Ockley Green Soft Start Schedule and Google Meet Codes for 9/2 - 9/11:

• This document is the same as the district document located below and previously sent out except with more information specific to Ockley Green. There are Google Meet codes for all teachers at the end of the document. Please make sure to refer to this document daily over the next two weeks. 

Ockley Green Comprehensive Distance Learning Schedule Starting 9/14/20:

• We will be starting the OG Comprehensive Distance Learning schedule Monday, September 14. During the second week of Soft Start (9/8 - 9/11), teachers will be helping students to understand the Comprehensive Distance Learning schedule. Starting 9/14, it is important to refer to this document daily. 

YouTube Videos:

Google Meet How To - This video will help you log into a Google Meet. 

Parent/Student Vue and Soft Start Schedule - This video will help you determine your student’s schedule in Parent or Student Vue and how to utilize the Soft Start Schedule

Additional Helpful Links: 

Getting Started with ParentVue and StudentVue

Comprehensive Distance Learning Platform & Tools 

OG Sample Virtual Planner for Students (to be taught on Wednesday and Thursday)

PPS Fall 2020 Information

District Soft Start Information 

Horario de inicio suave de Ockley Green y códigos de Google Meet para 9/2 - 9/11:

• Este documento es el mismo que el documento del distrito ubicado debajo y enviado anteriormente, excepto con más información específica de Ockley Green. Hay códigos de Google Meet para todos los profesores al final del documento. Asegúrese de consultar este documento diariamente durante las próximas dos semanas.

Ockley Green Programa integral de aprendizaje a distancia que comienza el 14/9/20:

• Comenzaremos el programa de Aprendizaje a Distancia Integral de OG el lunes 14 de septiembre. Durante la segunda semana de Soft Start (9/8 - 9/11), los maestros ayudarán a los estudiantes a comprender el horario de Aprendizaje Integral a Distancia. A partir del 14 de septiembre, es importante consultar este documento diariamente.

Vídeos de YouTube:

Google Meet How To - Este video le ayudará a iniciar sesión en un Google Meet.

Vue de padres/estudiantes y programa Soft Start - Este video le ayudará a determinar el horario de su estudiante en Vue de padres o estudiantes y cómo utilizar el programa Soft Start

Enlaces útiles adicionales:

Comenzando con ParentVue y StudentVue

Plataforma y herramientas integrales de aprendizaje a distancia

Planificador virtual de muestra OG para estudiantes (que se impartirá el miércoles y el jueves)

Información de Otoño 2020 de PPS

Información de inicio suave del distrito

Schedules for the First Two Weeks of School

August 21, 2020

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Dear PPS Families,

We want to share more information about the first two weeks of the school year and remind you that they will focus on connection, orientation and social-emotional support. You can find schedules for our 2020-21 “soft start,” which starts on Wednesday, September 2, by clicking here.

The purpose of the “soft start” schedules is to provide teachers, parents, families and students with an opportunity to develop relationships, become more familiar with distance learning platforms and tools, and build a positive virtual classroom culture. To give students a chance to develop a daily rhythm, a social-emotional learning activity will be included and attendance will be taken each day.

As we start the school year with Comprehensive Distance Learning until at least November 5, you may see terminology that is unfamiliar to you. For clarification about the difference between synchronous and asynchronous instruction, please click here for an explanation and helpful examples.

We expect to have daily schedules for the entire first quarter, by grade level, available to families next week. Please go to pps.net/fall2020 for the latest updates on the opening of the school year and answers to frequently asked questions.

In the meantime, we hope you stay healthy and enjoy the last days of summer break.

Dear PPS Students, Families and Colleagues,

Today we celebrate and honor the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a hero of mine. As his influence is seen and felt in the ongoing movement for racial justice, I want to share this video created by the Boise-Eliot/Humboldt Elementary School community. They found a creative way to unify their voices to bring us a unique reading of Dr. King’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech of 1963, originally delivered to a crowd of almost a quarter million people at the March for Jobs and Freedom in Washington D.C. I think you will enjoy this collaboratively produced presentation of Dr. King’s words brought to life by a new generation of change-makers for justice at PPS.

Dear PPS Families,

We are so grateful to our educators and our community who have continued to support our students through these times of transition this year. The presidential election and its fallout, especially the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, have been disturbing and unsettling for all of us, and the feeling of unease continues as next week’s inauguration of Joe Biden nears. We know it can be an especially difficult time for our students and we remain optimistic about the power of democracy and education as they try to make sense of the events and issues.

The Oregon Department of Education (ODE) has issued adapted versions of its annual reports for every school and school district, including Portland Public Schools. The 2019-20 reports do not include data on statewide assessments, class size or attendance. That data is typically included but was not gatherable because classes were conducted online starting in March during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dear PPS Families,

I join all those in public education across the country who denounce the attack on the U.S. Capitol yesterday. The violent and ultimately failed insurrection at the U.S. Capitol was traumatic to witness for all of us, including our students, but I remain optimistic about their future and our country’s.