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DISTRICT SURVEY If you have not done so already, please fill out the district survey about next year:
STATE TESTING Information has been released recently about how HSD will handle state testing this year. I have attached a PDF with the information from the administration at HOA. Some of the highlights for us at HOA include opt out information, which tests are required for each grade level (Math for 4th grade), and the dates of testing (May 24 for 4th grade). Please direct questions to Shannon Freudenthal, Assistant Principal and School Testing Coordinator [email protected] or Linda Harrington, Principal [email protected].
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://lichess.org/login?referrer=/
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://lichess.org
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:
https://www.smore.com/ypce
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Monday, April 26
9:00-9:30 Optional Weekly Class Meeting in Google Classroom
Tuesday, April 27
9:00-9:30 Drop-in Office Hour in my Google Classroom
11:00 Chess Club w/Mrs. Kelly's 3rd Grade Class
Thursday, April 29
9:00-9:30 Drop-in Office Hour in my Google Classroom
Friday, April 30
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 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.lyce . 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