<div dir="ltr"><font color="#ff0000">Please do not reply to this email, Contact </font><a href="mailto:kiernanrok@berkeley.net" target="_blank" style="background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap">kiernanrok@berkeley.net</a><font color="#ff0000"><br></font><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"><div><br></div><div><span id="gmail-m_6439594109981925820gmail-docs-internal-guid-c71b6652-7fff-3719-de12-f40a6673cc3b"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Greetings Berkeley High School Families,</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We hope that you will join us tomorrow evening, Thursday January 28th, for BHS’s Open House. Despite the constraints of a virtual format, our teachers have been working hard to plan this event and we hope that it will be a positive experience for you!</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Open House Part One: Small Learning Community Education Assembly</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (</span><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CBdqd9YigJcp79B-KiXrvSVyXBgHIe-S/view" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Video</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Intended Audience: 9th Grade students & families</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Time: streaming at 5:00 - 6:00 pm (video will be available indefinitely)</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">9th grade students attended a virtual assembly earlier this month to learn about BHS’s Small Learning Communities (SLCs). This </span><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CBdqd9YigJcp79B-KiXrvSVyXBgHIe-S/view" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">video</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> is the recording of that assembly and is available here for families to learn more about the unique offerings of our 5 SLCs. We have also included a </span><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FCHZkAx5FUAxwi8uW63CooNuL2rotrRl/view" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">short video</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> about BUSD’s Alternative High School programs: Independent Study and Berkeley Technology Academy. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">There is no live component during Part One.   </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Open House Part Two: Live Meetings with Teachers</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Intended Audience: Families of current students in the class and SLC</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Time: 6:00 - 7:30 pm </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">3 rotations, 30 minutes each:  6:00 pm, 6:30 pm, 7:00 pm</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">At 6:00 pm, we will begin three, 30-minute rotations of live, virtual meetings with teachers. Please search for your student’s teachers, course titles or SLC using the </span><a href="https://script.google.com/a/macros/berkeley.net/s/AKfycbzWcLYR5w2eXXmWp9mDQqHinlssJIbCgbkJSP2dRYgGYKXnLHVyXa_f/exec" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">search tool</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> included in the attached </span><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CCjSfhsnAf6C4nRc7HCHx70ybIjosbii/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">flyer</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. Click on the link to join the meeting at any time during the 30 minute window.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Many teachers will be presenting together in course-alike or grade-level teams. In order to visit 6 different teachers, you will need to visit 2 meetings within each 30-minute rotation. Rather than a traditional Open House schedule with 6 periods, this event is a ‘gallery walk’ experience that will provide you with a sampling of what is happening in various classes, departments and SLCs at BHS.</span></p><br><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Sincerely,</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Kiernan Rok</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Vice Principal </span></p></span><br><div><br></div></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(80,0,80);line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="Arial" style="font-size:11px"><span style="color:rgb(87,124,173);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Nicole Chee, Jenny Fosket, Chaghig Walker, and Charlotte Le Liboux are the parent-volunteer facilitators of the Etree; please direct any questions about the Etree to them at </span><a href="mailto:bhs-owner@lmi.net" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(87,124,173);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">bhs-owner@lmi.net</span></a><span style="color:rgb(87,124,173);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span></font></div><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(80,0,80);line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="Arial" style="font-size:11px"> </font></p><div style="color:rgb(80,0,80);line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="Arial" style="font-size:11px"><span style="color:rgb(87,124,173);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">BHS Etree archives: </span><a href="http://lists.lmi.net/pipermail/bhs/" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(87,124,173);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">http://lists.lmi.net/pipermail/bhs/</span></a></font></div><div style="color:rgb(80,0,80);line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="Arial" style="font-size:11px"><span style="color:rgb(87,124,173);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">BHS website: </span><a href="http://bhs.berkeleyschools.net/" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(87,124,173);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">http://bhs.berkeleyschools.net/</span></a></font></div><div style="color:rgb(80,0,80);line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="Arial"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-size:11px"><font color="#577cad">BUSD 2020-2021 Calendar:</font><font color="#008cb4"> </font></span></span></font><a href="https://www.berkeleyschools.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/2020-21-BUSDCalendar_5.15.19.pdf" target="_blank"><font color="#006d8f"><font face="Arial" style="font-size:11px">20</font><font face="Arial" style="font-size:11px">20-2021 Calendar</font></font></a></div><div style="color:rgb(80,0,80);line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="Arial" style="font-size:11px"><span style="color:rgb(87,124,173);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">BUSD Non-Discrimination Statement / la Política de No Discriminación: </span><a href="http://bit.ly/BUSDNDPolicy" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(87,124,173);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">http://bit.ly/BUSDNDPolicy</span></a></font></div><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(80,0,80);line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="Arial" style="font-size:11px"> </font></p><div style="color:rgb(80,0,80);line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="Arial" style="font-size:11px"><span style="color:rgb(87,124,173);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">To post a message, send to: </span><a href="mailto:bhs@lmi.net" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(87,124,173);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">bhs@lmi.net</span></a><span style="color:rgb(87,124,173);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span></font></div><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(80,0,80);line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="Arial" style="font-size:11px"> </font></p><div style="color:rgb(80,0,80);line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="Arial" style="font-size:11px"><span style="color:rgb(87,124,173);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">To </span><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><u>unsubscribe</u></span><span style="color:rgb(87,124,173);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> from the Etree, send an email to </span><a href="mailto:bhs-request@lmi.net" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(87,124,173);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">bhs-request@lmi.net</span></a><span style="color:rgb(87,124,173);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> with one word only in the subject line: unsubscribe.  The request must be sent from the email address that is subscribed to the list.  If that does not work, visit the URL at the bottom of each message, or put your email address at the end of this URL:  </span><a href="http://lists.lmi.net/mailman/options/bhs/" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(87,124,173);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">http://lists.lmi.net/mailman/options/bhs/</span></a><span style="color:rgb(87,124,173);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, or contact the Etree moderators at </span><a href="mailto:bhs-owner@lmi.net" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(87,124,173);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">bhs-owner@lmi.net.</span></a></font></div><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(80,0,80);line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="Arial" style="font-size:11px"> </font></p><p style="font-s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