Upcoming & Notable

• Book Fair - Monday, Dec. 3 - Friday, Dec. 7
• Lifetouch Picture Day - Thursday, Dec. 6
• Gingerbread House Event- Wednesday, Dec. 5 - Sign up in Launchpad under VIE Activities & Events > Miscellaneous > Activity ID is 29093. Cost is $15 per student. Spots are limited, sign up soon!
• Spelling Bee - Wednesday, Dec. 12 - Carmichael
• LP5 Begins - Monday, Dec. 17
• Winter Break - Monday, Dec. 24 - Friday, Jan. 4

• School Resumes - Monday, Jan. 7
• Martin Luther King Jr. Day - No school - Monday, Jan. 21
• LP6 Begins - Monday, Jan. 28

My CT calendar says that there is a Ski Day planned for Friday, February 1st. I couldn't find any further info yet, but as soon as I do, I will post it.

This Week's Meeting Schedue

Monday 11/26

Office Day

Tuesday
Jackson Library 
Billy - 11:00
Lucas - 12:05
Christopher - 1:30
Hunter - 3:00

Wednesday

Ione - Corner Cafe

Jaxon & Sarah - 11:00
Skyler - 1:00

Thursday
Somerset - Crossroads Cafe

Akira & Aria - 12:05
Maya  - 2:00

Friday
Office Day

Upcoming & Notable

• FAME - Wednesday, Nov. 7 - 2nd class
• Deadline to sign up for Spelling Bee - Friday, Nov. 9
• Veteran's Day - No school - Monday, Nov. 12
• LP4 Begins - Monday, Nov. 19
• Thanksgiving Break - Wednesday, Nov. 21 - Friday, Nov. 23

• Book Fair - Monday, Dec. 3 - Friday, Dec. 7
• Lifetouch Picture Day - Thursday, Dec. 6
• Gingerbread House Event- Wednesday, Dec. 5 - Sign up in Launchpad under VIE Activities & Events > Miscellaneous > Activity ID is 29093. Cost is $15 per student. Spots are limited, sign up soon!
• Spelling Bee - Wednesday, Dec. 12 - Carmichael
• LP5 Begins - Monday, Dec. 17
• Winter Break - Monday, Dec. 24 - Friday, Jan. 4

2 Short Weeks Coming Up

Next week school is closed for Veterans Day on Monday.

The following week school is closed Wednesday - Friday for Thanksgiving Week.

I don't have any regularly scheduled meetings either week. If you would like to schedule an extra meeting for any reason: to get some help or input with curriculum, discussing teaching strategies, using Launchpad, using Pathways, or anything else you can think of, please let me know. I am available and happy to help.

This Week's Meeting Schedule

Monday 11/5
Ms. Bryon at Professional Development in Carmichael

Tuesday
Virtual
Justin - 11:00
Elijah - 12:05
Robert - 1:10
Phone
Justin - 3:00*

Wednesday
Virtual
Willow - 11:30
Leila- 12:30
Dylan and Austin C. - 2:00

Thursday
Virtual
Amy & Hannah - 11:00
Emma  - 1:00
Connor - 2:00
Wyatt  - 3:05

Friday
Office Day

Did You Know?

About Foothill Learning Academy?

"Our mission is to serve and support homeschool and charter school families by organizing independent teachers to provide enrichment and tutoring services to home study students."

Foothill is a Visions vendor that has K-8 classes in: science, math, history, STEM, choir, art, ASL, speech & debate, newspaper & journalism, and more!

They are located in Placerville and El Dorado Hills. I know this is a long drive for many of you, but I can tell you that the families that attend classes at Foothill love it and feel it is worth it.

Something to look into for Spring semester :)

Upcoming & Notable

Notable...

• Home School Math Olympiad Coming Soon
• Visions is starting up a CS First Storytelling Club

• First Sutter's Fort Parent Training - Saturday, Nov. 3, 8am to 2pm
• Daylight Saving Time Ends - Sunday, Nov. 4 @ 2am
• FAME - Wednesday, Nov. 7 - 2nd class
• Deadline to sign up for Spelling Bee - Friday, Nov. 9
• Veteran's Day - No school - Monday, Nov. 12
• LP4 Begins - Monday, Nov. 19
• Thanksgiving Break - Wednesday, Nov. 21 - Friday, Nov. 23

• Book Fair - Monday, Dec. 3 - Friday, Dec. 7
• Lifetouch Picture Days - Tuesday, Dec. 4 & Thursday, Dec. 6
• Gingerbread House Event- Wednesday, Dec. 5 - Sign up in Launchpad under VIE Activities & Events > Miscellaneous > Activity ID is 29093. Cost is $15 per student. Spots are limited, sign up soon!
• Spelling Bee - Wednesday, Dec. 12 - Carmichael
• LP5 Begins - Monday, Dec. 17
• Winter Break - Monday, Dec. 24 - Friday, Jan. 4

