GWE Families,

We look forward to starting a new school year next week.  Beginning Tuesday (8/11/2020), your child's teacher will be reaching out to contact each family.  If your child will be attending school face to face, the teacher will let each family know which day next week (week of August 17) the student will attend for orientation.    

 

For those choosing 100% virtual, the chromebook pick up, paperwork, and required orientation will take place on either Thursday, August 13 from 3:30 - 5:30 pm or Tuesday, August 18 from 3:30 - 5:30 pm in the front of Glenwood Elementary School.  Families will choose one of these days to attend orientation.  See the information below for optional Google Classroom training, which will take place on the same dates at 6:00 pm.  Families may attend virtually to the live training or attend in the school auditorium.  If you plan to attend face to face in the auditorium for the training at 6:00 pm, please contact the school at 738-4220 to reserve a spot.  Please take advantage of this training to become better equipped to assist your student with virtual learning.  

 

We are so excited to begin this school year, even though it may look very different than normal.  Thank you for your patience and flexibility as we navigate these ever changing times.
 

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MCS Parents and Families,

As the beginning of the new school year approaches, we will be offering several virtual parent orientation opportunities to assist you with navigating your child’s Learning Management System. These systems will be used by MCS to provide students access to learning materials, assignments, and methods of submitting work. For grades K-5, students will be using Google Classroom. For grades 6-12, students will be using Canvas. This orientation will be streamed live. If you are unable to access WiFi or a device to view this orientation, please contact your child’s school to reserve a seat to watch the virtual orientation at a school location. Due to State restrictions, space is limited and will be reserved for those who have no means of accessing the virtual orientation independently. 

 

For Parents/Guardians of Elementary Students, choose to watch on either August 13 or August 18 beginning at 6PM:

Learn how to navigate Google Classroom as an Elementary School Parent, find out about the Parent Weekly Guardian Summary, student view, and other features. Google Classroom is the Learning Management System for McDowell County Schools Grades K-5.

 

For Parents/Guardians of Middle School and High School Students, choose to watch on either August 11 or August 20 beginning at 6PM:

Learn how to navigate Canvas as a Parent observer, access the Parent Canvas app, communicate with your Middle/High School child's teachers via the app, and other features. Canvas is the Learning Management System for McDowell County Schools Grades 6-12.

 

Visit our YouTube Channel @ https://www.youtube.com/MCSTeachingandLearning to access the live stream events. It is recommended that you click the Set a Reminder button on the session that you will be attending. It should send you a notification once we go live.