Olivia Johnson
We’ve had a lot of questions from families over the last week about how to check assignments, grades, and work completion on Google Classroom. So we thought we would repost some videos that our P.E. teacher Mr. Newman made to help families navigate Google Classroom. You can find additional Google resources on the right hand side of this website under Quick Links.
From the original post:
Jacob Newman, FRMS’s P.E. Teacher, has put together a series of short videos explaining different aspects of Google Classroom for parents. Links to each video are below.
Google Classroom: How to check assignments/grades/work completion-Presented by Mr. Newman
Google Classroom: How to Submit work in Google Classroom-Presented by Mr. Newman
Google Classroom: What is the Classroom Tab-Presented by Mr. Newman
Google Classroom: What is the stream on Google Classroom-Present by Mr. Newman
Click here for more information about the 2020 S.A.N.T.A. Giveaway which takes place Saturday, December 12th 8 AM to 3 PM in the VES gym.
Our student leadership group, with Heather Hohnstein as their advisor, has put together a video on how to stay safe and healthy. Students worked on these slides and this video on their own time. In addition to this project, student leadership is working on other projects and activities for our students and our families.
Stay Safe and Stay Healthy Video
In conjunction with our transportation and food service providers, we will be implementing the following meal distribution plan for as long as the District remains in CDL (Comprehensive Distance Learning). If you have any questions, do not hesitate to call your respective school. This plan begins the week of Nov 30 – Dec 4th.
EHS Site for daily meals (Monday-Friday): From 11:00-12:30 each day of the week (Monday-Friday), food service staff will continue to serve meals through the “drive-up” in the North parking lot at EHS. There are both hot and cold options, and all you need to do is circle around by the cafeteria door, give your last name and the number of children to receive both a lunch and breakfast for the following day.
EHS Site for a “weekly meal” pick-up (Monday night only): Every Monday night from 5:00-6:00 PM, a family may pick up a meal “kit” that contains fruit, vegetables, milk, sandwiches, and breakfast items for the week. You need to place your order by either emailing our food service director at afullerton@fernrige.k12.or.us, or by calling your school and asking them to forward the information to Mr. Fullerton. You just need to include the last name and number of children ages 0-18 that you will be picking up for.
Daily bus stops (Tuesday-Friday): Every Tuesday through Friday morning, FRSD buses will be at 10 locations throughout the community from 8 – 9 AM. The buses will have available a daily meal kit that includes lunch and breakfast for the day in one bag. The 10 sites are:
1. Fern Ridge Child Development Center on Jeans Road
2. The Noti Market
3. The DS Mart
4. 5th and Woodland
5. Veneta Elementary Parking lot
6. Ray’s Parking lot
7. Church on the corner of Hunter & Huston
8. Baker Rd. (the end)
9. Fleck & Central
10. Oak Island & Legacy Ct.
Please share this information however you can, and access this resource daily! Thank you to our transportation and food service departments for working with the District to provide these opportunities!
Students and Parents of the Fern Ridge School District. Over the past 2 weeks the district has been reviewing the new requirements imposed by the state, evaluating infection rate data, and coming up with a plan for what school will look like in the coming weeks. On Monday the 23rd the new County infection rate data was released that has the two week “look-back” rate at an all-time high of 253.9/100,000, up from 175.5 the previous week, and 133.6 the week before that. That information, combined with the Governors requirements released December 13th, including isolation/travel requirements placed on staff and students, necessitates this move to Comprehensive Distance Learning from December 1st-December 18th. Below are the bullet point details of this change, and what these three weeks will look like in December:
- For the vast majority of students in grades 4th-12th, and FRSD OPTIONS program students, nothing will change.
- The primary changes will be for:
- Kinder-3rd grade students will no longer be coming in for Limited In-Person Instruction, a daily schedule is currently being worked on by administrators, in conjunction with teaching staff and will be released soon. Especially at the youngest grades, the amount of daily CDL will probably start a bit more slowly, and grow over time as we see what is working well, and what isn’t.
- Our handful of 4th-12th grade students that have been coming in either daily, or every other day, will not be able to do so during this period of CDL.
- We are working on a plan to make school meals more accessible, and will have that information posted as soon as it is available.
- While some instructional staff will be working from home, the front offices of all schools as well as the District Office Building will remain open.
- We currently have a drop in “tech-support” time at the District Office from 1-3 PM. In addition to that, we are now adding a morning time from 8-9 AM.
- Currently, this decision is being made only for the 3 weeks in December, over winter break, new information, requirements and data will be evaluated and a decision will be made regarding any changes that will occur in January.
