Announcements for Parents
Good morning parents/guardians of a Springboro Junior High School student:
We have concluded our first full week of remote learning and embark on our second week starting tomorrow, March 30. Springboro Junior High teachers are working hard to ensure that students are presented with engaging lessons, while also understanding that many families need flexibility during these unparalleled times. For the week of March 30, students should continue to log into their teacher's Google Classrooms to complete assignments on the scheduled days below:
- Monday and Wednesday: ELA, Social Studies, & Foreign Language
- Tuesday and Thursday: Math and Science
- Tuesday and Friday: Electives/Specials
Now that we (parents, students, teachers) all have a little bit more experience in remote learning, I have include a variety of resources below that you may find beneficial.
Finally, it has come to my attention that some students are not watching the teacher-created videos that go along with the assignments posted in Google Classroom. Please talk with your student to make sure that they are watching these teacher-created videos in order to maximize student achievement while engaged in remote learning.
Do not hesitate to reach out to your student's teacher or myself with questions. We are all here to help in any way necessary.
As a reminder, due to Spring Break, there will be no e-learning lessons or assignments posted on Google Classroom from April 6-13.
Sincerely,
Jon Franks, Principal
Springboro Junior High School
Resource: Tracking Homework in Google Classroom
This 3 minute video provides information on how to navigate Google Classroom to see assignments' due dates in a more organized way.
Video Link
Resource: How to Support Your Child’s Health and Well-Being During Ohio’s Ordered School-Building Closure from the Ohio Department of Education
The Ohio Department of Education has put together the following resource knowing that you and your child may be experiencing stress, confusion, fear or anxiety during this time. Below are some steps you can take to support your child.
Link
Resource: Remote Learning Resources
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Student Survey
A survey was sent to all students' school email on Friday for the purpose of receiving feedback on how e-learning is going with the completion of the first full week of instruction. The completion of this survey is extremely important to ensure that the school/district is meeting the academic and social/emotional needs of our students.
Please check in with your student to make sure they have completed this survey.
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Previous Principal Update Newsletters
Review information from these previous Principal Updates to find detailed information regarding online instruction and assignments during the extended school building closure.
Throughout our extended school building closure, the best way to receive up-to-date information is through (1) district communications, (2) Junior High Principal’s Updates, and (3) visiting the Junior High School website. In addition, there is comprehensive information regarding the extended school building closure on the district’s
COVID-19 Resources webpage.
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Repeated Announcements
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Free E-Books for Junior High Students
Does your student need a book to read during this extended school building closure? Want to facilitate a read-a-thon in your home or amongst your group of neighbors? Springboro Jr. High School has a large collection of e-books through Overdrive Sora. To access this system, please have your student go to
https://soraapp.com/welcome/login/202306
and have them log in with their Springboro Google account username and password. If you have any questions or problems accessing the system, please contact Sarah Thornbery, Junior High Teacher-Librarian, at
sthornbery@springboro.org
.
A Message from the Junior High School Counselors
Our school counselors are available throughout the school day hours (7:15am - 2:20pm) to communicate with students and parents via email (Ms. McConnell, A-K:
mmcconnell@springboro.org
,
Mrs. Mitchell, L-Z:
dmitchell@springboro.org
). Please reach out with any questions or concerns you may have.
In the interest of having a smooth transition to online learning for the next few weeks, there will be no schedule changes to 4th quarter elective courses at this time. Teachers are working diligently to deliver online lessons that will actively engage students!
If you have specific questions regarding an academic class/lesson, please reach out to the teacher of that class directly. We understand this is a difficult time for our families. We are here to support you in any way that we can.
College Credit Plus 2020-2021
Universities are now accepting College Credit Plus applications for the 2020-2021 school year. Any student who is interested in participating in College Credit Plus for the 2020-2021 school year must complete the Intent to Participate Form (google form) by April 1, 2020. All students (current CCP students and new CCP students) are required to submit the Intent to Participate Form each year. A link to the form is available on the guidance website:
http://www.springboro.org/CollegeCreditPlus1.aspx
.
Students must be signed into their Springboro student google account to submit the form. Please refer to the "College Credit Plus Informational Meeting 2020-2021" presentation on the guidance website and university websites for additional application information.
