Sage Oak Virtual Academy Update: March 14, 2024

Sage Oak Virtual Academy Update: March 14, 2024

Happy Thursday Virtual Learning Academy!  Thank you for your understanding regarding our need to hold an asynchronous day yesterday. Our team really enjoyed the opportunity to learn and collaborate! We are looking forward to finishing this year strong and are so grateful for your partnership in our students’ educational journeys.  Please note the important information below and do not hesitate to email virtualacademy@sageoak.education with any questions. We are here for you!  Important Upcoming Dates  Wednesday, March 20th: Oakschool Quarter 4 VLA ordering deadline  Friday, March 22nd: Special Attendance Day  Thursday, March 28th: Ontario Clippers field trip Friday, March 29th: Summer Bridge workbook request deadline April 1st-5th: Spring Break April 8th: Oakschool quarter 4 begins   IMPORTANT Enrollment Update In order to be enrolled for the 24-25 school year you need to attend a master agreement meeting. If you have not done so already, ensure you attend a meeting as soon as possible in order for us to determine our enrollment for next year. If you have more than one child in the VLA, please let your teachers know as you only need to attend one class meeting with all enrolling students. Sage Stage at 9 am on Friday Join us on Friday, March 15th at 9:00 am as we welcome back Mr. Mark Kistler for Pencil Power! During our last session, we had a blast drawing a penguin, fish, and dinosaur. We sent in your drawing requests from Encore Ticket responses, so let’s get curious and excited about what he has in store this time!Prepare for an extraordinary, artistic adventure by bringing blank white paper, a pencil, an eraser, and a giant smile to the stage! Link: https://bit.ly/sageoakstage Passcode: sagestage  Oakschool Ordering Deadline 3/20 We are excited for our last round of amazing Oakschool  enrichment opportunities for our students! All quarter 4 classes will begin on Monday, April 8th, and detailed descriptions can be found in the Oakschool Catalog. Enrollment for classes will continue to be available based on class openings, but please note that in order for the Virtual Learning Academy to purchase supplies for our students, enrollment forms need to be completed no later than Wednesday, March 20th. Oakschool Schedule and VLA ENROLLMENT FORMOakschool Art Schedule and VLA ENROLLMENT FORMQuestions? You can now contact the Oakschool Team directly!  K-7th Summer Bridge Workbook Requests Each year, K-7th grade students can access Sage Oak’s Branch Out summer program. This is a complimentary, self-paced online program featuring daily pre-recorded video lessons aimed at keeping your student’s brain sharp over the summer break. Students will watch short introductory video lessons, play online learning games, and complete workbook pages that review the concepts of the previous grade level and prepare them for the next grade level. Please request a workbook no later than March 29th using the form below.CLICK HERE  Sage News Reminders Check out our school newsletter: Sage News if you didn’t already!  Here are the applicable topics for the Virtual Learning Academy that aren’t already included in this newsletter: Science and Engineering Fair Ronald McDonald Walk for Kids Sage Oak Hiking Club AVID 9 Applications High School Q & A Webinars  Every Friday! Parent 101 WebinarsSage Studio Podcast and YouTube Channel  Sage Oak VLA Yearbook Due to the extremely low amount of orders and student portraits submitted, we will be canceling our yearbook. We do look forward, however, to providing a yearbook activity at our End-of-the-Year Social! Thank you for your understanding.  Pictures of the Week Ms. Cowee’s kindergarten class had so much fun at the La Habra Museum along with our other TK and Kindergarten students! Our 1st graders in Mrs. Duguid’s class had so much fun making spring art! Our 1st graders in Mrs. Pelkey’s class explored what animals eat and got to experience an owl pellet dissection! 2nd graders in Mrs. Trujillo’s class celebrated Read across America week. Can you figure out which character each of them is?! Check out our 7th graders in Mrs. Tackett’s science class dissecting a starfish!  Wishing you all a wonderful rest of your week ahead!  Sincerely, Mrs. Lana Beshara Virtual Learning Academy Principal