ARISE and Shine

October 2020

 

Message from Dr. Parr

Dear ARISE Families,

Thank you so much for your patience and flexibility as we strive to meet your expectations for your students’ online learning needs.  Taking a school from about 250 students to over 3,000 students is no easy task.  As new enrollments begin to slow, we hope that you are also settling into the flow of online learning.  Your child’s education is of utmost importance to us and we are working everyday to make this a great experience for your family.  Please continue to reach out to your teachers when you are in need of support.

Dr. Parr

Conferences 10/21 & 10/22 8am-7pm

It is important to be informed about your student’s education.  Please reach out to your child’s teacher to schedule a conference!

STAR Assessment

We have begun STAR testing for all AVA students that are enrolled with us for English and Math courses.  The STAR Assessment gives your student’s teacher important information about their educational development and where they need help.  Please see the email sent by Dr. Parr with important STAR Assessment information.  For help with logging in to the STAR Assessment, please check out this  tutorial or call 608-743-6125 M-Th 9am-3pm.

Physical Education 

Physical Activity is important to your child’s well being.  At AVA we believe it is important to get up and GET MOVING daily!  Please make sure your 1-12 students are completing their Physical Education Logs!  Here is an example log you can copy!

• Middle & High School: Students are required to complete 72 hours of physical activity for the semester and write 2 paragraphs about incorporating physical activity into their daily life and how it made them feel.  

  • MS-Turn in to your teacher

  • HS- Dr. Parr dparr@janesville.k12.wi.us 

• Elementary 1-5: Students must complete 60 minutes of physical activity per week.  PE Logs should be turned in to your teacher. 

• Kindergarten: Keep doing your PE course.

Breakfast & Lunch for AVA Students

Did you know you can still get a school breakfast and lunch?  Families can pick up meals from 11-1 at Franklin, Marshall, and Edison.  You will receive lunch and breakfast for the next day.  Check out the menu here.

Attendance

If your student has a total of 7 assignments or more missing, they will be marked absent in Infinite Campus.  It is important that students are working daily in order to be successful at ARISE.  

If you need to report your student’s absence, please call 608-743-6110 and press 1 for attendance.

Grading 

The first quarter ends 10/29 and Semester I ends January 14th. All work (assignments) must be completed prior to students taking their Semester I exams. 

Semester exams are not allowed if students have not completed all required work. Please work with us to make sure your child is in a position to complete their semester exams. (Does not apply to Elementary)

The SDJ Referendum

Check out this link for information on the referendum

 

What should I do if I need help?

Communication is vital in online learning.  Teachers won’t know you are struggling if you do not reach out to us.  Check out your teachers’ welcome pages to find out how to contact them.  We are here to help you!!!

Important Dates

• 10/21 & 10/22 Conferences (No work due for students, great time to catch up on work!)

• 10/23 No School

• 11/26-27 Thanksgiving Break

Tips for Success at AVA

• Please make sure you have added all of your teachers’ email addresses to your ARISE folder and make sure you have shared it with your teachers.  Some of your teachers may have changed since you first shared, so double check this.

• PLEASE READ- Landing Pages & Welcome Pages.  

  • The landing page is located at the top of each lesson page- this will give you information about the teacher.

  • Welcome pages are located in one of the folders near the beginning of the course, possibly in ¨Getting Started: For Students.¨

• You need to take notes while reading text, viewing video and doing interactive activities- you can use these notes on all assessments including the FINAL EXAM.  You must pass the final to pass the class.

• Check your email daily.

• Check our Facebook page often.