Norwood School Distance Learning Program
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When school is closed on a school day, Norwood classes continue through our Distance Learning Program. Students should take school materials, including their tablets, home when a closing is anticipated. Please check email and the HawksNest for information about optional and required school work, which varies by grade. If power outages interfere with assignments, do what you can with the resources you have. If you don’t see anything from your teacher, they may have a power outage they can’t work around.
First day school is closed
- All previously assigned work due on the day school is closed is due on the day we return.
- All previously assigned work due on the day we return is still due that day.
- Teachers do not assign any new work.
- Students and teachers should be alert to weather, so hopefully everybody has what they need at home to do whatever work was already assigned, as noted above.
Second consecutive day school is closed
- All previously assigned work due both days school is closed is due the day we return.
- All previously assigned work due on the day we return is still due that day.
- All students in 3-4 should read independently for 20 minutes. Any additional optional assignments will be sent to all students in the grade by 10 a.m.
- 5-8 teachers assign up to 20 minutes of homework each – communicated via email to students and parents, and posted in HawksNest, all by 10 a.m.
Third and additional consecutive days school is closed
- All previously assigned work due on the days school is closed is due the day we return.
- All previously assigned work due on the day we return is still due that day.
- K-2 all homeroom teachers provide an optional activity (e.g., math game) – communicated via email to parents by 10 a.m.
- 3-4 reading and math teachers assign up to 20 minutes of work each, per day starting on day three, plus independent reading – communicated via email to parents by 10 a.m. each day.
- 5-8 teachers assign up to 20 minutes of homework each, starting on the second day and continuing each additional weekday school is closed – communicated via email to students and parents, and posted in HawksNest by 10 a.m. each day.
Located in Bethesda, MD, Norwood School develops students in grades PK-8 into confident lifelong learners who have the academic, character, and leadership skills to succeed in high school and beyond. Recognizing that children are multi-faceted, Norwood provides many opportunities for safe risk-taking, exploration, discovery, and growth in a nurturing, supportive, and inclusive school community.
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