| Sage Oak Virtual Academy Update: May 9, 2024 |
Happy Thursday Virtual Learning Academy!  Thank you for spreading the love to our teachers for Teacher Appreciation Week! If you haven’t had the opportunity to do so, there is still time to add to our Padlet here. We are looking forward to seeing all of the academic growth our students have made this year as we begin our local assessment window tomorrow! Each day of live class this upcoming week is a mandatory assessment meeting for students to complete iReady testing. Please be sure your students are in class and on time. Thank you in advance for your cooperation. 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 10th-17th: iReady Testing Window 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 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  Reading Program and Donation Opportunity  Our students are now fully immersed in 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. Here is our calendar with all of our resources. 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!  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!  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: Counselor Connection- Mental Health Awareness Week Oakschool Student & Parent Feedback Survey President’s Volunteer Service Award Virtual Talent Showcase Ronald McDonald Walk for Kids Sage Oak Hiking Club CalKids Program Sage Studio Podcast and YouTube Channel  Pictures of the WeekThe force was strong with our 2nd graders in Mrs. Trujillo’s class as they celebrated Star Wars Day last week!  Our awesome 4th graders in Mrs. Del Rossi and Ms. Lozanos’s class read a play about finding treasure and then created their own treasure maps!   Wishing you all a wonderful rest of your week!   |
