Weekly Update

• Upcoming Dates
• High School Progress Reports & Connecting with Teachers
• Families First - Draw a Love Bug
• Cross Country Skiing Adventure - See Information Below
• ARTIST IN RESIDENCE - See Info & Photos Below
• Middle School Enrichment Photos - Space Camp
• HROA Community Enrichment - Makers Space
• Are you BILINGUAL? You can earn high school credit!
• State Testing Opt Out Forms
• Resources (check out the yellow buttons near the bottom of the page)

February 3rd: High School Progress Letters Mailed Home

February 20th: No School - President's Day

March 16th: END OF TRIMESTER 2

March 17th: No School - Teacher Grading Day

March 20th: - March 24th: Spring Break

March 27th: START OF TRIMESTER 3

April 10th - April 28th: State Testing 3rd - 8th Graders

May 1st - May 25th: State Testing 11th Graders

Staff entered progress grades (as of student progress on Friday, January 27th). Grades and progress may have slightly changed since then, so please check HAC as well as their digital platform for current student progress. Please connect with class teachers for questions regarding student grades.

Student progress can be seen on the Acellus or SchoolsPLP platform at anytime and access to personal Acellus weekly target sheets that can be requested. See Buttons below for more information.

We don't have parent conferences because you can make an appointment ANY time during the year by checking out our teacher's schedules on their webpage.

Click the HROA Staff button below!

Draw a love bug with your kiddos. Directions below! ❤️

Friday, April 21, 2023

9 am-1 pm

Columbia Gorge Community College in The Dalles

For High School Juniors and Seniors

• Attend Apprenticeship and Skilled Trades info sessions
• Learn Job Search Strategies
• Tour CGCC programs in Construction, Manufacturing, Technology, Health, and more
• Speak with Representatives from local companies that are actively hiring at our Micro Hiring Fair!

Contact Ms. Kohner or Ms. Phillips with questions

emily.kohner@hoodriver.k12.or.us

amanda.phillips@hoodriver.k12.or.us

We will provide van transport to the Expo

Sign Up Using this link

Mount Hood Meadows Nordic Center

Free and Open to All Ages.

Kindergarten-2nd grade students should be accompanied by their parents.

We will make groups based on age and skill level.

Sign Up Here

Need a ride? Ride in a district Van

9:00 Meet at the HROA building

9:15 Meet at the Mid Valley Market

9:30: Meet at Mt. Hood Town Hall

If you want to drive yourself: meet at 10 am at the Mt Hood Meadows Nordic Center

If you would like to help carpool, please email emily.kohner@hoodriver.k12.or.us

To drive other students you will need to complete the school district volunteer form. Contact meghan.west@hoodriver.k12.or.us

What to wear:

Wear clothes that aren’t made of cotton. Wear long thick socks. Bring gloves and a hat. Wear snow pants and a warm jacket. Bring sunglasses and wear sunscreen. Wear snow boots if you have them. Bring a water bottle and lunch. We have plenty of extra clothing in all sizes, so just email emily.kohner@hoodriver.k12.or.us if you need snow pants, a warm jacket, or gloves.

All ski gear is provided for free

Sign up for a school lunch on our sign-up form.

Parents or Guardians must sign the forms below. You can sign them electronically and email them to me. You can print them out, sign and send them with your student.You can sign them when you drop your student off.

Mt. Hood Meadows Rental Release

If you haven’t signed this waiver earlier in the year, please sign this one too

HROA Outdoor Activities Waiver

Calling all HROA students!

We invite you to work with an acclaimed artist and art teacher, Allison Bell Fox.

Dates: Wednesdays, February 8th and 15th.

Elementary students: 9am-10am

Use this link to sign up

Middle School students 10am-12pm

Use this link to sign up

High school students: 12pm-2pm

Use this link to sign up

We will be creating a collaborative art piece that will be installed in the building.

Students can also create their own individual painted silk piece.

This week Space Campers learned about the astronaut’s space suit. Did you know there are 13 layers? And the suit weighs 280 pounds?!

Have fun and be creative! Learn skills used by engineers and designers!

Students in High School Science, College and Career Readiness, Investigating Careers: Earn Credit in your class for participating!

February 10, 17 & 24 - See Times Below

3rd through 6th Grader: 11:30-1 pm at the HROA Building

Sign up using this link

7th-12th graders: 1:15 to 2:45 at the HROA Building

Sign up using this link

Backpack Challenge

Special Guest: James Andreassen, Product Graphic Designer for Slingshot Sports. Work with a professional backpack designer!

Focus on the design thinking experience, going through

empathizing, brainstorming, getting feedback, prototyping, and iteration.

Blueprinting and an introduction to circuits. Build an LED flashlight!

Meet Hector Ybarra and Kurtis Kabriel. They are Power Control Systems Craftsman trainees with the Bonneville Power Administration. They will talk about their career pathway and how they use blueprints in their work

February 24 Use circuits to create light-up greeting cards. Hector and Kurtis from BPA will be back to work with us! Learn about how they became master technicians.

Hello Bilingual or Multilingual High School Students!

If you speak a language other than English fluently, did you know that you can receive up to 2 high school credits by taking a test and showing your knowledge of your second language?

Please sign up for a meeting with Ms. Amanda to take the test in order to receive credit. You will need to be proctored in person, so plan to be in the building for anywhere between 30 minutes to an hour. When you sign up for a meeting with Amanda, put down that you are scheduling to take the "BYU FLATS Test".

Here is the link to schedule: https://calendly.com/amanda-phillips-hroa/hour-meeting-mon-tue-thurs-fri

Districts and public charter schools must provide parents with the ODE-developed annual notice at the beginning of each school year. School districts and public charter schools must use the 30-day notice and opt-out form provided by ODE to communicate with all parents about state testing requirements and their right to opt-out for high school students by December 4, 2022 and for students in Grades 3-8 by February 4, 2023.

Forms for opting out of the state testing:

ENGLISH FORM

https://www.oregon.gov/ode/educator-resources/assessment/Documents/Annual_Notice_English.pdf

SPANISH FORM

https://www.oregon.gov/ode/educator-resources/assessment/Documents/Annual_Notice_Spanish.pdf

Monday - Thursday: 8:00am - 4:00pm

Friday: 8:00am - 3:00pm

HROA Main Phone: 541-387-5100

hroainfo@hoodriver.k12.or.us

1011 Eugene Street

Hood River, Oregon

97031