What's Happening at Raven Delta
June 22 - 26, 2020
Events this week
June 22 Please let us know by this date if you wish to continue your Raven mifi service.
June 23 Teen Chat, 10 am.
June 25 Quarantweenies Chat, 10 am.
June 25-26 Julie will be out of the office.
Reminder for Families that are NOT re-enrolling for the 20/21 school year
If you have a computer purchased either through the Raven Family Computer Program or the 1:1 Computer program, you will need to decide if you wish to pay to keep the computer or return it to the office.
Please contact the office if you are under one of these programs to let us know your plans.
Also please note: Unexpended funds that would normally be rolled over will no longer be available if you do not re-enroll.
Enrollment for 20-21
Once you have re-enrolled, you can call the office to schedule your appointment with Heidi to set up Individual Learning Plans (ILPs) for your student(s) when you are ready.
There are fillable pdf versions of the forms that are signed every year available in Brightways. Log in to your Family Dashboard and look under the "Resources Tab". Scroll down to "Enrollment Forms". Returning families need to complete the first packet (20-21 Enrollment Forms Packet for ALL RETURNING STUDENTS). New families will need to complete the "20-21 Enrollment Forms Packet for NEW DELTA STUDENTS". The other informational paperwork normally in the Family Folder is located just below the Enrollment Forms section. If you would prefer to have paper copies and a family folder, contact Julie at the office. We can either arrange for you to pick it up outside the office or mail it to you.
ILP Meetings Have Begun
Checklist for a smooth transition
Re-enrolling Families - Have you...
- Re-enrolled in Brightways and signed your Enroll App?
- Completed/submitted your Q4 progress reports for 19-20?
- Filled out the enrollment forms packet for 20-21?
- Met with your advisory teacher to build your ILPs for 20-21?
- Submitted purchase order requests for items you want Raven to order for you?
Withdrawing Families - Have you...
- Completed and submitted your Q4 progress reports for 19-20?
- Let us know where your student will be attending next year so we can transfer records to the new school?
- Decided what you are going to do with the computer if you purchased one through a Raven Computer program.
End of the 2019/2020 School Year Progress Reports
Raven Mifi's
Attention families currently signed up for the AT&T MiFi Program through Raven! If you would like to continue service for the 2020/2021 school year, you need to have at least one full-time student enrolled by June 25. Service will be automatically disconnected on June 30th for families who have not re-enrolled by that date.
If you wish to cancel your service for the new school year, please contact the office. Service for those families that are already re-enrolled will automatically continue unless you ask for it to be cancelled.
Do you know someone interested in Homeschooling who missed our webinar June 9th? Share the video recording with them!
Scholastic Summer Read-a-Palooza
Raven Summer Reading Workshops - Free for K - 5th Grade Students
Hello Raven Families! I am excited about the prospect of working with your children on some fun summer reading. As a 30-year educator, my specialty is literacy and I have had the pleasure of teaching all ages and grades. Your district is providing an opportunity for 3-day guided reading workshops in July. There will be three sessions offered and each will have a different focus. We will use the Bluejeans platform with which your child is already familiar and they can participate from the comfort of your home computer. Learning activities will be individualized for grade level bands K-1, 2-3, and 4-5. We will incorporate new titles, and ask your child to share some of their favorites. July is a great time to bolster skills and kick back with great books. I look forward to meeting and reading with the K-5 students, and reinforcing strategies through interactive mini-lessons and simple projects!
~Lesa Meath, M.Ed, NBCT
Schedule/Topics
- Week One Workshop - July 7-9 (Topic: Print/Word Work & Fluency)
- Week Two Workshop - July 14-16 (Topic: Fluency, Comprehension, & Engagement)
- Week Three Workshop - July 21-23 (Topic: Comprehension w/Information Text)
View the sample schedule for preliminary info. The actual time/activities might differ once we receive responses to the survey to find out what interest there is for each grade level and topic.
Cost: Free!
Suggested Materials
- magnet letter sets or letters on card stock
- printer paper/construction paper
- crayons/pencils
- dry erase board w/black marker & rag
- zip-lock type baggies
- tape/glue stick
- lg index cards
- ability to print modest # of pages
- tongue depressor sticks
- scissors
- sticky notes (sm and med)
Optional for Home Extensions
- sock for puppet and scraps for features
- box or bag to hold independent books for reading to self
- poster paper
- markers
- recycled magazines
Sample Activities/Interactive Tasks:
Anchor Charts/Screen Shares:
- looks/sounds/feels
- cross-check
- goal setting
- uh-oh phew…
- snap/heart words
- genre wheel
- flip the sound
- non-fiction features
- movement cards game
- hink pinks
Make it/Take it:
- pointer/fluency wand
- word bags
- stamina chart
- scavenger hunt in text
- foldables (BME, features of text, SWBS)
- comprehension bookmark
- double bubble
- character traits
Models for Home Extension:
- sock puppet (fluency)
- reading tool bag
- high frequency word list pocket folder
- R2S bag
- squash book (poetry/word collections) word jar
- genre wheel
Looking Ahead
June 30 Teen Chat, 10 am.
June 30 End of the 2019/2020 School year.
July 1 the 2020/2021 School year begins!
July 1 - 7 All teachers will be off contract and not available.
July 2 Quarantweenies Chat, 10 am.
July 6 The office will be closed for the 4th of July holiday. Have fun and please celebrate safely!
Call soon to schedule your ILP appointment!
Raven Homeschool, Delta Junction
Academic Counselor Ryan Tilbury
Administrative Assistant Julie Szidloski
Family Liaison Katya Sinenko
Assistant Principal Natasha Anderson (907-374-9401)
The office is closed to visitors. We are continuing to work with families and students by email and phone. You can still drop off work samples and any other items you need to get to us. Julie will be checking the box outside the office door and the depot every day. Forms are available outside the office door. You may also email either scans or photos to us.
Feel free to contact us with questions and concerns! We do take a lunch break, so if you call between noon and 1 pm, please leave a message and we will call you back as soon as possible.
Email: delta@yksd.com
Website: www.ravenhomeschool.com
Location: 2855 Alaska Hwy, Delta Junction, AK, USA
Phone: 907-895-2280