Welcome Presentation and Q&A Reminder
Welcome to the 2020-2021 School Year. Please view the video below which includes a welcome message from the school and some helpful information about what you can expect this year.
English
English BHIS Slideshow – Aug 2020
Mandarin
Mandarin BHIS Slideshow – Aug 20202
Spanish
Spanish BHIS Slideshow – Aug 2020
Also – a reminder that we will be hosting Q&A sessions in English, Spanish, and Chinese to help answer any remaining questions.
Saludos familias de Beacon Hill:
Bienvenidos al año escolar 2020-2021. Por favor, vea el video a continuación en el cual incluye un mensaje de bienvenida de nuestra escuela, así como útil información sobre lo que puede esperar de este año.
Inglés:
English BHIS Slideshow – Aug 2020
Mandarín:
Mandarin BHIS Slideshow – Aug 20202
Español:
Spanish BHIS Slideshow – Aug 2020
Además, le queremos recordar que organizaremos sesiones de preguntas y respuestas en inglés, español y mandarín para ayudar a responder las preguntas pendientes.
碧近山的家长们，你们好！
欢迎你们来到2020-2021新学年。请你们观看以下的视频，其中包括来自学校的欢迎信息和一些对你今年有帮助的信息。
英文：
English BHIS Slideshow – Aug 2020
普通话
Mandarin BHIS Slideshow – Aug 20202
西班牙语
Spanish BHIS Slideshow – Aug 2020
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We will be hosting Q&A sessions in English, Spanish, and Chinese to help answer any remaining questions.These will be on August 31st and September 1st – see times for each language in the table below which also includes the links to the virtual sessions.
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Organizaremos sesiones virtuales de preguntas y respuestas en inglés, español y chino para ayudar a responder las preguntas restantes. Estas se llevarán a cabo el 31 de agosto y el 1 de septiembre; consulte los horarios para cada idioma en la siguiente tabla, que también incluye los enlaces a las sesiones virtuales.
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我们将以英语、西班牙语和中文举办问答会议，帮助回答任何有疑问的问题。这些会议的时间是
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BHIS Family Bulletin 8-28-20
BHIS Family Bulletin
Friday August 28th
Dear Beacon Hill Families,
As we continue to get more information about the 2020-21 school year, we will communicate it to you as quickly as possible. We know it is hard to still have uncertainty, but we will rise to the challenge of remote learning together. Below is the latest school information. Happy Friday! Enjoy the weekend!
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| All classes this year will be on the computer – student learning will not take place at school, everything will be done remotely.Grades 1-12 Friday Sept 4th
Kindergarten Tuesday Sept 8th Strong Start” for Grades PreK-12 On August 26, the School Board approved Sept. 4 as the first day of school for 1-12 students. Sept. 8 is the first day for preschool and kindergarten. They also approved changed bell times.
Sept. 4-11 are considered “Strong Start” days for fall of 2020. Staff will be focused on supporting students’ social and emotional well-being, culturally responsive community building, family connections, and making sure students know how to use their technology tools to access learning.
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We will be hosting Q&A sessions in English, Spanish, and Chinese to help answer any remaining questions.These will be on August 31st and September 1st – see times for each language in the table below which also includes the links to the virtual sessions.
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The school board voted last night and below are the 2020-21 school start and end times
After reaching an agreement between SEA and SPS elementary schedules will include:
The instructional periods can contain both synchronous and asynchronous instruction What does Synchronous mean?
What does Asynchronous mean?
