Week 5

Great Things We Noticed: 

• Diana Twiss reminding us how important it is to stay hydrated on our journey! Remember to find "what is juicy, delicious and nourishing for your soul".
• Lisa G. working behind the scenes to plan the next supply distribution week!
• Kevin C. Engaging using Near Pod to engage his students!
• Everyone doing what they can to ensure kids and families stay connected. 

Nuts and Bolts: 

• Let's have some school spirit!  Have your students dress in their Hawthorne (or any other school) Swag on Friday's!  Take a screen shot and send to us! 
• Please share with your families that LUNCH IS FREE for ALL STUDENTS under the age of 18 THROUGH DECEMBER!  (T & TH 11:45-12:15)
• Hawthorne Leadership Team Meeting Wednesday at 3:00 
• For those of you attending the Excellence for Equity Conference, it starts on Tuesday at 4:00 
• Progress Reports are due for review on Wednesday 9/23 - ALL TEACHERS
• As of right now we are using the traditional Progress Report form.  
• Only needed for students struggling to meet standards
• We are mailing them so they must be signed, then delivered or scanned to us for printing.
• Find this week's RIMS AVID virtual resources HERE
• Add your BITMOJI to THIS document 
• Find the document for your EL Plan and SMART Goal HERE
• Please share with your families: 

RUSD Family Technology Webinar

The Department of Innovation and Learner Engagement is hosting a series of weekly webinars to cover distance learning topics. Our next webinar is scheduled for Thursday, September 17th from 10-11am and again from 5:30-6:30pm. During this time our presenters will share information for navigating the Aeries parent portal and completing data confirmation. Parents may sign up to attend the event by using the two registration links:

10:00 am - 11:00 am Click HERE to register

5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Click HERE to register

Please CLICK HERE to access the English flyer for this event.

Please CLICK HERE to access the Spanish flyer for this event.

Please contact Larissa Pineda, ISS with any questions lapineda@riversideunified.org

• RUSD Mega Virtual Choir:
• ALL RUSD students, staff, teachers, and principals are invited to join the RUSD Mega Virtual Choir. We are looking for 1,000+ participants to join us to sing "Stand By Me." We need your voice! No singing experience necessary! Submissions due Sept. 21. Visit bit.ly/rusdmegachoir for more info.
• Elementary Teacher Newsletter
• This newsletter was sent to teachers on 9-8-2020: Elementary Teacher Newsletter
• TK-6 ELA/SLA
• Elementary ELA/SLA FAQs : This document will be updated based on frequent questions and concerns we receive.
• TK-6 Math:
• If teachers are not teaching math during the live interaction time on Wednesdays, it has been recommended that they have students watch a video from Great Minds In Sync and assign an activity such as the Problem Set or Exit Ticket. This will allow the teachers to gather information about what the students understand/don’t understand. The student work can be used to address misconceptions and have a discussion on Thursday, prior to teaching the next lesson.  In order to support teachers with pacing, they can use the math detail page on the Scope & Sequence to guide their instructional decisions. This video explains how to use the detail page.

Upcoming Events: 

9/14 - Elementary Virtual Staff Meeting - 8:00 and 3:00

9/15 - Lunch Distribution 11:15-12:45 

9/15-9/17 Excellence through Equity Conference 4:00-6:00 

9/15 - RUSD Board of Education Meeting 4:00

9/15 - Employee Check-in 8:00 and 3:00

9/16 - Principal Meeting - 8:15 (Carrie and Longi)

9/16 - PTA Riverside Council Meeting 9:00-10:30 (Carrie)

9/16 - Hawthorne Leadership Team - 3:00-4:00

9/17 - Lunch Distribution - 11:15-12:45

9/18 - Elementary Principal Meeting - 9:00 (Carrie) 

Birthdays: 

9/19 - Christian Gamez - Head Custodian