{"id":243,"date":"2020-10-17T21:01:09","date_gmt":"2020-10-17T21:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/jennifer.scalley\/?p=243"},"modified":"2021-08-16T00:08:08","modified_gmt":"2021-08-16T00:08:08","slug":"rhs-october-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/jennifer.scalley\/2020\/10\/17\/rhs-october-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"10-18-20 RHS Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Letter From Roger<\/strong>…<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Dear Parents and Students,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are now 5 weeks into the strangest school year in my career. And I want to start by sharing some words of appreciation and encouragement:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To our students: <\/span>We are proud of you! We miss you! Keep at it! <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We know that distance learning is, for most of you, NOT<\/em> your preferred method of learning by any means. You have shown persistence and patience with Canvas and you have shown compassion and kindness with your classmates and teachers. This can and will get easier…<\/strong> KEEP COMING TO CLASS, EVERY DAY!<\/em> Turn your camera on and CONNECT with your classmates. Ask questions. Participate. Just DO YOUR BEST,<\/em><\/strong> and that will always be enough!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To our parents: <\/span>Thank you! We know… this is hard.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many of you are juggling your own work and career stresses while trying to support multiple kids in the house. It can be especially hard if your student is struggling and you don’t know how to help. The feeling of helplessness is real. Please keep communicating with us… either myself, our office team, and\/or your kiddo’s teachers. We will<\/strong> respond and do OUR best to support.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To our teachers\/staff: <\/span>Adapting and improvising is our new normal.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank you to the whole team at school who is working EVERY DAY to try and make “school in a pandemic” the best it can be for ALL of our students… those who are thriving AND those who are struggling. I appreciate how EVERY DAY you are re-learning, re-inventing, and looking for new and creative ways to make learning from home better for our students. <\/span>All the while you are juggling the challenges of your own kids and families. Thank you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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PARENT FEEDBACK, SCHEDULES, AND LIMITED IN PERSON INSTRUCTION<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

WE ARE EXCITED! On Wednesday October 28th we will begin bringing several cohorts of 10 students on campus under the guidelines allowed for what the Oregon Department of Education calls “Limited In Person Instruction” or “LIPI”<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Right now, we have focused our LIPI invitations on students who have reached out to us to say they need more support, either academically and\/or emotionally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WE WOULD LIKE YOUR FEEDBACK<\/strong>!!! Parents, as we consider how to IMPROVE distance learning and include more on site opportunities for students in the 2nd trimester, we need your input<\/strong>.<\/span> YOUR VOICE MATTERS!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please take 5 -10 minutes to complete this important parent survey. We will be asking students to complete a similar survey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Parent survey – please share your input HERE!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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MIDTERM PROGRESS REPORTS<\/strong> THIS WEEKEND!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

By end of day Monday October 19th you will receive a midterm progress report from each of your student’s teachers. Some things that are REALLY important for you to know about this are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  • There IS still time to make up missed assignments or revise work that is below Proficiency! These are NOT final grades!<\/strong><\/span><\/li>
  • In order to make up missed assignments or revise\/improve a grade, a student should ATTEND OFFICE HOURS<\/strong><\/em> and make a plan with their teacher!<\/li>
  • Grades for Crew (shows up as Leadership<\/em><\/strong> in ParentVue) will be coming soon<\/li>
  • Our letter grades are derived from an average of the “standards” in each course. To learn more about our “standards based grading” system, check out the videos below<\/span>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    NO MIDTERM PROGRESS GRADES FOR…<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    • There will not be a midterm progress grade for Crew<\/strong> (in ParentVue, Crew is called “Leadership”<\/em><\/strong>). Crew IS a graded class however these grades will be populated in the coming weeks.<\/li>
    • POLO classes <\/strong>– students taking a Bend LaPine Online course get weekly progress emails directly from the PEAK or Bend LaPine Online system. Those classes are not not reported in ParentVue<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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      COLLEGE NIGHT FOR SENIORS & FAMILIES<\/span><\/strong>!<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

      Tuesday October 20th – 6PM. Families of Seniors (and Juniors) Invited!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      At Realms HS, EVERY senior will apply to college! <\/strong>And, it is college application and financial aid time already – we are here to support you every step of the way! Families, you are STRONGLY encouraged to join us for a WebEx:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      • important college application dates<\/li>
      • step by step guide… what to know and do now, and how we will help<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        AND… given that this is our FIRST ever graduating class, we are putting together a committee of parents and staff to help plan some awesome “senior celebrations”, including graduation, so that all seniors and their families can give this occasion its due! You only graduate from high school ONCE in a lifetime…. lets make it memorable!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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        UNDERSTANDING STANDARDS BASED GRADES AND NAVIGATING PARENTVUE<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

        If you missed our “New Parent Night” last week, OR if you want to better understand our Standards Based Grading system we have a short video here to help you! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Understanding “Standards Based Grading” on ParentVue at Realms High School<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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