Getting Ready for LP10

We are fast approaching the end of this school year. What a crazy ride! Our last learning period (LP10) begins on Monday, May 18. The last day of school is June 4.

I will share out sample report cards next week to help you get ready.

In preparing for our LP10 meeting, this is what I will need from you:

• Final Grades -  for grades 6-12
• Progress report #'s  - for K-5 (most will be a 3, meaning that your student has mastered the standards for their grade level year.)
• LP10 PE Log(s) completed
• LP10 Attendance Log(s) completed
• Are you continuing with Visions or withdrawing?
• Plus, any questions you might have

If you haven't done so already, please use this form to indicate whether you would like a regular virtual meeting or a 15-minute parent only check-in for LP10. I will be sending out a schedule next week to set up our LP10 meeting.


Thank you!

Virtual Curriculum Fair

Excerpt from the Wire Post:
The Curriculum Vendor Fair is an invaluable opportunity for Home School families to research the curriculum options available to them. In lieu of hosting our annual fairs, which was among the events canceled in light of COVID-19, we created a document that serves as a repository of information on the curriculum vendors (now called Curriculum Partners) who would have been present at the 2020 fairs.

Wire Post

2020 Virtual  Curriculum Vendor Fair

This Week's Meeting Schedule

LP9 Agenda - End of School Preparation

Monday 5/4
Office Day

Tuesday
Virtual
11:00 - Elijah
12:00 - Aria & Akira
2:30 - Angel


Wednesday
Virtual
11:00 - Jezreel
12:00 - McKenna
1:00 - Hunter
2:00 - Ana & Baruch


Thursday
Virtual
11:00 - Skyler
12:00 - Hailee & Lyla
2:30 - Lillian


Friday
Office Day 

Master Agreements

You will be receiving your Visions master agreements via email sometime this week. Please make sure to sign them, and have your student(s) sign them, as soon as possible, to ensure your enrollment in Visions for next year.

If you have any questions about master agreements or course assignments, please don't hesitate to contact me.

Thank you!

Ordering Notes

I know many of you are scrambling to use up your school funds by the May 1st deadline. However, I am getting a LOT of orders that I have to reject because they don't adhere to the Visions' Matrix.

I know it can be confusing to know what will be approved or rejected, and I have a strong belief that many unlisted items deserve approval. Please know that I spend hours going over orders, researching each item, trying to advocate for you. I will always go to bat for you if I can justify items as educational, or supporting the standards.

But please, refer to the matrix when ordering so you don't order things that are listed as "not approved".

Typical items that I am seeing orders for that are "not approved":

• PE clothing
• Games that are considered recreational rather than educational
• Furniture items
• Office equipment
• Storage containers/bins
• Stamps
• Toys
• Personal items
• Sports equipment that goes over the $100 per year limit
• Musical instruments that go over the $100 per year limit
• Bulk quantities
• Gardening Tools

Thanks!

LP 10 Meeting Plans

LP10 only has 13 days. 13 days is not enough to hold regularly scheduled meetings for everyone. Typically, we have had park days and group meetings to handle that. With the Covid-19 restrictions, park days and group meetings are not possible this year.

You have a choice in how you would like to conduct your LP10 meeting. Since I only need your report card grades, your attendance, your approved semester plan, and to check in with you on your plans for next year, we can either:

Schedule a "regular" virtual meeting (approx. 1hr per student for sharing work and conducting business)

or

Schedule a 15-minute check-in, with parents only, to make sure all of our compliance requirements are satisfied.

Which would you like to do?

Please submit your answer on this form as soon as possible so that I can schedule our LP10 meeting.

Thank you!

Upcoming & Notable

Notable:

• All activities, events, and face to face meetings are canceled for the rest of the school year. 
• Graduation will now be a "virtual" event.
• All standardized testing, including PE testing, has been canceled this year.
• Reimbursements to families will resume as of April 13th, 2020.

