School’s Out for The Summer • Thank You OTA Teachers • Camps Start June 30 • New Campus Design • Math-u-See Training!

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Thank You OTA Teachers, Parent-Volunteers, and Families for another Great Year 

  • OTA Staff had their second design meeting today with Prop Z Architects to go over draft plans for a future OTA Campus. As the process moves further along we will hold parent meetings to solicit input on final plans.
    OTA 500 Student Campus Plans
  • They followed that up with a very good Math-u-See* training with Coach Dan.Math-u-See Training
  • Summer Camps:
    • Summer Camp: Spanish-Art-Music-Sports starts June 30 (Learn More)
    • Summer Reading Club with Ms Pitcher starts June 30 (Learn More)
  • The OTA Office will be closed until August
  • MAP Test Results will be emailed over the summer.

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  • New-Student Enrollment Info:
    Five steps to complete your enrollment.
    1. For most families we have an online Enrollment Form. If any information is missing our office will contact you to complete the form.
    2. Complete the Free & Reduced Lunch Survey (available at Orientation)
    3. Provide Proof of Immunizations; Age (Birth Certificate); and Residence, a utility bill will work (click –> list of Required Immunizations to attend school)
    4. Attend a Mandatory New-Family Orientation (August 28, 6:30).
    5. Read and sign the OTA Student-Parent Handbook (Available at Orientation)
  • The 2014-2015 School Year Begins Tuesday, Sept 2.
  • Final 2013-2014 Academic Calendar is available here:
    OTA 2014-2015 Traditional Calendar.

*Math-u-See Training Today at OTA. Math-u-See is a powerful tool that teachers will be incorporating into TAPS Projects (Think Aloud Problem Solving) and classrooms next year.

Math-u-See Division is Area

Division problems are Area problems! Given an Area (Dividend) of 16 with a side (Divisor) of 2, find the other side’s dimensions (Quotient). Answer = 8…. W x L = 2 x 8 = 16

Students use ingenious manipulatives to study math concepts and operations as they Build It, Write It, Say It! Students (and Adults^) gain real understanding and see hidden patterns and connections as they study Place Value, Arithmetic Operations at four levels (Counting, Adding, Multplying, Exponents), Fractions, Percents, Algebra and more.

^OTA Parents, Look for “Hour of Math-u-See” Training session which will be offered in August (along with “Hour of Code” Training • “Hour of Piano” • “Hour of ST Math” and many other Parent and Parent-Volunteer Training Courses designed to help you participate in your child’s OTA Lab & Project work at home or by volunteering.

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