OVS High School Weekly Update
November 9, 2018 Volume 87
Mark Your Calendars!
Upcoming events:
Tues., Nov. 13th--6-8PM
- SkateDaze school PaRtY!!
- More details below--See you there!
Tues., Nov. 20th, 8:30-12:30pm
- ALL learners attend class --Tuesday AND Thursday students
- Campus tour or Metropolitan Community College-Fort Omaha Campus.
- More details to come!
Weds., Nov. 21st - Friday., Nov. 23rd
- NO SCHOOL/No Online lessons- Thanksgiving Break
- Great time for learners to get caught up!
Mon., Nov. 26th-8:30-12:30pm
- PE/Elective day @ Western Hills
Tues., Dec. 4th OR Thurs., Dec 6th
- All 10th graders will take the Pre-ACT during their regular class time
- FREE! Provided by the Nebraska Department of Education
BrightBytes Technology Survey for parents & students
Please complete by November 21st
Why use OneDrive?
- Documents can be accessible on any device with the students O365 login.
- Documents are safely stored on the cloud
- Learners can edit, collaborate, and share any file
- The search feature in OneDrive easily allows you to find files
- If a computer stops working, it might be re-imaged, this results in wiping the device, including documents that are saved on local drives and on the desktop. This could be catastrophic to a learner and his/her progress in coursework.
See the below tutorials on how to upload files and folders to OneDrive and how to manage files and folders in OneDrive.
OPS Text Messages
Online Clubs through K12
Student Resume builder!!
K12 offers a wide variety of online clubs (see list below) to help your student have fun learning with other students who share similar passions and pursuits. These clubs are offered typically two times a month, and last one hour. For more information click HERE and encourage your learner to register for your favorite clubs today!
OVS Synergy Updates--UPDATED INFO!!
SAVE THE DATE
Parents Night Out--drop your kids (ages 5+) off at 60 & L and we will babysit. This is a fundraiser for our school.
Dec 7th
6-8:30pm
More info to come!
High School Learning Coaches Facebook Group
A few learning coaches have requested a separate facebook group for high school only. Here is the link for that group.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/269153923721409/?source=unknown
Pre-ACT
Classroom happenings
English Updates
Be sure to check announcements in your learner's classes, as these are updated with weekly information.
Contact Mrs. Diaz, long-term sub, at laura.diaz@ops.org
Next week:
-Monday, Nov. 6th--PE/elective class at Western Hills-8:30-12:30pm
Online lessons
English 9 Online Lessons: Wednesday @ 11:30am (this change was made recently due to maternity leave scheduling conflicts)
English 10 Online Lessons: Wednesday @ 9:15am
Mr. Brannan's Updates
Week in Review:
Students had fun playing badminton in PE this Monday!
Looking Ahead:
History: Students are wrapping up the 1920's and their Unit 6 test and RSP are due next week.
Economics: We are learning about politics and the economy.
Online lessons have already begun. The schedule for my regular online lessons is below.
- Computer: 1st and 3rd Monday of the month 9:15-10:15
- History: Wednesdays OR Fridays 8:30-9:30 (each student in this course was assigned a specific session)
- Economics: Wednesdays OR Fridays 10:15-11:15 (each student in this course was assigned a specific session)
Mrs. Ignowski's Updates
Mrs. Ignowski has had her baby boy! Mrs. Justice has started her role as our long term sub for science and PE. Her email is anjanette.justice@ops.org.
Week in Review:
Students focused on getting caught up on their coursework and understanding expectations of upcoming assignments. Learning Coaches and students should always keep in mind the pacing guide for all courses. High School Students must earn a passing grade by the end of the semester (December 21st) in order to earn a credit for the course. Please continue to reach out as needed, these clarifications have proven very successful for students.
Looking Ahead:
Topics covered will build off of previous units, so it is important for students to attain mastery (63%) on each assessment. This upcoming week at the learning center I will be specifically addressing students that have not attained mastery.
Weekly Online Lessons:
Online lessons have already begun. The schedule for my regular online lessons is below.
- Earth Science: 2nd Monday of the month 10:15-11:15
- Physical Science: Wednesdays OR Fridays 10:15-11:15 (each student in this course was assigned a specific session)
- Biology: Fridays 11:30-12:30 (each student in this course was assigned a specific session)
Mr. Gamble's Updates
Week in Review:
Thank you to all for working so hard on getting assignments and assessments done for quarter grades. If there are lesson assessments not completed, learners may still submit work through the end of the semester. Learners will receive full credit for work submitted and the “0”s will replace themselves.
