DISTANCE LEARNING IN THE LOWER SCHOOL
Capital City Lower School will deliver a joyful and engaging program for PreK - 4th grade students during distance learning. Learn more in the resources below.
- Overview of Schedules
- Staff List (visit the Lower School staff webpage for bios)
- Supplies
- Attendance Policy
- LS Community Values Learning Targets
- LS Testing Agreement
- Investigations At-Home Math Resources
- Family Math Help Guide: This is a resource for families to help your student develop and practice their math skills. In this guide, you will find vocabulary, how-to videos, and explanations for some of the trickiest parts of math in 1st grade.
LEARNING STARTS HERE!
Capital City Lower School students can find Zoom links for classes and assignments in Seesaw (for PK-2nd grade) and Google Classroom (for 3rd-4th grade) in Clever.
Clever should automatically open as the homepage on your school-issued Chrome Tablet or Chromebook. Scroll down on this webpage to Technology Support for help.
SCHEDULES
KINDERGARTEN
1ST GRADE
3RD GRADE
4TH GRADE
COMMUNICATION WITH FAMILIES
- Read the weekly newsletter, This Week at Capital City, every Monday for Lower School updates and school-wide information. Read previous editions here.
- Check the Lower School calendar for upcoming Townhalls and Family Listening Sessions. View our website calendar for all school events. Watch recordings below.
- Back to School Night: Watch the recordings here or read the presentation here.
- Family Listening Sessions:
Watch the Family Support Sessions led by our Academic Specialists to understand what your child is learning and how to support them at home.
FRIDAY ALL SCHOOL MEETING (FASM)
Previously Wednesday All School Meeting (WASM), we adapted this 20-year tradition for community building for our weekly distance program! Watch recordings here.
Watch the video to learn how to attend FASM every week.
TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT
Do you have questions about the school-issued technology? Use this guide as a quick reference.
Read the Lower School Digital Roadmap for information about logging into the Chromebook, using Clever, and communicating with Remind.
PreK-1st Grade:
2nd-4th Grade:
Watch this video to see how to log into the tablet and access Clever:
Watch this video to see how to swipe to navigate apps:
PreK families, watch this video to learn how to login to Ignite by Hatch:
Video tutorials about Seesaw:
Print tutorial about Seesaw:
Video tutorials about Google Classroom:
Print tutorial about Google Classroom:
- Read this list of Online Resources for Distance Learning.
If you need help using technology for distance learning, contact homehelp@ccpcs.org or 202-570-4312.
QUESTIONS?
Please email:
- Míchelle Johnson, Principal
- Ntaka Wellington, Early Childhood Director (PreK-Kindergarten)
- Deirde Ellis, Director of Student Services
- Jessie Curry, Instructional Coach
- Brittney Henderson- Fiestas, Literacy Specialist
- Ogechi Irondi, Math Specialist
- Trevor Macomber-Ramsey, ELL Specialist
- Katie Golden, Mary's Center School Based Mental Health Therapist