Dear Hornet Families,

Happy February! As we move into the second month of the year, I want to take a moment to thank each of you for your continued support and dedication to our school community. Our students are making wonderful progress, and we are so proud of all they are accomplishing!

I also want to address the recent news about the school closure. I’ve personally reached out to all families to ensure everyone is informed. However, if I wasn’t able to connect with you or if you have any questions or concerns regarding the closure, please don’t hesitate to reach out. Your understanding and feedback are important to us, and I’m happy to speak with you directly to provide any additional information or clarification.

As always, thank you for being such an essential part of our school. I look forward to continuing to work together to support your child’s growth and success.

Warm regards,

Mrs. Jerde

Chandler Online Academy Elementary and staff want to welcome you to the Hornet Family ~

Mason Hinton

Screen shot of Mrs. Garrison's K-2 classes decorating gingerbread houses.

February Wacky Wednesdays -

February 5th - Super Bowl Day

February 12th - Heart Healthy Day

February 19th - Disney Day

February 26th - Bring Back the 80's

Ukulele Club - Wednesday 1:50-2:20pm Begins October 23

• open to grades 4-5-6
• Ukulele focus, guitars welcome
• COA has school-owned ukulele's that can be borrowed for the year.
• Runs October - May

Craft and Cooking Club - Monday 3-4pm Begins October 14

• Open to grades K-6
• Each Month includes:
• 2 creative art meets
• 1 cooking meet
• adult required in cooking meets.
• Runs October - March

Musical Theater Club - Monday 3-4 Begins Quarter four

• Open to grades 2-6
• Sing, Act and HAVE FUN in our 100% virtual theater show
• Performances are pre-recorded, not live
• No fee to participate

Running Club will begin the week of November 12th

All Hornet Students K-6 have the opportunity to join running club.

There are 3 options for joining the club:

• Join IN-PERSON at Ryan Elementary School
• Join VIRTUAL (at home)
• attend LIVE GOOGLE MEET on Wednesday's
• Sign ups will begin at the return from fall break
• Please visit your child's PE Google Classroom for more info!

Jump Rope Club -

• Will begin in January
• The club will meet once a week in person on Tuesdays Jan. 21st - April 8th at Ryan Elementary from 4-5pm. There will also be a virtual option.
• The purpose of the club is to teach both short rope and long rope skills.
• All club members will need a jump rope to use throughout the club.
• If members do not have a rope, one can be provided for them.

A: Sure, they're very scent-imental!

Please complete the Orientation in Buzz to learn how to navigate our technology. All students must complete this orientation by watching the videos and completing the assessments before any students starts school.

To log into Buzz, please go to:

Username: s+ID#@gse.cusd80.com (s123456@gse.cusd80.com)

Password: s+ID# + ! (s123456!)

All students will be forced to change their Google password to a new, secure password (at least 8 characters, upper and lower case, number, symbols, etc...) as soon as they log in with this generic password. Until they do so, they will not be able to log into technology.

*Once logged into your district email account you will then click on the 9 dots in upper right corner and open the google apps. Scroll down until you see the app that says Buzz COA or your home school site.

If you are already logged into a Google email account, you must logout of that account before establishing this new account.

*Please note: Student Google accounts (GSE) are for educational purposes only and students should not be saving personal/inappropriate content on this account.

It's that time of the year again. A friendly reminder that Attendance is due before 10pm Sunday nights. If you haven't completed it by then, you will receive an automated email with a list of the dates that attendance is missing. This includes weekends. You can enter zero minutes for any day (including weekends and holidays) that you did not do school work. This will prevent the unwanted reminder email.

The expectation that was in your Student Success Contract is an average of 5 hours/weekday for Kindergarten - 3rd grade students, and and average of 6 hours/weekday for 4th-6th grade students.

You aren't able to enter future dates, but you DO have the ability to enter attendance as far as two weeks in the past. If you need to make a correction to a date that you already submitted (green on the attendance calendar), please email our registrar, Christine Rose. rose.christine@cusd80.com

Detailed instructions are on our Elementary Connect website, under Tutorials.

Flyer for Papa John's Pizza for 20% off by ordering online using the code COA at checkout.

If you need assistance during the holidays, please use the following link to access the Chandler Care Center providing assistance to families in need during the holidays - https://www.cusd80.com/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=61&ModuleInstanceID=164781&ViewID=6446EE88-D30C-497E-9316-3F8874B3E108&RenderLoc=0&FlexDataID=269851&PageID=41359

On the flipside, if you can donate to the Chandler Care Center through tax credit, it would be greatly appreciated. Here is the link for that - https://www.cusd80.com/Page/41662

Chandler Online Academy Elementary Office Hours and Information:

School hours: 8:30am-3:00pm following the CUSD school calendar for holidays and breaks

Office hours: 8:00am-4:00pm Monday-Friday

Main: 480-812-6360 (8:00am-4:00pm)

Attendance/Registrar: 480-812-6363

Website: https://www.cusd80.com/COAElementary
Location: 1205 E Frye Rd, Bldg B, Chandler, AZ 85225
Phone: 480-812-6360
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChandlerOAElementary

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chandleroaelementary/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/i/flow/login?redirect_after_login=%2FChandlerOAElem