NEW NEWS******************************************************************************
ORIENTATION SLIDESHOW Please take some time to go through the Orientation Slideshow before Monday, September 14. It will give you a great overview of the key components of our program. Please email me with any questions.
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1K-nDGulLv_HL4W2u63qnhI0lU71iCCWBcrS9q_WQlBE/edit?usp=sharing
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. Since it is private, it may be more difficult to find. After searching under the group name, you may also need to click on GROUPS. The purpose of this group is to provide another avenue to build community and promote communication. Please let me know if you are unable to find the group and an email invitation will be sent to you. Be on the look out for staff introductions next week!
ODYSSEYWARE Odysseyware is our daily, required online curriculum for grades 3-6 providing your student with Language Arts, Math, History, and Science. Officially, the first day of school is September 14. In the meantime, you may familiarize yourselves with the program, try messaging your teacher, and even do a few lessons. There will not be any SYNCHRONOUS learning in Odysseyware, it can all be done on your own time during the day. We are planning on bringing in some optional online homeroom times, but that won't be until at least October. Our reasoning is to allow time for families and students to really understand Odysseyware before adding in the optional elements.
Getting Started:
-Log into your computer (if you checked one out from HOA)
-Log into your account in Odysseyware (logins will be emailed seperately)
-Watch the 3 minute introduction video (parent and student)
-Take a look at your courses and do a lesson, if you would like (classes officially don’t start until Monday, September 14).
-Lastly, have your students send a message to me using the Odysseyware messaging system.
OPTIONAL ONLINE PARENT SUPPORT SESSIONS We will be offering online support sessions by grade starting September 15 (see dates in below calendar). These sessions will be a Q & A format, there will not be a formal presentation. Directions for signing up for an online support session will be emailed to you on Monday, September 14. If you find that your transition to HOA and OW is going well and you have no questions, you do not need to attend the optional online parent support sessions. At HOA, you can email your teacher anytime! You do not have to wait for a support session to ask a question. If additional sessions are needed, we will plan for more the following week.
SUPPORT FROM A COUNSELOR Below is the link for the counselor department referral form (copy and paste into a browser window). Please use this form to notify the counseling department of any concerns that you have and would like a counselor to follow up with. Currently, we have one counselor at HOA and her name is Sara Stollberg. Her email is [email protected]. Please feel free to reach out to her via email, or the referral form with any questions.
https://forms.gle/2ruMj5Ais1yL7Z259
DISTRICT LOGIN If you are having trouble logging into your district-owned computer, please let me know and I can reset the password for you.
NEXT WEEK******************************************************************************
Monday, September 14
First day of school! Login to Odysseyware and get started!
Tuesday, September 15
12:00-1:00 4th Grade Optional Online Parent Support Session
Wednesday, September 16
12:00-1:00 5th Grade Optional Online Parent Support Session
6:30-7:30 3rd-6th Grade Optional Online Parent Support Session
Thursday, September 17
10:00-11:00 3rd Grade Optional Online Parent Support Session
12:00-1:00 6th Grade Optional Online Parent Support Session
Please let me know if you have any questions, or if there is anything I can do to help your time at HOA be amazing!