Welcome to Oak Hill! - Step Up

Welcome to Oak Hill!

​Introduce Yourself

• ​Everyone will say their name and their favorite animal

• ​"My name is Ms. Whalen and my favorite animal is a horse"

Poll

Things I like to do for fun are...

• Sports

• Video Games

• Drawing and Art Projects

• Building with Legos, K'Nex, or Blocks

• Watching movies, TV, or Youtube

Poll

My favorite types of movies are...

• Disney

• Scary

• Sports

• Funny

Open Ended

Share one fun activity you will do this summer:

"One fun activity I will do this summer is..."

​Classes

• ​Advisory will happen at the beginning of each day, except Wednesday. In Advisory, we play games and get to know each other.

• Our Academic classes are Science, Social Studies, Math, English, and Writing. These will happen right here, in the DI classrooms.

• FAAs like Art, Drama, PE, Tech, Music, and Health happen all over the school. Most students take 1 each day.

• ​Some students also take Chorus, Band, or Orchestra.

Poll

What Academic class are you most excited for?

• Math

• English/ Writing

• Science

• Social Studies

Poll

What FAA are you most excited for?

• Tech

• PE

• Music

• Drama

• Art/ Asian Art

​Schedule

• There are 7 classes in a day​​. Advisory is your first class every day, except Wednesday.

• ​Each class is 45 minutes long. If you follow expectations, you will earn a 5 minute computer break at the end of each DI class.

• ​Extension is in the middle of the day. You will have 25 minutes each for academic strategies, and 25 minutes for a break.

• Lunch has been moved to a new time. You might have lunch at a different time every day. This makes it so important to follow your own schedule.

​Student Expectations

• ​Students are expected to:

  • Arrive on time with my binder.

  • Listen to the teacher the first time.

  • Do my work and participate.

  • Be respectful.

  • Don't distract the group.

• ​When students follow all that is expected of them, they will earn a computer break at the end of each DI class.

Multiple Choice

Sam does their work, listens to the teacher, and is respectful to friends.

This behavior is:

• Expected

• Unexpected

Multiple Choice

Connie chooses to not do her work and talks back to the teacher.

This behavior is:

• Expected

• Unexpected

​Breaks/Lunch Choices

• ​If students follow expectations and have enough pluses on their point sheets, they can take a 25 minute break, called Trade-in during extension.

• Choices for break include:

  • ​computer break

  • ​games

  • outdoor sports

  • ​drawing

• ​During lunch, almost all students will go to the cafeteria. A few students have their own plan, which includes lunch in a quiet place.

Multiple Choice

If students follow expectations during class, they can 

• Do more work after class

• Earn a computer break at the end of each class

Poll

Which trade-in are you interested in?

• Computer Break

• Drawing

• Board Games

• Going Outside

​Making New Friends

• ​There will be lots of new friends and people to meet!

• One way to get to know people in your classes is by asking questions about what they may like. Finding a similar interest is a great way to make a friend!

• ​You can also join after school clubs. We will share the list of clubs with you in September. In the Spring, Unified Basketball is open to all students!

Multiple Select

Two ways to make new friends are:

(Pick 2!)

• Not responding when a person is talking to me

• Asking about their interests or hobbies

• Joining after school clubs

Poll

How do you feel about starting this year?

• Excited!

• Nervous

• Excited and Nervous 

Multiple Choice

If I feel overwhelmed or nervous I should:

• Talk to an adult

• Ignore the feeling

Open Ended

Share something that you are looking forward to at Oak Hill:

"One thing I am looking forward to at Oak Hill is..."