We realize there is no replacement for face-to-face interaction with our students and we look forward to students and teachers returning to school buildings as soon as it is safe to do so. The district is continuing to engage parents, teachers, school leaders and policymakers throughout this process. For now, our students will continue learning from home and we will do everything possible on our end to get back to in-person learning as soon as possible.
Just a reminder that there will be no school next week- November 23rd thru November 27th. We hope everyone has a great holiday. Classes will start again on Tuesday, December 1st. Enjoy your break and stay healthy!
The Fern Ridge School District technology department maintains the district’s internal network, computer systems, printers, phone systems and general technology needs. We work with all stakeholders in planning services, and provide a helpdesk support for service issues.
HELPDESK AND SUPPORT:
For Students and Parents/Guradians:
Please make sure your teacher is aware of the issue and see if they can resolve your issue… if not:
If you or your child are having login problems, or issues that could be related to software, you can call our Student Technology Support Line at 541-952-7030. Your school can forward your call/message to that number as well.
If the issue is with your device, or we can’t resolve it remotely, we offer a socially-distanced hands-on troubleshooting time at the District Office weekdays between 1-3PM. We can troubleshoot more complex software or account issues, and replace any faulty hardware. For students or families that can’t make that time, please use the Student Techology Support Line to make special arrangements.
For Staff members in need of assistance having issues with computers, phones, printers, etc.
Please use the helpdesk@fernridge.k12.or.us address or the Helpdesk phone line. Please include your name, school, room number, computer number (if available) and a description of the issue. If you are working remotely, please include your phone contact information in the issue report.
INTERNAL HELP DOCUMENTS:
As the technology department is reorganizing and focusing on how to provide better, more efficient service, we’re compiling howto and support documents for issues. These are intended for internal staff use, and are in google docs format. Users need to be logged into their Fern Ridge google account for the links to load.
Internal Howto / Support document Index
If you have general suggestions or comments, please send them to tech@fernridge.k12.or.us.
If you are a vendor or interested in responding to proposals for erate projects, please see here.
The technology personnel are:
 M. BatemanTechnology Director 541-935-2253 tech[at]fernridge.k12.or.us |
 Jeremy CooperTechnology Support Specialist 541-935-2253 jcooper[at]fernridge.k12.or.us |
With the beginning of second quarter, we are bringing back the FRMS “Q and A” Zoom Meeting this Wednesday, November 18th at 4:30. If you have any questions or concerns about FRMS you are welco
me to stop by and ask your questions or share your input.
If you can’t make the meeting, please feel free to email me with your suggestions or questions. I will include them in the Q and A. We will be recording the Q and A and posting it on our website.
Our goal moving forward is to try to do a “Q and A ” type forums once a month to help keep communication going between home and school during CDL. Continue reading
With winter approaching, I wanted to share our current plans should a school closure be necessary. If the District closes for weather (snow, ice, loss of power, etc..) there will NOT be any remote classes for that first day. However, this is only a 100% commitment on the first day of the closure. On day 1 of a closure due to weather we will let our students and families enjoy the excitement of a no-school day. As that day progresses and we look at the possible length of a closure, teachers and administrators will get together to discuss if we will resume virtual/remote classes, and if so when and for what grades. Please pass along this information to anyone that needs it.
A reminder that our “Emergency Information” page can be found here: https://www.fernridge.k12.or.us/?page_id=478
At this page you can sign up for Flash Alert Notifications (updated 2020 snow routes coming) https://www.flashalert.net/login/. On the morning of a weather delay, we will also post information on the website, social media, and do a district wide phone dialer.
A reminder to our families that meals for the week (lunches and breakfasts) can be ordered and then picked up every Monday night from 5-6 PM at EHS. For details regarding that program you can view an earlier post at: https://www.fernridge.k12.or.us/?p=10449.
We are also pleased to announce that we WILL be able to offer this the week of Thanksgiving, on Monday November 23rd (there is NO SCHOOL at all that week). We will take orders beginning Monday, November 9th and continue through Wednesday November 18th. You can place your order (just need last name and number of children ages 0-18) by either emailing our food service director at afullerton@fernridge.k12.or.us, or by calling your local school and asking them to forward the information to Mr. Fullerton. Once your order is places you just need to show up at EHS between 5:00 and 6:00 PM on the 23rd to receive the meals.
Pre-ordering allows the food service staff to order the right amount of product, and ensure nothing is going to waste! We hope that many families will participate! Any questions, you can also call Mr. Fullerton at 541-935-8218.