| Week of May 6, 2024 |
 Sage Oak Spring Showcases & Parent Webinars We’re hosting upcoming Sage Oak Showcase events in your area for new and prospective Sage Oak families! Attendees will learn more about Sage Oak, have their questions answered by staff, and participate in one-of-a-kind events that illustrate why we’re a perfect fit for personalized and virtual learning goals.Current and prospective parents are also invited to attend our upcoming enrollment webinars. The upcoming webinar schedule is as follows: VLA Prospective Parent Webinar: Wednesday, May 8th at 3:30 pm PLA Prospective Parent Webinar: Wednesday, May 16th at 10:00 am Click the link below to register for a webinar. Please share with anyone you feel may be interested. CLICK HERE  Teacher Appreciation Week In celebration of Teacher Appreciation Week, Monday, May 6th through Friday, May 10th, we created a Padlet for students and families to send a special message to a Sage Oak teacher. Click below to send a special message. CLICK HERE  End-of-Year & Promotion Socials Personalized Learning Academy Mark your calendars for Sage Oak’s End-of-Year Socials! Our last Socials of the school year will fittingly take place on the last day of school, Wednesday, June 5th between 10 am-2 pm at a regional location near you. In addition to fun activities and meeting with your teacher, we will also host promotion ceremonies for our Personalized Learning Academy (PLA) Kindergartners, 5th graders, and 8th graders.Check out the locations below, click the links for detailed schedules and locations, and don’t forget to RSVP! *Sage Oak will provide graduation caps to all promoting kindergartners. Rossmoor Rush Park Auditorium & Field 3 Simi Valley Rancho Santa Susana Community Center – Multipurpose Room Rancho Cucamonga/Ontario Goldy S. Lewis Community Center – Ranch Cucamonga Hall & Mesa Courtyard Fullerton Fullerton Free – Main campus, Commons MPR & Plaza Redlands Trinity Church Worship Center, Pavilion & Plaza Murrieta Centerpoint Church – Venue 3, Patio & Playground San Diego If you are attending the San Diego event, please contact your teacher for location and times. Virtual Learning Academy Promotion & End-of-Year Social Virtual Learning Academy students are welcome to attend but will have their own Virtual Learning Academy Promotions and End-of-the-Year Social on Thursday, May 30th in Rancho Cucamonga. Please click on the link for more details! 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.  Sage Stage Join us on Friday, May 10th at 9:00 am as we welcome back Mr. John Malone II. The last time he was here, we learned about his international basketball career and focused on health and nutrition, but this time, Mr. Malone is going to teach us important strength training moves that will help us achieve balance—not just physically, but mentally and emotionally, too! Grab a water bottle or soup can, a chair, a ball, and a broomstick, and get ready to focus the energy in your body! Link: https://bit.ly/sageoakstage Passcode: sagestage CLICK HERE  Counseling Corner Student Mental Health Awareness Week We are thrilled to recognize Student Mental Health Awareness Week and bring resources and tools for parents and students. While statistics show that one in five students struggle with mental illness, the strategies and ideas shared are intended to teach mental wellness to all our students! Students can focus on mental wellness by participating in spirit week activities. CLICK HERE  Oakschool Student & Parent Feedback We are putting together a video collection of testimonials from our Oakschool students on what they have learned and enjoyed while being part of the Oakschool community. Using Flipgrid, you can upload video and/or text responses to the prompts provided in the Oakschool Student group. Parents! We want to hear from you, too! Look for the prompts with parents in the title to submit your responses. Videos will be used internally and externally to promote and showcase this program for new and returning students. Past and current Oakschool students are welcome to participate. Thank you for your help and we can’t wait to see your submissions! CLICK HERE  President’s Volunteer Service Award (PVSA) Thank you to all of our students who participated in The President’s Volunteer Service Award program (PVSA) this year. We are proud of our Sage Oak students’ impact on their communities and their participation in Sage Oak’s core value of service. This year our students logged about 8,000 service hours! That’s double the amount logged during the 2022-23 school year.We are currently calculating each student’s service hours and ordering award certificates. The award certificates will be presented at the end-of-year promotions held regionally on Wednesday, June 5, 2024. Please check with your student’s teacher for time and location. We are no longer accepting recording hours forms for the 2023-24 school year. The 2024-25 PVSA window will run from May 1, 2024- April 30, 2025, and will open the reporting forms in the fall of 2024. If you plan to participate again next year (and we sure hope you do!), please keep track of your hours and volunteer signatures so you can properly record this information in the fall once we open the program again. We look forward to working with you for the 2024-25 school year!  Sage Oak Virtual Talent Showcase We are excited to invite Sage Oak students to participate in our 2024 Sage Oak Virtual Talent Showcase. This year, in place of our annual virtual talent show, we will be showcasing the diverse talents of students through this participatory event rather than a judged competition with selected winners. Submissions will close on Friday, May 31st, 2024.After the submission window is closed, we will celebrate our students’ talents by sharing all the grade-level submissions with our Sage Oak community to enjoy! CLICK HERE  Sage Oak Hiking Club The Hiking Club invites you to step into a world of wonder. Immerse yourself in the serenity of nature’s embrace as we venture through breathtaking landscapes. Lace up your boots, embrace the call of the wild, and let the adventure begin! Sign up for an upcoming hike below: Santa Margarita River Trail in Fallbrook on Friday, May 10th  One School, One Book Reading Project It’s here! The Virtual Academy has officially launched our One School, One Book reading program, and it’s not too late to join! We are reading Nya’s Long Walk (TK – 2nd grades) and A Long Walk to Water (3rd-8th grades). 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! Click here to see how close we are to meeting our goal! Click below for more information about this fundraising opportunity, as well as additional information and resources. CLICK HERE  Ronald McDonald House Walk for Kids 2024 We are excited to continue Sage Oak’s tradition of creating teams to participate in the annual Ronald McDonald House Walk for Kids. Click below to view the Walk for Kids informational doc and click on the regional team registration links if you would like to participate and represent Sage Oak at the Orange County (Irvine) event on Saturday, June 1st! Registration is $25 for adults. Children 17 and under are free! All team members (students, families, and staff) are encouraged to meet up prior to the race for some connection time and photo opportunities. CLICK HERE  Local Assessment Post-Test Window The local assessment (i-Ready/TK) post-test window will be open from Friday, May 10th through Friday, May 17th. Students in grades TK-11 will be assessed in both ELA and Math. Your teacher will be reaching out to you with their specific proctoring schedule.  CalKIDS Program As a California public school student, your child may be eligible to receive $500 to $1,500 for future higher education expenses. CalKIDS, a California state program, is a savings account program that will provide each child born in California after July 1, 2022, and eligible low-income public school students with up to $1,500 for college and career training. Click below for more information and to check your student’s eligibility. 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 episodes: Building a Safe AI Environment for Students at Home | Part 3 with Christian Jackson: In this episode of Sage Studio, hosts Tiffiny Webster and Christian Jackson delve into the various ways AI and tools like ChatGPT are transforming students’ learning experiences. They explore ten distinct areas where AI aids in education, including homework help, tutoring, writing assistance, language learning, research, study tools, scheduling, career exploration, personalized learning, creative projects, and mental health support. AI in Education: A Deep Dive into ChatGPT’s Student-Friendly AI Applications: Christian Jackson delves into the various ways AI and tools like ChatGPT are transforming students’ learning experiences. They explore ten distinct areas where AI aids in education, including homework help, tutoring, writing assistance, language learning, research, study tools, scheduling, career exploration, personalized learning, creative projects, and mental health support. |
