Friday, January 29, 2021

Newsletter January 29th, 2021

 Scholars will have learning to do every day for their classes on the new scheduler whether they are virtual or rephased in, this work will be accompanied by videos and more asynchronous assignments.  It will be very important that scholars stay on top of deadlines and reach out whenever they need help in order to remain successful.  We will go through their new schedule with them next week.

 

Please make sure you sign up for a ready-set-go conference with your scholar’s connections teacher.  The invitation will be sent in the coming days and will offer us a chance to check in with each other as we prepare for this new schedule to be implemented.

 

Report cards are ready for you to view.  Just log into Infinite Campus to see grades and comments from teachers.

 

Dates to know:

  • All asynchronous learning on Feb 4th and 5th - students will NOT have live classes.

  • Ready-Set-Go conferences will be held virtually the week of Feb. 1st.

  • Rephased students return to OMS February 8th


Things to know:

  • Have technology issues?  Please send an email to the OSD tech helpdesk at helpdesk@oregonsd.net

  • Music Small Groups will be virtual regardless of Phased Restart or Oregon Online status.  Small Group Learning will take place either in the morning or the afternoon during asynchronous time.


Clubs happening at OMS:

  • To join the Multi-cultural student union email Mrs. Burton or Ms. Laibly

  • To join the library book club - email Mrs. Hunter 

  • To join the Panther Pride club - email Mr. Zurawik - jtzurawik@oregonsd.net

  • To join the Art Club - email Ms. Touhey - mstouhey@oregonsd.net

  • To join the Yearbook Club - email Ms. Touhey - mstouhey@oregonsd.net

  • To join OMS Live staff - email Ms. Anderson - keanderson@oregonsd.net

  • To join GSA - email Mrs. Ripp - psripp@oregonsd.net


Helpful Links:

 


Class


Counselor’s Corner

Ms. Laibly (kjlaibly@oregonsd.net) -- Email me if you’d like to schedule a time to check in!                                                                                                                                                                    

UPCOMING OPPORTUNITIES: 

Thursday 1/28: 2:00 Snack Break! Open to all OMS students - drop-in group on Thursdays from 2:00-2:45 for games and more! A fun game followed by TRIVIA this week! Email Ms. Laibly for the link to join.   

Tuesday 2/2: Counselors’ Corner Drop-In Skill Building 2:00-2:45 Join School Counselors Ms. Laibly and Mrs. Severson to learn more about the 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens and how to incorporate them into your life! Email Ms. Laibly for the link to join. 

Create your own Winter Resilience Toolkit! Click on the Bitmoji office and scroll to slide 4                                             

             

English
(Ripp)

We are wrapping up our poetry unit the next two weeks.  This week we wrote more of our own and also started working on our summative poetry collection project.  

Deadlines:

  • My Name is Hiwot group analysis - due Friday, Jan 29th at 4 PM

  • Poetry Collection SUmmative due Feb. 5th at 4 PM

Questions to ask:

  • Show me a poem you like

  • May I see your poetry?

  • Which poems will you use for your poetry collection project?

  • What are you reading?

English
(Gunst)

Your student is working toward the completion of their fictional writing project (2 to 3 pages) story.  This week we have discussed what the difference between a thematic idea and statement and how to use themes to drive their own story.  Next week we will discuss figurative language and dialogue.


Remember, students still have a standing assignment of 15 minutes each day reading their Independent Reading Book.


Enriched English
(Darken)

  • Students should have narrowed down their possible topics for TED Talks to just one by Monday 2/1

  • One reliable, useful source found by Monday 2/1

Geography

(Stoller)

Questions to ask:

  • What animals are being poached in Africa?  Why?

  • What is the ‘other side’ of the issue regarding poaching?  Why do some defend the practice?

  • What was your claim about poaching?

  • Where is the Middle East?  Please show me your political map of the Middle East.

  • What kind of region is the Middle East?  Formal, Functional or Vernacular?  Why?

Geography 

(Howe)


Math 7
(Gratzl)

Deadlines:

  • Stretching and Shrinking Test Review Due 1/31

  • Stretching and Shrinking Test Due ⅔

  • 2nd Semester Math Survey Due ⅖ by 4pm


Questions to ask:

  • How can you use ratios to determine if two shapes are similar?

  • What does a scale factor tell you about two similar shapes that a ratio does not?

  • What do you need to study in preparation for your math test next week?

Math

Algebra

(Malloy)

Algebra and Math 8: Complete Week 20 activities by Sunday.

Visit office hours 1-2 Tuesday and Friday if you have questions.

Math 8

(Wyss)


Science
(Grady)

  • Plant and Animal Cell Edpuzzle due Mon/Tue

  • Photosynthesis Q & A due Thur/Fri

  • Question to ask: 

    • What did you notice about onion and cheek cells?

Science
(Krucas)

  • Plant and Animal Cell Edpuzzle due Mon/Tue

  • Photosynthesis Q & A due Thur/Fri

  • Question to ask: 

    • What did you notice about onion and cheek cells?

Literacy Lab

(Tanner)

  • Mon/Tues Evaluate Team Essay. Solo #1 due Tuesday

  • Wed Confusing Words Edpuzzle (and any others you need to finish up) due Wednesday

  • Thurs/Fri Solo #2 due Saturday

Health (Balbach)

  • Physical wellness stat tracker - Due Friday

  • Create SMART goals - Due Friday

P.E.

(Faulkner/

Fleming/Lund)

  • Goal-setting - Part A (Due by Wednesday, January 27

  • Goal-setting - Part B (Due by Friday, January 29

  • Goal-setting - Part C (Due by Wednesday, February 2nd. 

Spanish

(Cognac)


Spanish

(Landsverk)

  • AR Verb Conjugation (Google Doc)

  • ER/IR Verb Conjugation (Google Doc)

    • Always due Friday @3

German

(Wochenske)

Deadlines:

-character bio slides (1/22-23)

-order the story slide (1/26-27)

-vocab quiz on Thursday/Friday (1/28-29)

Questions to ask:

-if you need to turn off your video, tell me some ways that you can still participate in class even though Frau W can’t see you?

-What are some words you learned with family?

Bilingual

(Lofgren)

Completa la tarea de semana 20 (Voces sin fronteras) antes del lunes/martes

*Si aún no lo has completado, completa el cuestionario de semana 19

Orchestra

(Black)

  • Students should be practicing at least 10 minutes a day

              Practice: Solo for 3rd Quarter, Scales, Finger Patterns, Brandenburg #5, Night Shift

  • Bach and Brandenburg assignment due this Friday (1/29)

  • Small groups: Regular schedule this week, make ups next week, HYBRID schedule begins week of Feb. 8th

Band

(Seiter, Dorn, Kading)

STEAM

(Fischer)

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Choir

(Rattmann)

  • Have you heard about the new interest in Sea Shanties on TikTok?  We are going to start a short unit of study about sea shanties and learn one or two of our own!  It is called “Botany Bay.”  Students should practice their music for this new song 10 minutes per day.  

  • Registration to audition for the Middle Level State Honor Choir is due Feb. 1.  If your singer is interested, please send me an email! 

  • We are having a Super Bowl Tournament Bracket of a different kind!  We will listen to performances of the National Anthem as sung at Super Bowls from ‘05-’20 and will end up with one winner at the end.  That winner will face off against Whitney Houston from Super Bowl XXV! 

  • Small groups for choir will resume the week of Feb. 8. Here is the schedule!



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