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Thursday, October 22, 2020

What it's like to learn in the JAC?

Ways to be Kind

Learning in the JAC is harder than it looks, although I know it's the safest place we can be during this pandemic. There are highs and lows, but let's start with the lows. Some downsides to working in the JAC are that when we are in the JAC with two other classes, it echos and it's hard to hear. Also it can be hard traveling around because we have all of our stuff in our backpacks, and let me tell you, rolling backpacks are not as easy as they look - trust me, I have one! Of course, there are more highs than lows. Here come the highs! First of all we have a lot more space in the JAC than in the classrooms. Also, we still have the materials we would in a classroom, and finally, we just got our “lockers”. These are my thoughts on learning in the JAC.

-Alex VanDeLoo

Student Responses to this question include:

"It's peaceful."

"It echoes so you can hear other people and I like that sound."

"It's colder than the other building."

"There is a lot of air in here."

"There are no real lockers."

It's different because we don't really have walls for the classroom.

I really like it because it is nice and airy and open."

"It gets loud sometimes."

"If I were to rate it, it would be 4 or 5 stars."

"Because we are in the gym, people want to run but we can't. It makes it hard & noisy sometimes but it is great."

"We have to bring our backpacks every where except recess. In the other buildug we did not have to do that."

"Learning in the JAC is one of the best things that has every happened to me. It is a wide space full of good helpful kids and teachers."

A locker box

What is it like to be a remote learner?

an interview with Lily R

Q: Describe what you need to be a remote learner?

Lily: You have to be sure to have all your materials with you before class starts. You will not have time to look around for everything you need. You should also have water and snack near you in case you have a lot of classes in a row. You do not always have time to take a break.

Q: Are there any other tips that you have for students who may need to go remote?

L. You should mute your mic so that the class cannot hear all the noise in the back ground. Also, do not have video games on because you will miss important information.

Q: Describe your experience in one word.

L: "Online school is different, but you CAN get used to it and find ways to make it a "better" experience."

Word of the Week

THE WORD OF THE WEEK IS supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. adjective, one of the 5 longest words, definition in the dictionary says

'a nonsense word that means extraordinarily good; wonderful.

Have a supercalifragilisticexpialidocious weekend!

-Cale E