SBUSD Virtual Academy
Rise and Shine~July 25, 2021
Welcome families
It was a pleasure seeing familar faces last week and hearing about your summer fun! I'm delighted that you are part of our amazing learning community. We have a wonderful team of teachers who are committed to serving our students and families.
- We've received several new enrollments to our school which is extremely exciting. Due to the enrollment, I had to make adjustments to a few classes which created some combo classes. I will wait until enrollment adjusts across the district before making any changes to our classroom rosters.
- UPDATE: We've had a few changes now that sites are able to teach with in-person learning. We will continue to offer online learning as a school choice for families. In order to do so, we are identified as an Independent Study school with the State of California. As a parent/guardian, you will receive a document informing you of this choice. The document will be shared during our monthly distribution and will be placed on our website. We will need you to sign this document acknowledging we are an Independent Study school within the next 30 days, more information coming.
First Day Kick-Off & Welcome
ZOOM
You can access the ZOOM classroom one of three ways.
- Click on ZOOM, then select join meeting. It will prompt you for the meeting ID (this comes from the teacher). Students can change the name displayed from numbers to reflect their full name. Then it may ask for a password. (this comes from the teacher)
- The teacher shared a link via email. From a window browser, you can type all characters shared from the link and press enter. This should take you directly to the ZOOM classroom.
- The teacher can share the link from their SeeSaw or Google Classroom accounts. Then simply click on the link.
Once you've signed in, that information is stored on the iPad/Chromebook for future use. Simply click the downward carrot next to the Meeting ID area and it will display the classroom link.
Student Single Sign In (SSO portal)
Tech Support
Student Materials
- Monday, July 26 from 1pm - 2pm
- Tuesday, July 27 from 12pm - 2pm
- Thursday, July 29 from 12pm - 2pm
A warm welcome to our new Administrative/Attendance Secretary
Changes in Meal Distribution
Thank you to all that completed the Google Form listed below. I will send out an email confirming your pick-up date/time starting this week. If you have not had a chance to sign up for meals, please complete the form below.
Meals will be available for pick up at the Virtual Academy campus, located at 525 3rd Street Imperial Beach, CA 91932. Meal service is a drive-through operation and we accept walk-ins. Please complete the Google form below to let us know your preferred day and time for pick up.
If you have any questions or concerns about the meal distribution, please contact either Michelle Syverson msyverson@sbusd.org or Mariel Origel at morigel@sbusd.org
additional information:
Update to Attendance
Beginning July 2021, ALL attendance items should be directed to Mariel Origel.
We start class at 8:30 am, students are considered tardy if arriving (logging in) between 8:45 am and 9:00 am. We will begin calling families at 10:00 am if a student is not in class and/or if we haven't heard from families of the student that is absent.
To expedite reporting absences, we've created a Google Form located on our website under Our School - Contact Us - Attendance. and listed below.
Everyday Counts
Mariel Origel morigel@sbusd.org 619-628-8900
Student Celebrations
SBUSD Virtual Academy Location & Social Media
Email: msyverson@sbusd.org
Website: https://sbusdva.sbusd.org/
Location: 525 3rd Street, Imperial Beach, CA, USA
Phone: 619-207-8361
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VAcademySbusd
Twitter: @VAcademySbusd
Upcoming Dates
July 26 First Day of School.
July 26 The office will be open if parents need to pick up materials or complete registration.
Our office will be open on Tuesday & Thursday of each week if families need to pick up items.
First Student Shout Out Celebration will be in August
Student Clubs /Electives will begin after our first Student Celebration