APS - Manipulatives and Shared materials

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s not correct. Students will have their own manipulatives at their desk. Many of them already have some from the take home kits. This is true for the school where I work as well at the one my child attends.

Yup. My kid has his own set of manipulatives. He will being them every day

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s not correct. Students will have their own manipulatives at their desk. Many of them already have some from the take home kits. This is true for the school where I work as well at the one my child attends.

Yup. My kid has his own set of manipulatives. He will being them every day

The sets they sent home are pretty pathetic. APS is expecting in person kids to sit at their desk for 6+ hours. The least they can do is give them different objects to explore, especially since it creates zero additional risk if the items are just put aside for a few days after use. This may also free up additional budget for better manipulatives for the at home kids for the spring units. (We got new items sent home for each quarter.) Let the in person kids use things the school already owns.

Our teacher wasn't even convinced that she'd be allowed to give in person kids library books, even though schools have been distributing those to DL kids for months. The APS policy is that unclear.

[Anonymous]

Also, virtual kids are allowed to get up and move around for PE. Our in person kids have to do PE at their desk with no physically exerting movements. Can it really be fair to say in person kids can't use a PE manipulative even though their PE is severely hampered because the elementary school has decided that outdoor PE is too risky for the PE teacher because the PE teacher would interact with more than one class--even though all interactions would be outside and more than 10' away?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s not correct. Students will have their own manipulatives at their desk. Many of them already have some from the take home kits. This is true for the school where I work as well at the one my child attends.

Yup. My kid has his own set of manipulatives. He will being them every day

The sets they sent home are pretty pathetic. APS is expecting in person kids to sit at their desk for 6+ hours. The least they can do is give them different objects to explore, especially since it creates zero additional risk if the items are just put aside for a few days after use. This may also free up additional budget for better manipulatives for the at home kids for the spring units. (We got new items sent home for each quarter.) Let the in person kids use things the school already owns.

Our teacher wasn't even convinced that she'd be allowed to give in person kids library books, even though schools have been distributing those to DL kids for months. The APS policy is that unclear.

After K they don’t tend to use many manipulatives in a regular year

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s not correct. Students will have their own manipulatives at their desk. Many of them already have some from the take home kits. This is true for the school where I work as well at the one my child attends.

Yup. My kid has his own set of manipulatives. He will being them every day

The sets they sent home are pretty pathetic. APS is expecting in person kids to sit at their desk for 6+ hours. The least they can do is give them different objects to explore, especially since it creates zero additional risk if the items are just put aside for a few days after use. This may also free up additional budget for better manipulatives for the at home kids for the spring units. (We got new items sent home for each quarter.) Let the in person kids use things the school already owns.

Our teacher wasn't even convinced that she'd be allowed to give in person kids library books, even though schools have been distributing those to DL kids for months. The APS policy is that unclear.

After K they don’t tend to use many manipulatives in a regular year

In music, in person kids won't be allowed to sing. It would be really nice if they could give out some sort of instrument. The teacher will still be delivering the class virtually because they're not allowing specials teachers to meet with classes in person.

The same for PE. It's virtual, seated PE. Can they really not give them any sort of object to manipulate?

Kids should certainly also be allowed library books. It's not okay to limit kids to Reading A-Z.

[Anonymous]

After K they don’t tend to use many manipulatives in a regular year

In other years kids do move around the classroom and use class materials. If that's not allowed, the substitute is handing out items to kids at their desks.

[Anonymous]

APS ES Librarian here. We will be delivering books that the kids have requested to the classrooms and will continue to do pickup for DL kids too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Also, virtual kids are allowed to get up and move around for PE. Our in person kids have to do PE at their desk with no physically exerting movements. Can it really be fair to say in person kids can't use a PE manipulative even though their PE is severely hampered because the elementary school has decided that outdoor PE is too risky for the PE teacher because the PE teacher would interact with more than one class--even though all interactions would be outside and more than 10' away?

What? Our PE is in the gym or outside. Why are the schools so vastly different?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s not correct. Students will have their own manipulatives at their desk. Many of them already have some from the take home kits. This is true for the school where I work as well at the one my child attends.

Yup. My kid has his own set of manipulatives. He will being them every day

The sets they sent home are pretty pathetic. APS is expecting in person kids to sit at their desk for 6+ hours. The least they can do is give them different objects to explore, especially since it creates zero additional risk if the items are just put aside for a few days after use. This may also free up additional budget for better manipulatives for the at home kids for the spring units. (We got new items sent home for each quarter.) Let the in person kids use things the school already owns.

Our teacher wasn't even convinced that she'd be allowed to give in person kids library books, even though schools have been distributing those to DL kids for months. The APS policy is that unclear.

After K they don’t tend to use many manipulatives in a regular year

Except for in math, 10s and hundreds blocks are used through 4th grade.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Also, virtual kids are allowed to get up and move around for PE. Our in person kids have to do PE at their desk with no physically exerting movements. Can it really be fair to say in person kids can't use a PE manipulative even though their PE is severely hampered because the elementary school has decided that outdoor PE is too risky for the PE teacher because the PE teacher would interact with more than one class--even though all interactions would be outside and more than 10' away?

What? Our PE is in the gym or outside. Why are the schools so vastly different?

Are your other specials all virtual even when in person? Even core subjects are being delivered virtually because the principal isn't allowing teachers to switch rooms.

[Anonymous]

Except for in math, 10s and hundreds blocks are used through 4th grade.

Those haven't been sent home.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Except for in math, 10s and hundreds blocks are used through 4th grade.

Those haven't been sent home.

They did at our ES, foam ones.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Also, virtual kids are allowed to get up and move around for PE. Our in person kids have to do PE at their desk with no physically exerting movements. Can it really be fair to say in person kids can't use a PE manipulative even though their PE is severely hampered because the elementary school has decided that outdoor PE is too risky for the PE teacher because the PE teacher would interact with more than one class--even though all interactions would be outside and more than 10' away?

What? Our PE is in the gym or outside. Why are the schools so vastly different?

Are your other specials all virtual even when in person? Even core subjects are being delivered virtually because the principal isn't allowing teachers to switch rooms.

No, art is coming to the classroom. Music is virtual.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Also, virtual kids are allowed to get up and move around for PE. Our in person kids have to do PE at their desk with no physically exerting movements. Can it really be fair to say in person kids can't use a PE manipulative even though their PE is severely hampered because the elementary school has decided that outdoor PE is too risky for the PE teacher because the PE teacher would interact with more than one class--even though all interactions would be outside and more than 10' away?

What? Our PE is in the gym or outside. Why are the schools so vastly different?

Are your other specials all virtual even when in person? Even core subjects are being delivered virtually because the principal isn't allowing teachers to switch rooms.

No, art is coming to the classroom. Music is virtual.

Gah. I hate our principal. All specials plus, math, science and social studies are virtual. Only language arts is in person.

[Anonymous]

What a s***show.