Online lessons continue to happen daily. See below for the schedule to ensure your learners are in attendance. If a student is optional, they are not required to attend, but are welcome to for additional assistance. “Required” learners must attend the session for lesson assistance.
Looking Ahead:
Should your learner have a question or struggle, please encourage them to reach out to us. If they are reserved, then please email the appropriate teacher and we will make note of that need and address it. We are a team and encourage all parties (facilitator, coach, and learner) to communicate.
PIT Stop is available on Friday mornings from 10:00 – 11:00 for learners that need assistance. This is an ONLINE session. I will be actively in the session and available to answer questions or model lessons for learners in need.
We look forward to seeing everyone at conferences. Be sure to use the Sign Up Genius link in the newsletter to choose a block of time you will visit the middle-school team.
Resources:
There are countless resources on the internet for math. Throughout the year I will post some here that could assist your learner or yourself. Learning coaches can use these to check the work of a learner or preview topics.
This month’s resource can be effective for all courses. Geogebra provides a free graphing calculator and many other tools that are helpful for verifying or graphing equations, expressions, and inequalities as well as drawing geometric shapes and finding their properties. It can be used to show graphs if equations in assignments or to check the work of a learner.
Weekly Online Math Lessons:
Most online sessions will not last the entire block of time, unless needed for individual help. We will work in mini-lessons addressing specific needs. If “Required” is listed on the session, you must attend that session. If “Optional” is listed, you do not have to attend, but CAN attend if you’d like help or a review.
There are NO online lessons this week due to conferences and teacher training.
Mr. Koneck-Wilcox's Updates
November 13 and 15
We began the test preparation section this week. Students identified study strategies that they might use . Visualization , first-letter mnemonics, analogies , chunking of information, highlighting main ideas, were all discussed as useful tools.
Ideally , one will be most prepared for tests and remember to stay calm , not letting stress and anxiety overcome our thoughts.
Next week will be the Metro Community College Tour at Fort Omaha.
Parents are to sign the permission slips .
The test prep sessions will continue November 27th and 29th.
The PREACT will be given on Tuesday , December 4th. The make-up date will be Thursday December 6th.
School-Connect Building Academic Strengths and Purpose MODULE 3
"The secret to happiness is being grateful for what you have , not what you don't have or what you've lost. "
-----Muniba Mazari
November 6 and 8
One step in the third mindset, 'We are all connected', asks us to seek ways to serve others. The folks who have chosen career paths in the rescue, fire , police and military domains give examples of serving others.
The students this week will write letters of thanks as part of Operation Gratitude. Our collected letters , some typed some hand written , will join nearly 250,000 being distributed in care packages. Ask your student to whom and what they wrote about.
Parents and students sometimes feel a need to visit regarding issues at home, school, work. The Community Counseling Program offers an option for families at school sites or neighborhood locations. Students were all given the lists and phone numbers. Mr. Victor Sherman directs the program, and may be reached at 402-354-8005.
October 30 and November 1
The 7 Mindsets--- an awesome path to follow through our lives.
During advisement we reviewed the first two, 'Everything is possible' and 'Passion first'.
The third one , 'We are all connected', allows us to see the wide array of ways we are touched by others throughout our lives, whether in person or digitally. We may even ask ourselves , 'how may I better serve others ?'
The students took a character strengths inventory and shared their perspectives.
Next week we will participate in Operation Gratitude.
" Character is doing the right thing even when it costs more than you want to pay."
----Michael Josephson
October 24,2018
Advisement this week included awards for attendance and growth mindset.
Our EQ, essential question , was " What helps us to remember new information ?"
Ask your student to share the three parts of our memory experiment. We had 63 words to recall and write down . What total did they get ?
Mnemonic devices help many folks . Some of us are better auditory than visual and even some truly excel in kinesthetic learning. Share with your student what your best might be.
School-Connect module 3: Building Academic Strengths and Purpose
" How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world. "
----Anne Frank
October 16,2018
During advisement , the students discussed the issue of bullying. Ways to prevent it and methods of responding were part of our dialogue.
Ask your student to describe the three parts of a bullying scenario.
Some informational reading could be found at 'Steps to Respect, Committee for Children ' and www.respect2all.org.
"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."
-------Ralph Waldo Emerson
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