The PCA Scoop

Weekly Family Update

Week of March 1st, 2021

In This Week's Edition

PCA HAPPENINGS

✦ South Schools' Parent Support Pods!!

✦ High School Info Sessions

✦ Coffee with the Leadership Team

✦ March Virtual Workshops

✦ 2021 Virtual Graduation & Promotion

✦ Discovery Day & High School Hangouts Break


PARENT RESOURCES

✦ Enrichment Updates

✦ Social-Emotional Support: Mindset Mondays

✦ Personalized Learners


ENGLISH LEARNERS RESOURCES

✦ EL Parent Workshop - March 3

✦ High School Info Sessions

✦ Family Resource Site - Spanish Resources

✦ ELL Support Teacher Office Hours


HIGH SCHOOL

✦ High School Updates

✦ High School Expo

✦ Virtual Career Fair

✦ Scholarship Opportunities

PCA Happenings

South Schools' Parent Support Pods!!

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Join our once-a-month (grade-specific) meetings to talk ALL THINGS HOMESCHOOLING with parents just like you! This will be a time to chat about curriculum, successes, failures and to bounce ideas off one another all from the comfort of your own home. We can't wait to see you there!


TK-2nd Grade - Wednesday, March 3rd @ 2pm: https://zoom.us/j/91274103049

3rd-5th Grade - Wednesday, March 10th @ 2pm: https://zoom.us/j/93620732305

6th-8th Grade - Thursday, March 18th @ 9am:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84786483664

9th-12th Grade - Wednesday, March 24th @ 2pm: https://zoom.us/j/99278389733

High School Info Sessions

Coffee with the Leadership Team

March Virtual Workshops

TK - 2nd Grade

Middle School

High School

2021 Virtual Graduation & Promotion

Join the Celebration!

Please join us in celebrating the hard work and dedication of our amazing PCA students. The ceremony will be virtual this year and will begin with the 8th grade promotion ceremony followed by the 12th grade graduation. Even though we can't get together in person, we want to be able to acknowledge our students online, with family and friends in attendance. Please click the the button below for more information!

Discovery Day & High School Hangouts Break

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Parent Resources

Enrichment Updates

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Social-Emotional Support

Mindset Monday March Topic: Self-Compassion and The Power of Mistakes

Is your student hard on themselves? Could your student benefit from learning about how their mistakes can actually HELP their brain grow?

Take a look at our newly posted Resources on March’s topic.

“Self-Compassion and The Power of Mistakes” and join us:

When:

March 8th 10:00am (TK-5th) & 1:00pm (6th-12th)

Where:

ZOOM LINK HERE

Personalized Learners

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English Learners Resources

EL Parent Workshop - March 3

Family Resource Site - Spanish Resources

Did you know that we have all of the recorded workshops available on the Family Resource Site? Under each date, parents can see the topic covered in that workshop!

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ELL Support Teacher Office Hours

ELL Support Teacher Office Hours for students already enrolled in their classes:


Linda Moreno

EL Intervention Coordinator

Tuesdays: 1-2 pm

https://zoom.us/j/122740838

(619) 857-2491


Office Hours with Ms. Allison are open to all ELL Students in PCA/CPA/MVA:


Come visit on Wednesdays from 11:30-12:15

ZOOM LINK

  • HS EL students to get help with school work

  • ELL students who need help with BrainPopELL

High School

High School Updates

Add/Drop Deadline: The deadline to add a course, drop a course, or change curriculum for high school is March 1.


BigFuture Days: Click here for more information on BigFuture Days, from College Board. College Board is hosting virtual events for high school students to connect directly with college admissions representatives and take action on the most important steps for college.


Virtual College Fairs:

The National Association of College Admissions Counselors in partnership with the Common App are offering four College fairs this spring 2021.

TIP: Pay attention to the timezone and adjust accordingly.

Create an account and register here

High School Expo

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Virtual Career Fair

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Scholarship Opportunities

Here is a list of popular scholarship search engines or other pre-vetted scholarships.

Karmen & Rachel

We are your San Diego Family Liaisons.

Please let us know how we can help you!

karmen.heras@pacificcoastacademy.org / rachel.rico@pacificcoastacademy.org