Kick off 9.7.11

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Welcome to the Middle School Monday MeetingWe start at 10am!

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Word PuzzleEach word MUST have

the middle “P” in it.There is ONE 9 letter

word. Letters in each word

can only be used once.Letters do NOT need to

be adjacent to each other!How many can YOU find?

Excellent: 50 WordsVery good: 40 Words

Solid Effort: 30 Words

How did you do?

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DUPLICATEadept; alp; ape; apt; cap; cape; clap; clip; cup; cupid; depict; dip; dupe; epic; lap; leap; leapt; lip; pace; paced; pact; pad; paid; pail; pal; pale; pat; pea; peal; peat; pedal; pelt; pet; petal; pi; pica; pie; pile; piled; pit; pita; place; placed; placid; plaid; plait; plate; plated; plea; plead; pleat; pled; piled; put; tap; tape; taped; taupe; teacup; tepid; tip; tulip; up; update….

Pledge of Allegiance

Classroom Tour

Teacher Introductions

Expectations

Class Connect

Sessions

Scantron

Tests

Upcoming

Events

Our

Agenda

Pledge of Allegiance

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America,

and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible,

with liberty and justice for all.

Renae AbboudBA Elementary Education

M.Ed Instructional TechnologyLicensure in OR, PA, & VA (K-8)

Born & raised in Portland

Taught in B & M in OR & VA

Taught virtually in PA & OR

Published articles in magazine

Former curriculum writer

3rd year with ORVA

Tommy – 4th grade

Zack – 3rd grade

Luke - Kindergarten

Professional FactsB. S. in Physics from

MA. Ed. In Curriculum

3rd year with ORVA

9th year in education

Air Force Reserves

Major

Likes…Boys (I have 6)

Flying

airplanes

Cats & dogsAlex

Chester

Milo

Gus

Running

Skiing

Coffee

Reading

Glenn

Matthew

Follow

Directions

Use

approp

riate

languag

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times!

Ask

Questio

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Make

Suggestio

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Do

your

best!

Elluminate Classroom

Whiteboard Tools

Participant Window

Chat Window

How do you feel about

coming back to school?

Not yetYes

Online School – OLSAll students in grades 6-8 are REQUIRED to

have a student login.

Online School – OLS

•Student will use his/her own login to do school work.

•A Learning Coach password will be required to take an

assessment.

•Learning Coach will login to mark attendance, change the

schedule, and to access answer keys.

Daily plan to help you meet goals

Reach for 2.5% progress each week in each

course

Plan your week. Look at Monday’s progress,

then look at Friday’s progress.

Did you reach 2.5% in each course?

Flexibility – sick days, vacation days, etc. Discuss with your classroom teacher

Be sure to make up any missed days

Log attendance DAILY

Learning Coaches ONLY log attendance!

State Requirement:

180 days of attendance

5 - 6.5 hours/day

Physical Education: 30 minutes a day or

150 minutes each week

Two contacts per week are

required by the state

Monday meetings

Class Connect sessions

Outings

Kmail

Office hours

Tutoring online

Phone & Online conferences

Club meetings

Attendance VS. Contact

Outing to OMSI

Math lessons

Scantron tests

Reading a book

Bike riding

Monday Meetings

Cla

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nect

Sessio

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Attend a picnic outing

Tutoring sessions

Phone call to teacher

2 required each week!

5 to 6.5 hours per day

ORVA Clubs

History Lessons

Colin Hawkins

My lovely wife, Bryce

Pooder

Things I love: My family, outdoor activities, travel, soccer, friends, carpentry, metal smithing, food and SCIENCE!

Favorite place on Earth!

Type in your first name if you

have a September Birthday

Use Text typing tool

Middle School class

connect sessions

include:

Math

Language Arts

Writing

Social Studies

Science

More information to come soon!

•30 minute Thursdays

•Aligned to state standards

•All grade levels 6-8

Login:

StudentID@orva

ORVA

How are your Performance Series Scantron Tests going??

A) I have finished both reading and math!

B) I have finished either reading or math, but will finish both by Friday!

C) I have started reading or math tests & will finish them by Friday!

D) I have no idea what the performance series scantron tests are…help!

Scantron Performance Series

Go to http://www.edperformance.com

Take only Reading & MathTake your time! The test

will spoil if you go through it too quickly.

Important Dates to Remember!

Sept 12 – First Monday Meeting

Sept 14 - Deadline for Scantron Performance Series

Sept 15 & 16; 22 & 23 - Picnics & Ice Cream Socials

Sept 19 – Class Connect Sessions Begin

File Transfer Window

Docs included today•ORVA Student-Parent Handbook

•September Calendar for Middle School

Website: http://gear.k12.com

• Complete the survey to get a contact

credit for attending this meeting today

• Siblings- each students must complete

their own survey, just click on the link

again

• The link will be different each week,

please complete the entire survey.

• Be sure you are entering the information in

the correct block and please check your

spelling!

Just finished. The link is http://tinyurl.com/MSKickoff2011

Breakout room instructions:

1. In the “Participants” area, right-click on your

name

2. From the first menu choose “Send to

Breakout Room”

3. From the next menu you will be able to

choose which room you would like to enter