - @bethesdabulldo1
How Will the District Communicate Updates ● Phone ● Updates to DPS’s Coronavirus Webpage at www.dpsnc.net ● Social Media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) ● Local News Channels
How Will Bethesda Communicate Updates
● Weekly Sunday Zoom Calls
● Phone
● Social Media (Twitter)
● Updates to the Bethesda website
www.bethesda.dpsnc.net
Feel free to email (shaneeka_lawrence@dpsnc.net or
annette_shakinovsky@dpsnc.net) or call or text
Dr. Moore-Lawrence at 919-358-6496.Questions
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