Students to Keep iPads/Hotspots Over the Summer

Students will again be allowed to keep their district-issued iPads and hotspots over the summer with the same care and consideration they do during the school year. This allows learning opportunities throughout the summer. Exceptions include graduating seniors and students unenrolling from District 196. For more details and guidance around this, please visit this website.

Some subscription based apps such as Dreambox and IXL will continue to function using the same login information from the 2021-22 school year. However, there may be some exceptions for students who are unenrolling or moving to a different school. Epic will work through the end of June between the hours of 7 am - 4 pm Monday-Friday. Additionally, parents may sign up for Epic Free to access books for an additional two hours each week using these instructions.

Both Seesaw and Schoology will remain up through the beginning of the summer to support summer programming, but then courses will archive as we prepare for the 2021-2022 school year. Teachers will not be expected to post anything on these platforms during the summer unless it’s associated with summer programming.

As always the iPads are a great resource for our students to create their own projects. See below for a list of ideas with apps that are already available. For more information on these apps and tutorial support see our Student 1:1 website.

• Book Creator: Create their own books describing their summer experiences
• Chatterpix: Record their voice over any object describing what they know
• Clips: Compile a video about a book they’ve read or a topic they’ve studied
• Explain Everything: Create their own videos describing their interests
• Keynote: Make slideshow presentations and videos to teach their friends and parents
• PicCollage: Remember their favorite moments of school or camp with a digital collage

If you have any questions, contact the school or submit at https://www.district196.org/techhelp. 

Reminder to Order Online Today!

Did you know that for every kit sold, School Tool Box provides a meal to a child in need through Feed My Starving Children? School supply kits for the upcoming 2021-22 school year are available for ordering until June 27th with discounted pricing and free shipping to school. Easily order your student school supplies through School Tool Box at www.SchoolToolBox.com

JUNE 14-18 from 9:00am-12:00pm at East Lake Elementary

Be empowered through dance, games, activities, and crafts. Use the leadership concepts of teamwork, growth mindset and positivity to create an empowering, exciting environment where you will feel confident working with others. Receive a t-shirt. Ages 4-12. To sign up, click here.

LEAD camp is run by Lauren Franchino, a third grade teacher at East Lake Elementary. She has 12 years of experience running LEAD Camp and has a passion for supporting leadership skills in students. Lauren has an M.Ed. in Early Childhood Education and Development from the University of Minnesota and is pursuing further graduate work in Educational Leadership.

Camp Propel is a three-week program that will run from July 26 through August 12. The goal for Camp Propel is to improve student achievement by increasing attendance and moving the experience closer to the school year. We want to strengthen programming and provide more consistency across the district. Aligning curriculum with upcoming units of study in Science and Social Studies will essentially provide our students a jump-start to the school year, hence the name Camp Propel.

The Camp Propel is designed for students needing extra assistance in math and/or reading in grades K-4. (5th grade classes will be held at the student’s home middle school at a different time.) The classes will meet Monday through Thursday from 8:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. Busing is provided. The goals of our summer program are:

• to improve student reading, writing and math skills.
• to increase student skill retention over the summer break.

Studies indicate that many students benefit from an extended school year. We will expect students who enroll in Camp Propel to attend every day. If you are not able to commit to this, then this program may not be for you. Consistency is an important component of learning.

We are identifying students whom the staff feels would most benefit from the experience. Parents of recommended students will receive an application form in March with your child’s report card.

Questions regarding our summer school program can be directed to Miles Haugen at 952-423-7896.