NEW NEWS
Parent Connect - Tonight, Thursday, December 2, at 6:30 PM, HOA staff will be hosting a Parent Connect/FAQ Night in Google Meets. The event will include introductions of some HOA staff members, a presentation of frequently asked questions, and an open Q&A session. This is a great opportunity to get to know staff members and other parents, while also getting all of your lingering questions answered. Please contact Ken Ollis, HOA K-6 Counselor with any questions, [email protected].
Here is the link (please do not share this link with anyone outside of HOA):
Project Twinkle Toes - Participate in our school-wide holiday drive, Project Twinkle Toes, benefitting With Love and Project Lemonade! Bring new socks to HOA anytime during school hours until Winter Break, all sizes of socks from newborn to adult are accepted. In addition, there will be a class competition and the winning class gets a fun surprise! See this flyer for more information: Project Twinkle Toes
New Clubs - New STEAM clubs started this week. Please email me if your student still has not heard from their club leader.
Attendance Reminder - Please have your student log into Canvas every school day and go straight to Grade 5 Homeroom to check-in for attendance
PLANNING AHEAD...
December 20-31 - Winter Break
OLDER NEWS
Q2 Pacing Guide - Quarter 2 begins on Monday. Here is your Q2 Pacing Guide: 5th Grade Quarter 2 Pacing Guide
Grade Totals Hidden In Canvas - I have changed the settings in your student’s Grades to hide the grade total (cumulative percentages). For those of you who have had K-6 students in HSD, you know that the report cards do not simply reflect letter grades for subjects (A,B,C, etc) or cumulative percentages (95%, 80%, etc), but reflect whether or not the student has exceeded (E), met (M), nearly met (NM), or not yet met (NY) grade level standards. The cumulative score can be misleading when combined with HSD’s proficiency grading system because it shows an average of all scores in a subject, as opposed to individual grades for specific standard domains. Please let me know if you have any questions about this, or if you would ever like me to let you know cumulative grades as I am still able to see that on my end.
Morning Meeting - Please have your student log in on Monday to hear important announcements for the week and participate in a fun activity before our Live Support Session begins at 9:00.
Freckle Freckle is a Math and Language Arts supplement that will first assess your student's skill level, then will assign them lessons based on how they did on the assessment. Log into Freckle in MyApps using your student's HSD login information (if you don't have it, email me and let me know).
Facebook Group - Search in Groups for We will post team-wide announcements and info there, in addition to using email and Remind.
STUDENT TECH SUPPORT sites.google.com/hsd.k12.or.us/student-tech-help/home