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ELEMENTARY CONFERENCES It's strange think about conferences coming up already when it was just August, well at least it feels like that to me. This year for conferences, I would like to meet with all first year HOA families, and returning families on a case-by-case basis. Reasons to meet with a returning family would be academic or behavior concerns, either on your part or mine. Since we don't need to wait until November, I would like to go ahead and start getting these one-on-one conferences scheduled. Be on the lookout for an email from me in the next few weeks. If you do not receive an email from me, but would like to make an appointment with me, please reach out.
FACE-TO-FACE CLASS (FORMERLY ODYSSEYWARE SUPPORT) The Face-to-Face class on Mondays from 11:00-12:00 is open to elementary students in grades 3-6, including homeschool. 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.
ATTENDANCE POLICY 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.
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Wednesday, October 3
Outdoor School for 6th graders! (October 3-5)
10:00-12:00 Engineering Club Grades 3-8
12:00-1:00 PE Grades 3-6
Monday, October 8
11:00-12:00 Face-to-Face Class Grades 3-6
12:00-1:00 PE Grades 3-6
Tuesday, October 9
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 10
10:00-11:00 Engineering Club
11:00-12:00 Coding Club Grades 3-6
12:00-1:00 PE Grades 3-6
UPCOMING DATES TO BE AWARE OF
October 25 NO PE
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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.
BAND Band rehearsal for 5th and 6th grade HOA students is on Thursdays from 2:30-4:00 at Mooberry. Please email Ms. Geiger, [email protected] with questions or to sign up.
PARENT CONNECT Our next Parent Connect Meeting is Monday, November 5 from 11:00-12:30. Please contact our Homeschool Consultant, Angela Lorenzo, with any questions, [email protected], or counselor, Jennifer Fields, [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.
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.
Have a wonderful rest of your week and enjoy the sunshine!