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Novato Unified School District VLA Middle School Newsletter
Attendance is required during 1st period and during requested/ invited small group time.
September 11, 2020
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Hello VLA Middle School Families,
September is National Suicide Prevention Month
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The month of September is National Suicide Prevention Month. This month provides us an opportunity to engage in conversations with one another and deepen our own understanding in promoting suicide prevention and recovery awareness. Please see the communication from NUSD which provides resources for talking with children. https://nusd.org/9-8-20-announcements-information/
What are my Students Learning this School Year?
NUSD teachers will be using California Common Core State Standards in their core content areas. NUSD teachers have identified the essential standards by grade level and content area to focus their instruction and feedback on. They have also developed drafts of Proficiency Scales for each Essential Standard which is the progression of meeting proficiency at a standard. You can find these Essential Standards and Proficiency Scales at https://sites.google.com/students.nusd.org/nusdpbe/home
Click on the secondary tab to get the middle school grade levels.
VLA Now has an Office Manager
We are so excited that Vivian Jensen will be joining the NUSD VLA learning community as an Office Manager. Vivian will support the program by following up on attendance, scheduling substitute teachers, and communicating with students and families. You can contact her at vjensen@nusd.org . We will be setting up a phone line for her as well and share that information once it comes available.
Students’ Wednesday Schedule
Wednesdays are utilized for students to participate in asynchronous learning with opportunities for small groups, intervention, enrichment, and check-ins with students.
If your child has PE 1st period, please have them add the Google Classroom Code: qnhrqvt Mrs. Fremantle and Mrs. Smith, both Teachers on Special Assignment, will be facilitating these groups through Zoom on Wednesday mornings.
Attendance is required during 1st period and during requested/ invited small group time.
9:00- 10:00 1st Period Advisory/ Connections (SEL/ Community building, Digital Citizenship and Literacy, etc) and part of the time for small group/ intervention/ enrichment
10:00- 10:15 Break
10:15- 11:15 Small group intervention, enrichment, and student check-in for students in periods 2, 3, and 4
11:15- 11:30 Break
11:30- 12:30 Small group intervention, enrichment, and student check-in for students in periods 5 and 6
Per SB 98 we must provide a minimum of 240 minutes of daily instruction for students. Teachers will provide asynchronous learning opportunities for your students in each of their class periods since not all students will be involved in small group sessions.
NUSD.ORG Now has a Landing Page for VLA
All of our communications and important reference points for VLA will be accessible on the district webpage. https://nusd.org/virtual-learning-academy/
Problems with devices or Wifi
If your child is experiencing trouble with the Chromebook or accessing wifi, please contact help@nusd.org
Amanda Davis and Elizabeth Olinyk
Co-Principals, Virtual Learning Academy
adavis@nusd.org
eolinyk@nusd.org
This press release was produced by the Novato Unified School District. The views expressed here are the author’s own.
