Mosaica Online Happenings
January 13-17 2014
Upcoming Dates to Remember
- Monday, January 13th: Meeting with Gabby & Kate @ 7:30 PM EST via Jigsaw to discuss end of grading period reminders for GP2.
- Monday, January 13th: Meeting with Gabby & Kate @ 8:30 PM EST via Jigsaw to discuss GP3 expectations, course set up and best practices when using Jigsaw.
- Thursday, January 16th: K-5 Advisement @ 10am Eastern
- Friday, January 17th: 6-12 Advisement @ 2:30pm Eastern
- Monday, January 20th: Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday
- Tuesday, January 21st: Parent Education at either 2pm or 8:30pm Eastern
- Wednesday, January 22nd: Last day of Grading Period #2
- Thursday, January 23rd: Enrichment Day
- Monday, January 27th: Benchmark Testing Grades 2-10 - Reading & Math and Reading Foundations for grades K-1
- Tuesday, January 28th: Benchmark Testing Grades 2-10 - Science & Language Arts and Math for grades K-1
- Tuesday, January 28th: Online Paragon Night
- **Beginning August 28th, all adjunct teachers must submit invoices to Brenda McCullers on the 14th and 28th of the month**
Non-Charter Mosaica Online Locations
American School Foundations
Jan 24 - holiday
Feb 3 - Mexican constitution Day
Feb 28 - holiday
Mosaica International School of Hyderabad
January 14 - Sankranti
January 20 - MLK Day
January 27 - 29 - Benchmark Testing
February 17 - President's Day
February 24 - 28 - Winter Break
Foundation Academy of Mansfield
January 20 - MLK Day
January 31 - Prof. Dev. Day
February 17 - President's Day
February 28 - Prof. Dev. Day
Muskegon Heights High School
January 20 - MLK Day
February 5 - Prof. Dev. Day
February 17 - 18 - Winter Break
Arts & Technology Academy of Pontiac
January 17th - Early Release
January 20th - MLK Day
February 14th - Early Release
February 17th - President's Day
American School of Puerto Vallarta
February 3 - Mexican Holiday
Staff Spotlight - April Murnane
April is a certified Pre-K–12 French teacher currently teaching elementary French at Mosaica Education. She earned her B.S. from Capital University in French in 2004. In 2006, she graduated with her M.A. in French language and literature from The Ohio State University. In 2011, she finished a graduate program at Ashland University earning her French Pre-K–12 Licensure. She has taught French to university students for two years and has taught French to middle and high school students for the last seven years.
April has worked and lived in both France as a Resident Director of The Ohio State University’s Study Abroad Program and Switzerland as a French teacher at The American School in Switzerland’s summer French immersion program. She has traveled abroad numerous times with family, friends as well as student groups to countries such as France, Monaco, Switzerland, Mexico, Italy, Spain, Dominican Republic and Canada. As a World Language teacher, she loves being able to share her passion for experiencing the world and more specifically the French language and culture with her students.
Thank you April for what you are offering for our elementary students!
Mosaica Sunshine!
*As always, please keep Barbara Noel-Williams in your thoughts- she is a WARRIOR in her fight against cancer!!!!
Let me know of any concerns or celebrations within our Mosaica Online family!
Mosaica Online Enrichment Days
Stay tuned for details!
Club Corner
TEACHER TIP OF THE WEEK!
2. Remember that all work should be graded within 72 hours and 0's should be entered into the gradebook once Sunday deadlines pass. This way everyone has an accurate picture of where students stand at any given point.
3. Remember that Gabby & Kate will be holding a meeting Monday, January 13 at 7:30 PM EST via Jigsaw to discuss end of grading period reminders for GP2.
4. If you are teaching GP3, please plan to join Gabby & Kate for a meeting Monday, January 13 at 8:30 PM EST via Jigsaw to discuss GP3 expectations, course set up and best practices when using Jigsaw.
5. Learning Environment - did you know that there is an easy way to manage all of your dates at once in the learning environment? Go to Edit Course >> Manage Dates and then you can sort by tool to set all of the start or end dates at once.
Data Discussion...
Monday 1/27:
Grades K-1 take Reading Foundations
Grades 2-10 take Reading and Math
Tuesday 1/28:
Grades K-1 take Math
Grades 2-10 take Language Arts and Science
Note: Q4 Benchmark assessments will take place May 28 and 29.
Online Paragon Nights!
January 28
March 11
May 27
And last but not least..... Your joke of the week
James: I ate it.
Teacher: Why?
James: You said it was a piece of cake!