Please remember to update your progress/grades and your PE log on your semester plan (or just email the info to me), and log in to do your attendance on School Pathways if we are counting testing as our LP8 meeting. Thanks!
Monday, April 16, 2018
LP8 Attendance, Progress/Grades, and PE Logs
Please remember to update your progress/grades and your PE log on your semester plan (or just email the info to me), and log in to do your attendance on School Pathways if we are counting testing as our LP8 meeting. Thanks!
Upcoming & Notable
- 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 - See above post
- Memorial Day - No School - Monday, May 28
- Graduation Ceremony - Sacramento - Wednesday, May 30
- End of LP9 - Friday, May 18
- LP10 Begins - Monday, May 21
Last Day of School - Thursday, June 7
Book Return - Tuesday, June 12 - Grace Church in Jackson, 9am to 11am
This Week's Meeting Schedule
Due to testing, there are only scheduled meetings on Thursday this week.
Monday 4/16
Office Day
Tuesday - Thursday
Testing - Foothills Methodist Church in Rescue - Morning Session is 9am to 12pm, Afternoon Session 1pm to 4pm (please allow 5-10 minutes for check-in)
Grades 3 - 8, & 11 CAASPP - Language Arts and Math
Grades 5, 8, 11, & 12 - CAST Science Test
Thursday
Emma - 11:30
Connor - 12:30
Sterling - 1:30
Friday
Testing - Foothills Methodist Church in Rescue
Monday 4/16
Office Day
Tuesday - Thursday
Testing - Foothills Methodist Church in Rescue - Morning Session is 9am to 12pm, Afternoon Session 1pm to 4pm (please allow 5-10 minutes for check-in)
Grades 3 - 8, & 11 CAASPP - Language Arts and Math
Grades 5, 8, 11, & 12 - CAST Science Test
Thursday
Jackson Library
Connor - 12:30
Sterling - 1:30
Friday
Testing - Foothills Methodist Church in Rescue
As needed for make-ups and extended time.
Monday, April 9, 2018
This Week's Meeting Schedule
Due to testing, there are no regularly scheduled meetings this week.
Monday 4/9
Office Day
Tuesday - Thursday
Testing - Grace Church in Jackson - 9am to 12pm (please allow 5-10 minutes for check-in)
Grades 3 - 8, & 11 CAASPP - Language Arts and Math
Grades 5, 8, 11, & 12 - CAST Science Test
Friday
Testing - Grace Church in Jackson
As needed for make-ups and extended time.
Monday 4/9
Office Day
Tuesday - Thursday
Testing - Grace Church in Jackson - 9am to 12pm (please allow 5-10 minutes for check-in)
Grades 3 - 8, & 11 CAASPP - Language Arts and Math
Grades 5, 8, 11, & 12 - CAST Science Test
Friday
Testing - Grace Church in Jackson
As needed for make-ups and extended time.
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 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.
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
Thursday
Virtual
Wesley - 11:30
Lucas - 12:30
Hunter - 1:30
Friday
Office Day
Office Day
Tuesday
Virtual
Joseph & Alex - 11:00
Billy - 1:30
Wednesday
Virtual
Jaxon - 12:00
Charlotte - 1:30
Khloe & Sadie - 2:35
Virtual
Wesley - 11:30
Lucas - 12:30
Hunter - 1:30
Friday
Office Day
Monday, March 19, 2018
Looking for a New Math Curriculum?
If you are searching for a new math curriculum for next year, definitely check Eureka Math out.
Melissa Meyer, the Math Revolution leader, has provided a 25 minute video to explain how the program works. The video was made for CTs, but I am sharing it here because it is a GREAT overview.
Warning: This video is pretty comprehensive, and things look complicated at the start, so I would watch it to the end if I was searching for a new math program.
https://zoom.us/recording/play/mP8sipYU-jb_fKexDFxxwh5ZZhjtt5BJje6KehGgJw5wMy39G1ayc_yYUnYhG5cX
Price and ordering info:
Visions Vendor - Great Minds
$150.00 for the Digital Suite
$ 29.96 for a set of grade level workbooks (correction from the video, which says they are $29 each book/module)
= $179.96 for Eureka Math- a GREAT deal!
Spring Break is Next Week!
March 26th - 30th.
School office will be closed and CTs will be on break.
