Weekly Family Update 10.2.20

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Middle School Virtual Family Curriculum Night: October 6, 2020 - 5:00pm-6:15pm
High School Virtual Family Curriculum Night: October 7, 2020 - 5:00pm-6:15pm
1:00PM Dismissal: Thursday, October 8, 2020 
Fall Break- NO SCHOOL: October 9 -12, 2020 
All Forms Due to Office: October 13, 2020 
End of Quarter 1: October 29, 2020
Election Day- NO SCHOOL: November 3rd, 2020 
Family & Teacher Conferences: ​November 9, 2020 - 1:00pm Dismissal  & November 10, 2020- 1:00pm Dismissal 
Veteran’s Day- NO SCHOOL: November 11th, 2020 
Thanksgiving Break: November 25-27, 2020​​

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We’ve heard from many families – but have you shared your feedback in our QUARTER 2 SURVEY? We’re extending the deadline to Monday, October 5! We want to ensure that every voice is represented. 

Q2 Family Survey Link

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On Monday October 5th we will be popping into zoom rooms each period  to announce winners of our attendance challenge! You must be PRESENT in class on October 5th to WIN!!!! 
Raffle drawings will be throughout the day on Monday, October 5th and winners will be announced each period. We will draw 20 different winners for various $25 gift cards. (Target, Starbucks, Amazon, etc.) 

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• Tech Tickets: Please make sure to open tech tickets with help desk team. if you are experiencing technology or login issues. Here is the link to open a ticket.
• School Phone Number: The main office number is 773-820-9426, and we are available by phone from 8am-4pm.
• Student Absence: When your student is going to be absent from class please email aim@distinctiveschools.org 
• FORMS DUE: Medical forms (all students), physicals (new and all 9th grade students), and FIF forms AKA lunch applications (all students) are due  by October 13, 2020. Please mail, drop off at school, or email documents to aim@distinctiveschools.org 
• Key links for students and families can be found here! 
• UPDATE ON REMIND COMMUNICATIONS: Our campus is in the process of transitioning all class rosters and scheduled classes in the Remind System so that each period and class has a Remind Group. Please excuse any issues while we update and improve this tool.

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FRESHMAN ACADEMY

All 9th grade students are invited to register for  the Common Ground Foundation after-school, high school mentorship program.  Student will meet with mentors in a virtual setting every Tuesday from 4:00pm - 5:00pm.

LINK TO REGISTER

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AIM's vision and mission is to provide every student—regardless of their zip code—an opportunity to achieve their fullest academic and artistic potential. Within a personalized learning environment, students will receive the social and emotional support necessary to exceed challenging academic and performing arts standards.

​We are looking forward to connecting with families next week for our Family Curriculum Night.  We will share information about the programs we implement to meet the needs of our students. We will host our Middle School families Tuesday, October 6th @ 5:00 PM and our High School families Wednesday, October 7th @ 5:00 PM. ZOOM LINK TO ACCESS VIRTUAL CURRICULUM NIGHT . We will send the private meeting ID and passcode directly to student and family emails on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Again, we are looking forward to connecting with each of you. If you have additional questions regarding Family Curriculum Night, reach out to Mrs. Veriner James, the Assistant Director of Curriculum and Instruction via email, Vjames@distincitiveschools.org.

Please review this Quarter 1 Progress Reports Letter for information about your student's progress this Quarter. If you have any questions, please reach out to:
Mrs. James (vjames@distinctiveschools.org) or Mr. Kreller(kkreller@distinctiveschools.org)

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As a Creative Arts school, we pride ourselves in our talented instructors and students, the creative and rigorous coursework, and the philosophy supporting what we do. Please take the time to learn more about our arts model and the student experience through this video made by our arts team! 

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Social Emotional Learning (SEL) is Social and emotional learning (SEL) is the process through which children and adults understand and manage emotions, set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain positive relationships, and make responsible decisions.

​On October 7, we will be using a tool called SELweb to show your student's progress in these areas of growth. Watch this video and review this document for more information on SELweb and how to help your child take the survey from home. ​

​Our SEL curriculum, Move this World, will be used with SELweb to provide interventions that will help all of our students learn those essential skills. If you or your student wants to practice the breathing exercises from our SEL curriculum Move this World or review some of the SEL lessons, you can use our AIM Family Account to login! Username: artinmotion.family  Password: distinctive

CREATIVE: October will be the month of "Community" at AIM.  Students will have special discussions and activities throughout the month that focus on the importance of building community.  Try to reinforce these concepts at home and look out for special CREATIVE notes from the school.​​

Incentives and Challenges will be launching encourage students to do their best during virtual learning including a goal setting challenge in Summit and a CREATIVE challenge as we work to grow in our core values as a community.