SIERRA VISTA FAMILY NEWSLETTER
TOGETHER WE SUCCEED (November 2020)
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HAPPY FALL SV STUDENTS AND FAMILIES!
Happy Fall Sierra Vista Families!
We hope this newsletter finds you and your family doing well. We thank you so much for all your support and for all that you are doing to ensure your student is actively participating in online instruction. We realize that online learning is not easy and we are proud of our students for the extra focus, dedication, time, and organization they are putting forth.
Please remember to encourage your student to attend flex time with their teachers and to reach out to them for that extra support, intervention, and tutoring time. Every afternoon (except Wednesday) our hard-working SV teachers are available to support students. Students can email their teachers or connect with them via their Google Classroom links, Each teacher has shared with students the best way to connect with them.
Also, encourage your student to attend our weekly Homework Club opportunities that are offered each day. All students are invited to attend. Our SV teachers are available to provide additional support in all subject areas.
Also, please continue checking your students' IC accounts (NOT GOOGLE CLASSROOM), communicate with their teachers, and reach out to counselors for any and all academic support needed to help your student SUCCEED! We are finishing up the third week of our new quarter and look forward to seeing student progress on upcoming qrt 2 progress reports as of November 13th.
We appreciate the kind words and affirmations you have shared in regard to our hard-working teachers and staff that are focusing on providing your student with engaging online instruction.
With gratitude to you all!
Dr. Hoffman
Join us for our FALL Parent Advisory Council Joint Meeting with Canyon High and Sierra Vista!
Here is the link to the Zoom meeting: https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fhartdistrict-org.zoom.us%2Fj%2F89466036435%3Fpwd%3DcWt0UkxvNFF4a3d3UjI4SDJSRzBiQT09&sa=D&ust=1604517632988000&usg=AOvVaw0mVcwxz7goKf5rYarJ3B06
Meeting ID: 894 6603 6435
Passcode: 155745
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Spring 2021 Education Decision for Your Student
***Remember that you must complete a form for EACH STUDENT you have in the district!
Mr. Kuhlman, our district superintendent, will be holding two Zoom meetings on Monday, November 2nd, 2020, at 10:30 am and 6:00 pm to help answer questions that parents may have. We encourage you to attend one of these meetings.
Attached are the documents that explain in more detail the three options available for your students:
ENGLISH: https://drive.google.com/file/d/17hrdmTmfTy9z254jsPJylp5xnqkaByW3/view?usp=sharing
SPANISH: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Xaqmzz__395bsy4Xdyr5TSpjj9qdeH-U/view?usp=sharing
We ask that you complete the google form by November 13, 2020, that informs SV of your decision for what educational design best fits your student's need when we return. We need this information to assist us with our master schedule work.
Here is the link to the Google Form: https://forms.gle/EU4Ckb8QpUpwCJ7i9
Thanks so much for all you do to support your student.
Unity of Community
Week of November 9th to November 13th!
Online Virtual Activities to Remember our Friends SHS and our SCV community:
- Monday we invite students to wear light blue and ASB will host a wellness game
- Tuesday we invite students to wear navy blue and SV Life will show a resource video
- Wednesday we will post links in Google Classrooms and also on our social media
- Thursday we invite students to wear white and Thoughtful Thursday will focus on empathy/gratitude
- Friday we invite students to wear green and SV Life will round off the week with an uplifting video full of messages of hope
***We will post a link on our SV website to the SHS remembrance video
PARTNERING TO HELP SUPPORT YOUR STUDENT'S LEARNING
Quarter 2 Progress Report
Please have your students reach out to their teachers, attend flex time in the afternoon, and continue to work hard so they can succeed!
Homework Club Is Available Every Day!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JHEHTUxn-_NoC04miiyexsezGWxYYUhd/view
Thoughtful Thursday Videos
Parents, we encourage you to talk to your students about what they are learning during these presentations as a way to reach out and communicate to uncover other needs that your students may express. Please reach out to your student's counselor for any additional social-emotional support questions. We have lots of resources to help your student.
Keep Reading Sierra Vista! We Have Lots of Books!
Here is the link for Library Book Pick Up Request: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSey07SmOx3OeWsKPhyHnfKbL17nN0mU52IFBnT3zcNsbbxsTA/viewform
Once your students are finished their book we appreciate you kindly dropping it off at school so that another Plainsmen can enjoy reading the book too!
Also, the SV Library has LOTS of fun activities and links to encourage the love of reading. Please check out the home page here to find out more:
https://www.sierravistajuniorhigh.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=314369&type=d&pREC_ID=720489
Happy and Safe Halloween To our SV Families!
