INDLS Star

March in Indiana.... we never know if it is false spring, monsoon, dead of winter, or the actual real flowers blooming spring! But something that never changes about March, school must go on! It may just be the hardest part of the school year with testing prep, an eternity till spring break, and serious cabin fever. Together, with some work, we will get through it and have more than wisdom (and may gray hairs) to show for it! There are many exciting things coming, please take a few minutes to read below (or listen with the link above). We are very glad that you are along with us on this ride around the sun.

In this Issue:

Learning Coach Appreciation

Skills USA - Student Celebration

Learning Coach Corner

INDLS Fridge Door

Student Help Sessions

Poetry Challenge Winner

Post Card pics

Dr. Seuss Video

Progress Reports

ILEARN

Meet your Family Academic Support Team Administrator - Ms. Louise Cowell

Spring Break Crafts Contest & Family Fun Festivities with Ms. Price

Re-Registration - PulseCheck - Events

2019 Prom - Tickets available now

Destinations Career Academy

Skills USA

Dad Joke Junction

Guidance Notes - Testing Skills/Strategies

Safety Specs

Rocket Launch Schedule

That’s right—we’re celebrating Learning Coaches!

Here's to all that you do as a Learning Coach. Here's to staying motivated and working to keep your student on task. And here's to your continuous commitment to your student.

Our first annual Learning Coach Appreciation extravaganza is our way of thanking our Learning Coaches for everything they do for their families.

To help us celebrate, all students in grades K–12 are encouraged to create artwork, a poem, a song, or use any other imaginative means they'd like to thank their Learning Coach.

Don't be shy. Encourage your student to

JOIN THE CELEBRATION!

[click above to contribute and see other stories]

* Tributes must be posted by Friday, March 15, 2019,

and will be displayed in our online gallery for all to see.

All are welcome to participate including students, family, and staff!

We are trying something new - just for you!

I am putting together a newsletter for Learning Coaches. So all of your information about upcoming sessions and events are in one place. This will be updated with session links as we hold events. Come back in a few days and the link will be here!

Our very own Chloe B, 10th Grade, competed with other Skills USA students in First Aid and CPR. She medaled and has advanced to regionals - congrats Chloe! Here are her thoughts on her experience.

I had a wonderful time at SkillsUSA Regionals (even though most of the day I was really nervous) As you might think, preparing for Regionals was slightly difficult only because we are an online school and I was not able to meet in person with my teachers to demonstrate CPR/First Aid. So yes it was difficult, but even though it was challenging it was not impossible. I met once or twice with Mrs. Brauser and Mrs. Shackelford in a special Class Connect Session and they were able to answer any questions I had. (Mrs. Brauser answering questions concerning what to expect, technical standards of the competition, etc. Mrs. Shackelford sending me links to websites, and CPR/First Aid quizzes that would help me study.) We also conversed back and forth via email quite often. In the next couple of weeks in preparation for the state competition I w,ill be getting certified in CPR/First Aid at my local hospital and continuing to expand my knowledge in CPR/First Aid. I am very grateful for INDLS starting a SkillsUSA chapter here at our school and for Mrs. Brauser and Mrs. Shackelford helping and supporting me all the way to regionals. I strongly encourage other students to join SkillsUSA next year. It has been very beneficial to me and I am sure it would be just as beneficial to you as well!

The season of standardized testing has already begun! We appreciate each of you making the effort to respond to confirmation contacts and making it to testing on time! This is an all hands on deck time and we are excited to see so many of your faces! Please be sure to be on the lookout for communications about upcoming testing times, pre-testing events (online and in person), and locations. We are well aware that some of these dates and times may pose some frustrations and inconvenience. Please know that we are working within state guidelines for these tests and doing all within our power to make the time the last intrusive we can!

If you ever wish to give feedback to the state about their standardized testing policies, please feel free to contact them: Phone: (317) 232-9050, Toll-free: (888) 544-7837, Fax: (317) 233-2196, INassessments@doe.in.gov.

Each school day at 2 PM ET there is a Question and Answer session available to students. These are now being run with the assistance of our Student Ambassadors. These sessions are available to students who have questions about how to use programs, are of unsure of how to submit assignments, and have general school questions. If you have course content questions, such as knowing what to study, how to do a geometry proof, you will want to attend your teacher's office hours and help sessions! Please follow this link if you wish to join our daily session from 2-2:30 PM ET!

Have you received a postcard from Indiana Digital? Send us a picture of you with your postcards - here!

Thank you to everyone who participated in our fun celebration of reading and a man that made is so tongue-twistingly thrilling! Watch the video celebration here!

Progress reports will be mailed to every student soon!

There will be many communications over the next several weeks for the upcoming ILEARN testing window. Keep a lookout for online and in-person events!

To help prepare for the testing, please take a look at these 3-minute videos to support assessment literacy.

• How is Indiana building a system of assessments?
• How is Indiana assessing with technology?
• How does ILEARN dig deeper into knowledge and skills?
• NEW! You Nailed It! Writing on the ILEARN Assessment

Hello! I have been with K12 for 5 years. I began as an Advisor. I have also worked in Related Services and operations. This year I moved from out of state to become the Family Engagement Administrator here.

