Sage News: October 16, 2023

Week of October 16, 2023

Oakschool Quarter 2 Art Classes & Art in the Park Enrollment is now open for all Oakschool Quarter 2 Art classes! These classes and experiences will be offered at no cost to instructional funds for students. Our amazing art teachers will continue bringing both virtual and in-person art opportunities to our Oakschool learning community. Oakschool art class offerings and detailed descriptions can be found in the Oakschool Catalog on our website (select the “art” filter). We have 32 virtual art classes that will take place Mondays – Thursdays between 8 am – 3 pm. These include a variety of grade levels and art mediums. Students may use instructional funds to purchase some listed basic art supplies. Here’s the Oakschool Art Schedule and enrollment forms for each program: PLA FORM / VLA FORM We have added ten in-person “Art in the Park” experiences that will take place during Quarter 2. They are offered at no cost and are open to all TK-12th grade students. Materials for the session will be provided by the art teacher that day. Limited number of spaces available!   In-person “Art in the Park” classes will take place on the following Fridays at 10 am at these locations: November 17th:  Fullerton Sports Complex (Fullerton) Rush Park Field (Rossmoor) December 8th:  Mission Oaks Park (Camarillo) Brookside Park (Redlands) December 15th:  Los Alamos Sport Park (Murrieta)  Red Hill Park (Rancho Cucamonga) January 12th:  Holmby Park (Los Angeles)  Mission Bay Park (San Diego) January 26th:  Rush Park Field (Rossmoor) Fullerton Sports Complex (Fullerton) Sage Oak Socials  Our history-themed Socials, also featuring Living History projects from Sage Oak students, are right around the corner! Whether your student chooses to share a Living History project or not, all are invited to attend the Socials. Socials will feature interactive historical activities, as well as “dancing through the ages” instruction.We are looking forward to a fun history-filled day with all of our Sage Oak students and families! Curriculum swaps will be available at every Social location. Please RSVP for the Socials on our website, individually linked below. Friday, October 27th from 10 am – 12 pm South Coastal area Rush Park Auditorium Redlands area Redlands Community Center gymnasium Temecula area Centerpoint Church, venue 3 Friday, November 3rd from 10 am – 12 pm Rancho Cucamonga area Jessie Turner Center Banquet Room Fullerton area Fullerton Free, room NC 190 Simi Valley area Rancho Santa Susana Community Center MPR A Students who wish to present a Living History project should sign up here and use the following guide for their Living History projects. Sage Stage  Join us on Sage Stage on Friday, October 20th at 9:00 am for our first virtual cooking lesson of the year! We will have so much fun learning a delicious fall recipe: Apple Cinnamon Scones. Here is the recipe and ingredient list. During Sage Stage we will be watching the demonstration, then you can follow the recipe and do your baking after the show! Link: https://bit.ly/sageoakstage Passcode: sagestageCLICK HERE CAASPP Test Prep Conquer the CAASPP with WriteAtHome and Mr. D Math! Getting your students ready for CAASPP testing (aka state testing) can be stressful, time-consuming, and distracting from other things you need to be teaching. But in today’s world, state test scores do matter, and test-taking skills are a necessary life skill. Conquer the CAASPP aims to help get your learners prepared. 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 grades 3rd-8th and 11th and costs $75 via Instructional Funds. Conquer the CAASPP – math Conquer the CAASPP – ELA Due to vendor requirements, we will have an ordering window for these courses. The ordering window is currently open but will close on Friday, November 17th. If you are interested in utilizing $75 of your student’s instructional funds to enroll in a course, please contact your teacher or EA so they can start the PO request process.  VLA students may request Conquer the CAASPP courses by emailing virtualacademy@sageoak.education with their request. President’s Service Volunteer Award Are you still curious about participating in PVSA but unsure how to jump in? Here is a slideshow and a video explaining how the process works. The PVSA window runs from May 1, 2023 through April 30, 2024. We will continue to take enrollments into the spring. Signing up is quick and easy, click below to fill out the survey to get the process started. We can’t wait to see all the amazing ways our students give back to their communities this year. CLICK HERE Sage Studio Podcast & YouTube Channel The Sage Studio podcast is a great platform for parents to stay informed, inspired, and connected with all things Sage Oak! All podcast episodes can be found on the Sage Studio & Sage Oak YouTube channel.  Latest episode:  Discovering Historical Figures: Sage Oak Living History Day 2023: In this episode, Sage Oak Regional Mentors Taylore Coulombe and Felicia Andersen, share about the upcoming Living History Day. This event allows students to step back in time by creating and presenting a project about an impactful historical figure. Students present live, in costume, at local regional events. Sign-up information will be available in Sage News soon.