The information below is free for anyone in our community that might need information or ideas for learning at-home, resources for building faith, or just some fun activities. The sites listed are for information purposes only -- parents should research and make the determination as to what is appropriate for their children and family. Please check back frequently as this page will be updated. If you have questions, please reach out to your teachers or the
school office.
FAMILY COVID-19 RESOURCES !
FOOD PICK UP: Food pick-up is in full swing at
Lake Burien Presbyterian Church - families can receive produce, dairy, protein, and milk while supplies last. Drive up and volunteers will load food into your car’s trunk or backseat. OPEN every Friday in October starting at 2pm.
FUN THINGS TO DO !
Khan Academy, The Anywhere School: Khan Academy’s mission is to provide a free, world-class education to anyone, anywhere. No matter where learning happens this year, we’re here to help. These schedules are meant to be templates that can be used as is, or modified to better suit the needs of your family, classroom or district. For parents, we’ve put together a
Distance learning survival guide (also available in
Spanish) featuring expert advice on motivating your kids and setting up for a successful school year.
Yoga for Kids: A fabulous
Cosmic Kids video from our 5th grade experts: Ms. Fiorito and Ms. LeRoy
Cooking activities, trivia and more!
SOCIAL EMOTIONAL SUPPORT!
Our daily lives have changed in so many ways, and will continue to evolve. We want to offer you, your family and students resources to help navigate being housebound, mental health, support conversations on race and racism, as well as other books that explore issues of identity, bias and bullying.
Please find links below for ways to talk to your child about race and identity, and how educators discuss these issues in their classrooms.
Coronavirus Mental Health Resources -
English - Archdiocese of Seattle
ARTICLE: Why Working From Home Is So Exhausting—And How To Reinvigorate Click HERE.
ACTION: Consider seeking out an accountability buddy or prayer buddy who helps hold you accountable for self-care with daily or weekly check ins. How can we take action to show our love and compassion for each other by prioritizing time for ourselves for self-care? Visit
My Catholic School for more news and information.
Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/seattle.catholic.schools/
FAITH & FAMILY !
St. Francis of Assisi Parish: Connect with Fr. Hayatsu via the Parish website or sign up to participate in mass. The Parish Facebook page can be found
HERE. Check out masses
HERE on the Parish YouTube channel.
Kindergarten - 5th grade: Growing in faith together during Covid. The St. Francis of Assisi parish and Cheryl Brooten are offering parents and children a fun and easy means of growing in faith at home through videos and creative activities. This includes a link to
Studio252 for parents with ideas to help connect your children with the message of faith and hope.
Sponsored by our St. Francis of Assisi Parish. FREE - please use the zip code 98062 to locate our parish.
Offers daily reflections, teachings, movie reviews and more.
Faith Shared Joyfully: Courtesy of Busted Halo. Thoughtful blogs, videos, prayers, photo challenge, Advent calendar and reflections, podcast with Father Dave Dwyer.
Alpha: Everyone should have the chance to explore the Christian faith, ask questions and share their point of view; wherever they are.
Alpha is a series of sessions exploring the Christian faith. Each talk looks at a different question around faith and is designed to create conversation. Join in on Thursday evenings at 7pm. All are welcome.
COMMUNITY SERVICE, BE KIND & REACH OUT !
One of our school parents is connected to Merrill Gardens, and would LOVE to have your letters and pictures to share with her residents. Many residents are not able to have visitors right now, and this makes a big difference in their happiness. Who knows? -- You might end up with a wonderful pen pal that becomes an adopted grandparent if you add your name and address! Here's the community names and addresses for the Merrill Gardens Communities -- all of these wonderful people could use your love! Questions can be directed to Erica Gower at ericag@merrillgardens.com. If you post on social media,
tag #stfoa!
#DoGoodFromHome Challenge. Use compassion and creativity to do acts of good from home. Unique ideas for each day of the week.
KIDS FOR PEACE: Gratitude Gifts and ideas for those working around us to keep things working. Working on uplifting our world through love and action.
ART & CREATIVITY !
Our wonderful art teacher, Ms. Meyers, has created this
Facebook page to share art and all your creative endeavors! Please check out
123 Do Art With Me on Facebook for inspiration & joy!
SUBSCRIBE to Ms. Meyer's YouTube channel - she posts "How to" videos and tutorials.
Draw Every Day: With Jarrett J. Krosoczka—author & illustrator from the NY Times. Free art, cartooning and writing lessons every weekday at 2:00 pm
READING, WRITING, ARITHMATIC, and MORE !
HUGE site split into "Educator" and "Family", also by grades and activity. Subjects range from setting a daily schedule, to math, science, reading, to field trips, English as a second language, and life skills.
What Willie Wonka might have designed as his own classroom.
Grammar, Learning Nouns & Verbs: ABCYa
For grades 1-6, recommended from our 2nd grade teacher, Ms. Goetz
Bedtime Math - Cabin Fever Math: Without the screen!
Bedtime Math
Treasure trove for preschool through high school, subjects like English, Math, Science, Current Events, Social Studies, ELA & Music
SCIENCE !
Recommended by our 2nd grade teacher, Ms. Riedeman.
Our 8th graders are studying the Coronavirus and infectious diseases - this is a good visual tool
Youtube: Why Wash Your Hands?
And why for 20 seconds? Good biology lesson.
Virtual Zoo Trips & Animal Cams: Provided by Ms. Goetz, 2nd grade
Animal Conservation & the San Diego Zoo: If fur and feathers, scales and fins are just your thing, then the San Diego Zoo is somewhere you'd love! The zoo is not just about providing a space for visitors to see creatures from all over the world up close, it's also about saving species and preserving the habitats in which they live. Check out details
HERE at
https://www.highrises.com/animal-conservation-the-san-diego-zoo.php.
Downloadable activities from the Museum Educators
Citizen Science & People Powered Research: Here's a couple:
Zooniverse: Every Zooniverse project is led by a different research team, spanning a wide range of subjects that include: identifying planets around distant stars (
PlanetHunters.org), studying the impact of climate change on animals (
SnapshotSafari.org) and plants (
FloatingForests.org), and more. The collective efforts of Zooniverse projects have resulted in over 200 research publications to date.
Scistarter: Over 3000 vetted science projects in a data bank and it explains citizen science for people who haven't participated before. Who is a citizen scientist? Citizen scientists typically are not professional scientists. Rather, they are curious or concerned people who collaborate with professional scientists in ways that advance scientific research on topics they care about. The idea behind these projects is that
anyone, anywhere can participate in meaningful scientific research.
PE & ACTIVITIES FOR MOVEMENT !
Darebee: Darebee site for workouts, challenges, running, nutrition,meal plans and much more! Check out the monthly challenge (January is Cardio) or jump into the Workout of the Day.
Easy to make a free profile & enjoy specific activities to develop coordination, build stamina and have fun!
Active Home: This site is free courtesy of US Games. Includes videos, worksheets, lessons from teachers around the world.
Movement & Mindfulness: GoNoodle -- Get ready for some seriously fun movement & play!
Good Energy: Another from GoNoodle that includes healthy food choices, washing hands, relieving tension ... the list goes on!
Download and stick with the free app -- different work outs based upon the time & equipment you have.
LIBRARY & COMPUTING !
Computer Science Courses: Future Engineer courtesy of Amazon. Great for K-12th grades.
Includes recommendations for reading, movies, current events and distance learning.
Typing & Keyboarding: 3 Different resources:
PBS: Read Along with wonderful people like Michelle Obama, Kristen Bell. Subscribe to stay in touch.
GEOGRAPHY, TRAVEL & THE WORLD !
Check out the latest from Google for Education: