| Sage Oak Virtual Academy Update: May 2, 2024 |
Happy May Virtual Learning Academy!  What a joy to see so many of you at the beach clean up on Friday to serve our community! Next week is teacher appreciation week and we are spending the month of May to appreciate our teachers and those around us. I encourage you to submit a note of thanks to your teacher here.  Please note the important information below, especially all of the links in the Sage News section, and do not hesitate to email virtualacademy@sageoak.education with any questions. We are here for you!  Important Upcoming Dates Now- May 29th: Reading Our School Book! Friday, May 17th: End of Learning Period 9 – Please Sign Learning Logs Monday, May 20th: Student CAASPP Reflection Survey Due Monday, May 27th: Memorial Day – No School Wednesday, May 29th: Last day to submit work in Canvas for Semester 2 Thursday, May 30th: Promotion Ceremonies & End-of-the-year Social Friday, May 31st: Virtual Talent Showcase Entries Due Tuesday, June 4th: End-of-Year Assembly at 9am Wednesday, June 5th: Last day of school, Virtual Promotion Ceremonies, and End of Learning Period 10 – Please sign Learning Logs  Sage Stage at 9 am on Friday Join us on Friday, May 3rd at 9:00 am as we welcome Mr. Dan Killam. He is an environmental scientist and paleontologist who works with the San Francisco Estuary Institute. Mr. Killam will be sharing his work in biology, earth science, geochemistry, and ecological models, with a focus on bivalves and invertebrates! If you love nature, animals, and the ocean, you won’t want to miss it!Link: https://bit.ly/sageoakstage Passcode: sagestage  One School, One Book Reading Program  Every class has started reading Nya’s Long Walk (TK – 2nd grades) and A Long Walk to Water (3rd-8th grades)! We highly encourage all families to embark on this journey together by reading our school book to gain insight into the diverse lives and challenges faced by people worldwide. In addition to this opportunity and as part of highlighting Sage Oak’s core value of Service, any families who are interested in helping us bring clean water to people across the globe can participate through our Iron Giraffe Challenge for us to fully rehabilitate a well!For more information about this fundraising opportunity, as well as additional information and resources for the One School, One Book reading plan, please click below! CLICK HERE  Promotion Ceremony and End-of-the-Year Social We are thrilled to have an in-person promotion ceremony for our Kindergarten, 5th, and 8th grade students on the morning of our end-of-the-year social on Thursday, May 30th, in Rancho Cucamonga. Please note we will have three separate and short ceremonies for the three grade levels starting at 9:30 am with the social following shortly afterward at 10:30 am. In addition to the in-person promotion ceremonies and end-of-year social, VLA kindergarten, 5th graders, and 8th graders will have virtual promotion ceremonies during class time on Wednesday, June 5th. More details and specifics will be sent to the individual grade levels. Please register for our in-person event here! We can’t wait to celebrate with you!  3rd-8th Grade CAASPP Student Reflection SurveyWe are encouraging our students to take this short student CAASPP reflection survey. If you are required to enter a code, enter T-P068J. Thank you in advance for your participation! The survey will close on Monday, May 20th.  Sage News RemindersCheck out our school newsletter, Sage News, if you haven’t already! Here are the applicable topics for the Virtual Learning Academy that aren’t already included in this newsletter: Parent 101 Webinars Parent Survey- Text Communication Virtual Talent Showcase Jumpstart to High School Ronald McDonald Walk for Kids Sage Oak Hiking Club Sage Studio Podcast and YouTube Channel  Pictures of the WeekWe had so much fun serving in our community at Huntington Beach last week! Click on the picture below to see our slideshow. Wishing you all a wonderful rest of your week!   Sincerely, Mrs. Lana Beshara Virtual Learning Academy Principal |
