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THANK YOU!!Families! I want to simply thank you for your patience, �exibility and support. Technology cantake anyone from 0 to 100 with frustration but working as a team always helps in thesemoments. As we have had internet issues and had to adapt our schedule or change how workis being assigned you have been extremely patient and �exible with us. As we have reachedout to you individually we thank you for your support with your scholar and understanding allthe different dynamics that are taking place. You are a vital member of this team and willremain so throughout the year!

Monday, September 7th - NO SCHOOL due to Labor Day!

2nd S.T.E.P.P. Advisory Tuesday, September 8th @ 7:00 pm: There are many computer needsand we as a staff want to hear from parents to better serve you. This Tuesday we will be

discussing Google Classroom and how to navigate it smoothly for both you and your scholar.See below for the link.

Attendance - Parents, please remember, if your child is going to miss any classes this needsto be communicated to the school in order for them to be excused in our attendance system.We are required to keep attendance in the traditional manner. As we look through attendancewe will be reaching out to some parents to discuss why a scholar may be missing all or partof the day. We have noticed an increase of students attending the morning session but notreturning to their afternoon session. Emails and phone calls will be taking place.

Meals: Meals will be distributed on TUESDAY this week. There will be 4 day meal packs forboth breakfast and lunch available from 11:00 - 1:00. Please drive around back for pick up.

Interims! Yes! Only 2 weeks from now your scholar will be half way through the quarter.Interims will be distributed the week of 9/21/2020

Help Desk: PLA has a help desk to help meet your technology needs. Please see the linkbelow.

Calendar: Attached you will �nd the school calendar. We will be sure to communicate otherimportant dates weekly

S.T.E.P.P. ADVISORYWhat is S.T.E.P.P? Support Today's Education Parents and Partnership - Lead by Parents

Who is S.T.E.P.P for? All parents/guardians of A+ Arts Academy families

Why S.T.E.P.P.? We want to make sure our families feel comfortable working with technology

When will S.T.E.P.P. take place? See Below!

CHECK OUT THIS COMMUNITY PARENTEEVENT

TECHNOLOGY NEEDS AND CONCERNS?(PLEASE CLICK BELOW)

S.T.E.P.P. ADVISORY -GOOGLE CLASSROOMNEEDSWHENTUESDAY, SEP. 8TH, 7PM

WHERETHIS IS AN ONLINE EVENT.

MORE INFORMATIONJen Rishell is inviting you to a scheduled Zoommeeting.

Topic: S.T.E.P.P. AdvisoryTime: Aug 25, 2020 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US andCanada)

Join Zoom Meetinghttps://zoom.us/j/4537135913?pwd=UWgyMlcyUG1yZkZVSmFHdmIxQ1FTdz09

Meeting ID: 453 713 5913Passcode: 5gYet2

First Name Last Name Email Address Attend (RSVP)Attend (RSVP)

pdf FLEX Virtual Parent University.pdf Download302.7 KB

pdf A Academies Calendar 2020.pdf Download749.4 KB

Help Center helpdesk.phalenacademies.org

PLEASE WATCH FOR SUPPORT WITHGOOGLE CLASSROOM!

How to Use Google Classroom (For Parents and Students of A+)

REMINDER OF STUDENT EXPECTATIONSFOR VIRTUAL LEARNING @ A+ ARTSACADEMYGeneral Expectations:- Attend school everyday: Monday thru Friday- Join your class sessions ON TIME - even early if possible- Wear your school uniform shirt or color - DO NOT wear pajamas, graphic T-shirts, jerseys, orhoods/scarf- No food or snacks during class

Virtual Expectations:- Video must be on so you are visible- Audio is to be muted - unless teacher permission given to unmute- No side chat or conversations while in class- Students may not share or post without teacher permission- Students may not post any language, images, or music that isdeemed inappropriate by teacher and/or admin

MEET OUR STAFF!

MS. RISHELLPrincipal

MS. WISHERO�ce Manager

MR. EADESArt Teacher

COMING SOON!!Please begin and/or continue looking through these resources. We will be slowlyimplementing Blackboard soon. Usernames and Logins will be sent home shortly. Thank youfor your patience with this. Learning Together!!

pdf Blackboard Parent & Scholar Playbook (2).pdf Download6.4 MB

Blackboard Learn with the Ultra … www.youtube.com

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content,and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

MS. TURNERSchool Psycholgist

MS. MORRIS7/8 Math Teacher

MS.BREWINGTON7/8 Science Teacher

MR. LINDSEY7/8 Social Studies Teacher

MS.MALONEY7/8 ELA Teacher

MRS.BARRINGERTeacher Aide