Amador County Homeschool Connection Facebook Page

Deadline for Sibling Enrollments & Academy Transfers - Wednesday, April 22nd @ 4:30 pm

Last Day to Order Curriculum or voucher - Friday, May 1st
LP 10 Begins - Monday, May 18th
Early Ordering - Monday, May 20th to Tuesday, June 30th (Curriculum & Partner Vendors, and summer vouchers up to $600 for July and August services)
Memorial Day - No School, Monday, May 25th

Last Day of School - Thursday, June 4th

This Week's Meeting Schedule

LP9 Agenda - Getting Ready for Next Year

Monday 4/27
Office Day

Tuesday 
Virtual
Tiffany, Madison & Logan - 11:00

Jasmine, Roxie & Fiona - 2:00

Wednesday 
Virtual
Jacob - 11:00
Uriah - 12:05
Wyatt - 1:10
Ella - 2:15

Thursday
Virtual
Leila - 11:00
Jaxon & Sarah - 12:00
Charlotte - 2:30

Friday
Office Day

Upcoming & Notable

Notable:

• All activities, events, and face to face meetings are canceled for the rest of the school year. (With the possible exception of Graduation.)
• All standardized testing has been canceled this year.
• Reimbursements to families will resume as of April 13th, 2020.

Amador County Homeschool Connection Facebook Page

LP 9 Begins - Monday, April 20
Deadline for Sibling Enrollments & Academy Transfers - Extended to Wednesday, April 22nd @ 4:30 pm

Last Day to Order Curriculum or voucher - Friday, May 1st
LP 10 Begins - Monday, May 18th
Early Ordering - Monday, May 20th to Tuesday, June 30th (Curriculum & Partner Vendors, and summer vouchers up to $600 for July and August services)
Memorial Day - No School, Monday, May 25th

Last Day of School - Thursday, June 4th

This Week's Meeting Schedule

LP9 Agenda - Planning for Next Year

Monday 4/20
Office Day
Virtual
12:00 - Hailee & Lyla

Tuesday
Virtual
11:00 - Billy
12:05 - Sterling
1:10 - Wyatt

Wednesday
Virtual
11:00 - Willow H.
12:00 - Lucas & Elias
2:15 - Camryn

Thursday
Virtual
9:00 - 10:30 - Billy*
12:00 - Jonah
1:30 - Savannah
4:00 - Jette

Friday
Office Day

Share of the Week

Thank you, Shelly, for sharing these cool resources!

Shel Silverstein Resources: Poet Trees, Read Aloud Videos, and More 
from https://www.harpercollins.com

These Printable Worksheets Help Your Kids Make a Quarantine Time Capsule from https://kidsactivitiesblog.com

Free Printable Journal Pages Will Help Your Kids Capture This Time in History
from https://letgrow.org

Upcoming & Notable

Notable:

• All activities, events, and face to face meetings are canceled for the rest of the school year. (With the possible exception of Graduation.)
• All standardized testing has been canceled this year.
• Reimbursements to families will resume as of April 13th, 2020.

Amador County Homeschool Connection Facebook Page

LP 9 Begins - Monday, April 20
Deadline for Sibling Enrollments & Academy Transfers - Extended to Wednesday, April 22nd @ 4:30 pm

Last Day to Order Curriculum or voucher - Friday, May 1st
LP 10 Begins - Monday, May 18th
Early Ordering - Monday, May 20th to Tuesday, June 30th (Curriculum & Partner Vendors, and summer vouchers up to $600 for July and August services)
Memorial Day - No School, Monday, May 25th

Last Day of School - Thursday, June 4th

This Week's Meeting Schedule

LP8 Agenda - Whatever you need :)

Monday 4/13
Office Day

Tuesday
Virtual
11:00 - Elijah
12:00 - Aria & Akira
2:30 - Angel


Wednesday
Virtual
11:00 - Jezreel
12:00 - McKenna
1:00 - Hunter
2:00 - Ana & Baruch


Thursday
Virtual
11:00 - Skyler
12:00 - Hailee & Lyla
2:30 - Lillian


Friday
Office Day 

Fit Academy

Home School Virtual P.E. Program: CAPITAL CITY FIT ACADEMY VIRTUAL P.E. - Help your student stay active and boost their immune system with our virtual P.E. program!

Open to students K - 12th grade. LIVE and on-demand workouts students and the whole family can do from home! 

https://www.capitalcityfitclub.com/home-school-independent-p-e

Upcoming & Notable

Notable:

• All activities, events, and face to face meetings are canceled at least until we return from spring break, and "likely" for the rest of the school year. I haven't heard any updates about this yet.
• All standardized testing has been canceled this year.
• I have requested a relaxation of the purchasing matrix guidelines, specifically as it refers to PE, Exploration, and basic school supplies for the remainder of the year as we are trying to navigate the shelter in place order. I will keep you appraised of what I learn.
• Everything is subject to change.

