“Soar to New Horizons” 2021-2022 School Theme
August 17, 2021
Hi Parents,
Welcome to our first day of school! It was exciting seeing all the kids walk the red carpet to be welcomed by the drumline, student council, teachers, and cheerleaders!
We experienced a couple of hiccups on our first day.
Skyward dropped a few classes (but we hope to have that resolved today).
We experienced traffic on the East side that caused up to a 45-minute delay for many students. I spoke with the Sheriff’s department and they are working with the city to increase the flow by opening one of the lanes in the construction zone. Apparently the contractors have a supply shortage and are waiting for materials to finish the road. They anticipate that materials will arrive for the project at the end of the month so construction can resume.
We ran out of the main lunch items, but our amazing lunch staff hurried and made over 200 sandwiches! Thank you, lunch staff!
Some of the busses ran late/early. Please see #3 to look up your student’s bus schedule.
All in all, it was a very wonderful first day of school! Being with our students is what makes all of our lives complete. We are in the best profession ever! I can’t wait to work with your kiddos and all of you this year.
Please make note of the following:
1. Jet Time:
JetTime is a research-based, science-backed program that provides students many opportunities to learn and grow through reflection, connection, and interaction. Jet Time is a graded class that counts in a student’s GPA and as credit towards graduation. Attendance is an expectation. Class is held daily from 9:06 am – 9:36 am, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday.
Literacy skills, comp guidance, and social-emotional wellness are the focus for Jet Time this year. Link Here to watch the program overview and focus for this year. The overview will help you get a good idea of what JetTime will be like this year! If you have any questions about Jet Time, please feel free to email [email protected]
2. One-To-One Updates:
Every teacher may ask their students to use a Chromebook because it is best supported, monitored, and protected that way. Therefore, we ask each student to check out a Chromebook. When possible, we ask that they take it home and bring it back with them. Parents need to sign permissions in Skyward for this to happen. Please complete the information update if you haven’t already. If students don’t already have a Chromebook, they will be brought to the media center during their English classes to get one.
Students whose parents have not provided permission to take the Chromebook home will get those starting Thursday from the end of the D-terminal. This is also where students will take their Chromebooks if they are in need of repair.
Here is a link to the insurance information. It is amazing! $25 for the year provides full replacement coverage with no deductible! This is through a third party. The deadline for new students to get the insurance is September 15.
Blocksi is the program teachers are using to monitor and restrict access on the Chromebooks in class. Parents have access to this free of charge for use at home. See this for more information.
3. Bus Schedule
Bus schedule changes from year to year. Please link here to see the latest bus schedule.
4. Class changes
During the first two days of school, students will not change classes due to the demand of helping students that don’t have complete schedules. Please be patient with the counseling department. With so many new students arriving, they need this time to help them register for school.
5. Order Pictures, & School Picture Final Retake Day
If you’d still like to order school pictures, please click here
If you missed our pre-boarding launch and didn’t get your school pictures taken, we will have a makeup day Friday, October 8th.
6. Student ID
Student Identification cards will be issued in a couple of weeks or so. As soon as we receive them, we will distribute them to students.
7. Soccer For 8-11TH GRADERS
Cedar Valley Girls Soccer has formed a team for anyone who is interested in playing soccer this fall. All games and practices will be held at the high school and it’s a great chance to play. If you are a beginner or someone who wants to try it out, this will be a great place for you! If you are interested, please contact [email protected]
8. USBE Core Standards Feedback
As part of the Utah State Board of Education’s Standards Review Process, USBE staff administer a survey annually to collect feedback on our current core standards. We seek feedback from educators, parents, students, community leaders, etc. If you would please share this survey link with those in your local community, we would greatly appreciate it. https://usbe.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3UJ9zUAYt9ZjE0u It will be open for at least 30 days. Thanks!
9. Get Digital Back-to-School Resources: https://www.facebook.com/fbgetdigital/
Get Digital, our digital citizenship and well-being program first launched in March 2020, includes research-based lessons and resources that help young people develop the skills they need to become empowered digital citizens. Get Digital provides educators, parents, and caregivers lesson plans and activities organized around five pillars — Foundations, Wellness, Engagement, Empowerment, and Opportunities– to help build the core competencies and skills young people need to navigate the digital world in safe ways.
We have expanded the content for the back-to-school season based on parent and teacher feedback to further support facilitation in the classroom, after school, and at home.
For parents:
https://www.facebook.com/fbgetdigital/parents
for students:
https://www.facebook.com/fbgetdigital/youth
Facebook Child Safety Hub Resources
The Child Safety Hub is designed to support parents, caregivers, and educators with policies, resources, and tools to support the safety and well-being of youth online. The hub centralizes and expands upon our expert-informed, research-based programs in the areas of online safety, digital literacy, well-being, and bullying prevention. In addition, it will serve as a resource for live and on-demand training presented in partnership with our safety partners. And, over the course of the next few weeks, the hub will be available in 55 languages. Learn more here:
10. Sign Up To Be a Substitute Teacher
We’re always looking for substitute teachers! If you’re interested, please link here for more information.
11. Upcoming Dates to Remember:
2-week calendar
Let’s make it a fantastic school year!
Courtney Johnson
Cedar Valley HS Principal