We're going to try this as a means of communication

Hello!

This is an old blog I had toyed with using several times in the past, but I would like to change this into a daily meeting place for my students and their parents/guardians at GRC. I would like to use this place as another means of more casual conversation and discussion, where everything is safe for you and I to get our concerns out about school, and the current world situation as we enter into a time none of us, and I mean none of us, have ever experienced before today.

To recap:

3/13/20- Governor Brian Holcomb grants 20 days free and clear for all school systems in the state. The president declares a National Emergency, bringing about uncertainty and wider concern about Covid-19. The School City of Hammond closes schools until April 6, 2020, combining ten days of e-learning with the regularly scheduled Spring Break.

3/19/20: Indiana Gov. Holcomb declares all schools are closed until May 1, 2020, pending further updates on the spread of Covid-19. To be clear, this beyond what any of us would have imagined a week ago. It has the potential to get worse before it gets better.

So, where does that leave me? Home, fielding e-learning assignments, creating educational lessons, and grading. I am still going about things as normally as possible- taking my dog out for a walk or to the park, talking with friends on the phone or text, making dinner, doing laundry, getting some groceries as I can. Heck, I am even supposed to go visit a friend and her son in Michigan next week (that might not happen, but it's okay if it doesn't).

I know some of you are very anxious and perhaps scared. I know some families are struggling right now as it is with work stoppages, layoffs, and such. I am aware. I am here if you need to chat.