OCS Digital Learner News
A weekly newsletter for DL Families - January 22, 2021
DL Student Shoutouts - "One Word" for Kids
Nitya S. from Mrs. Page's Class
Sage U. from Mrs. Clark's Class
Andrew I. from Mrs. Radford's Class
Neda A. from Mrs. Rogers' Class
Walter H. from Mrs. Page's Class
Clay H. from Mrs. Page's Class
Write Score
Please note that a Write Score administration for 2nd graders will take place near the end of the school year.
Young Georgia Authors
The Young Georgia Authors (YGA) writing competition encourages students to develop enthusiasm for and expertise in their writing, provides a context to celebrate their writing successes, and recognizes student achievement in arts and academics.
YGA does not provide a prompt to which students must respond or provide any other boundaries to their genre choice or creativity beyond a 1900-word maximum length. Entries may include:
Short Stories
Poetry
Essays/Literary Criticism/Analysis
Journalism
Academic/Research Reports
Personal Narratives
Any Other Original Student Writing
Your child is encouraged to submit an original piece of writing to the assistant principal at your home school by 5:00pm on Monday, February 1, 2021. Entries submitted by this date will be entered in the school level competition based on grade. Entries will be evaluated on expression of ideas, language use, and unique perspective/voice. Please contact your home school's Assistant Principal with any questions or concerns.
Important Dates
- Narrative Write Score - Feb 9-10
- Winter Break - Feb 12-15
- End of Q3 - Mar 5
- Teacher Workday - Mar 8
- Q3 Report Cards - Mar 12
- Spring Break - Apr 5-9
Tony McCullers, Ed.S.
Email: tmccullers@oconeeschools.org
Website: https://www.oconeeschools.org/accelerate
Phone: 706.769.7764
Twitter: @TonyMcCullers
Jennifer Adams, Ed.S.
Email: jadams@oconeeschools.org
Website: https://www.oconeeschools.org/accelerate
Phone: 706.769.5130
Twitter: @AdamsJennifer4