Week of September 7, 2020

THIS WEEK:

SEPT. PLC: 14, 21, 28

9/7 Labor Day, School closed

9/9 First day of school, All Students

IN THE FUTURE:

9/14 PLC Begins (school starts @ 10AM)

9/14 Booster Club Mtg 7pm, Virtual

9/23 Open House, Virtual

10/7 Midterm Grades

10/9 Waiver Day #1, No School

10/12 AR Time Intervention/Enrichment

Begins

11/11 Veteran’s Day, No School

11/13 End of 1st Quarter

11/16 Quarter 2, New Classes

Contact Us:

Auburn Riverside

501 Oravetz Road

Auburn, WA 98092

MAIN OFFICE

(253) 804-5154

ATTENDANCE OFFICE

(253) 804-5165

ACTIVITIES/ATHLETICS

(253) 804-5159

COUNSELING OFFICE

(253) 804-5161

SafeSchools Tip Line

1-855-790-9375 or click here:

SCHEDULES

Schedules can be seen through Skyward at this time, please ensure your student accesses

their schedule prior to Wed., Sept. 9. Students can access Skyward and view their class

schedule on their Chromebook or if they have a cell phone, they can use the Skyward App. If you or

your student cannot access Skyward, please call the Counseling Office at 253-804-5161 to get your login information.

On Wed., Sept. 9 all Ravens will go to their Google Classroom by 9:35am and log into their 1st period class.

All students have been pre-enrolled in their 1st Quarter classes and all classes are sitting in Google Classroom. You

can follow the “how to” instructions here and/or watch this video example here.

PLC Mondays Tuesday - Friday

PLC (Mon) 8:40 - 9:40 N/A

Independent

Learning 8:40 - 10:00 8:40 - 9:35

Period 1 10:00 - 11:00 9:35 - 10:55

Intervention/

Enrichment N/A 10:55 - 11:25

Lunch,

Independent

Learning

11:00 - 12:30 11:25 - 12:25

Independent

Learning 12:30 - 12:50 N/A

Period 2 12:50 - 1:50 12:25 - 1:45

Independent

Learning 1:50 - 2:10 N/A

Period 3 2:10 - 3:10 1:50 - 3:10

Schedule:

PLC Mondays:

10:00am - 3:10pm

Tuesday - Friday

9:35am - 3:10pm

Academic Blocks Include:

Whole group instruction, small

group work and independent

work.

Students will not be online the

entirety of each academic

block.

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

As we make our final preparations for the 20-21 school year to begin on Wednesday, there are a number of emo-

tions running through my mind. Like many of you, sadness, anxiety, and nervousness are a few, but excitement

and hope over what the new year brings help guide the way.

Please know that the ARHS staff has been hard at work this past month prepping for our school year to begin. Our

goal is to provide the same high quality education that we have offered for years in the new 3-period Quarter Distance

Learning.

Students, parents, and teachers all play a vital role in helping students reach their greatest potential. Please encour-

age your student to take advantage of the many opportunities available to them here at ARHS. Our district and school

webpages put school information at your fingertips. You can find out about clubs, activities, athletics, and much more.

The sites are continuously updated (see some links at the end of this newsletter). These can keep you informed about

things that are going on in our building and community. Also through Family Access, you have the ability to check

attendance and grades. With these communication tools we can work together to ensure the success of your child.

Once again, welcome back! Let’s work together to make this a great year at Auburn Riverside! As in High School

Musical, “We are all in this together,” so please keep close communications with the school house and teachers. To-

gether, we can help make all of our students successful.

~ David Halford, Principal

WELCOME FRESHMEN

ARHS loves our Freshmen! Freshmen will receive a phone call from their Raven Crew leader

(upper class student leaders) at the main phone number listed in Skyward on Mon., Sept. 7 between

6pm and 8pm. Their Raven Crew leader is someone they will be able to check in with through-

out their Freshman year to ask questions, learn more about high school life, etc. Freshmen will “meet” their Raven

Crew Leader on Sept. 8 from 10am—12pm via Google Meet. Be sure to check your school email for a “Meet

Link” for that morning. Don’t forget to have your Chromebook charged and be ready to meet your Raven Crew Lead-

ers! Welcome Home new Ravens, we are happy you are here!

CHROMEBOOK REPAIR

Starting MONDAY, 9/14/20

Main Office Entrance from 7:30—9:30am and 11:00am—12:00pm.

If you are having any problems and cannot make these times, please email tdudley@auburn.wednet.edu

PSAT/NMSQT & SAT TESTING CANCELED

The district has canceled the October 14 College Board testing with safety in mind. The district is looking into future dates that the College Board can provide for our students.

