Monday, April 2, 2018

Upcoming & Notable


Reminder: Last day to order curriculum, vouchers and computers is this Friday!

  • High School Information Meeting - Wednesday, April 4 - 11am - 1pm - Grace Church in Jackson. Sign up here.
  • Ordering Deadline (Curriculum, Computers & Vouchers) - Friday, April 6
  • Early Ordering Begins  - Monday, April 9
  • CASSP and CAST Testing in Jackson - Monday, April 10 through Friday April 13
  • CASSP and CAST Testing in Rescue - Tuesday, April 17 through Friday April 20
  • End of LP8 - Friday, April 20
  • LP9 Begins - Monday, April 23

  • 8th Grade Promotion - Grace Church - Wednesday, May 9
  • Black Chasm Field Trip - Wednesday, May 16
  • Jackson Field Day - Thursday, May 17
  • Alpha Fired Arts Field Trip - Wednesday, May 23 - Info coming soon
  • Memorial Day - No School - Monday, May 28
  • Graduation Ceremony - Sacramento - Wednesday, May 30
  • End of LP9 - Friday, May 18
  • LP10 Begins - Monday, May 21

Field Trip to Alpha Fired Arts


I'm moving forward with our field trip to Alpha Fired Arts, as It looks as if there is enough interest to make it go. (20 participant min. and a 50 participant max.)

I'm working with Visions to try to get it into Launchpad for sign-ups. Will send out a notice as soon as it is ready to go. 

We will be doing their "Paint a Masterpiece" plate. (Van Gogh's Sunflowers)

Alpha Fired Arts
4675 Aldona Lane
Sacramento, CA 95841
(916) 484-4424

Wednesday, May 23
10:00 to 11:30

*Attendance on this field trip will count as our LP10 meeting :)

Field Trip to Black Chasm

Traci Muldery has put together a field trip to Black Chasm. Here is a copy of the email she sent out to her families. Feel free to sign up! I'll be there :) And...if you like, you can count this as your LP9 meeting!


Visions Families,

I'm excited to share with you the news that our Amador Students are invited to participate in a field trip to Black Chasm Cavern in Volcano, California (just a few miles from Pine Grove).  I booked a fieldtrip for our group to meet at the Black Chasm Cavern on May 16 at 11:30, ending at 1:30.  The Black Chasm Cavern is an amazing place with the largest display of helcite gemstones in the Western Hemisphere.  This is the reason that it is a National Landmark. We are getting a discounted group pricing, which is $6.50 per student.  For an additional cost of $5.00, we also have the opportunity to have our students go gemstone mining, which is like gold mining, but students get gemstones instead. The costs of the tour, and the gemstone mining will be covered by Visions funding.  The cost for adults to take the tour is $11.00, and will not be covered by Visions.


Here is a link from National Geographic to some information and pictures of the Black Chasm Cavern:
Black Chasm Cavern

I have been working with Visions Sacramento to get everything approved for our group, and enable our students to use their funding.  Friday, this field trip was put on Launchpad.

You can sign up your child now.  Go to Launchpad ---->scroll to bottom and hit New Orders---->Then More Ordering Options----> VIE Activities & Events --->Hit Field Trip on the Dropdown ---> Next----> sign up with the numbers below

Launchpad # for Tour     #27548

Launchpad # of Gemstone Mining     #27549

This trip may fill up fast.  I'm trying to keep it for our local Amador families.   Families are able to go through Launchpad to sign up for field trips until the end of April. If you need help signing up, I can do it for you if you still have funding left.  If not, call Visions, information below.  If you want to sign up, and it is closed, call or text me.    Families need to  sign up and pay for any adult or sibling no later than Friday, April 27th.  On Monday, April 30th, Visions will request a check from the district for the families who have paid. 

Parents that want to participate in this fieldtrip, and I'm thinking that will be most of you, need to contact Marnie Livingstone at Visions at 916-971-5518.  She will put your name on the list and discuss how to pay for it.
If you have maxed out your funding, you and your child can still participate by paying our of pocket.  Again, discuss with Marnie.
If you have siblings that you would like to attend this event, call Marnie.

More information to be coming.

Traci

Here is a link to Traci's flyer.

This Week's Meeting Schedule

Monday 4/2
Office Day

Tuesday
Virtual
Joseph & Alex - 11:00
Billy - 1:30

Wednesday
Virtual
Jaxon - 12:00
Charlotte - 1:30
Khloe & Sadie - 2:35

Thursday
Virtual
Wesley - 11:30
Lucas - 12:30
Hunter - 1:30

Friday
Office Day