Amador County Homeschool Connection Facebook Page

Spring Break - April 6 - 10
LP 9 Begins - Monday, April 20
Deadline for Sibling Enrollments & Academy Transfers - Extended to Wednesday, April 22nd @ 4:30 pm

Last Day to Order Curriculum - Extended to Friday, May 1st
LP 10 Begins - Monday, May 18th
Early Ordering Begins - Extended to Monday, May 20th 
Memorial Day - No School, Monday, May 25th

Last Day of School - Thursday, June 4th

This Week's Meeting Schedule

LP8 Agenda - Whatever you need :)

Monday 3/30
Teacher Meetings

Tuesday 
Virtual
Tiffany, Madison & Logan - 11:00

Jasmine, Roxie & Fiona - 2:00

Wednesday 
Virtual
Jacob - 11:00
Uriah - 12:05
Ella - 2:15

Thursday
Virtual
Leila - 11:00
Jaxon & Sarah - 12:00
Charlotte - 2:30

Friday
Office Day

Resources

It is truly amazing how many people and companies are stepping up to support students across the country during this unprecedented time. Many are offering subscriptions, tutorials, and materials for free. Here are a few quality resources that are being created. Feel free to let me know if you find something great that isn't on one of these lists!

Amazing Educational Resources - Free List

http://www.amazingeducationalresources.com/

Amazing Educational Resources Facebook Page

https://www.facebook.com/groups/445786889466638/

Curriculum & Activity Resources for Virtual Learning (Maintained by Visions)

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zUWcmSRJaZtb5kleKqmiUqiZ4_P1-uPMypVvwIhphjA/edit#gid=1201867822

Free Educational Resources for Distance Learning (California Department of Education)

https://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/cr/cf/distancelearnresources.asp

California State Parks PORTS Home Learning Programs

http://www.ports.parks.ca.gov/

KQED

https://www.kqed.org/education/athomelearning

Upcoming & Notable

Notable:

• All activities, events, and face to face meetings are canceled at least until we return from spring break, and "likely" for the rest of the school year.
• All standardized testing has been canceled this year.
• Everything is subject to change.

Amador County Homeschool Connection Facebook Page

LP8 Begins - Monday, March 23

Spring Break - April 6 - 10
LP 9 Begins - Monday, April 20
Deadline for Sibling Enrollments & Academy Transfers - Extended to Wednesday, April 29th @ 4:30 pm

Last Day to Order Curriculum - Extended to Friday, May 1st
LP 10 Begins - Monday, May 18th
Early Ordering Begins - Extended to Monday, May 20th 
Memorial Day - No School, Monday, May 25th

Last Day of School - Thursday, June 4th

This Week's Meeting Schedule

LP8 Agenda - Whatever you need :)

Monday 3/23
Office Day

Tuesday
Virtual
11:00 - Billy
12:05 - Sterling
1:10 - Wyatt
2:15 - Camryn

Wednesday
Virtual
11:00 - Willow H.
12:00 - Lucas & Elias
2:15 - Savannah

Thursday
Virtual
12:00 - Jonah
3:00 - Jette

Friday
Office Day

School Closure

Well. This is definitely an unusual time. I understand that an email went out to families on Friday with information about the school closure. It wasn't sent to me (CTs got a different email), so I don't know what it said, but I am getting quite a few questions about it. I'll try to clarify as best I can here.

Here is what I know...

• The school is "closing" effective today through April 12.
• Students and teachers will continue to work, unless they are unable to do so. Governor Newsom's executive order states "School districts must continue delivering high-quality educational opportunities to students through other options, distance learning and independent study."
• This closure cancels ALL Visions' sponsored activities, events, group meetings, and face to face meetings during that time frame.
• Our scheduled meetings will be held virtually.
• Visions' main office will be closed to the public, however, staff will be working remotely.

This closure does not effect us the way it does a site based school as we can "attend" school around it. We are already uniquely set up for that. Our students don't have to miss any attendance days, which means we don't have to worry about the possibility of extending the school year in order to make up days like site based schools might.

Please let me know if you have questions. I'll answer the best I can.

Here is the link to the most recent WIRE post.

There is a Corona Virus Update and Information page on the Wire with some information and links to the CDC, California Department of Health, and county health departments.

Stay well.

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