Back-to-School Night Presentation Fall, 2019
Welcome to Lake View We are so glad you are here!
Ways We Communicate in OVSD Aeries Communications * Text, Email and/or Voice Messages * 1. In the Parent Portal, update your Contact Ways We Record (emails, phone numbers) Communicate 2. To receive texts, you must list a Cell # in OVSD 3. Link to Communications through Portal 1. Set your Notification Preferences* 2. The Feed shows all messages sent to you
Stay Connected! Download our Apps Today Aeries App OVSD App All parents can With one touch, access Attendance access important & Communications info about your school & OVSD Middle school parents can also access grades Download from your phone in Apple and Google app stores!
Ways We Communicate in OVSD Cont’d What is Peachjar? It’s paperless eFlyers! No more paper clutter and expensive paper costs! ▪ Receive District- and School-approved eFlyers ▪ Set your personal notification preferences, frequency of emails ▪ If you opt out and change your mind, opt in again at Peachjar.com Log in to Peachjar ~ Click “forgot password” ~ Select a new “notification preference”
CLASSDOJO OTHER FORMS OF COMMUNICATION SOCIAL MEDIA
▪ Use the Drive-thru line ▪ Walking parents must go through the double gates by Kids Club ▪ Students may meet parents/guardians in park if they are in 1 st -5 th grade Daily Pick-up ▪ Walk on sidewalks only and Parking ▪ Tell your child how you will be picking them up ▪ Be kind to our neighbors – Do not park in their driveway and no double parking. ▪ Only place to park is on the opposite side of the street or small area in front of staff parking.
Districtwide Policies - Volunteers ▪ Volunteers are a valuable resource to the students, teachers and school community ▪ Ocean View School District will continue to use the current process to become a Volunteer at your school site ▪ The process in becoming a volunteer begins at the school site (see Flow Chart) ▪ The Ocean View School District uses a visitor screening system called Raptor. The Raptor System adds a higher level of safety to protect students and staff. Information regarding the Raptor screening system can be found on the District’s website. ▪ In order to become a Volunteer please visit the OVSD website under the Families tab to view information, forms and the volunteer handbook : – https://www.ovsd.org/volunteer
Volunteer Process Flow Chart School site directs volunteer to visit the District or school Volunteer contacts school site website for information and documents to inquire about volunteering Volunteer completes online Volunteer TB Risk Assessment Application form through Raptor District Office Sept. 11 (1-3 pm) Office reviews requirements for Tier 1 and Tier 2 volunteers Oct. 2 (10-12 pm) ▪ Megan’s Law check (done when they check in at site) ▪ TB Risk Assessment ▪ Review Handbook (online) ▪ Need for Criminal Records check (fingerprinting) Tier 1 Tier 2 5 hours or more per week, chaperone on 5 hours or less per week fieldtrips/overnight Parent Participation hours for State Preschool Site sends volunteer to Human Resources office (immunization requirements must be met) to obtain Live Scan Form Raptor system will notify volunteer via email Raptor system will notify volunteer via email when all requirements are fulfilled when all requirements are fulfilled
Raptor Visitor/Volunteer Management System The GOLD STANDARD in School Safety
The Raptor System : An integrated set of technology solutions designed to protect students, staff, and faculty. THE RAPTOR SYSTEM ✔ Instant Screening – Each and every visitor is instantly screened against the registered sex offender databases in all fifty states. ✔ Custom databases – Raptor can check visitors against custom databases set by each school which can contain custody alerts and/or banned visitors. ✔ Accurate Records – The Raptor System ensures that accurate and reliable records are kept for every visitor that enters your school, every day. ✔ Efficient Reporting – The Raptor Visitor Management System can quickly and easily create reports for individual schools or the entire district. Automatic tracking of Volunteer hours! ✔ Trusted Protection – The Raptor System is trusted by more K-12 schools to protect their students, faculty, and staff than every other system combined.
