Elementary E-Learning Information

Minneota Public Schools
E-Learning Day
Elementary School

What is E-Learning?
An E-learning day is used in place of a school day that has been canceled due to inclement
weather. An E-Learning day means that students will attend school virtually and in a
synchronous fashion.

Attendance
Students are expected to complete E-Learning day activities. E-Learning is not optional. It’s as
important as attending school in a traditional sense. Teachers will take attendance and submit by
3:00 P.M. Parents/Guardians are expected to email their child’s classroom teacher by 3:00 P.M.
stating if their child will/will not be completing the E-Learning.

Elementary Schedule for E-Learning Days:

Why is the Minneota School District preparing for the use of E-Learning days?-
Historically, winter weather in southwest Minnesota can be persistent and disruptive.
Neighboring school districts have experienced a loss of an entire school week due to winter
storms and their aftermath. Now, in the 2023-2024 school year, it seems that with the resources
available and, if prepared carefully, we can mitigate the disruptiveness our winter weather can
have on student learning.

Providing students and teachers more opportunities for learning and the ability to provide
learning without disruption during snow days is consistent with our district’s focus on student
achievement. Additionally, an E-Learning day reinforces 21st-century job and post-secondary
educational opportunities for working and learning remotely.
The state allows us to have five E-Learning Days. E-Learning Days count as a day of
instruction and don’t have to be made.

Frequently Asked Questions

How will we be notified that a “snow day” is an E-Learning day?
The school will communicate with all parents and staff through the SchoolMessenger System
that is already utilized. In the message sent, it will read that this “snow day is an E-Learning
day.”

What about 2-hour late starts and when school closes early? Will those days also be an
E-Learning day?
No. In the event of a two-hour late start or early dismissal, an E-Learning day will not be
expected.

What if a student has a pre-arranged absence?
The student would be expected to make up the learning activities and assignments just as if it
were any other absence from school.

Will the school building be closed on an E-Learning day for students as it is on a
regular snow day?
Yes. The school district building will be closed to students and activities on E-Learning days.

E-Learning Activities by Grade

PreK
● A choice board is in the E-learning folder that has been sent home. Students have a goal
of doing one activity on the choice board for the day.

Kindergarten
● If devices are NOT sent home: Students have a yellow folder. It contains a grid with
multiple rows/columns of learning activities for each month (November through April).
Classroom teachers will contact parents to communicate which grid is to be used on that
day. Students should return completed activities the next day.
● If devices ARE sent home: All activities will be posted on SeeSaw. All directions will be
posted by 10:00 AM.

Grade 1
● If devices are NOT sent home: Use the materials in the manilla folder that was sent home
at conferences. The teachers will email families about which day (1, 2, 3, 4, or 5) should
be completed and sent back to school.
● If devices ARE sent home: All activities will be posted on SeeSaw.

Grade 2
● If devices are NOT sent home: Use the materials in the manilla folder that was sent home
at conferences. The teachers will email families about which day (1-5) materials should
be completed and sent back to school. Only the packet that was completed for the day
needs to be returned (not the entire manilla folder).
● If devices ARE sent home: All activities will be posted on SeeSaw.

Grade 3
● If devices are NOT sent home: Please wait for an email from your child's teacher and use
the packet the teacher indicates in the email (red, orange, etc.). The student only has to
bring back the packet they completed and not the entire manilla envelope.
● If devices ARE sent home: All materials will be posted on SeeSaw by 10:00 AM.

Grade 4
● If devices are NOT sent home: Students will complete packet activities depending on the
day the teacher indicates (Day 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5). Your child's teacher will send an email
indicating which packet to complete.
● If devices ARE sent home: All activities will be posted in Google Classroom.

Grades 5 and 6
● Students take home their devices daily, so all materials and instructions will be posted on
Google Classroom. Students will log onto Google Classroom by 10:00 AM with their
HOMEROOM teacher and meet for a minimum of 30 minutes. After this instruction,
students will be directed on what lessons are to be completed for each class.

Special Education
● Case managers are available throughout the day by phone and email. They will be able to
answer parent/student questions and assist with accommodations and modifications of
assignments via phone or Google Meets.