We will be communicating our approved instructional schedule next week on Wednesday September 2nd. |
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| To better serve students and families during remote learning, the 2nd and 3rd grade Literacy teachers will be partner teaching with one of the math/science teachers. This will allow more flexibility with scheduling and deeper family connections. This means current third graders may have a different ELA teacher than last year. Teachers will be reaching out to you soon if they haven’t already to schedule family check-ins to launch the year. |
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| Dual Language Waitlists – correction from last week’s bulletin | ||||||||||||
| There was an error in last week’s bulletin – please see the correct message below:Waitlists – we will not be able to move any students from the waitlists for dual languages classes until after the start of the school year. |
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| The school will be providing supplies for students to use at home. Teachers will coordinate with you about a date to either pick-up those supplies for your students or arrange to have them dropped off.SPS has also ordered a device for every student, moving our district to a “one-to-one” device model. K-2 students will receive Ipads and 3-5 will receive a laptop. In addition, the SPS technology team is offering a “bring your own device” program for students who would like to use their personal device for remote learning. As devices arrive, the Department of Technology (DoTS) will work with school leaders to deliver technology supports to staff and families. Training for families, students, and staff will be provided on common platforms and translated “how to” videos will be produced to support students while learning at home. |
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| The PTA is working even harder to build community among families, teachers, and staff this year. We need volunteers who can help! For more information, email info@beaconhillpta.org or check out the PTA Facebook Page. | ||||||||||||
Boletín familiar BHIS
Viernes 28 de Agosto
Estimadas familias de Beacon Hill,
A medida que continuemos obteniendo más información sobre el año
escolar 2020-21, se la comunicaremos inmediatamente. Sabemos que es difícil
continuar con esta incertidumbre, pero afrontaremos juntos el desafío del
sistema de aprendizaje en casa. A continuación, le mostramos la información más
reciente en nuestra escuela. ¡Que tengan un feliz viernes y disfruten su fin de
semana!
| Gran inicio (Strong Start) septiembre 4 al 11 | ||||||||||||
| Este año, todas las clases se llevarán a cabo en computadora – el aprendizaje del estudiante no se llevará cabo en la escuela, pues todas las materias serán enseñadas de manera remota.Grados 1-12 Viernes 4 de septiembre
Kinder, Martes 8 de septiembre Gran Inicio (Strong Start) para grados pre-escolar al 12 El 26 de agosto, el comité de la Junta Escolar aprobó el 4 de septiembre como el primer día de clases para los estudiantes de los grados 1-12. El 8 de septiembre es el primer día para preescolar y kinder. También aprobaron cambios en los horarios de de inicio de clases.
Los días 4 al 11 de septiembre serán considerados días de “Gran Inicio” (“Strong Start”) para el otoño del 2020. El personal se centrará en apoyar el bienestar social y emocional de los estudiantes, la construcción de una comunidad culturalmente receptiva, las conexiones familiares y asegurarse de que los estudiantes sepan cómo usar sus herramientas tecnológicas para acceder al aprendizaje.
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Organizaremos sesiones virtuales de preguntas y respuestas en inglés, español y chino para ayudar a responder las preguntas restantes. Estas se llevarán a cabo el 31 de agosto y el 1 de septiembre; consulte los horarios para cada idioma en la siguiente tabla, que también incluye los enlaces a las sesiones virtuales.
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| El comité de la Junta Escolar emitió su voto ayer en la noche, y a continuación mostramos el horario escolar para el año 2020-21.
Después de alcanzar un acuerdo entre el sindicato SEA y SPS, el calendario de las escuelas primarias incluirá:
Los periodos de enseñanza podrán contener ambos, instrucción sincrónica y asincrónica ¿Qué significa sincrónico?
¿Qué significa asincrónico?