This Week's Meeting Schedule
Monday 3/19
Office Day
Tuesday
Carmichael
CT Professional Development Day
Vendor Fair
Wednesday
Jackson
Wyatt - 11:00
Hunter - 12:15
Lilly - 1:20
Jezreel - 2:30
Thursday
Office Day
Friday
Office Day
Carmichael
CT Professional Development Day
Vendor Fair
Wednesday
Jackson
Wyatt - 11:00
Hunter - 12:15
Lilly - 1:20
Jezreel - 2:30
Thursday
Office Day
Office Day
Monday, March 12, 2018
Upcoming & Notable
- Interim SBAC Test Prep - Jackson - Wednesday March 14
- PFT Testing Grades 5, 7 & 9 - Jackson, Wednesday March 14 - Info and signups
- Sibling Enrollment Deadline - March 16th
- Ski Make-Up Day - Friday, March 16
- Curriculum Vendor Fair in Carmichael - Tuesday March 20 - 11am to 1pm
- End of LP7 - Friday, March 23
- SPRING BREAK - Monday, March 26 - Friday, March 30
- LP8 Begins - Monday, April 2
- 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
This Week's Meeting Schedule
Monday 3/12
Virtual
Sterling 11:00
Somerset
Yarrow & Alder - 1:00
Tuesday
Pollock Pines
Alex M. - 10:00
Somerset - Crossroads Cafe
Justin - 11:30
Virtual
Wesley - 2:00
Wednesday
CAASPP Test Practice & PFT Testing - Grace Church - Jackson 9 - 1
Grace Church
Emily - 1:30
Jackson Library
Lucas - 10:30
Emma - 11:30
Connor- 12:30
Wyatt - 2:00
Friday
Virtual
Sterling 11:00
Somerset
Yarrow & Alder - 1:00
Tuesday
Pollock Pines
Alex M. - 10:00
Somerset - Crossroads Cafe
Justin - 11:30
Virtual
Wesley - 2:00
Wednesday
CAASPP Test Practice & PFT Testing - Grace Church - Jackson 9 - 1
Grace Church
Emily - 1:30
Virtual
Akira - 3:30
ThursdayAkira - 3:30
Jackson Library
Lucas - 10:30
Emma - 11:30
Connor- 12:30
Wyatt - 2:00
Friday
Somerset
Maya - TBD
Maya - TBD
Monday, March 5, 2018
Sibling Enrollments
Enrolling a sibling for next year? To ensure your spot, don't miss the deadline!
Sibling applications must be complete by 4:30 pm on March 16th.
Ordering Deadlines & Curriculum Vendor Fair
Friday, April 6.
Early ordering for the 2018-19 school year begins Monday, April 9.
Looking for curriculum ideas for next year? Come to the vendor fair in Carmichael on Tuesday, March 20 from 11 to 1. More info and a list of participating vendors click here.
Upcoming & Notable
- Rescue Project and Performance Fair - Wednesday, March 7
- Ski Day - Friday, March 9
- Daylight Saving Time Begins - Sunday, March 11
- Interim SBAC Test Prep - Jackson - Wednesday March 14
- PFT Testing Grades 5, 7 & 9 - Jackson, Wednesday March 14 - Info and signups
- Ski Make-Up Day - Friday, March 16
- Curriculum Vendor Fair in Carmichael - Tuesday March 20 - 11am to 1pm
- End of LP7 - Friday, March 23
- SPRING BREAK - Monday, March 26 - Friday, March 30
- 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
This Week's Meeting Schedule
Monday 3/5
Office Day
Tuesday
Ione
Grace & Faith - 1:30
Wednesday
Jackson Library
Billy - 11:00
Isabeau & McKenna - 12:05
Jackson Library
Leila - 11:00
Charles & Ella - 1:30
David - 3:30
Friday
Office Day
Tuesday
Ione
Grace & Faith - 1:30
Wednesday
Jackson Library
Billy - 11:00
Isabeau & McKenna - 12:05
Rescue Project Fair 3 - 6
ThursdayJackson Library
Leila - 11:00
Charles & Ella - 1:30
David - 3:30
Office Day
Monday, February 26, 2018
Upcoming & Notable
**I still haven't heard about the ordering deadlines, but they will be coming up soon!**
- LP7 Begins - Monday, February 26
- Math Webinar - Monday, February 26 @ 1pm
- Mondavi Center – Cudamani: Gamelan and Dance of Bali - Monday, February 26
- Mondavi Center – Words Take Wing - Tuesday, February 27
- Alliance Redwoods Environmental Science Camp (5th & 6th Grades) - Monday, February 26 - Friday, March 2.
- Last Day to Add/Drop (High School Students) - Friday, March 2
- Rescue Project and Performance Fair - Wednesday, March 7
- Ski Day - Friday, March 9
- Daylight Saving Time Begins - Sunday, March 11
- Interim SBAC Test Prep & PFT - Jackson - Wednesday March 14 (PFT Testing from 11 to 2)
- Ski Make-Up Day - Friday, March 16
- Curriculum Vendor Fair in Carmichael - Tuesday March 20 - 11am to 1pm
- End of LP7 - Friday, March 23
- SPRING BREAK - Monday, March 26 - Friday, March 30
- High School Information Meeting - Wednesday, April 4 - 11am - 1pm - Grace Church in Jackson. Sign up here.
- 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
Student Testing Location Assignments
The testing location assignments have been posted.
Please check your assignment below and let me know if you have questions or need to request a change of location/time (Jackson is AM only, Rescue is both AM and PM). If you would like to request a change of location, please let me know ASAP as Visions is trying to organize for materials and proctors for each site. Deadline for location change requests is March 16.
Remember, not all students will need to test all four days. Some students take only two days to complete testing, some take longer. Tests are not timed, so students can take as long as they need.
Thank you!
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This Week's Meeting Schedule
Monday 2/26
Office Day
Wyatt - 11:00 - Virtual
Tuesday
Ione
Joseph & Alex - 11:00
Tiffany, Madison & Logan - 1:00
Wednesday
Ione - Pizza Factory
Jaxon - 12
Ione
Charlotte - 1:30
Thursday
Ione
Austin - 12:30
Jasmine & Roxy - 2:00
Friday
Office Day/CT Meeting
Office Day
Wyatt - 11:00 - Virtual
Ione
Joseph & Alex - 11:00
Tiffany, Madison & Logan - 1:00
Wednesday
Ione - Pizza Factory
Jaxon - 12
Ione
Charlotte - 1:30
Khloe & Sadie - 2:35
Ione
Austin - 12:30
Jasmine & Roxy - 2:00
Friday
Office Day/CT Meeting
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