In my job, I love that I get to work with a group of people who are passionate about the students that they work with and they all want to see every one of our students succeed. I lead our FAST Team who helps to make sure that students are staying engaged with the school and the curriculum. We help to get students started in our online school, encourage students to attend class connects/complete work, help create a plan to get students back on track if they fall behind, track attendance for all students, meet with families to see what the barriers are to attending if there are issues.

My family keeps me pretty busy and I love spending time with them. My husband and I have six kids and six grandkids with one more grandchild on the way next month. Our youngest (and only one at home still) will be starting high school next year.

FAMILY FUN! Sometimes it seems like all we do is work, work, work! Take time to do something fun with your family from time to time…really-it’s ok!

For Spring Break - we want to see who can do the most creative crafts with their families? Ms. price put together a few examples to get you started - but let your creativity run wild!

Take pictures of your family fun time and send them to us here!

INGREDIENTS

· 1 box vanilla instant pudding mix — large size

· Milk amount called for on box

· Green Food Coloring

· Cool Whip

· Graham Cracker Crust

· Chocolate chips — peanut butter chips, and white chocolate chips for decoration (or similar items)

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Pour milk and pudding mix into a large bowl. Whisk for 2 minutes. Stir in a few drops of green food coloring and a large spoonful of Cool Whip.

2. Pour into a graham cracker crust (homemade or store bought). Chill or freeze, depending on what kind of pie you feel like.

3. When you are ready to serve, gather your decorations and remove pie from fridge/freezer. (If frozen, you will need to let it thaw a few minutes before the decorations will stick.) Slice and decorate with chocolate chip eyes, peanut butter chip nostrils, and white chocolate chip teeth.

4. Eat the alligator before he eats you!

Website: https://www.crazyforcrust.com/alligator-pie/

Cut pieces of colored tissue paper into desired shapes and sizes. Next place a piece of wax paper on the table and put some liquid starch into a bowl. Simply paint the starch on the wax paper with a paint brush and then place the cut-up tissue paper in the desired areas. When finished, put more starch on top and let sit to dry. Once everything is dry, hang up in a window and let the light pour in!

That time of year has come again
ready to let us know if you will be coming back next year with re-registration!

Information sessions, which will not be done in rhyme. Will be held the week of March 25th. We will have six sessions daily; 10 AM, 11 AM, 1 PM, 3 PM, 6 PM, & 7 PM (all times listed in Eastern). You will see the grade band appropriate sessions on your Learning Coach class connect schedule within the next week.

Official Re-registration will officially begin on March 21st. K12 has sent out their Pulse Check E-mail with questions concerning re-registration. K12's marketing department will be putting on Enrollment & Re-Registration events throughout the next few months. Please take a look at their newsletter for further information.

Prom is coming soon!!! Please go ahead and take a look at our prom site for specifics. Ticket purchasing information will be coming soon.

There are prom attire events on the site if you are looking to purchase attire at a discounted rate!

Industry Tour of Subaru Plant

We are still taking interested students who are 13 years or older with their legal guardian for tours of the Subaru Plant in Lafayette, IN on April 16th at 9:30 a.m. EST. Tour typically lasts 3 hours. If you are interested, please email Julie Brauser.

We started a SkillsUSA chapter back in October and have 33 members. SkillsUSA is United States career and technical student organization serving more than 395,000 high school, college, and middle school students and professional members enrolled in training programs in trade, technical and skilled service occupations, including health occupations. SkillsUSA’s mission is to help prepare students for career readiness. We have two students competing in our first SkillsUSA Competition in February so wish them well. INDLS’s SkillsUSA chapter meets monthly and here is our schedule for those that are signed up. We will begin enrolling new members in the spring for the new school year. For more information, contact Julie Brauser.

SkillsUSA Member Meeting is March 26th at 3:00 p.m. EST for registered members, hear from our students competing in the SkillsUSA State Competition in April.

Future Meetings: April 23rd, and May 14th at 3:00 p.m. EST

What's for dinner?

Nacho Business

-Cherish C-

what kind of music do balloons dislike?

Pop music

-Jayhani K-

What do you call a bee that talks low?

A mumble bee

-Jamiah M-

Do you have a great dad joke for poetry month?! Send it to us here and you may see it in our next newsletter!

Thank you again for the wonderful participation in our sessions this month. We have loved to see how you have been implementing kindness into your daily lives. If you would like to revisit the kidness matters sessions please see your grade level links: K-4, 5-7, 9-11.

In March, we will be focusing on testing prep! We know that this can be a nerve-wracking time. We want to help you ensure that you are prepared and ready to go. We will be reviewing testing skills and strategies. Remember that together we can do this! Please plan on participating during your weekly homeroom sessions and in our month end meetings.

Attending a virtual school, we rely extra heavy on our eyes!! Being at a computer all day can pose potential risks to your eyes. Keep an eye out for your eyes - pun intended!

Take a look at look here for some easy to use safety tips.

ILEARN testing online sessions will begin soon - watch your schedules

9 - LC Round Table

11 - LCU

21 - Reregistration Begins

27 - LCU

4/1-5 Spring Break

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Email: blechlitner@indls.net
Website: http://www.indls.k12.com/
Location: Indiana Digital Learning School c/o Union School Corporation 8707 W US Hwy 36 Modoc, Indiana 47358
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