Fall Back This Sunday, November 1st
Veteran's Day Holiday-No Classes
Please remember there will be no classes on Wednesday, November 11, 2020. Our SV offices will be closed.
We wish all our families and students a wonderful Thanksgiving Break. School will be closed Monday, November 23rd to Friday, November 27th. There will be no classes held and our school offices will be closed.
CLASS GRADES AND CREDITS REALLY DO MATTER IN JUNIOR HIGH!
Here is a friendly reminder for all SV students and families about grades and credits:
- Each class a student takes each quarter is worth 2.5 credits
- To earn the credits, a student must pass with a grade of a D or higher
- Students who earn an F in a class receive ZERO credits.
- Quarter grades are permanent grades on a student's transcript
- Quarter grades can be used to help place students in classes in high school (e.g. foreign language, honors, and AP classes)
LET"S DO THE MATH:
- A student that passes all of their 6 classes each quarter earns 15 credits each quarter.
- There are four quarters in a school year.
- 4 quarters X 15 credits a quarter = 60 credits in a school year
- At the end of each school year, a student passing all their classes will have earned 60 credits.
- Students passing all their classes and will be more prepared for their next year in school.
***Students that are not passing their classes in 7th grade should plan on attending summer school between 7th and 8th grade. Students may earn up to 10 credits during summer school. (Summer school is offered annually, pending funding).
SV students that earn all their credits in 7th and 8th grade qualify as PROMOTEES and move onto to high school. Students that earn under 107.5 credits are classified as non-promotees. They may "socially promote" to high school with their peers; however, they are very likely to face many academic challenges during high school.
WE WANT ALL SV STUDENTS TO PROMOTE TO HIGH SCHOOL with all their CREDITS SO THEY ARE MORE ACADEMICALLY PREPARED FOR SUCCESS!
Passing all your classes is POSSIBLE if STUDENTS:
Turn in all assignments
Seek assistance and extra help from teachers
Study for tests and quizzes
Complete all projects and essays
Participate in all re-takes and re-learning opportunities provided by teachers
If you need extra help:
Attend Flextime with teachers
Attend Homework Club
Work with counselors, case managers
School Picture Days Were a Smashing Success! Thanks to everyone that came by SV and supported their student with school pictures If you were unable to attend, mark your calendars for the afternoon of Thursday, December 3, 2020 between 1-3pm!
Our Sierra Vista Virtual SUCCEED center is linked to many different resources to help your students!
District English Language Advisory Council Mtg 11/10/2020
We are Title I School as of 2020-21 School Year!
Parent Compact in English:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1J3Uu9KN-cn-9jjOGBqZGvBg5lxBLnS_z/view?usp=sharing
Parent Compact in Spanish: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mTijtwvZbNBvvYJgeAd9MjsBqPD1daim/view?usp=sharing
Lunch Support for Students
Please remember that lunch is provided FREE to all individuals in the SCV Monday through Friday at many school sites. Sierra Vista passes out lunches in the parking lot by the Boys and Girls Club each day between 12-2:00. No advanced reservations are needed. Please bring your student by to get lunch.
Here is the link to find more information about school sites in our valley, times, and menu offerings:
http://williamhart.healtheliving.net/
Also, as we prepare for students to return in the spring, please be sure that you have completed a NEW application for lunch/meal support for the 2020-2021school year. These applications do not roll over from year to year and your child must have a new application. Please see the link here for more information or contact their counselor, anyone in the office, or our Health Tech. We want to ensure all our students are registered to get all the supports they need.
Here is the link to fill out the online application: https://family.titank12.com/
SV's COUNSELOR and Social Worker CORNER
Social Worker Support at Sierra Vista
NEED HELP/SUPPORT FROM YOUR COUNSELOR?
- Angela Knolls works with students last name A-F
- Justine Saunders works with students last name G-On
- Melissa Roth works with students last name Op-Z
***If a student comes to the office and needs support and their counselor is not available, please know that another counselor or administrator will be there to assist them. We want all our students to feel supported and to address their needs.
PARENTS, HERE'S THE BEST WAY TO CONTACT YOUR CHILD'S COUNSELOR--
Email Addresses:
Angela Knolls-----aknolls@hartdistrict.orgJustine Saunders----jsaunders@hartdistrict.org
Melissa Roth---mroth@hartdistrict.org
If you want to speak with a counselor, dial (661) 252-3113 and press 4. If not one answers, please leave a message which will be given to your child's counselor.
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