We are pleased to welcome all the new students and the class of 2024 to Auburn Riverside!

We would also like to welcome the following new staff members: Emily Denney, ELL; Austin Eibel, Lan-

guage Arts; Bianca Flynn, Spanish; Greg Herd, Dean of Students & Health; Niko Horiuchi, Language Arts; Lisa

Newhouse, Special Education; Katerina Pullen, Math; David Zere, Social Studies & 11th Flight.

Position Changes: Kyle Jones, Athletic Director; Raeshelle Wilson, DECA

ATTENDANCE OFFICE REMINDERS

Please remember that attendance is going to be taken for each class period and students are expected to attend class each day. If your student

is not going to be able to attend for some reason that day, please have them reach out and work with their teacher to get materials for the day

to complete their work. Please remember to excuse your student each time an absence occurs. You may reach the Attendance Office voicemail

24 hours a day at 253-804-5165. For more information regarding perfect attendance requirements, attendance office procedures and more go

online to ARHS Website and click on Resources/Attendance tab or click here

AR TIME

ARHS has a 30-minute period in between the 1st and 2nd period of the school day. This is labelled on a student’s schedule as 8th period,

GEN408 HSBP. For the first four weeks of school, your student’s teacher for 8th period will be the same as his/her 1st period

teacher. This period will be used to orient students on a variety of school and state subjects (Ex: Student Handbook, Chrome-

book How To’s, HIV/AIDS presentation, High School and Beyond Planning, etc.). After Mid-tern 1 grades are posted on Oct. 7th, students will be assigned to

either an intervention support or enrichment support to match their individual needs based on the posted grades. More information about Intervention/Enrichment

assignments will be forthcoming.

HIV/AIDS

The annual HIV/AIDS presentation will be given to all students in September. Parents wishing to “opt out” their student from this, please click here to print the form. The form is available to be printed in five different languages (English, Marshallese, Russian, Spanish, and Ukrainian) Please fill it out and send to Auburn Riverside Main Office, 501 Oravetz Rd., Auburn, WA 98092. You may also scan and email the form to framirez@auburn.wednet.edu

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

Q.: How can I pick up my Quarter 1 Textbook(s) if I missed the Modified Raven

Days?

A.: The Library will be able to assist students and parents Wednesday thru Friday from

11:30am—12:15pm, Sept. 9 to Sept. 18. The library is not open (and cannot be accessed through the

main entrance), the library staff will be able to check-out items from the library exit (windowless double door)

located at the back of the school in the courtyard in front of the bus zone (see pic to the right). If you

have any questions, please email Lisa Gallinatti at lgallinatti@auburn.wednet.edu.

Q.: How will 3 periods allow students to still get their required credits?

A.: The 3 period Quarter system the Auburn School District has moved to for Distance Learning will still allow students to ear 6.0 credits per year.

Each quarter class will be worth 0.5 credits. Students will take a year-long class for 2 quarters, earning a total of 1.0 credit as they would have in a 2-semester

system. Each quarter a student will be able to earn a total 1.5 credits if they pass all 3 of their classes.

Q.: If my student has a CTE class, will supplies be provided? How will my student get them?

A.: For many CTE courses, teachers are ordering supplies and will be putting together kits of tools and materials for students to have at home to

assist in their learning. CTE teachers will communicate to their classes next week if they will have supplies to pick up. Not all supplies have been received yet,

so not all kits are ready. When the kits are ready they will be available to be picked up during our textbook pick up times from Sept. 9—18.

Q.: When will my student have their picture taken?

A.: Since we are not in the building we do not have the ability to have a picture day at this time. Should we return to “in building classes” we will set

up a day to have student pictures taken.

PLC INFORMATION

The Auburn School District has scheduled Professional Learning Community (PLC) late start Mondays on the following dates throughout the 2020-2021 school

year. School will start at 10:00am on these “Late Start” Mondays, beginning on Sept. 14.

September 14, 21, 28

October 5, 12, 19, 26

November 2, 9, 16, 23, 30

December 7, 14

January 4, 11, 25

February 1, 8, 22

March 1, 15, 22, 29

April 12, 19, 26

May 3, 17, 24

June 7, 14, 21

CAMERAS

ARHS has 40 cameras strategically placed around the campus, both inside and outside of the building. These cameras are to ensure hallway

safety and the well being of our students and staff here at Auburn Riverside.

Website Links:

College & Career Center

Sports Schedules

Parent Institute Newsletter

Order ID: 729715 ZIP Code: 98002 (to access Parent Institute Newsletter)

Communication Links:

Teacher Directory

Skyward Family Access

ARHS website

Daily Bulletin

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