The ROC Report
Rockets Online Campus Newsletter - November 2024
🌟 A Great Start to the School Year 🌟
Dear Parents and Guardians,
Welcome to our latest edition of the ROC Report! We are excited to share with you the many updates, achievements, and pieces of information that help make our online learning community thrive. As always, our commitment to fostering a positive, engaging, and supportive educational environment for your child remains at the heart of everything we do.
In this issue, you'll find our ROC calendar, tips for supporting learning at home, our Quarter 1 ROC and Rising Stars, and reminders to keep everyone informed and involved. We encourage you to take a moment to explore all that we have to offer and stay connected with us.
Thank you for being such an essential part of our school community. Your partnership is invaluable, and we look forward to continuing to work together to help your child succeed.
Warm regards,
The ROC Team
🌟 Introducing our New Teachers 🌟
Mrs. Huck
Ms. Davidson
🌟 Mark Your Calendar! 🌟
Rockets Online Campus - Parent Advisory Board
The Rockets Online Campus Parent Advisory Board was created to engage parents, provide a platform for communication, and provide a venue to make positive changes in our online programming and school. The Parent Advisory Board will be a major contributor to helping our Rockets Online Campus improve. If you would like to assist in making decisions for the school and shaping our online campus efforts, please join us on a Google Meet on Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 6:00 P.M. The link to the Google Meet is below. We hope you will consider joining us!
ROC Parent Advisory Board Event
Google Meet link: https://meet.google.com/fbk-rzyr-wqw
Or dial: (US) +1 470-241-4694 PIN: 442 096 467#
Tuesday, Dec 17, 2024, 06:00 PM
🌟 Live Meeting Times🌟
A reminder that we have live meetings every school day. This is a time for students to ask questions and get help from their core teachers. Students who attend these meetings do extremely well academically. To access any of our live meeting times, students can click on the blue help button in their Canvas course or access the link provided by their elementary teachers. We hope your student will take advantage of these opportunities so we can help your child succeed!
◽Early Elementary◽
Grades K4 & K5: 10:00 AM
Grade 1: 10:30 AM
Grade 2: 10:00 AM
The Morning Meeting is a daily virtual meeting with synchronous learning. The meet includes: sharing time, skills practices, story time, movement activities, and fluency drills. There is also a preview of the day’s activities. More importantly, a sense of community is established through this meeting.
◽Intermediate Elementary◽
Grade 3: 10:30 AM
Grade 4: 11:00 AM
Grade 5: 11:00 AM
The Check-in and Chat is a daily virtual meeting with synchronous learning. There is a greeting and chat time. Questions from the assigned lessons are reviewed with an opportunity to practice skills and get support. The daily lesson is also discussed. Students have an opportunity to interact with peers in a structured school setting.
◽Middle Level◽
Grade 6: 11:30 AM
Both 6th grade teachers are online to support English Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies courses.
◽Middle-High School◽
Grades 7-12
9:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Core Support-All five secondary teachers are available to support English Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies courses.
◽Resource Room - All Grade Levels◽
12:30 PM – 2:30 PM
The ROC Special Education Department hosts a daily virtual Resource Room meeting space for our special education students. Support for all subjects is available during this time.
◽On Demand Academic Coaching◽
Virtual academic coaching is available each school day from 8:00 am – 7:00 pm by calling
814-827-0565.
🌟 Important Dates 🌟
Below is a list of our upcoming breaks and dates to remember.
- Thanksgiving Break - November 28 - December 2, 2024
- Parent Meeting - December 17, 2024
- Christmas Break - December 23-31, 2024
- New Year's Day - January 1, 2025
- Last Day of Quarter 2 - January 16, 2025
- Professional Day (clerical) - January 17, 2025
- Martin Luther King Day - January 20, 2025
- Professional Day - February 14, 2025
- President's Day - February 17, 2025
- Act 80 Day - March 14, 2025
- Last Day of Quarter 3 - March 26, 2025
- Easter Break - April 16-21, 2025
- Professional Day - May 2, 2025
- Memorial Day - May 26, 2025
- Last Day of School - June 5, 2025
🌟 Preparing your Child for Online Success 🌟
Preparing your Child for a Traditional School Day
- An alarm is set daily to get your child up and get them breakfast before catching the bus or taking them to school.
- Students do attendance first thing when they arrive in the school building.
- Student grades and attendance are available through an online portal. If you have a question you call the school where your child goes to get help.
- Student’s book bag is emptied when they get home from school to see what homework they have.
- Your child shows you their homework when they are finished.
- You work as a partner with your school, teachers, and support staff.
Preparing your Child for the Online School Day
- Make a school schedule for at home. This can include having breakfast and starting school work at the same time every day.
- Complete attendance every day. Truancy can occur if you skip doing the attendance app. Think of it as skipping a class if you don’t click in daily.
- Access PowerParent to check your student's grades. Call 814-827-0565 if you need access.
- Regularly ask your child to show you their submissions online.
- Work cooperatively with the Rockets Online Campus faculty and staff. You can call or email us anytime.
🌟 ROC STARS 🌟
This year we are recognizing students every quarter who have earned a minimum of 90% or higher in all classes. For the first quarter, the Rockets Online Campus teachers recognized 83 ROC STAR students. These students are dedicated to their school work, have strong organizational skills and a determination to be successful. We are extremely proud of each of our ROC Star Students - Keep up the great work!
🌟 RISING STARS 🌟
The Rockets Online Campus also recognizes those students who have earned a minimum of 80% or higher in all classes. For the first quarter, the ROC teachers recognized 49 Rising ROC STAR students! These students continue to work hard and have shown dedication and perseverance. We are proud of these students - Keep working hard!
🌟 Happy Thanksgiving 🌟
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Communicating gratitude is always important, but especially at Thanksgiving. Thank you to all of our ROC families and partners. We appreciate each and every one of you!
Wishing you a very Happy Thanksgiving!
"Vegetables are a must on a diet. I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread, and pumpkin pie." - Jim Davis
“Thanksgiving, man. Not a good day to be my pants.”
-Kevin James
"When asked if my cup is half-full or half-empty my only response is that I am thankful I have a cup." - Sam Lefkowitz