Announcements 12/14/2020
Good afternoon staff and students! Welcome to Ovid-Elsie Middle School Online where we are inspiring life-long learners to achieve their full potential and excel in a changing world. Today is Monday December 14th, 2020.
THIS WEEK, your Student Council wants to spread holiday cheer & encourage you to focus on what you CAN do, instead of what you can't. You CAN dress Christmassy for your live classes, and you CAN have some fun in your Advisory Meets :) Here are our plans:
Week of December 14th in Advisory Meets:
Your Advisory teachers will have a few fun trivia games they can play with you when they choose to. Games created by your student council members!
Christmas Spirit Wear Days (can post pics to Padlet too):
Monday 14th: Flannel
Tuesday 15th: Ugly Christmas Sweater/Shirt
Wednesday 16th: Green/Red day
Thursday 17th: Christmas Hat 
Friday 18th: Formal Friday (dress your best)
Here’s a fun Christmas Science Fact for your Monday:
Question: How does Santa deliver all the presents in one night?
Answer: Very, very quickly!! There are about 170 million homes to hit in one night, so Santa must visit 1,475 per second to stay on track, leaving roughly 0.0007 seconds to get in, leave presents, eat cookies, drink milk and get out. Wow!!
And the coolest craft of the Christmas season….make your own cardboard Rudolph head to hang on the wall (maybe out of one of the many Amazon boxes which have probably shown up at your house!).
https://nikitaland.wordpress.com/2014/12/02/recycled-rudolph/
And finally a wee reminder of your schedule for today and tomorrow:
Monday:
Independent Student Work Time (Asynchronous)
2nd hour - 8:00-9:00am.
4th hour - 9:00-10:00am.
6th hour - 10:00- 11:00am.
Lunch - 11:00-12:00pm.
Live - Google Meet Sessions (Synchronous)
2nd hour - 12:00-12:45pm.
4th hour - 1:00-1:45pm.
6th hour - 2:00-2:45pm.
Tuesday:
Independent Student Work Time (Asynchronous)
1st hour - 8:00-9:00am.
3rd hour - 9:00-10:00am.
5th hour - 10:00- 11:00am.
Lunch - 11:00-12:00pm.
Live - Google Meet Sessions (Synchronous)
1st hour - 12:00-12:45pm.
3rd hour - 1:00-1:45pm.
5th hour - 2:00-2:45pm.
Announcements 12/15/2020
Good afternoon staff and students! Welcome to Ovid-Elsie Middle School Online where we are inspiring life-long learners to achieve their full potential and excel in a changing world. Today is Tuesday December 15th, 2020.
Don’t forget to participate in our Middle School Spirit Wear Days (you can post pics to Padlet too):
Today is: Ugly Christmas Sweater/Shirt
Wednesday 16th: Green/Red day
Thursday 17th: Christmas Hat 
Friday 18th: Formal Friday (dress your best)
Let’s have a festive Mrs Holley’s Chuckle Time to put a little giggle in your belly so that it shakes like a bowl full of jelly!
Question: What wears a red suit and goes, "Oh, oh, oh!"?
Answer: Santa walking backwards.
Question: What song do you sing to Frosty the Snowman on his birthday?
Answer: “Fr-eeze A Jolly Good Fellow”.
Here’s a wee reminder of your schedule for today and tomorrow:
Tuesday:
Independent Student Work Time (Asynchronous)
1st hour - 8:00-9:00am.
3rd hour - 9:00-10:00am.
5th hour - 10:00- 11:00am.
Lunch - 11:00-12:00pm.
Live - Google Meet Sessions (Synchronous)
1st hour - 12:00-12:45pm.
3rd hour - 1:00-1:45pm.
5th hour - 2:00-2:45pm.
Wednesday:
8:30am Advisory Google Meet LIVE (Synchronous)
Independent Student Work Time (Asynchronous)
Teacher Office Hours in the Afternoon
Announcements 12/16/2020
Good afternoon staff and students! Welcome to Ovid-Elsie Middle School Online where we are inspiring life-long learners to achieve their full potential and excel in a changing world. Today is Wednesday December 16th, 2020.
Don’t forget to participate in our Middle School Spirit Wear Days (you can post pics to Padlet too):
Today is: Green/Red day
Thursday 17th: Christmas Hat 
Friday 18th: Formal Friday (dress your best)
Let’s make gorgeous, big, paper snowflakes to hang from the ceiling: https://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-3D-Paper-Snowflake
These snowflakes need paper, tape, scissors and a stapler.
And for an easy snowflake Christmas card, requiring only paper or card and colored pens or markers try:
https://artprojectsforkids.org/zentangle-art-card/
Continuing the snowflake vibe, let’s look at a snowflake science fact:
Question: Where and how are snowflakes formed?