Comunicaremos nuestro horario de enseñanza aprobado la próxima semana, el miércoles 2 de septiembre. |
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| Clases ELA (inglés como segundo idioma) para los estudiantes de 2º y 3º grado |
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| Para servir mejor a los estudiantes y las familias durante el aprendizaje a larga distancia, los maestros de alfabetización de segundo y tercer grado colaborarán con la enseñanza de uno de los maestros de matemáticas / ciencias. Esto permitirá una mayor flexibilidad con la programación y conexiones familiares más profundas. Esto significa que los actuales estudiantes de tercer grado pueden tener un maestro de ELA diferente al del año pasado. Los maestros se comunicarán con usted pronto si aún no han programado visitas familiares para comenzar el año. |
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| Listas de espera en el programa de inmersión bilingüe: corrección del boletín de la semana pasada |
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| Hubo un error en el boletín de la semana pasada. Consulte el mensaje correcto a continuación:Listas de espera: no podremos mover a ningún estudiante de las listas de espera para las clases de del programa de inmersión bilingüe hasta después del comienzo del año escolar. |
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| La escuela proporcionará útiles escolares para que los estudiantes los usen en casa. Los maestros coordinarán con usted una fecha para recoger esos útiles o bien, para hacer arreglos para que se los dejen en su casa.SPS también ordenó un dispositivo tecnológico para cada estudiante, llevando a nuestro distrito a un modelo de dispositivo “uno a uno”. Los estudiantes de K-2 recibirán IPads y 3-5 recibirán una computadora portátil. Además, el equipo de tecnología de SPS está ofreciendo un programa de “traiga su propio dispositivo” para los estudiantes que deseen utilizar su dispositivo personal para el aprendizaje a larga distancia. A medida que lleguen los dispositivos, el Departamento de Tecnología (DoTS) trabajará con los líderes escolares para brindar apoyo tecnológico al personal y las familias. Capacitación para las familias, los estudiantes y el personal se proporcionarán en plataformas comunes y se producirán videos de “cómo hacerlo” traducidos para ayudar a los estudiantes mientras aprenden en casa. |
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碧近山国际小学家庭通报
8月28日星期五
碧近山国际小学的家长们， 你们好,
随着我们继续得到更多关于2020-2021学年的信息，我们会尽快与你联系与沟通交流。我们知道仍然存在不确定因素，但我们将共同迎接线上学习的挑战。以下是最新的学校信息。祝大家周末愉快!
| Strong start (坚实开端) 在9月4日-11日 | ||||||||||||
| 今年所有的课程将在电脑上进行学习–学生的学习将不在学校进行，一切都将会在线上完成。
1-12年级 9月 4日星期五 幼儿园 9月8日 星期二 PreK-12年级的“坚实开端” 在 8月 26日，学区董事会批准9月4日定为1-12年级的学生开学日。9月8日是幼儿园的开学日。还同意更改上课时间。 小学K-8年级的上课时间: 周一，周二，周四，周五 – 上午8 ：30 周三 – 上午8:30至 下午1:45
初中和高中的上课时间: 周一，周二，周四，周五 – 上午9：00至下午3：50 周三 – 上午9：00下午2：35
9月4日至11日被认为是2020年秋季的“坚实开端日”。工作人员将专注于支持学生的社交和情感健康、文化与社区建设、家庭联系，并确保学生知道如何使用他（她）们的软件学习平台与老师上课。
9月4-11日:每天两小时的教学支持。在剩余的学习时间内，将提供补充学习资源。 |
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| 我们将以英语、西班牙语和中文举办问答会议，帮助回答任何有疑问的问题。
这些会议的时间是8月31日和9月1日举行，以下时间表中的每种语言的问答会议时间，其中也包括问答会议的链接。
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通过学区董事会进行了投票，以下是2020-2021年的新学年上学和放学的时间表。
在西雅图教育工会（SEA）和 西雅图公立学区 (SPS）达成协议后，小学的课程时间表将包括:
教学时间段可以包含同步教学和异步教学。 同步教学定义是什么？
异步教学定义是什么？
我们将于下周9月 2日 (星期三)与你们交流沟通我们被批准的教学计划。 |
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| 二年级和三年级的语文(ELA) 课 | ||||||||||||
| 为了在远程学习期间更好地为学生和家庭提供服务，二年级和三年级的语文老师将与其中一名数学/科学老师合作教学。这将允许更灵活的安排时间线上学习和家庭联系。这意味着现在的三年级可能会有跟去年不同的语文(ELA)老师。如果你还没收到老师们联系，请耐心等待，他们很快就会联系你。 | ||||||||||||
| 双语课程的候补名单 -上周通报的修正 | ||||||||||||
| 在上周的通报中有一个错误信息，以下是正确的信息:候补名单 -在新学年开始之前，我们不能将任何学生从双语言课程的候补名单中移出。 | ||||||||||||
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| 学校将为学生提供在家使用的学习物资。老师会与家长约定的日期来配送学习物品或你可以来学校领取。
西雅图公立学区还为每个学生订购了设备，将我们的学区变成了“一对一”的设备模式。K-2年级 的学生将得到ipad, 3-5年级的学生将得到笔记本电脑。此外，西雅图公立学区的技术团队还为 那些想使用个人设备进行远程学习的学生提供了一个“自带设备””的项目计划。随着设备的到 来，科技部(DoTS)将与学校领导合作，为工作人员，学生和家长们提供技术支持。将在共同通 用的平台上为家长们、学生和工作人员提供培训，并制作翻译几种言语的“如何“使用”的视频， 以支持学生在家中学习。 |
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BHIS Family Bulletin
HIS Family Bulletin – Friday August 21, 2020
Dear Beacon Hill Families,
We are excited to begin another school year with our beautiful community of learners and families. We welcome our new kindergarten students and families to our school – we are excited to partner with you.
