Mrs. Di Chiara

 Special Class English 11, 12 and Resource Room

 897-6700  extension 30088

Diane.DiChiara@WCSDNY.org 

Students: Always refer to Google Classroom for assignments and other important information 

Parents/Guardians: I will be available to answer emails and return phone calls to you everyday between 7:30 and 8:30 (or at another time at your request).  

Parent Resources for Digital Learning

https://sites.google.com/wcsdny.org/parent-resource-website/home

Digital Learning Class Rules

Digital Learning Class Rules

 Letter to Students and Families April 3, 2020

Welcome to Digital Learning

 Get a card from the New York Public Library

The New York Public Library offers a number of online resources, and any New Yorker can sign up for a library card.

Check out this story on poughkeepsiejournal.com: https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2020/03/27/new-york-public-library-card-gets-you-access-millions-books-resources/2921617001/

Update: 3/24/2020

If you will need to borrow a district laptop you MUST complete the form at the link below. 

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSePGKkTyrydcK-RPAMM9s9d6PQMO-WbWYY0KvX5_I1cU22bFA/viewform

Update: 3/23/2020:

Update 3/20/2020:

The Importance of Keeping to a Schedule   https://docs.google.com/document/u/1/d/e/2PACX-1vSZhOdEPAWjUQpqDkVAlJrFwxxZ9Sa6zGOq0CNRms6Z7DZNq-tQWS3OhuVCUbh_-P-WmksHAzbsrk9d/pub?utm_email_kaid=kaid_1147395736528249814264095&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=031920-Teacher-RemoteLearningEmail%233&utm_term=All%20Teachers#kix.5sioxrgstyn

Guided Meditation for High School Students 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZYxc6VcRGA

Update 3/19/2020: JJHS Students who qualify for Breakfast/Lunch

The Program begins today at JJ from 10:00-12:00. 

Resource Room Meet Up 10:30; see invite in school email. 

ELA Meet Up 11:00; see invite in school email.

Update 3/18/2020: ELA 11 & 12 Meet up 10:00 a.m.

        See school email for invite and code  

Update March 16, 2020

ELA Students, please log into your Google Classroom for ELA lessons and calendar. 

I have mailed a hard copy of all materials for 10 days to your home; however, the preferred method of completion is on Google Classroom.         

Email me with questions.

Resource Room Students, check your teacher webpages and Google Classrooms daily.

All Students, check your school email daily for updates from all your teachers. 

Thank you, Mrs. Di Chiara

Period 1 Google Classroom Code: nv4fbsl

Period 7 Google Classroom Code: wu3yu4x

Periods 2, 5 and 6 Resource Rooms Google Classroom Code: bxj3zlq

"The only person you are destined to become

                           is the person you decide to be."                         

~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

 Current Read or Listen:

The Water Dancer by Ta~Nehisi Coates

Touched by the Sun by Carly Simon (did not like this memoir...the poor rich and famous 1* for effort)

From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily and Finding Home by Tembi Locke (Loved this memoir! 5*****)

What did I read this summer? 

Burning Bright by Ron Rash

Whisper Network: A Novel by Chandler Baker

George Carlin Reads to You (audiobook) by George Carlin

Searching for Sylvie Lee: A Novel by Jean Kwok

A Rage in Harlem by Chester Himes