NEW NEWS***********************************************************
COUNSELOR CORNER Attached to this email is a PDF from our counselor, Ken Ollis, called the Counselor Corner with links to support during these challenging times.
K-6 NEWSLETTER Here is a link to our first K-6 Parent Newsletter, https://www.smore.com/w2cyv.
PROJECT SUPPORT There is only one project due next week in Science. Students will watch a video, then answer questions about the video. A hands-on experiment is not necessary. Below is the grading rubric for this assignment:
Meets (80-89%) - Questions are answered correctly.
Exceeds (90-100%) - All questions are answered in thoughtful ways; evidence of additional research; connections made to the student’s own life, or world.
NEXT WEEK ************************************************************
Monday, December 7
9:00-9:30 Weekly Optional Class Meeting in Google Classroom (Crazy hat and hair day!)
OLD NEWS***********************************************************
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 therefore, 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"
HSD CALENDAR
https://www.hsd.k12.or.us/cms/lib/OR02216643/Centricity/domain/4/documents/calendars/Revised%202020-2021%20District%20Calendar.pdf
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.
DISTRICT MUSIC AND PE Open the link below to find your student's PE and Music classes, housed in Google Classroom!
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.
I hope you all have had a great week!