We know you have a lot of questions and we are hoping to answer some of those in this message. Additionally, in the next 7 to 10 days we will be sending a virtual Welcome Back presentation that will include more information. We will also be hosting two virtual question & answer (Q&A) sessions, in three different languages, the week of August 31st.
| First day of school |
| All classes will be on the computer until further notice – student learning will not take place at school, all learning will happen remotely. Grades 1-12: Friday Sept 4th Kindergarten: Tuesday Sept 8th The beginning of school will be focused on relationships, community building, and establishing expectations and routines. |
| Q&A sessions |
| We will be hosting virtual Q&A sessions in English, Spanish, and Chinese to help answer any remaining questions. These will be on August 31st and September 1st. |
| Supplies |
| The school will be providing supplies for students to use at home. Teachers will coordinate with you about a date to either pick-up supplies for your child or arrange to have them dropped off. |
| Technology |
| SPS has also ordered a device for every student, moving our district to a “one-to-one” device model. Grades K-2 students will receive ipads and Grades 3-5 will receive a laptop. In addition, the SPS technology team is offering a “bring your own device” program for students who would like to use their personal device for remote learning. As devices arrive, the Department of Technology (DoTS) will work with school leaders to deliver technology supports to staff and families. Training for families, students, and staff will be provided on common platforms and translated “how to” videos will be produced to support students while learning at home. |
| Communication |
| Common Learning Platforms SPS has approved the use of Schoology, Microsoft Teams, and SeeSaw for remote learning and communication. This means we will be transitioning from using the ClassDojo app to SeeSaw and we will not be using Zoom unless different information is given from SPS. Your child’s teacher will be reaching out to you to get you set-up on the SeeSaw app. Weekly Family Bulletin from School We will be emailing a weekly family bulletin with information and updates, and other important information to support your child’s learning. Family Check-ins Your child’s teacher will be reaching out to you in the next two weeks get to know you and your child before the start of school. |
| Dual Language |
| Our teachers are creating plans to ensure all students are supported in the dual language classes – more information about this will be coming soon.Our bilingual teachers and staff will be communicating office hours to support families with content questions and other needs.Waitlists – we will not be able to move any students from the waitlists for dual languages classes after the start of the school year. |
| Schedule |
| Teachers and staff are working on schedules right now with the focus on consistency across grades and predictability to ensure families can plan how to best support their child’s learning.Our schedules will be shared with families next week on Friday 8/28. |
| Other questions |
| Uniforms: Students do not need to wear school uniforms during remote learning. |
| More info coming soon |
| Teachers will be communicating with you about learning expectations, weekly lessons, small group instruction, and home supports needed for remote learning. |
Yearbooks Are Here!
For the next three Thursdays (June 4th, 11th, & 18th), students can come between 12:00-2:00pm to pick up their yearbooks which are free to all students as a gift from the PTA.
When you come to pick up your yearbook, please respect social distancing guidelines of staying 6 feet apart from others and please wear a mask or scarf to cover your mouth and nose.
COVID-19 Updates
How Can You Help?
We are in this together. We know that the COVID-19 epidemic is disproportionately impacting the most vulnerable people in our society, and we won’t stand for it.
