Dear Parents,<\/p>\n
Grade 8 has always been a year of transition for our students, but I don\u2019t think any of us anticipated that our youngest pupils would be transitioning to online schooling in their first year at MRSS.\u00a0We recognize that this change creates significant challenges for both our students and their families. I wanted to write to let you know that our staff are working hard to make sure that they are providing learning opportunities while not overwhelming students and families.\u00a0This is an inexact science and many of our staff are learning on the fly so it might take some time to calibrate things correctly.\u00a0The hope is that students will be able to do most of the work independently and that parents will not have to take on the role of teacher.\u00a0However, we know that every student is different and that while some students require supervision and guidance to complete work, others are more able to work independently.\u00a0As educators, we\u2019ve found out that we\u2019re not much different from the students and some of us need more support than others to make this work.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve included a few answers to questions that I\u2019ve been hearing from Grade 8 students:<\/p>\n
Our biggest goal is to make sure that our grade 8 students feel the support of our staff as we face the challenges of this new learning environment.\u00a0 Please assure them that this will pass and that their future is bright.<\/p>\n
Sincerely,<\/p>\n