Oroville CESD
Holiday Fun
Acronyms
Santa Facts
MTSS
100

This is the name of Oroville's most famous resident.  This person was the last of the Yahi Indians and appeared in Oroville around 1911.   

Who is Ishi?

100

This movie from 2000, staring Jim Carrey, was the highest grossing Christmas movie since 1980.  

What is "How the Grinch Stole Christmas"? 

100

The acronym for Multi-tiered System of Support. 



What is MTSS?

100

The saint that later became known as Santa Claus. 

Who is St. Nicholas?

100

This is the name of the Tier that has supports for ALL students.  

What is Tier I, Universal Supports? 

200

This is the address of OCESD's District Office. 

What is 2795 Yard Street, Oroville, CA.  

200

Name one of the six states that produce the most Christmas trees. 

What is (name one) Oregon, N. Carolina, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Washington, or Wisconsin? 

200

The acronym for Social Emotional Learning. 

What is SEL?

200

The number of reindeer Santa had if you do not include Rudolf. 

What is 8?

200

Multi-tiered Systems of Support address all three of these areas, not just academics.  

What are Academic, Behavior, and Social-Emotional?  

300

Based on demographic data from 2018-19, Oroville City USD had 2,311 of this student group.  

What is the enrollment number for our "all" student group? 

300

This is the singer of the highest-selling Christmas single of all time entitled "White Christmas". 

Who is Bing Crosby? 

300

The evidence based practice that has the acronym of UDL. 

What is Universal Design for Learning? 

300

This tradition came from a story about a poor man with three daughters that couldn't afford the dowry to have them married.  St. Nick dropped a bag of gold down the man's chimney that landed in this piece of clothing drying by the fire.  

What is the tradition of stockings hanging by the fire place mantel?

300

This Tier is described as "individualized support directed toward the few students with the greater needs."  

What is Intensified Support or Tier III. 

400

This OCESD school's mascot is a Gopher. 

What is Ophir Elementary School?  

400

The first one of these holiday decorations was created out of goose feathers that were dyed green. 

 

What is the first artifial Christmas Tree?  

400

This evidence-based framework's acronym is PBIS. 

What is Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports?

400

Although Santa Claus has worn blue and white and green in the past, his traditional red suit came from a 1930's ad by this beverage company.  

What is Coca Cola? 

400

Instead of only focusing on the areas of need, MTSS encourages us to also identify and build upon these areas.    

What are areas of strength?  or What is using a strength-based approach? 

500

This is the number of students that were chronically absent (missing 10% or more school days) for the 2018-19 school year.  This is 23% of the entire student population of OCESD.  (Give or take 10 students)

What is 584?

Accept 574 to 594. 

500

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer got his start as an advertising gimmick for this department store back in 1839.  This company no longer has brick and mortar stores.  

Montgomery Ward

500

Our state funding is based on this equation represented by the acronym, LCFF. 

What is the Local Control Funding Formula? 

500

The names of all eight reindeer.  

What are Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, and Blitzen.   

500

Partnering with this stakeholder group has been found to be key in supporting our students.  

What are parents/guardians and/or community?