Subject: Re: [MK8] How's it going?

I feel so fortunate.
We are back in school with nearly 100% of our students returning. We’re all wearing masks and have the same basic schedule we’ve always had. We are cleaning everything constantly, sharing less resources and preparing for a time online if we ever have to go there.
I think our health department and school district are handling this well. We have several HS students who have tested positive and they stay home for the required number of days. Here at the elementary school, we are doing okay. Lots of strep, stomach flu and other illness but no COVID that we know about. When it happens, we’ll be ready I think.
I sticking with my regular plans just adjusting them for distancing and less touching of shared instruments. We are playing recorders in 4th and 5th and ukuleles in 6th. I have Waterman Ukes that can be cleaned without worry of warping the wood.
Kristin Lukow - Nebraska


> On Sep 16, 2020, at 6:08 PM, Ann Wells wrote:
>
> I think some of it right now is what others have said already about all the
> stuff going on. In general, however, I think now there are way more
> platforms/forums for teachers to share ideas online than there used to be
> when this list was so active that I made a separate email address to use
> exclusively for it. I think much of the conversation that used to happen
> here has moved to places like facebook groups - I was added to a music ed
> fb group at one point and left because it was just too much. And I'm
> facebook friends with a whole bunch of people who I first "met" through
> this list, and often I will share ideas/ask questions on facebook for them
> and other music friends in addition to or instead of asking here.
> Things go in cycles, ya know? But I am glad that the listserve was here
> when I was first teaching, I'm very appreciative of Plank Road for
> providing and supporting it, this has been invaluable to me both as a
> resource and as a community for almost 20 years now!
> ~Ann, who was in GA when I joined the list, then in SC for a few years, and
> now in NC!
>
> Ann Wells - annmusic7@gmail.com
>
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 16, 2020 at 6:25 AM Chris Badger wrote:
>
>> I'm on digest but I haven't noticed much traffic on the email list-- or
>> even the forums that just got started.
>>
>> I hope people are just busy...Thanks to Plank Road and all the members who
>> make this list a valuable resource. :)
>>
>> I'm going to browse the Idea Bank and see if my question has already been
>> answered.
>>
>> Happy Wednesday, every one!
>>
>> Chris Ann
>>
>>
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