FSOA 12/16 Elementary Parent Communication

**This communication is for students in grades 2-5.  Information for our secondary students will be in a separate email.**

 

Dear Students and Families,

As we wrap up the first semester, we want to extend appreciation for how hard our students have been working.  Attending online school requires perseverance, independence, and advocacy.  We are proud of our students for their commitment this semester! In addition, we appreciate all the partnerships we have formed with parents and families to ensure your student’s success.  

We hope you all have a wonderful and safe Winter Break! We look forward to classes resuming on January 3rd!

Adria Moersen Lamb, Principal

Rebecca Turner, Assistant Principal

 

Important Dates

Please see our second semester important dates (linked on the right side)– including FSOA Senior Graduation!

 

Schedule Changes Second Semester

• As communicated earlier this week, instead of your student seeing multiple teachers throughout the morning for math, reading, and writing, we will transition to one primary teacher for second semester (ELD, SpEd groups, and intervention will still see specialists).

• Here are the revised schedules for second semester! Teachers will be building in breaks and independent work time throughout the morning to support students.

• Please note ELD groups will now occur in the mornings!

 

Second Grade	Third Grade	Fourth Grade	Fifth Grade
7:40-8 am Morning Meeting/SEL 8-9:45 am Reading 9:45-10:45 am Small Group Instruction/ELD 10:45-11:30 am Writing 11:30-12:15 pm Math	7:40-8 am Morning Meeting/SEL 8-9:45 am Reading 9:45-10:45 am Small Group Instruction/ELD 10:45-11:30 am Writing 11:30-12:15 pm Math	7:40-8 am Morning Meeting/SEL 8:00-8:15 am Read Aloud 8:15-9:00am Math 9:00-9:45 am Writing 9:45-11:15 am Reading 11:15-12:15 pm Small Group Instruction/ELD	7:40-8 am Morning Meeting/SEL 8:00-8:15am Read Aloud 8:15-9:00am Math 9:00-9:45 am Writing 9:45-11:15 am Reading 11:15-12:15 pm Small Group Instruction/ELD

 

Student Awards and Recognition

• As we wrap up the 2022 year, we want to take time to celebrate all the hard work and perseverance students have shown, specifically for students who were with us for the first part of this calendar year, Spring 2022.  We will  have other celebrations in mind coming next semester to celebrate Fall 2022!

• Online learning requires commitment, independence, organization, and communication.  In all of our grades, we have seen students step-up and excel.

• We feel it is important to celebrate our students who have excelled academically.   Here is a website honoring all of our students from the Spring 2022 semester– check it out to see if your student’s name is on there! 

• For students who made the Honor Roll, please pick up your certificate in our main office.  We are proud of you!

 

Save the Date: In-Person Assessment Day January 13th

• Friday, January, 13th, 2023 is Elementary Assessment Day.  The purpose of this day is to test your students in reading and math so that our teachers can plan instruction that is individualized to your student’s needs! At this time, our most accurate testing is formatted for in-person administration.  This means we are requesting that your child(ren) come in-person for one session (3 hours) on Assessment Day in order to complete these assessments. 

• Time Slots:

  • 8:00am-11:15am Students with Last Names: A-K

  • 12:00pm-3:15pm Students with Last Names: L-Z

• More information will be provided after Winter Break!

 

Next Weeks-at-a-Glance

 

12/19-12/30 NO SCHOOL – WINTER BREAK
	Monday, 1/2	Tuesday, 1/3	Wednesday, 1/4	Thursday, 1/5	Friday, 1/6
Morning	No School– Teacher In-service	First Day of Synchronous Zoom classes	Synchronous Zoom classes	Asynchronous work day   Elementary Peer Engagement  (in-person) 8:00-12:00 pm	Synchronous Zoom classes
Afternoon		Learning Lab Virtual 1-2:30pm In-Person 1-3:30pm	Learning Lab Virtual 1-2:30pm In-Person 1-3:30pm