Mustang Ohana,
As all of you likely know, due to the directives given to us by the Governor, the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, the County Superintendent, and our own School district, we have been directed to continue distance learning to the end of the current school year, May 22nd. While we understand how upsetting this can be, we want to reach out to assure you of the deep love and concern we have for each of you. Mountain House High school and Lammersville Unified School District administration, faculty, and staff are hard at work making plans to continue high-quality learning experiences for students.
ACADEMIC EXPECTATIONS DURING DISTANCE LEARNING
Our focus for the remainder of the school year will be on helping students learn and master the essential skills they need to meet their goals for preparing for college, careers, and beyond. Please be aware that it is essential to ensure that students log in to Canvas daily to complete work assigned by each of their teachers. All of your teachers are posting a weekly lesson plan at the beginning of each week in the "Announcements" section of each class in Canvas. This plan will continue to detail the assignments you need to complete on a daily basis. Additional information, assignments, and links can be found within each of your classes in Canvas. In some cases, your work may be in another online tool (Discovery Math, Edgenuity, etc.).
Parents can also help keep track of their student's progress by signing up for a Canvas Parent Portal account. Check out this link for instructions on how to set that up: tinyurl.com/mhhs-canvas
During distance learning, our teachers are teaching new lesson content to students that would normally have been taught in their classrooms. For many of our teachers, they are teaching this new lesson content via Zoom or Google Meet and this is the first time your children are seeing this lesson content. They are also providing virtual office hours daily for students to ask questions and seek additional support from lessons that were taught that day and/or assignments given to them. To receive instruction on new lesson content, it is very important students participate in all of their scheduled online learning lessons with their teachers. Live lessons are also being recorded so that students who are unable to attend can review the information later in the day. These online lessons and work are not optional. They are an integral part of how our teachers are delivering instruction to students. Lessons and work given for each day should be completed on a daily basis so that students do not fall behind.
EXTRACURRICULAR AND COCURRICULAR SPORTS AND ACTIVITIES
In addition to the cancellation of face-to-face instruction for the remainder of the school year, the California Interscholastic Federation has announced the official cancellation of extra-curricular sports for the Spring season. Students who were involved in a spring sport this year will be given credit for the spring sports season. Coaches will be reaching out to student-athletes to provide encouragement and support so that students can stay healthy and continue conditioning for the remainder of the season. We look forward to Spring Sports in 2021 for these students to participate again. All other extra-curricular and co-curricular activities for this school year have also been canceled. Preparation for Fall 2020 sports season will be communicated as soon as conditions allow.
GRADUATION 2020
We are especially dedicated to coming up with ways that we can honor the class of 2020 and celebrate the end of their high school career. While we will be unable to have the traditional graduation ceremony at the end of May as we had planned, the high school administration, district administration, and teachers are gathering feedback and developing plans to provide graduation festivities for this year’s senior class.
COUNSELING AND ADDITIONAL SUPPORT
In addition to the resources we have for our students academically, we want our families to know that our counseling department is continuing to support our students academically, socially, and emotionally. We encourage you to look for their communications about virtual college preparation events, virtual social activities, and emotional wellness tips during this time. It is important for our students and families to maintain a focus on wellness in all aspects of our students’ lives during this time. Please visit our counseling department website at tinyurl.com/mhhs-counseling or their new counseling department blog at http://mhhscounselingblog.weebly.com/.
GRADING AND ASSESSMENTS
More information will be shared in the coming week that detail the specifics about how students will be graded and awarded their credits at the end of the semester. This will include specifics about outstanding redo/retake opportunities and future tests and assessments.
RETURNING AND RETRIEVING ITEMS
Additional information that will come out in the coming weeks includes procedures for retrieving student personal belongings, medications, P.E. clothing, etc. Additional procedures for the return of school materials such as library books, musical instruments, classroom materials, and technology items will also come at a later date.
OFFICE HOURS AND TECH SUPPORT
As a reminder, our daily school site office hours will be from 9:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M, Monday through Friday. To maintain social distancing, we encourage you to contact us virtually, and in-person only when necessary. Secretaries and administration are consistently checking emails, and school phones are answered during business hours. You can find contact information on our website: mhhs.lammersvilleschooldistrict.net. Students who need assistance with their school issued Chromebook by emailing support@lammersvilleusd.net or by calling 209.836.7499.
While this year is anything but typical, we aim to provide instruction, support, and activities for students that keep us connected, healthy, and successful for the remainder of the school year. We aim to be true to our “E.P.I.C.” mission statement by Empowering students through Personalization of instruction and curriculum in an Innovative setting where students can Collaborate with faculty, staff, and other students to achieve success.
Aloha,
Ben Fobert
Principal
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