5th Grade OrientationExpectations & Procedures

Welcome to 5th Grade!

About Mrs. Walker:• 4th year here at NVVA, 8 total years

working in Elementary School.• Teaching Math and Writing this year.• Married and have 3 active, blue-eyed,

children. We live in Henderson. • Outside of school I like to eat good

food, be with my family, love sports and exercising, being crafty and shopping.

About Miss Vaughan:• 20 years working with children• 10 years teaching experience • 2nd year with NVVA • M.Ed in Reading, I’m very passionate

about teaching youngsters the dynamics of language arts.

• Outside of school I like to fox hunt (coyote chase on horseback), play with my dogs, Zumba, hike, snowboard, and travel.

About Mrs. Lisa Poulsen:• 3rd year here at NVVA, 6 total years

working in Elementary Schools.• Teaching Math is my passion, I think

math gets a bad reputation and I want to change that!

• Married to my high school sweetheart, and we have 1 adorable little boy.

• Outside of school I love to spend time with my family, be outdoor, and scrapbook.

About Mrs. Tiffany Poulsen:• 2nd year working at NVVA. 5 Years

total working at various grade levels.• I love reading and will be teaching

Literature this year.• I have been married for over 19 years

to my wonderful husband and I have 4 great kids.

• Outside of school I love to read historical fiction literature and I love to hike!

Our Path to Success

• Communication • Attendance and Participation• Assignments & Grading • Attending Classes • When you need help • Academic Integrity • Technical Difficulties • Materials

Communication • Teacher Home Page link is found in the OLS Quick Links. • All announcements, assignment, class connects links, and very important

information is found on this page. • It is your responsibility to ensure that the Student and Learning Coach check

this DAILY!!

Communication

Communication • Communication is vital for virtual learning!

• When contacted, you have 48 hours to respond. Neglect of communication will result in:

1st Non-Response = Noted2nd Non-Response = Documented in student file3rd Non-Response = Parent/Teacher conference

with administrator

• It is the LC responsibility to maintain updated contact information with the teacher.

• Note: Not all communications and notices will require a response. Please look or listen for key words such as “please respond.”

Attendance & Participation

Virtual *Students can expect to attend 3 and a half hours of classes per day. Three subjects will be taught to them each day.

*Virtual classes are mandatory and participation is required – this is how attendance will be taken.

*Students will also need to complete their daily plan in the OLS after virtual classes. Your OLS will not show courses for Math, Literature, Composition, or Vocabulary. This is because all of your lessons and assignments will come directly from your teacher. They are hidden. Please do not unhide them. We will not be working from the OLS this year in these courses.

***We know there will be conflicts with vacations, doctor’s appointments, etc. Try to plan accordingly. Also let homeroom teacher know in advance if student will be absent to make alternative plans for that missed class.

For additional information about the pathways please visit http://mynvva.weebly.com/virtual-pathway.html

Attendance & Participation

Blended *Students can expect to attend 3 and a half hours of classes per day. Three subjects will be taught to them each day.

*Virtual classes are mandatory and participation is required – this is how attendance will be taken.

*Students will also need to complete their daily plan in the OLS after virtual classes. Your OLS will not show courses for Math, Literature, Composition, or Vocabulary. This is because all of your lessons and assignments will come directly from your teacher. They are hidden. Please do not unhide them. We will not be working from the OLS this year in these courses.

*In addition, students enrolled in the Blended Learning Pathway are required to attend on-campus instruction one day per week for 3 and a half hours.Attendance for these in-person classes is mandatory.

***We know there will be conflicts with vacations, doctor’s appointments, etc. Try to plan accordingly. Also let homeroom teacher know in advance if student will be absent to make alternative plans for that missed class.

For additional information about the pathways please visit http://mynvva.weebly.com/virtual-pathway.html

Attendance & Participation

Independent

*Students must log into the OLS daily and complete their daily plan.

*By the end of the week the student must have made progress in every course, otherwise, student will be regarded as absent.

For additional information about the pathways please visit http://mynvva.weebly.com/virtual-pathway.html

Attendance Requirements: 5 hours per day = 25 hours per week

•When you click in the column next to a subject, the default fills in time as minutes.

•Change this time to the actual amount your child spent that day (including both on-line & off-line work and any supplemental activities in that subject).

•Only mark those subjects actually worked on for each school day.

Attendance:amount of time spent in each subject

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Attendance

Progress: (Make changes depending on grade level expectations)

amount of lessons completed in each subject

5th GradeLit./Vocab/Spelling: 5 lessons per

weekMath: 5 lessons per weekHistory: 5 lessons per

weekGUM: 3 Lessons per weekComposition 2 Lessons per weekScience: 2 lessons per

weekArt: 2 lessons per week

Goal: 2.7-3% progress in each subject each week

Daily Plan• All learning coaches have access to the

Daily/Weekly Plans.• This is the view I recommend you use each

day.