Strong Community
The PTA has established 3 significant ways to help support our families meet urgent basic needs during this catastrophic shutdown. The need in our community is great. Strong communities support each other, and BHIS is an incredibly strong community.
Go Fund Me
A separate fund established by some BHIS parents to also provide direct and immediate help with food, rent, and other urgent costs.
Please consider donating to this fund if company match or tax receipts are not an issue. Please donate and share! https://bit.ly/HelpBHISFamilies.
Beacon Hill Families Relief Fund
A Fund within the PTA designed to provide immediate assistance to Beacon Hill families to meet their basic needs. Learn more.
Please consider donating to this fund if you get a company match or need a tax receipt for your donation. Send a check to Beacon Hill PTA, memo line Emergency Relief Fund, 2025 14th Ave. S. Seattle, WA 98144 or donate via our PayPal link (include the phrase “Emergency Relief Fund” under “Add a note” when contributing to the Relief Fund).
Sponsor a Family Are you able to pledge $50 to $300 a month for the next 3 months to directly help a family? We will pair you with 2 or three other sponsor families into a pod to help a family in our school community meet their needs. Part of being in a strong community is relationships among and between families. However, we know that power dynamics can be uncomfortable and damaging, so we will preserve families’ privacy as much as possible. Email Callista.Chen@gmail.com to pledge your support.
Equity and accountability: Funds from all of these methods are disbursed confidentially and as equitably as possible, following guidance from the family support worker, teachers, and school administration. Questions? Write info@beaconhillpta.org
THANK YOU!
School Closure Resources
In order to slow the spread of COVID-19, the Governor of Washington State has closed all schools until at least April 27th. All after school activities, events, childcare, and sports are also cancelled.
We are all feeling the challenge of this uncertain time. But there are resources and opportunities to help each other. We will update this blog post weekly with more resources and information about school closure.
If you know a BHIS family who needs help with basic needs, please have them contact our principal Katie Virga kavirga@seattleschools.org
How can you help? Purchase a grocery gift card or restaurant (for takeout/delivery) gift card to donate to Beacon Hill families. Or stay tuned for our fundraiser to get needed funds in the hands of families
We do not want to encourage you to go out shopping only to purchase gift cards. Purchase grocery e-gift cards for families (Safeway Fred Meyer, or for Red Apple gift cards, you can Venmo or PayPal funds to Callista Chen or Peter Ehrenkranz, who have volunteered to consolidate our order and purchase the cards all at once. Please email Callista at callista.chen@gmail.com and put BHIS Red Apple Gift Card in the subject.
If you do have real gift cards to donate, please email info@beaconhillpta.org for the drop-off address. Do not drop off at school (it is closed!).
*parents can pick up lunches for kids*
CANCELED PTA Community Meeting – March 27th, 5:30-7:00pm
Join us to hear the latest school news, budget updates, and details on enrichment programs. This will be the last chance to ask questions regarding after-school enrichment programs before registration opens.
Seattle Credit Union will also be giving a Financial Workshop starting at 6:15, so come for just the meeting (5:30-6:15) or stay the entire time if you’re able to and interested!
Dinner and childcare will be provided.
Note: due to the current coronavirus situation, we will be making real-time decisions on whether or not each of our PTA events will happen. Please stay tuned to our Facebook page or our PTA Website for updates.
CANCELED Financial Workshop – March 27th
Seattle Credit Union will be offering a financial workshop given in Spanish from 8am-9am and in English from 6:15pm-7:15pm. Please join us for the Basics of Personal Finance workshop.
The Cable and Broadband Coordinator from City of Seattle will also be present to discuss low-income internet programs during the morning session.
Note: due to the current coronavirus situation, we will be making real-time decisions on whether or not each of our PTA events will happen. Please stay tuned to our Facebook page or our PTA Website for updates.
Spring Family Dance – Postponed
Our Spring Family Dance was originally scheduled for Friday, March 20th. However, due to the current coronavirus situation, we are postponing this event to a later date (to be determined). Please continue to check our website and/or follow us on Facebook for the most up-to-date information on our events. Thank you!
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