Sometimes I need only to stand wherever I am to feel blessed. – Mary Oliver
Dear amazing Tutors,
Our first ever virtual Perfect Pairings took place Friday, February 26, and thanks to you it was a huge success! With inspiring speeches from many tutor – student Perfect Pairings, families, educators, and even U.S. Congresswoman Jackie Speier, we celebrated the achievements of you, our dedicated volunteers. Thank you for all you do to make a difference in the life of a student struggling in school.
Did you know Merrick Garland is a tutor? That’s right, our incoming U.S. Attorney General makes time to tutor in Washington, D.C., and his efforts and yours have inspired Congresswomen Jackie Speier to also become a tutor!
The phased-in return to school continues to progress in Redwood City and San Carlos. We’ve included links below if you would like to review each district’s plan. Some students may need to change their tutoring time due to their new school schedule, continue reading below for information on how best to do that. As students to return to school in a hybrid schedule, Healthy Cities will continue tutoring remotely through the end of the school year. Many of you are inquiring about in-person or remote tutoring next year and that is still to be determined based on our school district partnerships and tutor-student availability. We appreciate your patience and will let you know as soon as we have more information.
March is Women’s History Month, International Women’s Day and St. Patrick’s Day. If you would like to incorporate related activities into your tutoring sessions, we’ve included some great resources below.
Thank you for your continued patience with remote tutoring. There were many wonderful stories shared during Perfect Pairings showing how creative tutors and students have become to make this work for them. If you didn’t have a chance to watch the live broadcast, you can view it here.
As the weather warms and signs of spring burst through the ground this month, we hope you can take joy in the beauty that surrounds us and know that your willingness to volunteer and tutor is a true blessing to the students in our program. We are so thankful for you and all you are doing to Reach a Child, Touch a Family, Build a Community.
– Your Friends at Healthy Cities Tutoring
School Reopenings
Redwood City and San Carlos School Districts continue to phase in some in-person learning in the coming weeks.
Read more about the plans for Redwood City schools here. Read more about the plans for San Carlos schools here.
Students and their families may ask you to change your tutoring time to accommodate their new school schedules. Please feel free to work out a new time with your student’s family that matches your availability. There is no need to involve HCT staff with the rescheduling unless you are having difficulty determining a mutually convenient day and time. Once you’ve agreed on a new day or time, there is no need to create a new Zoom link unless you’d like to do so. Zoom will allow you to continue to use the same link even if it’s not for the time it was originally scheduled.
Once you’ve confirmed the best time for you and your student to work together please send a quick note to your HCT coordinator so we can update our database.
Things to celebrate in March!
Make an astronaut helmet to celebrate Sally Ride or virtually visit the National Women’s History Museum, there are lots of interesting ways to learn about Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day.
Check out these websites here and here for great resources and activities you can do with your student, child or family.
Learn about Leprechauns, the mischievous tricksters guarding pots of gold or make shamrock inspired crafts and activities here. There are many different ways to celebrate and learn about this fun holiday, check this out to learn more about the history and traditions of this special Irish day.
Mark your calendars! Spring Break is coming up!
All San Carlos and Redwood City schools (EXCEPT Connect and San Carlos Charter) have spring break from March 29 – April 2.
Connect has upcoming holidays (no school) this Thursday, March 11 and Friday, March 12. They have Parent/Teacher Conferences from March 29 – April 2 and Spring Break from April 5 – April 9.
San Carlos Charter has Spring Break from April 12 – 16.
Please make sure you reach out to your student’s family to cancel or reschedule sessions happening during Spring Break or other holidays.
Fun Math Games!
We love coming across new ways to make learning fun! It’s proven that students learn better when they can engage in a more relaxed and less serious manner, kids tend to be more open-minded and willing to try new things when they’re having fun!
So if you have a student who needs some extra help with math, check out these easy card games that make learning math concepts fun! Many of these can easily be adapted to work on Zoom or by using a white board during your session to keep track of cards and numbers. Let us know if you’ve tried any of these games and how they’re working for you!
Have you come across any interesting ways to make learning fun? Share them with us and we’ll feature them in an upcoming Tutor News so all our tutors can benefit.
Resources for Tutors!
There are lots of resources to help you with your remote tutoring. If there is something you need to make tutoring more effective, please just ask.
Have you found a great website or resource you think others would find useful? Email and let us know and it will be added to Tutor Corner or Tutor News.
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