The WAVA Wave
September 1, 2016
The WAVA Admin Team hopes you are having a fantastic summer! I just wanted to share a few items that will be happening in July and August with our new and returning families. Starting in July, watch for emails from your Family Academic Support Team.
Your Family Academic Support Liaison (FASL) will be sending out information regarding onboarding activities. Your FASL’s will help you complete your onboarding checklist and making sure we have your most current information to ensure communications and shipments reach you in time to start the new school year. Don’t forget to check in periodically on the wava.k12start.com web page. You will find the 16/17 school year calendar, links to the K12 Learning Coach University, and great videos for all topics from setting up a Learning Coach Account to setting up your students work space!
Remember you are not in this alone! Your Family Academic Support Liaison is here to support you. They are here to answer questions and help you with your onboarding checklist. Together you will accomplish these tasks to ensure a successful start to our next school year!
Erin Gunn
Family Engagement Administrator.
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Denise Roberts (Family Engagement Coordinator) Office Hours
Are you looking for more social opportunities at WAVA? Denise Roberts is WAVA's Family Engagement Coordinator and is available on the first Friday of every month. Denise helps keep families engaged and connected both online and in-person. Drop in to say hello and to learn more about our online presence, social media, and community events around Washington State.
You can view this from your learning coach or click here to login.
Thursday, Sep 1, 2016, 09:00 AM
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High School Strong Start Welcome Orientation
Thursday, Sep 1, 2016, 12:00 PM
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High School Strong Start Welcome Orientation
Tuesday, Sep 6, 2016, 12:00 PM
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Kathy Swartz (Family Resource Coordinator) Office Hours
Do you need additional non-academic help? Kathy Swartz is WAVA's Family Resource Coordinator. Kathy will be available on the first Wednesday of every month at 12:00pm.
Kathy can:
- Link student and/or family to necessary resources
- Offer support
- Help find solutions to non-academic problems hampering educational growth
Login HERE
Wednesday, Sep 7, 2016, 12:00 PM
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Learning Coach Coffee Chat
Thursday, Sep 15, 2016, 01:00 PM
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National Online Learning Day
On September 15, join us in celebrating National Online Learning Day. As online students, families, and educators, let's showcase our amazing community and help raise awareness about what’s possible with online learning. So visit the website and go on social media, using the hashtag #OnlineLearningDay, to share how online learning has made a positive difference in your life. You can also join the online Facebook event. Stay tuned for more details.
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
EMP Museum, 5th Avenue North, Seattle, WA, United States
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Free Tickets to the Washington State Fair for WAVA Students!
WAVA students get free tickets to the Washington State Fair!
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
Join WAVA's Facebook Group for High 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.
If your income has changed, please fill out this form:
Learning Coaches - please update your email!
We need to know what email address you will want to use as a learning coach for the 2016-17 school year. Students will receive their own WAVA email address on August 19th. If you have an email change, please email info@wava.org to update.
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 information.
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.
Where do I go for help?
- Ms. Bobbi Haworth (A-G)
- Ms. Cindy Alexanian (H-O)
- Ms. Cindy Pascoe (P-Z)
COMMUNICATION TIP
When Emailing staff ALWAYS include the following information:
1. Student’s FULL NAME
2. Learning Coach’s FULL NAME
3. Phone number
4. Student’s ID # (to locate it: MY INFO / student overview / school tab)
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
Get your student involved in their favorite online clubs. Click here to sign up today.
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Join Wava's Learning Coach Facebook Group!
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Washington Virtual Academies
Email: info@wava.org
Website: wava.k12start.com
Location: 2601 S 35th St, Suite 100 Tacoma, WA, United States
Phone: 253.964.1068
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/WAVAHSLC/
Twitter: @k12_WAVA