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Orchard Ranch Weekly BLOG 9.21.20

  Staff  Member Spotlight   Maribel Arellano Binge Watch:  COMEDY.....Anything that makes me laugh. Saying:  " Appreciate the small things. Don't take yourself too seriously. Use paper plates, makes life easy!!! SURE DOES!!!!! " Musi c:  Singing Eminem LOUDLY for all to hear gets me through hard days: Lose Yourself (Eminem) & Love the way you lie (Rihanna & Eminem) Music & Bing Watch:   If you haven't shared your music and binge watching recommendations yet, please click  HERE  to do so.  IN FORMATION & AN NOUNCEMENTS: (“*” Indicates the number of weeks it’s been in newsletter.) OR VLOG:  N o VLOG this week. Giving parents a break. Lol. PLC Meeting:  9.21 .20 @ 2:25. Will be our staff meeting. Update information about hybrid. *Masks:  IMPORTANT   Please remember that we are to wear masks when in a room with even one other person. Please always bring your masks with you around campus. If you need ...

Orchard Ranch Weekly BLOG 9.14.20

Staff  Member Spotlight   Carrie Rohla Binge Watch:  Ozark, The Ranch, Yellowstone, Below Deck Saying:  " I t's not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get up. " Musi c: Creedence Clearwater Revival or The Doors Song Valerie or Boogie Shoes Music & Bing Watch:   If you haven't shared your music and binge watching recommendations yet, please click  HERE  to do so.  IN FORMATION & AN NOUNCEMENTS: (“*” Indicates the number of weeks it’s been in newsletter.) OR VLOG: Click Here PLC Meeting:  9.14 .20 @ 2:25. Information surrounding school re-opening. Masks: IMPORTANT   Please remember that we are to wear masks when in a room with even one other person. Please always bring your masks with you around campus. If you need a face shield, please let me know and I will get you one. If you're by yourself in a room, you don't have to wear a mask, but if someone enters that rooms, please mask up. Thank you for helping keep our site...

Orchard Ranch Weekly BLOG 9.8.20

Member Spotlight:   Dakota Bubela Binge Watch:  Suits Saying:  " You can't control things outside of your circle of control " Musi c:  Christmas! All the time! M usic & Bing Watch:   If you haven't shared your music and binge watching recommendations yet, please click  HERE  to do so.  IN FORMATION & AN NOUNCEMENTS: (“*” Indicates the number of weeks it’s been in newsletter.) OR VLOG: No VLOG this week Staff Meeting:  9.9 .20 @ 7:45.  Here is the zoom link . Attendance Taking:  Thank you for working to submit your powerschool attendance. New Schedule:  Please communicate this change with your families. Please add your new schedule to the PLC sheet Bell Schedule OR Master Schedule with Specials Authentication:  Please see Laura's email about authenticating your zoom account.. You will have to do this for ALL zoom meetings with kids. If you need to set up a zoom with a parent you will NOT do this setting. Send me a ...

Orchard Ranch Weekly BLOG 8.31.20

Member Spotlight:   Becki Quatman Binge Watch:  Schitts Creek Saying: " If you don't like your situation, change it." Musi c:  Tom Petty M usic & Bing Watch:   If you haven't shared your music and binge watching recommendations yet, please click  HERE  to do so.  IN FORMATION & AN NOUNCEMENTS: (“*” Indicates the number of weeks it’s been in newsletter.) OR VLOG #2:  Principal Message to community  CLICK HERE Principal Kids message: Click for VIDEO PLC Meeting: 8.31.20 we will meet as a staff for 10 minutes. Here is the zoom link . Attendance Taking: We've only had one day this week when everyone turned in their attendance. Please take attendance daily and submit int he afternoon. The district is still looking for warm body counts, so we need this information ASAP. New Schedule: Here is the tentative new bell schedule. Remember it's a combination of synchronous and asynchronous learning that fulfills the 180 minutes for kindergarten a...

Orchard Ranch Weekly BLOG 8.21.20

Staff Member Spotlight: Tina Adjei Binge Watch:  The Witcher Saying: " Don't sweat the small stuff!" Music:  "Rule the World" Take That IN FORMATION & AN NOUNCEMENTS: (“*” Indicates the number of weeks it’s been in newsletter.) OR VLOG #1: Principal Message to community CLICK HERE Recording LIVE Lessons:   After receiving feedback from staff, the start date for recording of direction instruction has been pushed to Tuesday the 25th in order to allow staff to work together Monday during PLCs if they feel the need to practice or troubleshoot cloud recording. The optional PD Zoom Breakout rooms session on Monday will also include a 10-minute review of cloud recording settings. The most important update to this is that teachers must spotlight their video before recording in order to ensure student videos will not be recorded.  The How to Use Spotlight Feature video goes over this. Resource/Video Links How to Use Spotlight Feature (Screencastify) Zoom Cloud Reco...

Orchard Ranch Weekly BLOG 8.14.20

  This week's Binge Watching Recommendation "Frasier "   is being brought to you by Crystal Lopes. Music & Bing Watch:  If you haven't shared your music and binge watching recommendations yet, please click  HERE  to do so.  IN FORMATION & ANNOUNCEMENTS: (“*” Indicates the number of weeks it’s been in newsletter.) Adjunct Duties: This list will be finalized next week. Remember, we aren't doing as much at this time, so the list will be much smaller than usual.  Raptor: We have thought of many different ways to try and make signing in easier, but the best and most consistent way is for each teacher to come up and sign in themselves. This alleviates possible missed communications. Voxer NORMS: Just a quick reminder. We have NORMS for voxer. Everyone has been doing well. I haven't, but you have.  Orchard Ranch Thread is normal business hours and for school business and/or Emergencies.  After Hours Thread is for anything funny and before a...

Orchard Ranch Weekly BLOG 5.18.20

We're getting closer Broncos!! This week's COVID-19 "Aladdin " Music Video  is being brought to you by Christy Isaac. Music:  If you haven't shared your music of choice yet, please click  HERE  to do so.  IN FORMATION & ANNOUNCEMENTS: (“*” Indicates the number of weeks it’s been in newsletter.) Lunch Helpers for this week:  Nope Dates to Know:  1. Class Lists: May 15th 2. Spirit Day: May 15th (Neon Day) 3. Articulation Cards: May 22nd (Hard Copy or Digital Form) 4. Report Cards: May 22nd (Will let you  know  how they are being sent out.)  5. Library Book due: May 22nd 6. Curriculum Form: May 28th in Maribel's box 7. Classroom organization & Sign Out: May 28th and 29th     -Clean up     -Sign out     -Materials gathering and placement in barn .   Adjunct Duties:  These will be changing as we approach next year, but I would like to know what you're intereste...