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ROLO elementary is a form of online schooling that Springmont hosts. Springmont also hosts a ROLO for primary but we are talking about elementary ROLO. ROLO elementary is run by Patricia Jordon who used to be the teacher of a lower elementary class. The ROLO elementary students use programs such a seesaw and IXL to do work. We have our meetings and work cycles on zoom. A program that is much like FaceTime or Skype but can have more people in one call. ROLO elementary students also have specialists. A specialist is the music teacher or the art teacher or another teacher that teaches something special. ROLO elementary students also get conferences every week unlike normal school. We also stand up and take water breaks and screen breaks and times to move our bodies. We also use something on zoom called a breakout room. A breakout room is like a table in a classroom. Students can go alone or with friends to breakout rooms by the host. Lessons also take place in breakout rooms. There is a morning meeting and afternoon meeting every day. We can also share things every day. And every day someone shares a school appropriate video with the class. We also get boxes every week that have materials that the teachers make in and then put them that will be used in lessons and papers for specialists. The materials that we use work almost as well as the normal ones. This introduction is dedicated to all of the students who are curious about ROLO elementary.