End of Year Book Sale

Visions holds an end of year book sale, for returning families, to recycle books and curriculum materials. Materials can be purchased (with student funds only) at a discount. One other plus...you can purchase materials from any grade level at this event.

Book Sale: Carmichael, June 18th - More info to follow as it comes.

Returnables

If you have "returnables", there will be a Visions book and materials pick-up day in Jackson sometime between June 3rd and 5th. (Date to come soon.) You can also take them down to Carmichael, mail them to the resource center, or give them to me at our last meeting.

New policy for returning families: If you do not return your returnables, they will be automatically retained after June 5th, (added to next year's account), at 10% of the original value*. No need to fill out the textbook retention forms any more. Yay!

*Any lost book will be charged at original cost.

Latest on Pre-Ordering...

Returning families will be able to "pre-order" April 6 - May 29.

• Pre-orders will be processed in July
• Pre-orders will be exempt from the processing fees
• Pre-ordering is only for curriculum vendors, NOT TextbookX, SkyQ or vouchers. (You will still have to order any curriculum that is available at TextbookX through TextbookX, starting July 6.)
• You will order the same way you do now, through Launchpad. You will see a new dropdown menu to choose the school year. It should default to 2015, which is the correct year for next year's curriculum orders.

TextbookX ordering begins July 6.
Voucher and Computer ordering begins July 10

This Week's Meeting Schedule

Monday 4/6
Ms. Bryon in Carmichael for Professional Development

Tuesday
Plymouth
Jezreel - 11:00
Haley, Madeline, Paige & Riley - 12:15

Wednesday
Camino
Alex - 11:00
Jackson - Grace Church
Wyatt - 1:00 - 2:30
Phone
Daisy - 3:00

Thursday
Ione
Alex & Luke - 12:30
Jasmine & Roxie- 2:35

Friday
Office Day

Spring Break Next Week!

Visions will be on Spring Break next week - Monday 3/30 through Friday 4/3.
Have a wonderful time!

Testing Update

I have received the student site assignments for this year's STAR and SBAC testing. Here is the latest information:

Jackson Site Grace Fellowship 8040 South Highway 49 Jackson, CA 95642 STAR Testing* April 28, 12:00 p.m. SABC Testing April 29, 30 and May 1st, 12:00 p.m. (Haley, Madeline, Riley, Jasmine, Teran*, Daisy, Lillian, Wyatt*, and Luke)	Rescue Site Foothills United Methodist Church 3301 Green Valley Rd. Rescue, CA 95672 STAR Testing* April 20, 12:45 p.m. SABC Testing April 21, 22 and 23, 12:45 p.m. (Dianne, Thomas*, Alex)

Please let me know if you have any questions! I will post further information as I receive it.

This Week's Meeting Schedule

Monday 3/23
Ms. Bryon in Teacher Meetings

Tuesday
Ione
Gage - 11:00
Daisy & Gracyann - 12:30
Lillian - 3:00

Wednesday
Plymouth
Michael & David - 8:30
Ione
Grace - 11:00
Somerset
Teran - 1:00

Thursday
Pioneer
Baruch & Ana - 10:30
Wyatt - 12:00
Joseph - 1:00
Emma E. - 2:15

Friday
Office Day
Phone
Emma P. - 10:00

Sierra-at-Tahoe Ski Days Cancelled

From The Wire:

It is with much sadness that we have learned that Sierra-at-Tahoe had to close their resort today, March 16th, as a result of no new snow. Our next scheduled Ski Day, Friday, March 27th has also been cancelled.

A big thank you to our CTs, Ty Beekman and Shelby Shupe,  who put in many hours to create these opportunities for our students. For those who participated, I hope you had a great time. Hopefully, we will be back on the slopes next year. All Launchpad orders placed for March 27th will be deleted. If you have prepaid for adult or sibling costs, they will be refunded.

Feedback Survey

Thank you to everyone who submitted the feedback survey last week. I got some great info that I will be using to improve services for next year.

If you didn't get the chance to take the survey yet, please consider it. While it is not mandatory for you, it is mandatory for me to try to get as many replies as possible and to share them with my administrator :) Please know that I am very interested in your thoughts an opinions.

Remember...it is completely anonymous!

You can take the survey here.

Reminder

The last day to order computers or vouchers for this school year is Friday!

Get your voucher orders in by 5 p.m. (I think they will technically take them until 11:59 on Friday, but you don't want to miss the deadline.)

Field trip reimbursement forms can be submitted right up until May 29th.

This Week's Meeting Schedule

Monday 3/16
Office Day

Tuesday
Pine Grove
Emma N. - 1:00
Joy - 2:15

Wednesday
Jackson Public Library
Tristan - 1:00
Emma P. - 2:00
Leila - 3:00

Thursday
Placerville 
Marley - 11:00
Thomas, Dianne & Kennedy - 12:15

Friday

Office Day

Feedback Survey

Please take a moment to take the following parent/guardian survey. It is completely anonymous :)

Thank you!