• Subjects with the sun icons have lessons scheduled for the day. (Learning coaches with multiple students will not see this view.)

Lesson Shortcuts

Weekly Plan

Print out your weekly plan on Monday morning. If you miss a lesson on any given day, it will roll over to the next day. Printing the plan at the beginning of the week helps ensure no lessons are missed. Check off the lessons your child completes. Once your student has mastered all the lessons on the plan, he/she has made

adequate progress for the week.

Weekly Plan

Print out your weekly plan on Monday morning. If you miss a lesson on any given day, it will roll over to the next day. Printing the plan at the beginning of the week helps ensure no lessons are missed. Check off the lessons your child completes. Once your student has mastered all the lessons on the plan, he/she has made

adequate progress for the week.

Not Mastered: needs to be reviewed &

assessment retaken

NVVA Vacation Day:do not add your

own vacation days

Class Connect Session: click the link to enter class

The lessons that were originally

scheduled for this day were

not completed & have rolled

over to the next school day.

Optional Lesson Skipped: do not mark any

required lessons skipped

Advance Prep: tells what materials to get

ready for upcoming lessons

You don’t want to see this….

If you see this message on the weekly plan, it means that no lessons were marked complete for that day. It appears that the student did not do any work for that day. Please keep in mind that I can only give students credit for work that is logged online. So as your student completes offline activities, be sure to mark them as complete in the OLS.

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Lesson format: Online-Offline-Online

Present? or Absent??

Progress: (Make changes depending on grade level expectations)

amount of lessons completed in each subject

5th GradeSpelling: 5 lessons per

weekHistory: 5 lessons per

weekGUM: 3 Lessons per weekScience: 2 lessons per

weekArt: 2 lessons per week

Goal: 2.7-3% progress in each subject each week

Assignments & Grading Virtual

*Assignments will be posted on the Teacher Home Pageeach Friday and due the following Friday.

*Students have until the following Sunday before it will no longer be accepted.

*Attendance and Participation grades will be taken each day in each course.

**Late assignments will not be accepted unless there is communication between the teacher and LC before the due date.

*After 3 missing assignments, or non attendance to class connects, the student will move to Tier II resulting in a parent/teacher conference with new academic goals.

When turning in assignments, please include your full name, date, and title of assignment.

Assignments & Grading Blended

*Blended students will follow the Virtual Pathway guidelines.

*Blended students are required to attend the In Person classes scheduled in their area each week.

*Blended students may be required to complete additional tasks during in-person classes.

*After 3 missing assignments, or 1 unexcused absence, the student will move to Tier II resulting in a parent/teacher conference with new academic goals.

When turning in assignments, please include your full name, date, and title of assignment.

Assignments & Grading Independent

*Follow your daily plan and submit assignments as indicated by the K12 curriculum.

*Grades are based on the completion of assignments and progress achieved. You must complete 2.5 to 3% each week to complete adequate progress.

*You must turn in a work sample to your homeroom teacher in the following area: Literature-Critical Skills Assignments Math-Extended Problems at the end of each unit. Composition-Final draft of each unit. ****Turn in through File Share in the OLS – kmail your homeroom teacher if you need instructions.

*After 3 missing assignments, the student will move to Tier II resulting in a parent/teacher conference with new academic goals. Student may also be subject to a pathway move if they are not making adequate or turning in completed assignments.

When turning in assignments, please include your full name, date, and title of assignment.

Assignment CalendarSun. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat.

Virtual Module 1 AssignedVirtual Module 1 Due!

Virtual Module 2Assigned

Final Day to turn in Virtual Module 1

Virtual Module 2 Due!

Virtual Module 3 Assigned

Final Day to turn in Virtual Module 2

Virtual Module 3 Due!

Virtual Module 4 Assigned

Class Connect Schedule - BlendedMon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri.

Math 8:00-9:00

Math 8:00-9:00

Math 8:00-9:00

Math 8:00-9:00

Blended Day8:00 – 11:30

Language Arts 9:15 – 10:45

Language Arts 9:15 – 10:45

Language Arts 9:15 – 10:45

Language Arts 9:15 – 10:45

Writing 11:00-11:30

Writing 11:00-11:30

Writing 11:00-11:30

Writing 11:00-11:30

**These class connects can be found on your daily plan or from the Teacher Home Page***GUM, Spelling, Science, History and Art will be done through the OLS.

Class Connect Schedule - VirtualMon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri.