Answer: Snowflakes are formed IN clouds. Many people believe that snowflakes are formed when a raindrop freezes as it falls from the sky. This isn’t entirely false. Snowflakes ARE formed when rain droplets freeze, but that happens INSIDE the cloud. Water vapor from the cloud assembles on these ice particles, causing it to stretch into a hexagonal prism and then shoot branches to create a more complex shape. The temperature and dampness of the cloud affect a snowflake’s shape, so they are constantly changing. Isn’t that cool?!! Literally! :)
Just a wee reminder of your schedule for today and tomorrow:
Wednesday:
8:30am Advisory Google Meet LIVE (Synchronous)
Independent Student Work Time (Asynchronous)
Teacher Office Hours in the Afternoon
Thursday:
Independent Student Work Time (Asynchronous)
2nd hour - 8:00-9:00am.
4th hour - 9:00-10:00am.
6th hour - 10:00- 11:00am.
Lunch - 11:00-12:00pm.
Live - Google Meet Sessions (Synchronous)
2nd hour - 12:00-12:45pm.
4th hour - 1:00-1:45pm.
6th hour - 2:00-2:45pm.
Have a wonderful Wednesday everybody and remember that part of what makes snowflakes so intriguing, is the fact that every one is unique. Celebrate what makes you unique and fabulous!
Announcements 12/17/2020
Good afternoon staff and students! Welcome to Ovid-Elsie Middle School Online where we are inspiring life-long learners to achieve their full potential and excel in a changing world. Today is Thursday December 17th, 2020.
Don’t forget to participate in our Middle School Spirit Wear Days (you can post pics to Padlet too):
Today is: Christmas Hat 
Friday 18th: Formal Friday (dress your best)
Here’s a nice wee snowman craft for you to do using an old white sock, rice, rubber bands, colorful buttons, ribbon, a glue gun, markers, or paint and small, orange pom poms, felt or playdoh. https://www.easypeasyandfun.com/no-sew-sock-snowman-craft/
We had a wee smattering of snow last night so let’s learn some snow facts:
Question: What color is snow?
Answer: Snow is colorless but appears to be white due to the little sunlight that the snow absorbs.
Question: How fast does snow fall?
Answer: The average snowflake has a top speed of 1.7 metres per second, or 3.8 miles per hour - they’re not breaking any speeding laws!!
Question: How big was the world’s largest snowman ?
Answer: The world’s largest snowman was built in a village in Maine in 2008. It was 122 ft tall and weighed 13,000,000lb. It’s eyes were made from 5ft wreaths!
And finally a wee reminder of your schedule for today and tomorrow:
Thursday:
Independent Student Work Time (Asynchronous)
2nd hour - 8:00-9:00am.
4th hour - 9:00-10:00am.
6th hour - 10:00- 11:00am.
Lunch - 11:00-12:00pm.
Live - Google Meet Sessions (Synchronous)
2nd hour - 12:00-12:45pm.
4th hour - 1:00-1:45pm.
6th hour - 2:00-2:45pm.
Friday:
Independent Student Work Time (Asynchronous)
1st hour - 8:00-9:00am.
3rd hour - 9:00-10:00am.
5th hour - 10:00- 11:00am.
Lunch - 11:00-12:00pm.
Live - Google Meet Sessions (Synchronous)
1st hour - 12:00-12:45pm.
3rd hour - 1:00-1:45pm.
5th hour - 2:00-2:45pm.
Have a terrific Thursday Everybody!
Announcements 12/18/2020
Today is Friday December 18th, 2020. We made it to the Christmas Holidays Folks!!!
Today in Advisory Meets:
Your Advisory teachers will have a few fun trivia games they can play with you when they choose to. Games created by your student council members!
Christmas Spirit Wear Days (can post pics to Padlet too):
Today: Formal Friday (dress your best)
Just a wee reminder of your schedule for today:
Friday:
Independent Student Work Time (Asynchronous)
1st hour - 8:00-9:00am.
3rd hour - 9:00-10:00am.
5th hour - 10:00- 11:00am.
Lunch - 11:00-12:00pm.
Live - Google Meet Sessions (Synchronous)
1st hour - 12:00-12:45pm.
3rd hour - 1:00-1:45pm.
5th hour - 2:00-2:45pm.
Let’s finish out the week with a few Christmas jokes in Mrs Holley’s Chuckle Time to make your belly wobble like a bowl full of jelly:
Question: Who is Santa’s favorite rock star?
Answer: Elf-is Presley!
Question: Why were there no bids for Rudolph or Blitzen on ebay?
Answer: They were two deer!
Question: What happens if Santa gets stuck in a chimney?
Answer: He gets Claustrophobic!
And finally a couple of Christmas thoughts for you:
We wish you a safe and very merry Christmas! Enjoy your holiday! 🎄