This Week's Meeting Schedule

Monday 3/9
Office Day

Tuesday
Plymouth
Jezreel - 11:00
Haley, Madeline, Paige & Riley - 12:15

Wednesday
Camino
Alex - 11:00

Thursday
Ione
Alex & Luke - 12:30
Jasmine & Roxie- 2:35

Friday
Jackson Public Library
Wyatt - 12:00

Mark Your Calendar for our Field Day!

Every Spring Visions sponsors Field Days in a variety of parks throughout our service area.

What are Field Days? Field Days are a “no fee” event and open to all K-12 Home School students and their immediate family members. Students will compete in a variety of field games supervised by the Visions staff.

While your children are playing, parents/guardians will have an opportunity to network with CTs, administrators and other Visions home school families.

The morning ends with a family barbecue provided and cooked by Visions staff. [Hot dogs (turkey and vegetarian), chips, lemonade and water]

Questions? Contact Nancy Peterson in the Home School Office at 916-971-5518 or email napterson@viedu.org


Where: Detert Park, 560 North Highway 49/88, Jackson
When: Friday, May 8, from 9:30 to 12:30
You will need: to register here and bring a completed permission slip available here.

Flyer

Academic Talent Search for 4th-9th Graders

Academic Talent Search (ATS) provides academically challenging, fast-paced courses to  highly able and motivated 4th through 9th grade students in the greater Sacramento area. Classes are held on the Sacramento State campus, giving participants the opportunity to sample University life at an early age. 4th and 5th grade students can discover new approaches to traditional topics and experience enrichment opportunities in new subject areas. 6th through 9th grade students can experience a collegiate environment while accelerating their learning in traditional subjects.

To qualify for this summer program, Visions in Education will be providing the qualifying exam on March 11, 2015  at 10:00 – test is over.  The testing location will be at the Visions In Education building 5030 El Camino Ave Carmichael, CA  95608.

Please call Theresa Mora School Counselor (916) 971-5399 or tmora@viedu.org to put your students on the list.  Please include the following information:  The student/students names and grades so testing materials can be obtained.

There is a $15.00 processing and registration fee. Please have checks made out to Academic Talent Search for the amount of $15.00. Fees will be collected at ATS testing day on March 11, 2015.
For more information about the cost and individual classes that will be offered in the summer,  visit their website at: http://www.csus.edu/coe/ats/.

This Week's Meeting Schedule

Monday 3/2
Office Day

Tuesday
Office Day

Wednesday
Grace Fellowship Church, Jackson
Wyatt - 11:00 - 1:00

Thursday
Jackson Public Library
Emma P. - 11:45
Emma E. - 12:45

Friday
Phone Conference
Kimbrough - 12:00

Upcoming...

End of Learning Period 7 - Friday, 3/6
Last day to add a voucher vendor - Friday, 3/6
Daylight Saving Time Begins - Sunday 3/8
Last day to order vouchers and computers - Friday, 3/20
End of Learning Period 8 - Friday, 3/27
Spring Break - Monday, 3/30 - Friday 4/3

STAR Testing - (5, 7, and 9th Grade Science Test Only) -  Tuesday, 4/28

SBAC Testing - (3 -8 and 11th Grades) - Wednesday 4/29 through Friday 5/1

End of Learning Period 9 - Friday, 5/1

Field Day - Friday, 5/8
Mother's Day - Sunday, 5/10
Memorial Day (No School) - Monday, 5/25
Last Day of School - Friday, 5/29

SBAC Practice Classes (Gr. 3-8 and 11)

Visions has scheduled the SBAC practice classes. These classes will focus on understanding the format and instructions for taking the tests. They are designed to help students feel prepared and comfortable with the tools, interface and testing location.

Information is on the Wire here:

http://wire.viedu.org/sbac-classes-quickly-approaching-student-ready/

These classes are free enrichment classes and you sign up in Launchpad the same way you do for other enrichment classes. Classes are posted in Launchpad and ready for signups.

This is the schedule for classes in Jackson:

Location:

Grace Fellowship Church

8040 State Highway 49, Jackson CA 95642

Date: 

Monday, 3/16/15

Launchpad #, Class, Time, Room:

15068 - Gr 3-5 Math - 10 - 10:45 (Room A)

15069 - Gr 3-5 ELA - 11 - 11:45 (Room B)

15070 - Gr 6-8 ELA - 10 - 10:45 (Room B)

15071 - Gr 6-8 Math - 11-11:45 (Room A)

Please let me know if you have any questions!

This Week's Meeting Schedule

Monday 2/23
Ms. Bryon in Teacher Meetings

Tuesday
Ione
Daisy & Gracyann - 12:30
Lillian - 3:00

Wednesday
Plymouth
Michael & David - 8:30
Ione
Grace - 11:00
Somerset
Teran - 1:00

Thursday
Pioneer Public Library
Joseph - 1:00
Tristan - 2:15

Friday
Ione
Lillian - 11:15
Daisy & Gracyann - 12:30
Gage - 3:00

Rescue Science and Project Fair Options

Due to scheduling conflicts and lack of student sign-ups, the Science and Project Fair at the Rescue site has been cancelled.

If you have a student who has been working hard on a science project and would like to get together with others who have been doing the same, please email me. I will put everyone in contact and see what we can arrange.