Welcome back from spring break

Greetings Birch Families ~ 

Welcome back to school!

We are ready to get back to Birch and we hope you are too!

SCHEDULES FOR THE WEEK ARE POSTED

At our communication dashboard (dash.thebirchschool.org) you will find the schedule for the week. We have listened to your feedback and made adjustments to the work and schedule and that we hope will benefit everyone. You will see on the schedule that we have marked “recommended” classes in white and “optional” classes in blue. As always, you as parent should be the judge as to how much time your student is spending on schoolwork and if you have questions or concerns please reach out to us.  Our goal is for the program to be “just right” for each family and that will require communication and collaboration.  

WEEKLY WORK SCHEDULES ARE ADDED

In response to feedback we have added a weekly work schedule for groups 3 and 4. (group 1/2 will be added shortly) 

The work schedule has a list of the assignments for each day for each subject. It can be accessed from the dashboard.

Dash.thebirchschool.org

ADJUSTING TO NEW NORMAL – THREE-WEEK CYCLES

Since no one is sure how long our quarantine will last it is hard to plan ahead. Our team has decided to plan in three-week long cycles. The first cycle begins this week and runs through May 1st. The next cycle runs from May 4 – May 21, which is the start to Memorial Day weekend.  

The schedule that is posted this week will be the same for each of the weeks until May 1st. (of course we will add Monday classes in the upcoming two weeks).

PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES BY REQUEST

We invite any parent who is interested in a parent/teacher conference to reach out via email to Eilleen (load) and let us know. We will schedule a zoom meeting at your convenience.

VIRTUAL PIANO LESSONS AVAILABLE

Joann Digulio is available for Zoom piano lessons if interested. Reach out to us and we will connect you if you are interested. Birch has 2 portable electric keyboards that are available to borrow during school closure if you need an instrument to have at home for practice.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND SUPPORT

We truly appreciate our Birch families and their flexibility and positive attitudes during this time. Thank you for your feedback, support, and encouragement.  As always please reach out with concerns, issues or feedback.  

Kate and The Birch School Team