| Week of December 3, 2024 |
 Coffee with the Counselors Please join your Sage Oak counselors, Ms. Allie (TK-8th grade) & Ms. Coral (9-12th grade), this Thursday, December 5, at 10:00 am for this month’s Coffee with the Counselor. Bring your coffee and questions, or just come and say hello! Join us by clicking the link below! Join Us |
 Sage Oak’s Annual Letter Drive Change starts locally and writing letters of thanks and gratitude to community members is the perfect way to nurture roots and cultivate excellence. Please join us in making Sage Oak’s Annual Letter Drive another great success! The Letter Drive will run through Friday, December 20th. Please check out our Letter Drive informational sheet and complete one survey to document all your letters sent so we can keep track of our students’ selfless acts of kindness. Last year our amazing students sent over 730 letters to neighbors, retirement homes, teachers, military personnel, hospitals, police stations, and more. What an impact! Let’s work together to exceed that number this year and spread a little kindness in our communities. Informational Sheet Letter Tracking Survey |
 Curriculum Corner: MobyMax Don’t forget that all TK-8th grade students have access to their MobyMax account via Clever. MobyMax offers a comprehensive, personalized learning experience across all TK-8 subjects, including math, ELA, science, and social studies. The program identifies and fills knowledge gaps with targeted lessons, making it an excellent way to supplement your child’s primary curriculum. Whether used to reinforce challenging concepts or as additional practice, MobyMax allows students to work at their own pace while tracking progress and earning fun rewards. Don’t miss out on this powerful, engaging resource to enhance your child’s learning journey—log in today and explore all that MobyMax has to offer! |
 Oakschool Highlight: Conquer the CAASPP – Math Edition3rd – 7th graders, get ready to Conquer the CAASPP with confidence! In our 8-week engaging and interactive test prep class, students will uncover the three secrets of successful test-taking, familiarize themselves with the CAASPP test format, and practice using the online tools required for the test. Through hands-on practice with CAASPP-style problems and effective strategies, students will sharpen their problem-solving skills and gain access to supplemental materials for extra preparation. Best of all, they’ll have fun while boosting their test-taking confidence. Join us in the Conquer the CAASPP Oakschool class and prepare for success! Conquer the CAASPP math curriculum included with enrollment. Check out the Oakschool classes below. (Math curriculum included with quarter enrollment). 3rd Grade: Conquer the CAASPP (Math Edition)4th Grade: Conquer the CAASPP (Math Edition)5th Grade: Conquer the CAASPP (Math Edition)6th Grade: Conquer the CAASPP (Math Edition)7th Grade: Conquer the CAASPP (Math Edition) Additional self-paced Conquer the CAASPP options with WriteAtHome and Mr. D Math in ELA and math:Mr. D Math and WriteAtHome have teamed up to create effective, engaging, self-paced test prep courses for both math and ELA to equip your students to Conquer the CAASPP. Each of the following self-paced courses is available for PLA students in grades 3rd-8th and 11th and costs $75 via Instructional Funds. Conquer the CAASPP – Math (3rd-8th, 11th)Conquer the CAASPP – ELA (3rd-8th, 11th |
 Join us for our next Advisory Committee Meetings!Want to be present during Sage Oak’s Advisory Committee meetings? They are quickly approaching and all are welcome! Parent Advisory Committee (PAC)When: Thursday, December 5, 2024 at 9:00amWhere: Zoom Link Student Advisory Committee (STAC)When: Thursday, December 5, 2024 at 12:00pmWhere: Zoom Link English Learner Advisory Committee (ELAC) When: Thursday, December 5, 2024 at 1:00pmWhere: Zoom Link We hope to see you there! |
 ATC Mania Week 4 This week we will learn some fun and interesting abstract watercolor techniques including resists, wet on wet technique, and texturizing techniques. There are many different materials that are options to use so just use what you have at home. We will also be learning several techniques to seal our cards from previous weeks. Want to participate in the great “mail off?” Stay tuned until the end of class to learn how you can share your art with other Sage Oak students! Click the link below to create your one-of-a kind art! Click to Create Your ATC Today! And keep adding your art to Padlet for a chance to be featured in the next Sage News!  ATC Mania Community Padlet |
 Field Trip Release #2 The field trip release #2 sign-up window: Wednesday, December 4th at 12 pm -Tuesday, December 10th at 11:59 pm.Get Ready…**NEW** All students will need their SSID# in order to sign up for field trips. Check your inbox next week! All families of enrolled students will receive an email with their student’s SSID# and helpful information about signing up for field trips.Please refer to Field Trip Support for field trip sign up info.We highly recommend that you practice signing up for a field trip with our Field Trip to the Moon! Get Set…Explore Release #2 field trips for VLA or PLA students on the Sage Oak website using the planning docs..PLA Field Trip Planning Doc (for PLA students only)VLA Field Trip Planning Doc (for VLA students only)Join the events team this Thursday (11/21) from 1-2 pm for a zoom Q&A and get your field trip questions answered! Field Trip Q&A Don’t hesitate to reach out to the events team at events@sageoak.education with field trip and event-related questions or concerns. Field Trip Support |
 Sage Stage Join us on Friday, December 6 at 9:00 AM as we welcome Mr. Brian Richards. He will be here to lead us in a beginning magic workshop that will leave us spellbound! He will teach us how to perform simple yet impressive tricks to dazzle our friends and family. This Stage is perfect for aspiring magicians or anyone curious about the art of illusion. We will learn the secrets behind a few tricks and even get to try some out for ourselves! (Optional: deck of cards, coin, dollar bill). Learn More |
 Sage Studio Podcast Latest Episode: Discussing Sage Oak’s Program for Advanced and Gifted Education (PAGE) with Christy Hartman In this episode of Sage Studio, host Tiffiny Webster welcomes Christy Hartman to discuss the Program for Advanced and Gifted Education (PAGE). |