Logging In
All our students have a personal account in Office 365 and in our UMCA Moodle. In our Moodle, you can find your courses, your marks, and can send messages to your teachers. All new students received in the past weeks an email from Microsoft “on behalf of your organization”. In that email, you have your child’s username and password. Please follow these steps to log in:
- Go on your browser to Office 365 Log In
- Put your username and password which you’ve received in the email from Microsoft
- Once you are logged in you will see different icons, the ‘Outlook’ icon is for emails, the ‘OneDrive’ icon is for documents.
- Open a new tab and go to umca.ca (close the COVID-19 window)
- Click on “Log In” at the top bar (an error announcement might appear, click on “continue”)
- Now you are inside the Moodle in your personal account. On the left side of the screen you will see the courses you are taking.
- Click on the course name, and it will take you to the home page of that specific course. There you can find every week an update from the teacher about the work done in class, and the homework given. When clicking on “grades” you will find the student’s marks.
Homework
As of this week teachers will assign homework to their classes in 2 ways:
*A handout sheets
* Online quizzes and homework posts
Please help your child login in to their account to complete their quiz (if there is one), and make sure they also complete the handout sheets if given.
Backpacks
Students take their backpacks home only on Fridays. During the week the backpacks stay in the school.
Reminders
School opens at 8:00am, classes start at 9:00am.
09:00-09:50 – Lesson 1
09:50-10:00 – snack for grades 1 & 2
10:00-10:50 – Lesson 2
10:50-11:00 – snack for grades 3-7
11:00-12:00 – Lesson 3
12:00-12:30 - Recess for grades 1, 2 / 12:30-01:00 – Lunch for grades 1, 2
01:00-01:30 – Lunch for grades 3, 4, 5 / 01:30-2:00 – Recess for grades 3, 4, 5
01:00-01:30 – Recess for grades 6, 7, 8 / 01:30-2:00 – Lunch for grades 6, 7, 8
02:00-03:00 – Lesson 4
03:00-04:00 – Lesson 5
04:00-5:00 – Homework Time (for most classes in most days)
05:00—6:00 – Homemade delicious snacks
06:30 – school is closed. Please pick up your child on time.
UMCA T-Shirt
Most students received their UMCA sport t-shirt yesterday. Those who didn’t receive it yet will get it next week. If you didn’t receive your UMCA backpack, please see Ms. Sara. Please write your child’s name on it, as they tend to lose it very often. You must bring your sport’s outfit every day (the UMCA t-shirt, sports shoes, and sweatpants/comfortable pants for work out).
Each child must bring his/her own water bottle (plastic, not glass) filled with fresh water every day. Please label your child’s water bottle.
Outdoor Activity
At UMCA we believe that outdoor activity is as important as academic achievements. Especially nowadays, when students must wear a face mask inside the facility, outside activity is a great way to take off the mask and breath fresh air. Therefore, weather permitted, we plan outdoor time every day to breathe fresh air and enjoy recess time outside. Please dress up your child according to the weather (in summer: a hat, sunscreen, in the winter: a hat, gloves, winter jacket, boots, scarf, etc.).
Phones/Electronic Games
Grade 1-6 are NOT allowed phones at school under any circumstances. Please don’t bring any electronic games to school, cell phones or electronic games will be confiscated if found. Please make sure your child is not bringing to school any Pokémon cards and other games. Grade 7 & 8 students may keep a cell phone in their lockers for after school use only.
Classes end at 4:00 pm. School closes at 6:30 pm. Please come to pick up your child only after classes end. We would like to ask you to be punctual and bring your child to school before classes start. Students who are late interrupt the lesson and distract the other students. Please be on time.
UMCA Rich Tree Academy is a technologically advanced school that offers services, help, and support through the UMCA Facebook page. That being said, we ask that all parents and students who have a Facebook account to follow our page. This support will assist us in keeping you updated with all the latest photos, trips and everything UMCA Rich Tree Academy has to offer.
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You can also follow us on Instagram @umcaschool
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Please note that the school will be closed on Monday, September 28th.
Pictures
We’re happy to share with you some pictures taken during this week, capturing our students during their first week back to school. Even though students’ faces are covered with masks; you can still see and feel the excitement of our students. Please follow the link to see the pictures:
UMCA wishes you all a wonderful weekend!
