OVA Connector

February 23

Dates to Remember

January 31 - March 6: Virtual Count Month
February 28: In-Person OVA Support
March 5 & 7: OVA Elementary Conferences
March 8: No School
March 19 & 21: OVA Secondary NWEA Testing
April 1-5: No School, Spring Break

OVA Reminders

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Edgenuity recommends working for at least 50 minutes in each of your courses, every day, Monday through Friday, in order to stay on pace.
Seniors, your last day to work in your courses in Edgenuity is May 13!
All other OVA students, your last day to work on your Edgenuity courses is May 27!
You must complete two, two-way contacts every week in order to be marked "Virtual Present" in Infinite Campus.
When looking at your grade report that is emailed to you, you need to look at the "Actual Grade" in order to view a grade that captures any late assignments.
If you are struggling- use the many supports around you! Your Edgenuity teachers, your Otsego mentor or Otsego teacher, the LiveChat tutor in Edgenuity, or Mrs. Nast!

CLICK HERE IF YOU ARE AN OVA SENIOR!

Virtual Count Month

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Just a reminder that attendance is always important, but it is especially important during the following virtual weeks:

Week 1: W Jan 31 - T Feb 6

Week 2: W Feb 7 - T Feb 13

Week 3: W Feb 14 - T Feb 20

Week 4: W Feb 21 - T Feb 27

Week 5: W Feb 28 - T Mar 6

You must respond to your mentor teachers in detail when they ask content-related questions. One word answers do not count! Be sure to check Google Classroom and your Otsego email every day. This is so, so important!

In-Person OVA Support

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Our next in-person academic support will be held on Wednesday, February 28 from 10:15 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in Room 205 at Otsego High School.

Our next in-person SEL lesson with Mrs. Starr will also be held on Wednesday, February 28 from 10:15 to 11:00 a.m. for grades 3 through 6 and 11:15 to 12:00 p.m. for grades 7-12 in Room 205 at Otsego High School.

NWEA Testing

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All 6th through 11th grade OVA students need to plan on coming into our OVA classroom at OMS on both Tuesday, March 19 and Thursday, March 21 at 9:15 a.m. for NWEA testing.
Students must bring their charged Chromebook on both dates!
This is required district benchmark testing!

Elementary Corner

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Reminders from Mrs. Raseman:

Please help your child remember to answer the Wednesday assignment question each week.
As a reminder, weekly meetings are very important for both learning and attendance. Please make sure your child signs in at his/her times each week.
Conferences are next week. Please sign up for a time to meet with me if you haven't already.

Elementary Conference Sign-Up

Edgenuity Help

Live Tutor Instructions

Take advantage of the live tutor that is available 24/7 within Edgenuity!

Parent Portal Instructions

Create a parent account through your student's dashboard to track their progress!

Capturing Kids’ Hearts

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February's Capturing Kids' Hearts character trait is Kindness. We use monthly themes to help teach social emotional skills to our students, as we know these are the most important tools in being successful in their personal and educational lives. Our student's wellbeing is of most importance to us at OVA!

What is Kindness?

Kindness is the ability and willingness to express care and compassion for others. Kindness is a choice to use our time, talent, and resources to better the lives of others and the world through genuine acts of love, compassion, generosity, and service.

Why focus on Kindness?

Kindness boosts positive emotions. Acts of kindness create neural pathways that enhance feelings of well-being and the natural flow of feel-good endorphins and neurotransmitters.
Kindness is self-replicating. When we perform an act of kindness, it is likely to encourage others to act in a similar way.
Kindness reduces stress and anxiety. Kindness promotes positive relationships with other people. Anything that helps you to build bonds with other people helps decrease anxiety.