Shark Nibbles…K-5th Updates

Don’t Forget! It is time to turn in work. Any work complete during the last Attendance Month is now due! For those who have completed their Unit 1 work, Unit 2 will be available in the office.

Please finish up your DIAGNOSTICS this coming week!

Setting goals of completing a small percentage of the Diagnostic each day truly helps to meet this mandatory requirement of Independent Study and makes it less stressful for your child. Time is running out… Results will be mailed the week of September 18th.

Struggling with Math? Remember time spent in iReady Math Instruction counts! Consider focusing on the interactive instructional lessons in iReady Math, and use the green topped practice pages, or other pages in your work packet that make the most sense for your child to master the skills presented.

Back to School Night K-5th The classroom will be open for parents from 5 - 6 pm. There will not be a formal presentation, but an opportunity to visit the classroom and talk to teachers about the program, the curriculum, and other general questions. We are always happy to do this at any time for our parents, as well as to meet virtually or in-person to talk about individual progress. Attendance is optional for this additional evening opportunity.

As always, we are happy to help customize which packet components will be most beneficial for your student to complete and make the most of your Independent Study experience.

Kelly Crouthamel & Anthony Madsen, K-5th Supervising Teachers

New Families & Confused Families

Remember, we are happy to meet with families virtually or in-person to answer questions and help you get the most out of your Independent Journey! We are here for you!!

Worth Repeating …

iReady Helpful Tips-

• You must access iReady from the Rapid Identity/student dashboard.

• You will not be able to login through iReady Connect, because Oceanside Unified uses a Single Sign-on Serve.

• If you need any help with your students username/password for Rapid Identity, please email your Supervising Teacher. K-2 passwords are all defaulted to your students birthday in MMDDYYYY format.

• You will not see any assignments/lessons until after the first Diagnostic. The lessons you will see after the diagnostic will be personalized for your student.

• If you click on the Reading the first time, it might say there are no assignments. Click the math and it will say the same thing. Then, click on the Reading again and it should pull up the diagnostics to complete.

• At any time, however, you can find all the digital lessons, videos etc, by clicking “Math", and then the icon at the bottom of the screen that says “bookshelf.”

• The Diagnostic window opens on Monday, August 21, 2023. The Diagnostics MUST be carefully completed by September 15, 2023. Please plan to work on the Diagnostics for 20-30 minutes daily. Having students work on their Diagnostics for a small prescribed amount of time daily encourages accurate results and helps students avoid Diagnostic fatigue. For more information on the Diagnostics, please refer to the parent guide.

Other Reminders

• Please don’t forget to join your Google Classroom! Once in Rapid Identity, click on the green/yellow GC icon on the app screen or at the bottom task bar. It looks like an old chalkboard. Click on the correct grade level Google Classroom, then continue, I’m a student, then Join. Within the GC main feed you will find the virtual meeting times (including the meeting link,) links to the parent resource page, and a link to the Parent Guide.

Mr. Madsen is excited to share his love of reading with Wednesday Virtual Read-Alouds. K-5th students can join in at 8:00am for The One & Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate and/or Danny, Champion of the World by Roald Dahl at 8:35am.

All the Best,

Kelly Crouthamel & Anthony Madsen, your K-5th Supervising Teachers