Odyssey Academy of Virtual Learning
April 22nd, 2020
Happy 50th Earth Day!
Visit these sites for many Earth Day activities for all ages:
Mystery Doug Video: How Old is the Earth?Earth Day 2020! Celebrate our home planet with the online activities
Celebrate Earth Day- Scholastic- activities for all grade levels
Welcome Mrs. Wendy Toutant
Hello! My name is Wendy Toutant and I will be part of the elementary teaching staff for Odyssey next year. Throughout my career as an educator I have taught preschool, kindergarten and first grade. I have also been an adult GED educator, the director of a preschool and a 4K-8th grade general music teacher. Most recently, I was the RASD Barlow Park/Journey music teacher.
I graduated from J.I. Case High School in Racine, Wisconsin. I obtained my Bachelor’s Degree from North Central College in Naperville, Illinois where I majored in Elementary Education and minored in Music. I earned a Master’s Degree in the field of Teacher Leadership from Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
My husband, Scott, and I have 3 amazing children. They are 17, 15 and 9. We live between Green Lake and Princeton. We moved to this area from Racine in 2001 and we absolutely love it here. As a family we love to spend time in the great outdoors camping, hiking, biking, and boating.
Marsh Haven VIRTUAL Field Trip- Thursday, April 23rd
Topic: Wild Birds of Prey program
Time: Apr 23, 2020 11:00 AM Central Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/506554394?pwd=UnBVNzMra0YvdWtoRTZvb0lSZmFzZz09
Meeting ID: 506 554 394
Password: 076794
With the closure and cancellation of many organizations and activities throughout the state, we will unfortunately no longer be able to offer an in-person field trip to Marsh Haven Nature Center on April 23rd. HOWEVER, we're very excited to be able to offer the opportunity for you to experience some of the programming from this event virtually. Please use the link below to participate in a Zoom Meeting with Renee Wahlen from Marsh Haven Nature Center. She will be giving a presentation on raptors.
Thank you Renee Wahlen for setting this up virtually for us!!!
Middle/High School Course Options
Click on the video explanation below.
EXTENDED- Open Enrollment for 2020-2021
The Open Enrollment Application period has been extended by the state until May 29th, 2020
Many questions have arisen regarding Open Enrollment from current Odyssey families and interested families. Please read through the following information carefully. Open Enrollment for the 2020-2021 school year begins February 3rd. The application will be available starting February 3rd, the link is provided below.
Enrollment Process for 2020-2021
Current Resident Families: In July, information will be sent out to families on how to complete the online registration process. This is the process where you verify and make any updates to your contact information. Please know that you do not have to partake in open enrollment.
Current Open Enrolled Families: Please do not complete the open enrollment process again to our district. The best part about open enrollment is that you only have to complete it one year. If you do complete the open enrollment process again for Odyssey we will ask that you please log back in to DPI and remove your application to help prevent duplication. In July, you will get information on how to complete the online registration process. This is the process where you verify and make any updates to your contact information.
New Interested Open Enrolled Families: Please complete the open enrollment process between February 3 and April 30. Once the open enrollment window is complete we will contact you with the next steps.
We will continue to accept new students for THIS school year (2019-2020), that is done through the 'Alternate Open Enrollment' form. If there are any questions, please contact us.
Wisconsin Schools Digital Library
Great news!!! We now have access to hundreds of books through the Wisconsin Schools Digital Library. Below, you will find directions for accessing this resource at home with your families. Students can either visit https://soraapp.com/library/wsdlcwi or within their Gmail they can select the Sora app from the app listing: (you must use your child’s school email account if choosing to login through gmail)
Civics Exam Key Info- (only 11/12th graders)
- Monday, May 11th -- 10:00 Review Session. 11:00 Civics Exam
- required of all HS students for graduation
- all juniors will be taking in May (and any seniors who need to fulfill this requirement)
- Test & Answer Key is provided in the below study resources
- 100 questions
- students must score a 65% or better to pass
- passing grade on Civics Test will be noted on a student's transcript
- taken online
Civics Graduation Requirement
Any students graduating from a Wisconsin high school (starting with the class of 2017) "takes a civics test comprised of 100 questions that are identical to the 100 questions that may be asked of an individual during the process of applying for U.S. citizenship by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services and the pupil correctly answers at least 65 of those questions" (Wis. Stat. sec. 118.33(1m)(a)1, Section 3266R).
Students, starting with the class of 2017, must correctly answer at least 60* of 100 questions identical to the INS citizenship test in order to graduate from a WI public, charter, or private school participating in a parental choice program. (*Note that WI 2017 Act 59 (WI State Budget 2017-19) changed this requirement to 65 out of 100 questions to pass (Wis. Stat. sec. 118.33(1m)(a)1, Section 3266R).)
Transcripts and/or pupil records should indicate students "passed" the civics test requirement.
Study Resources
Study Resources:
DPI Website- WI Civics Graduation Requirement
Civics Questions & Answers for Naturalization Test
100 Questions and Answers - English
100 Questions and Answers (Large Print) - English
100 Questions and Answers (Audio) - English (leave MMSD to the USCIS site)
Printer Friendly Flash Cards (Reversed Color) - English
A Promise of Freedom -English
CONTACT US
Email: odyssey@ripon.k12.wi.us
Website: www.odysseyacademyofvirtuallearning.com
Location: 1120 Metomen Street, Ripon, WI, USA
Phone: 920-748-4625
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