Kindergarten News

Welcome Back! We hope you had a wonderful and restful Winter Break!

OLS Lessons start today January 6th. Students should log 6 hours of attendance today and the rest of the week. Live class connect sessions start on Wednesday, January 8th.

We will be using a new platform for our class connect sessions called Engagli. You should have received an email from administration about this in December.

We will be sending retention warning letters in February, letting you know that there is a possibility that your student may be retained in Kindergarten. Final Decisions will not be made until May.

Your student may receive a letter if they are not making adequate progress, have low OLS grades, low attendance hours, or do not attend or engage in class regularly.

Students must have adequate Kindergarten instructional time spent in the OLS AND Class Connect Sessions to be promoted to the next grade level.

1. Be Present and On Time
2. Camera and Microphone should be working for maximum participation.
3. Use the Bathroom Before Class
4. Eat Before or After Class. No eating during class.

Students should seated at a desk or table and completing their own work on the whiteboard and attempting to answer questions by themselves. Mistakes are okay! They should be allowed to struggle as this is how they will learn the material. They have to exercise their learning muscle in order for it to be able to grow and develop. Teachers need to see the lack of understanding in a students work in order to help them be successful.

Assessments - 25%

Attendance and Participation - 50%

Expected Progress in OLS - 20%

In Class Assignments - 5%

Recordings should only be used for excused absences/emergencies such as Dr appts and illnesses. We should know about the absence beforehand. In all other cases, students should be in the required, live class connect sessions. Continual absence from live class will result in a lower attendance/weekly participation grade.

Students should only work be working 6 hours/day. Attendance logged should match the attendance tracked by the OLS.

PE Hours - Students should be logging 1.5 hours/week in PE. The PE grade is determined by the completion of required attendance hours. Logging the correct amount of attendance hours is important. We don't want too many or too few hours.

If your student is invited to these sessions attendance is required. Make sure your student is present and on time.

Students are required to work in IXL Math for 60 minutes each week. Student usage is tracked and students' weekly participation grade can be affected.

Students are required to work in Reading Eggs-Fast Phonics 60 minutes a week. Student usage is tracked and students receive a monthly participation grade based on hours logged.

If students are not working an hour a week, their grade could be severely impacted.

Math

1. Shapes Review

2. 3D Shapes

ELA

1. Compare and Contrast

2. Ask and Answer Questions

Jan. 6th - Return to school after Winter Break

Jan. 8th - Class Connect Sessions Begin

Jan. 20th - MLK Jr Holiday; School Closed

Safely Shared Phonics Videos

https://docs.google.com/document/d/10IVGIAZ7ATpjrqp79URgVumqcb6b4bnbR87jvkrBq5w/edit

Resources for Letters and Other Issues with Reading

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oILZmEDdgPXdIMYpxcooku-ll0VfnVSB/view

SY24-25 Cumulative Progress and Attendance Totals as of 1/6/2025 for students starting 8/12/2024

Attendance

• Attendance hours - 543hours

Progress

• Math - 43%
• ELA -43%
• Phonics -43%
• Science - 38%
• SS - 48%
• Music - 32%

Remember to follow your DAILY PLAN to work in your courses Mon - Friday

Log 6 hours a day.

Remember to Work in IXL - 1 hour/week (math)

Remember to work in Reading Eggs Fast Phonics- 1 hour/week

Most of your daily work time should be spent in academics, not supplemental or PE.

Where do I enter my Class Connect Attendance?

• You can enter it under the subject of your Class Connect. For example, time for a math Class Connect should be entered under your math attendance for the day.

• Attendance logged by the LC must match the progress made by students in the courses

• Attendance time entered must match the time spent on lessons in courses in the OLS. Time is tracked in the system.

• LCs should not log attendance if the student is not logging in and completing lessons.
  

IMPORTANT: Failure to accurately log attendance according to state regulations may result in administrative withdrawal from NCVA due to truancy.

No more than 6 hours of attendance should be entered daily. The hours should reflect time spent in class connects and OLS work. Science and SS should only have hours logged 2 days a week, not everyday. If you complete more than 2 science/ss lessons each week, you will complete the courses early and not have any lessons at the end of the year. Lessons are paced so students have consistent exposure to the science and ss curriculum through the end of the year. BEST ADVICE - Follow Your Daily Plan!!

Attendance Requirements and Expectations https://safeshare.tv/x/fOfyX6lXNIY

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