NEW NEWS************************************************************
COUNSELOR CORNER Our K-8 counselor, Ken Ollis, has a new virtual office! You can find that link here. In addition, his Google classroom is up and running. The classroom will house all counselor lessons (there is a new one there now) and assignments, 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. 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 and the classroom (Google) are two different places.
NEW DROP-IN OFFICE HOUR Well, half hour. Starting next week, I will be opening up the class meeting link in our Google Classroom from 9:00-9:30 on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Students can drop in to say hi or ask for help/clarification on assignments.
TRANSFER INFO As we are nearing the end of Semester 1, those seeking to transfer back to their neighborhood school should start the process ASAP. Information for transferring back can be found on our website:
https://www.hsd.k12.or.us/hillonlineacademy
NEXT WEEK ************************************************************
Monday, February 1
NO SCHOOL - Teacher Prep Day
Tuesday, February 2
9:00-9:30 Drop-in Office Hour in my Google Classroom
Thursday, February 4
9:00-9:30 Drop-in Office Hour in my Google Classroom
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!
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.
I hope you all have had a great week!