Distance Learning Plan
Solare Distance Learning Schedule
UPDATED DISTANCE LEARNING PLAN- APRIL 6, 2020
Dear Scholars,
I miss seeing each of you at school so much-- but I am so proud that each of you are continuing to work hard, preparing to continue to excel at Solare Collegiate, in high school, in college, and beyond. Below is the information for using your chromebook, your email address, and Google Classroom.
Please feel free to let me know how classes are going and how we can better support each of you in your learning.
I believe in you,
Ms. Sewards
We will begin school on Monday at 8:30am for AM Advisory. Your teachers will send you a private Zoom link to your school email address. During Monday’s AMA, the teachers will review how you will participate in each of your classes each day, as well as your new schedule.
Signing on to your Chromebook
Your sign-in for your Chromebook is your Solare Collegiate email address and your email address password.
Signing into your email
To sign into your email, go to www.gmail.com. You will sign in with your Solare Collegiate email and the password that was given to you with your email address.
(Your email address and password were given to you when you visited the school for technology or emailed to your parents).
Signing in to Google Classroom
Join a class with a class code
Go to classroom.google.com. Your Chromebook should also have the Classroom app on it.
At the top, click Add Join class.
Enter the class code your teacher gave you and click Join.A class code consists of 6 or 7 letters or numbers. For example, hjhmgrk or g5gdp1.
Accept an invitation from your teacher (found in your email)
Go to classroom.google.com.
On the class card, click Join.
Internet Connection and Devices:
In order to continue educating our students, we will be moving all our content online. This means that you should have internet access at home and each student in your household should have a device they can use for their schoolwork. Most schools will be moving their educational content online as well and it will be very hard to share a device between students, especially since we expect Solare Collegiate students to be connected during the following class hours, 8:30am - 3pm.
If you do not have internet access at home:
Xfinity is giving users free access to their community hotspots-- and our community is within their service area.
If you are not in an Xfinity hotspot accessible area, please reach out to Jane Guevara, jguevara@solarecollegiate.org and we can assist you in getting internet access.
If the Solare Collegiate scholar does not have a device at home
We understand that not all students and families have access to technology like Chromebooks at home to complete work. So, we are going to loan our computers to you during this time! They have been sanitized and are ready to pick up if you need them during the hours of 9am-2pm March 30 and March 31. Chromebooks are laptops that do not have all the same capabilities and require wifi to work.
You can receive a chromebook from school:
If you do not already have a laptop, chromebook, or iPad that is connected to wifi. Do not come for a chromebook if you already have devices at home.
If you have wifi at home
If you are able to set up your phone to be a mobile hotspot (see the other document with instructions)
If you plan to get wifi installed at home
Please keep the following in mind as you use your devices:
Your children should not go to a friend or family member’s home to use someone else’s device if possible. This is to try to ensure that students and families practice social distancing.
Please email jguevara@solarecollegiate.org if you would like to borrow a chromebook for the school. We have limited numbers of chromebooks available and need to know how many families need to access one.
Getting academic materials:
All learning materials will be available online via the Solare Collegiate website www.solarecollegiate.org/distance-learning
Scholars will access their academic materials via Google Classroom. During Spring Break, we will assign each child a Solare Collegiate email address, as well as online learning logins for Zearn, Prodigy, and Accelerated Reader. Login credentials will be given when scholars pick up their chromebooks and to parent email. .
Student Schedule:
Sample Scholar Schedule
8:30-8:45 - AM Advisory
9:00-10:00 - Math Work (videos, office hours, and independent work)
10:00-10:30- Online Math (Zearn, Prodigy)
10:30-11:00 - Movement/Mindfulness
11:00-12:00- Science or Social Studies
12:00-1:00 - Lunch
1:00-1:30- Independent Reading
1:30-2:00- Movement/Mindfulness
2:00-3:00- ELA/TA
Attendance and Grading
Teachers will take attendance during each of the classes, and scholar attendance is required. Parents, please communicate to the school, if your scholar is going to be absent.
Students will submit exit tickets and assignments online OR will take a picture of their completed work and send it to a teacher if the student has no internet access. We will send specific instructions for work submission during the week of spring break. Please do not come to the school to drop off homework.
Scholars will receive Pass/Fail grades in each of the subjects areas for Trimester 3. This will be a combination of the grades earned prior to our closing and then the grades received during the distance learning time.
School Food and Other Support
APS continues to offer Grab and Go meal service at 89 different locations across the city. Solare Collegiate scholars can receive
If you require any other information, you should reach out to Ms. Sewards (rsewards@solarecollegiate.org 505-917-6442) or Ms. Guevara (jguevara@solarecollegiate.org ) directly.