The WAVA Wave
September 9, 2016
Dear WAVA Elementary School Students and Parents,
Welcome to the 2016-17 school year! I am very excited about this school year and look forward to working with you all this year as I enter my second year here at WAVA. Last year I had the privilege of working with Kindergarten through 12th grade as the Assistant Principal and this year I will be serving you as the Elementary Principal.
We are very excited about all of the hard work that has been done over the summer to make this a great school year. If you are new to WAVA, you have been assigned a Family Support Liaison to help answer your questions and get started. If you are a returning student and have any questions about your courses or materials, please communicate with your homeroom teacher the first week of school. All students need to watch their Class Connect schedule and attend their teacher’s welcome assembly on the first day of school. MAP testing is scheduled for Sept. 14th & 15th, please be sure to follow the schedule assigned by your teacher.
I am happy that you are a part of WAVA Elementary School and am looking forward to a great year with all of you!
*Effort creates ability *Communicate, Collaborate, Celebrate *Make Each Day Meaningful
Michelle Eilers
WAVA Elementary Principal
Office 365 - to Download or Not?
Only students who do not have an Office program need to download the free version of Office 365 that is provided to students. Follow this guide for more information.
Take advantage of our FREE Hearing & Vision program to get your student screened!
FOR INCOMING K-3 AND 5TH GRADERS:
Washington law (WAC 246-760) requires that vision and hearing screening services be offered to students in grades K-3, 5 and 7. WAVA offers you 4 options to complete your child’s screening. Please take 2 minutes and fill out the registration survey and indicate your preference. All families will receive follow up communications from the Assessment Team to ensure you can complete this screening requirement. Contact Jazmine McCoy at jamccoy@k12.com if you have any questions, thank you!
Join WAVA's Facebook Group for Elementary School Learning Coaches!
If you have requested to join but have not heard anything please check your alternate folders on Facebook. We send private messages to learning coaches if we cannot verify their student is enrolled in WAVA.
M.A.P. Testing is September 14th and September 15th
Tests will be given by a teacher in Class Connect. You will need to check your schedule to see your exact time for testing. If this test conflicts with another required session, please attend the MAP testing session as we have a limited number of sessions for testing. The test takes approximately 60-90 minutes, although some students take a little longer.
Before you attend the Class Connect testing session, please use the below guide to ensure your computer is ready to run the test. It is important that you turn off pop-up blocker and use Safari, Chrome or Firefox for the test. Instruction for these tasks are explained in the guide.
National Online Learning Day Assembly
Login HERE or through your student's account in the Online School.
Thursday, Sep 15, 2016, 08:00 AM
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RSVPs are enabled for this event.
Seattle Mini Maker Faire
We invite you to join K12 Insight School of Washington and Washington Virtual Academy at the EMP on September 17-18 for the Seattle Mini Maker Faire to experience the latest and greatest inventions from across the region. This family-friendly festival offers tech enthusiasts, crafters, homesteaders, scientists, and garage tinkerers of all ages and backgrounds a public platform to show off their passion projects. #MakerFaireSEA
http://www.empmuseum.org/makerfaire
https://store.empmuseum.org/single/eventlisting.aspx?k=54&promo=k12
Saturday, Sep 17, 2016, 09:00 AM
325 5th Avenue North, Seattle, WA, United States
RSVPs are enabled for this event.
Free Tickets to the Washington State Fair for WAVA Students!
110 9th Ave SW, Puyallup, WA 98371
If you're in the Tacoma area, stop by our office and get your free ticket(s). 1 per student. Our office is open Monday - Friday from 8am - 5pm.
If you prefer, you can send a self addressed, stamped envelope to our WAVA office:
Please include your student's name and student ID.
Washington Virtual Academies
2601 S. 35th St Suite 100
Tacoma, WA 98409
If your income has changed, please fill out this family income survey.
Learning Coaches: Be Sure to Update your Email
Learning Coach University
K12 Learning Coach University™ was created to support the Learning Coaches who guide the schooling of their children at home. Click here to view the September sessions.
K12 Student Clubs
Using Texting/SMS for Communication
We are excited to announce a change to our new WAVA text messaging feature.
Beginning on August 8th, you will receive a welcome text message, letting you know that you have been opted into receiving text message notifications from WAVA. These messages will allow you to receive important, urgent updates regarding school deadlines, events, outages, and other pertinent informatio.
Standard text messaging and data rates will apply and WAVA is not responsible for these charges.
With this change, please note that all messages from WAVA will be sent from numbers 23177 or 63709. We encourage you to save these numbers in your contact list, so you can easily identify messages from WAVA in the future.
Though you have the ability to respond to text messages, WAVA does not have the ability to read the content of your replies. We simply receive notification that you have responded. If you would like to receive a response back regarding a question, please respond by emailing info@wava.org.
Should you choose to opt out of receiving text messages from WAVA, simply reply STOP to the welcome message. As WAVA is not responsible for text messaging and data rates, be sure to reply STOP if you do not wish to receive text messages.
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Washington Virtual Academies
Email: info@wava.org
Website: wava.k12start.com
Location: 2601 S 35th St Suite 100 Tacoma, WA 98409
Phone: 253.964.1068
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/WAVAESLC/
Twitter: @K12_WAVA