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PARENT CONNECT Please join us for Parent Connect! It will be Monday, Oct 1st from 11:00am to 12:30pm in the North Nest. This is a great opportunity to connect with other parents and talk about the fun things, and not so fun things of schooling your student at home. This meeting is for HOA parents or guardians with students in elementary, middle school, or high school. Whether your student takes a full online load, homeschools, or takes a couple of online classes, you will find support at Parent Connect. There will be coffee, treats, and younger siblings are welcome. If you have any questions please contact Angela Lorenzo [email protected].
ENGINEERING/CODING CLUB NEXT WEEK There will not be Coding Club next week, October 3, due to Outdoor School. We will, however, have a two hour Engineering Club to cover that time frame, 10:00-12:00, with PE right after.
ODYSSEYWARE SUPPORT SESSION The Odysseyware Support Session on Mondays from 11:00-12:00 is open to elementary students in grades 3-6, including homeschool, but will provide support mainly to our elementary online students. Students will start the class with class pledges and a mini-class meeting to discuss the events of the week. For the remainder of the time, teachers and assistants will be available to work one-on-one with students needing assistance in an Odysseyware course. Homeschool students should bring work from home or a book to read. Students should plan on arriving at 11:00 and staying the whole time. Parents are not required to stay. Please have your student bring a snack and their laptop.
ON-SITE SCHEDULE I have attached the elementary on-site schedule to this email. This schedule begins next week, with the Sports Club with Ms. Stubbs only happening in November and December. Please let me know if you have any questions.
BAND The band class at Mooberry is beginning tomorrow for 5th and 6th grade students! See the attached flyer for information. In a previous email, I had stated that the times on the flyer were not correct. However, a few emails were exchanged and it was determined that the flyer is correct with rehearsal on Thursdays from 2:30-4:00 at Mooberry for HOA kids. Please email Ms. Geiger, [email protected] with questions.
ATTENDANCE POLICY Our attendance policy takes effect this week! Please make sure that you're getting those check-ins in. Similar to the previous years, your student will still need 2 check-ins per week, each counting for 2.5 days. Things that count as check-ins are attendance at on-site activities, emails or messages from parent or student, face-to-face meetings, and phone calls. Any combination will work, just ensure that you get in two before the end of the week. If you have any questions about this, please let me know.
THURSDAY EMAIL This year, I wanted to try sending what I'm going to call the "Thursday Email." The Thursday Email will be sent to parents of students who have found themselves off pace in Odysseyware. Off pace means that there are one or more late assignments in one or more subjects. The purpose is to alert you of the issue in time for things to be done about it (before it becomes a big issue). The reason I chose Thursday is that the student will have Friday to get caught up before the weekend. The email will be pretty generic, but if you receive it, it will be your responsibility to go into your student's OW account with your student and look into it. Please let me know if you have any questions.
K-2 PE CLASS Please let all of your homeschooling friends know about our awesome (FREE) Kindergarten-2nd Grade Homeschool PE on Mondays from 10:00-11:00. Please have interested families contact Kristina in our main office at 503-844-1050 for sign up information.
CLASS DIRECTORY Class directories will be available in the wall pocket by the brown bookshelf behind my desk in the Big Room.
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Thursday, September 27
11:30-1:45 Jackson Bottom Wetlands Field Trip Grades 3-6 (see info above))
Monday, October 1
11:00-12:00 Odysseyware Support
11:00-12:30 Parent Connect Meeting (coffee and treats provided)
12:00-1:00 PE Grades 3-6
Tuesday, October 2
11:00-12:00 Cribbage Club Grades 3-8
12:00-1:00 PE Grades 3-6
1:00-2:00 Chess Grades 3-8
Wednesday, October 3
10:00-12:00 Engineering Club (NO Coding Club this week due to Outdoor School)
11:00 6th Grade students arrive @HOA for Outdoor School
11:30 Depart for Outdoor School
12:00-1:00 PE Grades 3-6
Friday, October 5
1:15 Return from Outdoor School
OLD NEWS*******************************************************************
PARENT CONNECT Our next Parent Connect Meeting is Monday, October 1 from 11:00-12:30. Please contact our Homeschool Consultant, Angela Lorenzo, with any questions, [email protected].
FACEBOOK/INSTAGRAM This year, we will have a closed group on Facebook that will be used share information and photos throughout the school year. Search HOA Elementary 2018-2019 in Facebook and request to be added, or use this link https://www.facebook.com/groups/HOAelementary/. You will need to answer a question about how you are connected to HOA (only parents or guardians of students will be approved). Some people are having trouble finding the group in Facebook. You may need to click on "Groups" once you've typed the name into the search bar. We also have a school-wide Instagram, just search Hillsboro Online academy and request to follow.