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The Virtual Classroom

September 2020

9/28/2020

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Cate's dots                                                            9/28/2020

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Construction

9/25/2020

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Thank you for building with me today! We have diverse materials and ideas, and I cannot wait to do it again!
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Birthdays at St. John's

9/25/2020

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Virtual Classroom Environment

9/10/2020

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During the first week or two of school, we thought about "what it means do do school/be at school virtually".  This included sharing our environment.  Where do we sit for our zoom calls?  What kind of materials do we have at home?  What does your space look like? ​
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Lane had two different places to sit when she joined us on Zoom: 1. Her desk 2. Her bookshelf. 
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Audrey showed us her table that she has set up with materials and her comfy unicorn chair. 
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Rainy Days and Watercolors

9/10/2020

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After a rainy day here in DC, Elyse shared a video of the water and rain she observed in her neighborhood.  We each spent some time with our watercolor palette. 
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Audrey created a purple sunset.
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Saul's Crocodile.
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Elyse's puddle. 
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The first few days of the new school year

9/9/2020

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September brought us back to school, but not in the conventional way.  This year, St. John's has a virtual classroom.  Initially, we had five children: Lane and Wolf (Tucker), Audrey and Cedar (Rainey Room), and Saul (Brown Room).  The first few weeks of school, we spent time getting to know each other, learning about things we have in common, thinking about what it means to be in a "virtual" classroom, and giving our virtual classroom a name.  
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Ending our calls with silly faces makes everyone laugh! 
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Books we all love

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"What do you think success is?" asked the boy. 
"To love." said the mole. 
-Charlie Mackesy
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Audrey shared her favorite page from the book. 
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September 11, 2020

What does it mean to do school virtually? 
Audrey asked a great question this morning about having snack at school. I've been thinking about what it means to have school "in this way". I mentioned that the children "on campus" at St. John's will have snack, but we will not. Or maybe we could have snack together some days.
A few things to contemplate:
1. What does it mean to be "on campus" at St. John's?
2. If we're not there, what does our classroom look like or feel like?
3. What do we know about doing school like this?
4. We are all St. John's students, teachers, and parents. Is our classroom different? How? Is it the same? How?
5. What should we do together here in our virtual classroom? What are your ideas, interests, or thoughts?
​6. Zoom reminds me of morning meeting. What else do we do on campus that could be part of our virtual classroom?
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The name "Bold and Brilliant Rainbows" was chosen

**Note, this name was not used beyond the month of September 
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Audrey shared these photos of her drawing process.  She was making a sign for our "Bold and Brilliant Rainbows" classroom. 
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September Projections

9/8/2020

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Projections for the month of September. These are subject to shift and change as the dialogue and interactions with the children evolve. We will also be using various languages as we work, which may not be specifically listed on this sheet. ​
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