This Week's Meeting Schedule

Monday 10/29
Office Day

Tuesday
Virtual
Jacob - 11:00
Austin - 12:05
Jasmine & Roxie - 1:30

Wednesday
Virtual 
Jezreel - 11:00
Isabeau & McKenna - 12:05
Lilly  - 2:00

Thursday
Virtual
Tiffany, Madison & Logan  - 11:00
Charlotte - 2:30

Friday
Office Day

Progress Grades - (6th - 12th only)

I will be submitting progress grades for all 6th - 12th graders on Friday. I will submit the cumulative grade from the LP2 grade tab on your semester plans. Please check that your LP2 grades are updated before then. Let me know if you have questions or need help.

LP3 Virtual Meetings

All LP3 meetings will be held using Zoom. Using Zoom for our virtual meetings worked very well last year. However, I'm sure many of us will need a refresher. 

How it works:

• I'll send you an invitation via email on the Monday of your meeting week.
• Click on the link to join the meeting.
• If you haven't downloaded the Zoom app before, it will prompt you. It may take a minute or two.
• Zoom works on tablets and phones, but is best on laptop or desktop computers.

How to prepare for our virtual meetings for parents/guardians:

• Plan an activity and/or snack for students once they have completed sharing their work. This works especially well for younger students.
• Have students share their work first. Then they can move on to the planned activity, and we can focus on school business and questions.
• Expect some difficulties. The first meeting (or two) may need some trouble shooting. The more we expect this possibility, the less frustrating it will be.
• Gather questions and concerns you might have.
• If possible, fill out your semester plan through LP4, LP3 PE log, LP3 Progress/Grade tab and log LP3 attendance before the meeting. If that is not possible, please have your assignments, PE activities and grades ready so we can input them together. Also, have your Launchpad parent account sign in info on hand so I can walk you though logging attendance if you don't get the chance to do it prior to the meeting.
• Have your phone on hand. The worst that could happen is that we have a phone meeting and I help you log onto Zoom at our next face to face.

How to prepare for our virtual meetings for students:

Have your work ready to share. You can do this a number of ways:

• You can hold work, projects or pictures up to the computer to show me
• You can share your screen if you have work or pictures on your computer
• You can play and instrument, sing a song, or show me a dance or PE move
• You can read a book
• You can demonstrate your math skills (Zoom has a whiteboard that you can write on!)
• You can take over the controls and show me a website that you have been using
• You can even ask for help with any of your school work!

Zoom has some resources on it's website. One of the best is 53 second video on Joining a Meeting. I highly suggest that new families watch this one as it walks you through what will happen when you click on the invitation I'll be sending via email. There are also videos on how to configure your audio, use the meeting controls, and share your screen.

Please let me know if you have questions or concerns. I'm here to help.

Upcoming & Notable

• LP3 Begins - Monday, Oct. 22
• Sly Park Environmental Science Camp - Monday, Oct 22 - Friday, Oct 26

• Daylight Saving Time Ends - Sunday, Nov. 4 @ 2am
• FAME - Wednesday, Nov. 7 - 2nd class
• Veteran's Day - No school - Monday, Nov. 12
• LP4 Begins - Monday, Nov. 19
• Thanksgiving Break - Wednesday, Nov. 21 - Friday, Nov. 23

• Book Fair - Monday, Dec. 3 - Friday, Dec. 7
• Lifetouch Picture Days - Tuesday, Dec. 4 & Thursday, Dec. 6
• Gingerbread House Event- Wednesday, Dec. 5
• Spelling Bee - Wednesday, Dec. 12 - Carmichael
• LP5 Begins - Monday, Dec. 17
• Winter Break - Monday, Dec. 24 - Friday, Jan. 4

This Week's Meeting Schedule

Monday 10/22

Office Day

Tuesday
Zoom
Billy - 11:00
Lucas - 12:05
Christopher - 1:30
Aria - 3:00*

Wednesday

Zoom
Jaxon & Sarah - 11:00

Skyler & Piper - 1:00
Sterling - 2:10
Hunter - 3:15

Thursday
Zoom
Maya  - 11:00

Akira & Aria - 12:05

Friday
Office Day

LP2 Attendance

Please take a minute to verify your LP2 attendance by Friday. All you have to do is check that you logged attendance for LP2 and that it is accurate.

Thank you!

Upcoming & Notable

Notable...

• Don't forget your work samples! - I will be collecting "official" school work samples at our LP2 meeting. See this post for more info. Please let me know if you have questions.
• New voucher ordering process info here (Remember to use your parent account to order vouchers and that vouchers are not refundable.)
• New reimbursement process info here.

