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COMPREHENSIVE SEXUALITY EDUCATION (CSE) On March 16th, a school-wide email was sent to all families informing you that students would have access to pre-recorded CSE lessons in our Google Classroom starting Monday, May 3rd. If you have already opted out, your student will NOT be able to see the lessons. If you wish to opt your student out, see the below link for exemption procedures:
PROJECT: RESEARCHING NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURE I have attached a PDF to this email with additional information about a project coming up in Language Arts for your students entitled Project: Researching Native American Culture (due around May 14). The original Odysseyware instruction say to research ANY Native American culture, but we would like to have your student specifically research an OREGON tribe. We have provided research links to 9 Oregon tribes, your student will choose just one. Please let me know if you have any questions about this.
STATE TESTING PREP We will be spending part of our next three Class Meetings prepping for state testing coming up at the end of May. My goal is to show the students what the test will look like, and we will work through examples of testing questions together. If your student does not attend Class Meeting on Mondays, I would highly recommend you take some time to do the sample test together at home. The "required" test for 4th grade is Math, so that is what my focus will be on. We will also look at the Language Arts sample test for those wishing to participate in that one as well. Here is the link and directions to the sample test:
Directions to get to the practice tests:
- Go to osasportal.org
- Click on Sample and Training Tests
- Click on Sample and Training Tests AGAIN
- Click Sign In (you will not need to change anything on this page)
- Select 4th Grade
- Select ELA or CAT Sample Test
CHESS CLUB Does your student like chess? Would they like to play chess with other HOA students? Mrs. Kelly, one of our 3rd grade teachers, has invited our class to join her class on Tuesdays at 11:00 at the link below. Please note that you will need to help your student create an account.
To join:
1. Go to this link: https://
2. Create an account - ask your parents for help.
- click on the word "register" and fill in the information.
- create a username and password. Use your school email address.
3. Click on the second link: https://lic
4. Type in the code:
5. Play games every Tuesday at 11:00am or play others on your own time.ELEMENTARY NEWSLETTER Here is the link to our latest April newsletter from Assistant Principal, Shannon Freudenthal:
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Monday, May 3
9:00-9:30 Optional Weekly Class Meeting in Google Classroom (SBAC PREP)
Tuesday, May 4
9:00-9:30 Drop-in Office Hour in my Google Classroom
11:00 Chess Club w/Mrs. Kelly's 3rd Grade Class
Thursday, May 6
9:00-9:30 Drop-in Office Hour in my Google Classroom
Friday, May 7
12:30-1:00 Storytime with Mrs. Freudenthal
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STORYTIME WITH MRS. FREUDENTHAL Our Assistant Principal, Shannon Freudenthal, is hosting a story time on Fridays for students in grades 3-6 from 12:30-1:00. The Google Meets link is: hoa
HOA PARENT RESOURCE GUIDE 2020-2021 Here is our updated Orientation Slideshow. You can access it anytime to find important email addresses or information about our program. For our families that have been with us since the Fall, nothing major has changed, we've just added more info.
WEEKLY MEETING IN GOOGLE CLASSROOM Our weekly optional class meetings will be on Mondays from 9:00-9:30am. For security reasons, we are not able to email out the meeting link but ask that students access the class meeting directly from the link on the banner in our Google Classroom, which will be available 5 minutes before the meeting starts. I want to reiterate that this is an optional meeting and is not required. You will need your student’s HSD credentials to connect with our classroom, directions are below:
1. Go to Classroom.google.com
2. Join class (+ in the top right corner)
3. Enter code:
4. Click: "Join"
SUPPORT FROM COUNSELING REFERRAL TEAM We have a fantastic Counseling Referral Team to support you and your student's year at HOA. All requests for support should go through the Google Doc link below. Sara Stollberg is our Wellness Counselor and will primarily provide behavioral and emotional support for families, Ken Ollis is our K-12 Academic Counselor, Annette Snyder is our 9-12 Academic Counselor, and Angela Lorenzo, Homeschool Consultant, will be helping families by supporting the at-home environment with a homeschooling lens. Once a request is submitted, either by a parent or teacher, the team will come alongside and support you.
COUNSELOR CORNER Our K-8 counselor, Ken Ollis, has a new virtual office! You can find that link here, bit.ly/ . In addition, his Google classroom is up and running. The classroom will house all counselor lessons and assignments (they are optional), as well as a bunch of other useful information for students and parents. The lessons are not live and can be accessed at your convenience. The class code is: . Please help your student join the classroom so they can start checking out the lessons. Mr. Ollis's office hours will be Monday-Thursday 3:00-3:30, the link will be available in his virtual office. Please note, the virtual office (bit.ly/ and the classroom (Google) are two different places.
Team 3-6 HOA 2020-2021 Facebook Group If you are on Facebook and would like to join our Team 3-6 private group, search for Team 3-6 HOA 2020-2021.
ATTENDANCE Per the Oregon Department of Education, HOA is required to take daily attendance during school days. Things that count for attendance include:
1. a student logging in and working in Odysseyware,
2. a student sending a teacher a message in OW,
4. a student attending a Google Meets with the class or teacher, and
5. an email, phone call, or Google Meets from a parent to the teacher.
HSD CALENDAR
https://www.hsd.k12.or.us/cms/lib/OR02216643/Centricity/domain/4/documents/calendars/Revised%202020-2021%20District%20Calendar.pdf