Happy Thanksgiving!!
What a great week to reflect on some of the reasons to be THANKFUL for online education:
5. Flexibility
Online education is SO flexible. At BlueSky Online, you can choose between My Pace courses and Group Pace courses. You can follow a weekly class schedule or you can budget your time the way that you'd like.
4. Scheduling Freedom
Online education gives students the ability to schedule their day in any way they would like. Like to sleep in until 11AM and then do school work until 10PM? You can! Students can also choose which classes to work on each day, how many classes to work each day, and which days to take off!
3. Personalized Lessons
Each class can be learned at a student's own pace. The lessons are mostly asynchronous. So, if a student needs to pause, rewind, or rewatch an entire lesson, they can! And teachers can easily share more resources with students to truly personalize the learning experience.
2. One-on-One Help
The teachers are online schools are here to help their students. Many hours of the day are set aside for one-on-one tutoring help with students. Teachers use email, chat, phone calls, text, online whiteboards, etc. to help students.
1. Schoolwork in PAJAMAS!!
YES!!!! Pajamas!!! ALL....DAY....LONG! Now that's a reason to be THANKFUL!
We had a great turn out for the SCSU planetarium field trip!
26 BlueSky Online students and guests attended!
Plus BlueSky teachers, counselors, staff, and their families.
The skies cleared enough that everyone was able to look through the scope!!
Here are a couple more upcoming events...
~The next Science and Health Club meeting is Thursday, November 19th at 2:00. The club meets online monthly to discuss science and health topics. You do not need to be a member of the club to participate in the special events or field trips such as the Marine Touch Tank, but if you like science, we encourage you to check out the club! To attend the meeting, just click on https://join.me/bluesky-jjohnsonon Thursday, November 19th at 2:00pm. There is no commitment, just come check it out! Questions? Contact Julie Johnson at jjohnson@blueskyschool.org or 320-493-2286
Finally, here are some pictures from the planetarium...
Halloween Costume Contest!
BlueSky is having its 2nd Annual Costume Contest!
The contest will take place on our Facebook page and is open to all students (and staff).
You can either send your photos directly to mrice@blueskyschool.org or post them to our FB page. Costumes must be school appropriate to be eligible.
The costume with the most likes by the end of the day on Monday Nov. 2 WINS!
The winner will be featured in our November newsletter and receive a small prize.
Make sure to share your pic to get more likes :)
BlueSky Online Science & Health Club!
Did you know that BlueSky Online School has a Science & Health Club??
Science & Health Club gives students the chance to do "science-y things" together.
The club meets on the third Thursday of the month at 2:00PM via join.me.
Science and Health Club Field Trip To The St. Cloud State University Planetarium!
When: Tuesday, November 10th, 2015
Show at 5, Scopes from 6-8pm
Who: All BlueSky students, families, friends (BlueSky students do not need to be a member of the Science and Health club, but if you like science and/or health, we strongly encourage you to join!)
Cost: Free
Must be signed up by Friday, October 23rd in order to attend.
You must provide your own transportation to and from the event.
The Planetarium is located in the Robert H. Wick Science Building Located on the intersection of 8th Street South and 1st Avenue South. To find the Planetarium head down to any of the four stairways located within the main building down to the basement/lower level to Room 24 (located in the center of the building).
To sign up or for questions… Contact: Julie Johnson|jjohnson@blueskyschool.org|320.493.2286
National College Fair in Minneapolis!!
When: October 21st - 9AM-12PM, 4:30PM-8PM & October 22nd - 9AM-12PM
Where: Minneapolis Convention Center
Who: Juniors and Seniors that are interested in gathering information about colleges and universities.
Questions: Contact Dawn Mensing, College and Career Readiness Counselor, dmensing@blueskyschool.org or 651-230-8147
BlueSky's Three Person Team!
Did you know every student at BlueSky Online is assigned a Three-Person Team?
The members of your team are:
School Counselor
School Social Worker
Student Services Advisor
Your team works hard to make sure that you have the classes you need and that you are getting your questions answered.
School Counselor: Schedules your classes and reviews your transcripts.
School Social Worker: Is available if you need social work services.
Student Services Advisor: This is your GO TO person. Your Advisor can answer questions about scheduling your day, how to get in touch with your teachers, attendance, etc, etc.
Take advantage of your Three-Person Team!! Teamwork gets things done!
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