• Harvest Festival - Friday, Oct. 12, First Baptist Church, 4401 San Juan Ave, Fair Oaks. 11 to 2. Come visit me at the Face Painting Booth!
• Pumpkin Patch Field Trip - Wednesday, Oct. 17, 10:30 to 12:00 at Amador Flower Farm. FULL.
• Add/Drop deadline - Friday, Oct 19 (High School)
• LP3 Begins - Monday, Oct. 22
• Sly Park Environmental Science Camp - Monday, Oct 22 - Friday, Oct 26

• FAME - Wednesday, Nov. 7 - 2nd class
• Veteran's Day - No school - Monday, Nov. 12
• LP4 Begins - Monday, Nov. 19
• Thanksgiving Break - Wednesday, Nov. 21 - Friday, Nov. 23

Did You Know?

That Visions has provided free licenses this year to two excellent learning resources?

"A safe, up-to-date, and age-appropriate information resource for Elementary, Middle, and High School. Discover encyclopedia articles, multimedia, primary sources, games, and other learning resources that support student research and reinforce curriculum standards."

Click here for flyer and sign on info for Britannica School

and...

"Learn360 is an interactive media-on-demand service for K-12 teachers, providing teachers and students the power to meet and exceed 21st century educational expectations across all curriculums."

Click here for flyer and sign on info for Learn 360

This Week's Meeting Schedule

Monday 10/8
Office Day

Tuesday
Crossroads Cafe - Somerset
Justin - 11:00
Elijah - 12:05
Robert - 1:10
Somerset
Yarrow & Alder - 2:30

Wednesday
Ione - Corner Cafe
Willow - 11:30
Leila- 12:30
Ione
Dylan and Austin C. - 2:00

Thursday
Jackson Library
Emma  - 11:30
Connor - 12:35
Wyatt  - 3:05

Friday
Harvest Festival

Share of the Week

Have something cool to share? A resource, a field trip, class, activity, curriculum, or vendor to recommend? Email me, and I'll post it on the blog under Share of the Week.

This week's share is from Shelly Zabawa.

Print your own personalized handwriting practice sheets. Free! Just go to www.handwritingworksheets.com to make your own print, D'Nealian, and cursive worksheets with your own content. Use spelling words, copy work paragraphs, names, etc.

The site is full of adds, and takes a minute to figure out, but I didn't have to provide any personal information to make this, and it only took me a couple of minutes. Fun!

Thank you Shelly!

Did You Know?

Visions has enrichment activities for grades TK-8 in Galt? For families that live in Ione, this may be a great resource!

• Here is the link on the Wire for more information. 
• Here is a schedule of classes in a one page format.

Don't forget about the Amador County Recreation Agency's classes as well. They start tomorrow!

While there may not be as many vendors in our area as we would like, there are many more in Cameron Park, El Dorado Hills, and Folsom. You can search for vendors on this page.

Upcoming & Notable

Notable...

• Don't forget your work samples! - I will be collecting "official" school work samples at our LP2 meeting. See this post for more info. Please let me know if you have questions.
• New voucher ordering process info here (Remember to use your parent account to order vouchers and that vouchers are not refundable.)
• New reimbursement process info here.
• Last day to return items for credit to TextbookX and MBS Direct - September 21st. (TextbookX - supported curriculum only, and MBS Direct - excluding marketplace items) See ordering reference guide here.

• FAME - Wednesday, Oct. 3 - First FAME class. See this post for more info.
• Parent Information Support - Wednesday, Oct. 3, at Grace Church during FAME (9 to 10 am). Informal session - drop in to ask questions or get help.
• Math Breakout Session (Grades 5-8) - Wednesday, Oct. 3, at Grace Church following FAME (10 to 11). Fun and free. Students work together to figure out math clues to unlock the box. Grades 5-8.  Sign up here. 
• Harvest Festival - Friday, Oct. 12, First Baptist Church, 4401 San Juan Ave, Fair Oaks. 11 to 2
• Pumpkin Patch Field Trip - Wednesday, Oct. 17, 10:30 to 12:00 at Amador Flower Farm. FULL.
• Add/Drop deadline - Friday, Oct 19 (High School)
• LP3 Begins - Monday, Oct. 22
• Sly Park Environmental Science Camp - Monday, Oct 22 - Friday, Oct 26

• FAME - Wednesday, Nov. 7 - 2nd class
• Veteran's Day - No school - Monday, Nov. 12
• LP4 Begins - Monday, Nov. 19
• Thanksgiving Break - Wednesday, Nov. 21 - Friday, Nov. 23

This Week's Meeting Schedule

Monday 10/1
Office Day

Tuesday
Ione - Corner Cafe
Jacob - 11:00
Austin - 12:05
Ione
Jasmine & Roxie - 1:30

Wednesday
Jackson Library 
Jezreel - 11:00
Isabeau & McKenna - 12:05

Thursday
Ione
Tiffany, Madison & Logan  - 11:00
Ione - Corner Cafe
Lilly  - 1:00
Ione
Charlotte - 2:30

Friday
Office Day