Attendance Policy & Procedures Districtwide Policy ▪ Excused absences are due to illness, medical, dental or court appointments, death of an immediate family member, attendance at funeral services, a quarantine, or religious holidays ▪ Any child with a temperature of 100 degrees or more is to be at home and remain fever free without fever reducing medications for 24 hours ▪ Students experiencing excessive coughing, a runny nose and yellow-green mucous discharge should stay home ▪ Students with rashes, unless a note from a doctor indicates otherwise, are to stay home until the rash is non-contagious ▪ Students unable to keep food and liquids down/in (vomit/diarrhea) may return when they have been able to keep food and liquids for 24 hours
OVSD Local School Wellness Policy **All foods sold, served or advertised to students during the school day must comply with Smart Snacks in School Standards** All Students who attend Lake View may receive free breakfast Includes Does Not Include and lunch. Fundraisers Parent Packed School Lunches *Even if your family does not qualify through the application Celebrations Activities 30 min After School Day process. Incentives Visit Food and Nutrition Services website at www.ovsd.org
Schoolwide Positive Behavior Intervention System (PBIS) ▪ Set clear expectation of school and classroom rules. ▪ Positive reinforcement is used to acknowledge students who follow the rules. ▪ Use a system of Scholar Dollars to reward students for positive behaviors. ▪ Disciplinary issues may be handled on the playground by staff on duty, in the classroom, or in the office.
Districtwide Policies - Homework ▪ A purposeful and meaningful extension of classroom teaching and learning and is not to exceed 10 minutes per grade level per day (does not include 20 minutes for recreational reading) ▪ The students’ responsibility to complete independently; however, parent support as a resource is encouraged ▪ Students with excused absences shall be given the opportunity to make-up missed assignments ▪ Students may experience long-term projects, research reports, and problem-solving activities
Implementing a Districtwide Writing Continuum TK-8 Printing, Cursive and Typing Program
The Writing Continuum Progression
Teaching Printing & Cursive Printing: TK-2 Cursive: Grades 3 ▪ Proper Grip ▪ Proper Grip ▪ Posture ▪ Posture (including paper placement) ▪ Letter Formation ▪ Letter Formation ▪ Printing instruction focuses on developing the basics of ▪ State Standards require students to write legibly in cursive by letter formation in TK and Kindergarten classrooms. the end of third grade. ▪ Printing is a foundational skill that can influence ▪ Cursive handwriting is an essential developmental skill in that it student’s reading, writing, language use, and critical naturally develops sensory skills in students. thinking. ▪ Through repetition, students develop an understanding of how ▪ Printing has an important role in brain development much force to apply to the pencil and paper, the positioning of and promotes success in other academic subjects. the pencil to paper at the correct angle, and the motor planning to form each letter fluidly from left to right. ▪ OVSD uses Handwriting Without Tears, which provides ▪ These sensory skills transfer to a multitude of everyday tasks developmentally appropriate resources to teach letter formation. such as using kitchen utensils with appropriate force. Cursive reinforcement continues in grades 4-8
Teaching Typing Grades TK-2 Grades 3-5 Mickey’s Typing Typing Instructor for Kids Adventure ▪ Reinforce posture, home row, hand positioning ▪ Posture ▪ Speed and accuracy Teaching Typing ▪ Hand positioning/Home row ▪ Excellent keyboarding techniques include ▪ Typing skills begins with the basics of knowing correct body and finger positions, eyes on the copy, speed, and accuracy levels that increase how to sit at the keyboard, how to place throughout the grades. fingers and hands, and how to strike each key. ▪ Once these basics are in place, keystroke sequences using common letter combinations, words, and sentences are developed through Typing reinforcement continues in grades 6-8 and is also available the typing programs and independent practice. for practice and reinforcement at home.
Teaching Typing Cont’d Home Access to Web-based Programs 1. Visit ovsd.org/sso 2. Click on “Clever Instant Login” Teaching Typing 3. Select the typing program Contd. Grades TK- 2: Mickey’s Typing Adventure Grades 3-5: Typing Instructor Grades 6-8: Typing.com 4. Sign in with your child’s username and password Need Help with Login? OVSD Help Desk 714.847.7551 x1200
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