Latest BPS updates on communications, health and safety information, and more

885 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02111
617-635-8497

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us:

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Cynthia Soo Hoo, Principal

csoohoo@bostonpublicschools.org 

Michael McCarthy, Assistant Principal

mmccarthy@bostonpublicschools.org

Wai Chin Ng, Assistant Principal

wng@bostonpublicschools.org

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To support your child’s learning, our TEACHERS will...

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• Teach prerequisite standards that reflect the core work of the grade across all content areas.

• Include clear learning objectives / targets or purpose for assignments.

• Communicate learning tasks with a clear purpose and outcome.

• Include links to specialists' Google Classrooms.

• Include opportunities for physical activity. 

• Use academic videos -- ones with subtitles are especially useful.

• Plan for at least 3 hours of academics per day.

• Aim for 1hr off-screen for every 2hrs on-screen.

• Schedule assignment posts, or post within typical business hours, once at the beginning of each week.

• Minimize the number of posts used per day/week.

• Organize Google Classroom by week and send a weekly email for assignments for easy navigation and streamline tools.

• Family contact should occur outside of Google Classroom posts.

• Include a regular welcome / check-in.

• Monitor student participation.

• Note student progress or mastery.

• Connect with students at least every 3 school days.

• Give substantive feedback on major student work.

• Establish times & methods for students to be able to chat synchronously (live) with you/ask questions.

• Connect with families weekly.

• Protect student privacy by not posting student recordings from online platforms on social media.

• Provide synchronous (live) learning and asynchronous (not live) learning opportunities
  for all students that totals at least 3 hours of academic learning per day.

• Include exit tickets, or other forms of recording, to gather students’ responses about their learning experiences, their participation in physical activity, and their participation in specialty class that day.

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Ashley Alvarez, Partnership and School Operations Coordinator
aalvarez3@bostonpublicschools.org

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Rowena Tuttle, Community Field Coordinator

rtuttle@bostonpublicschools.org

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Wenxin Zhang, Chinese Family Liaison

wzhang@bostonpublicschools.org

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Eric Wong, School Psychologist

ewong2@bostonpublicschools.org

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To partner with us, FAMILIES can help by doing your best to....

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• Make sure your child is logged on to class meetings and complete their assignments each day/week. 

• Review learning assignments with your child, and contact the teachers with questions.

• Remind your child to attend their 20-min specialty class, and complete the related work.

• Find time for your child to have physical activity.

• Give your child the technology and workspace needed to complete their assignments.

• Keep in contact via calls, texts, or emails; please don’t use Google Classroom to message teachers.

• Help / remind your child to review their teacher’s feedback and make adjustments as needed.

• Avoid posting / sharing class videos or pictures on any platform (Facebook, WeChat, WhatsApp, Instagram, etc).

• Use the learning resources provided (links below) if your child needs more academic work.

• Be understanding of teachers’ schedule limitations; we will always do our best to connect with you!

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