Math 8:00-9:00

Math 8:00-9:00

Math 8:00-9:00

Math 8:00-9:00

Language Arts 9:15 – 10:45

Language Arts 9:15 – 10:45

Language Arts 9:15 – 10:45

Language Arts 9:15 – 10:45

Writing 11:00-11:30

Writing 11:00-11:30

Writing 11:00-11:30

Writing 11:00-11:30

**These class connects can be found on your daily plan or from the Teacher Home Page***GUM, Spelling, Science, History and Art will be done through the OLS.

OLS Classes – On Your Own

**GUM, Spelling, Science, History and Art will be done through the OLS.

You can move these to different days but

you need to have:5 History5 Spelling

3 GUM2 Science

2 Art Each Week!

Attending Classes

When Entering Class:

• Check Internet connectivity before start of class

• Be on time• Have materials ready• Begin opening activity promptly• Be prepared to work with others

When Exiting Class:

• Click the “away” button when briefly stepping away.

• The student may not leave class until dismissed by the teacher.

• Attendance will be impacted if student chooses to leave before being dismissed.

When you need help, what do you do?

• The 3B4Me policy encourages independent learning, increases perseverance, resilience, creativity, and research skills.

• Students and families will be required to attempt to apply 3 resources before contacting the teacher for help.

• 3B4Me = More Learning

See next slide for resources.

3B4ME

• Look in your K12 course materials• Review a class recording• Read the PDF lesson (Available weekly on Thursday

afternoon)• Ask your LC, family, friend, or fellow peer• Attempt the lesson a second time• Review teacher feedback from recent assignments • Revisit Kmail announcements and/or calendar • Review class notes or any previous assignments

Internet• Ask Google• Khan Academy (math)• Watch a YouTube on the topic

3B4ME

When Contacting your Teacher for Help

1. Contact your teacher in writing.2. Explain exactly what you need help with. 3. Indicate specifically which 3 resources you used (see example below).

Dear Ms. Vaughan,

I am confused with making inferences. I have tried

• Looking in my student guide on p. 36• Revisited the class recording• Watched a LearnZillion video on inferences

I’m still confused on how to make an inference. Please help.

Your Student, KiddoThis will pinpoint how the teacher can help you!

1. I will be a positive role model. 2. I will be truthful in my academic endeavors. 3. I will do my own work. 4. I will avoid plagiarism. Plagiarism includes: • Copy words and present them as my own• Copy words without quotations• Express someone else’s ideas as my own

5. I will give prompt notification to my teacher when I observe academic dishonesty.

First offense = Student + Teacher discussion Second offense = Meeting with Administration and Zero Credit for Assignment

Technical Difficulties

No Internet Computer Failure

• Call your Internet provider.

• Go to a free Wi-Fi location such as a coffee shop, public library, or a friend/family’s house.

• Keep working on offline assignments so you don’t get behind.

• Contact K12 Tech Support at 1-866-512-2273

• Use a computer at a public library or use a computer at a friend or family’s house.

• Keep working on offline assignments so you don’t get behind.

You’ve made an excellent decision to learn virtually! However, it is inevitable that every one us will experience technical difficulty at some point during the year. Because technology is critical to our success, it is vital that you attempt to problem solve on your own.

Call your teacher immediately if technical difficulties will impact your attendance and/or submission of assignments.

Adobe Reader

• Files for your Homework – Use Adobe Reader to make the fillable

• Make sure you have Adobe Reader is installed on your computer. It is free to download.

Step One: Click on Download

Step Two: Open in Adobe Reader

Adobe Reader Continued…• Click on “Fill and Sign”

• Use text tools to write on the form.

• Remember to Save As …put your last name and first initial and then keep the rest of the assignment title.

• Your homeroom teacher will kmail out these instructions.

Login to I-Ready:http://www.i-Ready.com

Username: Your Student IDPassword: student

State: Nevada

Complete Math and Reading by August 27th.

Supply List

• A note book for each subject, 3 minimum. 1-Math 2-ELA 3-Writing

• A working headset/microphone.

• 2 novels for ELA Island of the Blue Dolphins (Fall) Bud, not Buddy (Spring)

***Please make sure student’s workspace is located in a space away from distractions.

Your student will need the following supplies this year:

Contact InformationMiss Vaughan• wvaughan@nvvacademy.org• 702-407-1825 ext. 7224Mrs. Lisa Poulsen• lpoulsen@nvvacademy.org• 702-407-1825 ext. 7075Mrs. Tiffany Poulsen• tpoulsen@nvvacademy.org• 702-407-1825 ext. 7062Mrs. Walker• jwalker@nvvacademy.org• 702-407-1825 ext. 7116