Hello RA Families,

Next week is spring break. It is hard to believe that we are at this point in our semester already! The last half of the semester always seems to fly by.

Your student should be working in week 27 for their core classes and week 8 in their elective classes this week.

Remember to complete your CDAT question each week. CDAT is an OVA requirement that collects your online attendance and allows us to connect weekly.

If you have any questions, please let me know.

Carrie Anzivino

carrie.anzivino@oxfordschools.org

Click here for your weekly CDAT question. I can't wait to hear from you! Please remember to use your OVA credentials to log in. Bookmark this page as it is the same link every week for your CDAT question. Please remember that this communication is required by the state of Michigan and must be completed each week.

In honor of Dr. Seuss' birthday, March is designated as National Reading Month – a month to motivate Americans of all ages to read every day.

If you are interested in participating in activities to celebrate March is Reading Month, please see the calendar below. Our amazing OVA staff created a month's worth of reading activities based off of the Dr. Seuss book, Oh! the Places You'll Go.

Have fun and HAPPY READING!

M-STEP testing will now take place on Tuesday, April 9th and Thursday, April 11th during regular school hours.Please mark this date. All students are required to participate.

Standardized tests, such as M-STEP, may be new to your student. Below are resources to help your student familiarize themselves with the test format and questions. A short time spent on the practice tests can help to reduce anxiety on test day!

Click HERE to gain access to M-STEP practice items for all grades that take the M-STEP tests

If you or your student wishes to check answers for the practice items, click HERE.

I will be available for parent-teacher conferences on Thursday, March 21. Since there are a limited number of time slots, please only sign up for a conference if you have academic or other school-related concerns for your child. Your child's RHA instructors will not be in attendance. At any time, if you have questions or concerns, please reach out to me via email.

If the due date for an assignment passes, you will see a non mastered (NM) in the gradebook. This is considered a placeholder grade to help parents and students know what assignments are missing. Your student should be turning in missing work upon return from an absence to their field instructor. Online quizzes should also be completed. A retry may be automatically allowed or you may need to contact the TOR of the class for a retry.

If your student is absent for their in person days, please turn in work that was completed the next time they return to school. This will help us keep a gradebook that accurately reflects your student's progress. Your student must turn in work in order to receive credit for the time that they were absent. If you are unsure what needs to be completed (especially in social studies and science) please refer to the assignment tracker.

The OVA Lighthouse Chapter is offering tutoring to any student in need. If you could benefit from tutoring, please fill out this form. One of our tutors will be in contact with the student to arrange a schedule.

OVA National Honor Society Tutoring Program (google.com)

Watch our upcoming newsletters for more info on each of these! All of these events and more can be found on the RA Calendar.

UPCOMING DATES
3/21: Director Coffee Hour 10:15 am
3/25-29: Spring Break
4/3-5: Spirit Days - Decade Day
4/12: Family Dance with Beauty and the Beast
4/26: Family Escape Room Night
5/6: Last week of elective classes: Kindergarten move-up ceremony, Class showcases, Hybrid 8th grade clap-out, Hybrid Field Day, Citizenship Awards, Senior Graduation!

There are some helpful new additions to make the Assignment Tracker easier to use.

Grade level tabs - Just select the grade you want to view and skip the scrolling through grades you don't need.

Print tab - A very useful new option! From the "print" tab, you can select the grade level and get a view of the current week to print.

Assignment Tracker

Is there content missing on the Buzz page?

Do you need to submit a missing assignment but there is no option to do so?

Do you need a quiz retake?

Do you have a question about a grade or assessment?

Contact your TOR by email for the quickest response!

OVA certified teachers/Teachers or Record

Hybrid courses- me!

Elementary electives:Sarah.Heskitt@oxfordschools.org or Krista.Collins@oxfordschools.org

(please check course landing page to confirm the TOR for each course)

If the issue is logging in to Buzz, contact me please.

When emailing -

1. Send a new email to carrie.anzivino@oxfordschools.org. Please send a new email and do not reply to this email.
2. Include your child's first and last name in the email.
3. Give me the details. The more I know, the easier it is for me to help you.

I am the OVA mentor teacher to all 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade students at RHG. It's a lot of kids and I'm still getting to know everyone! Sending a new email instead of replying guarantees your email won't get buried in a long string of replies.

Carrie Anzivino

Mentor Teacher/Teacher of Record

carrie.anzivino@oxfordschools.org

248-429-7094