2019 ~ September 1st Newsletter
Valley Oaks School
please note: important dates are at the end of this newsletter.
principal Rebecca Lofton's Welcome Letter
Dear Valley Oaks Families,
Welcome to the 2019-2020 school year. As I start my fifth year at Valley Oaks, I look forward to continuing with the work we began last year and watching the students thrive at this amazing school. I am incredibly proud of our outstanding faculty, the challenging and rigorous curriculum we provide, and the unique opportunities available to our students. Valley Oaks has again received top ratings from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and our students are accepted into colleges and postsecondary programs all over the country. We have experienced some staffing changes for the coming year. Our long-time... To read the full letter, click HERE.
Back to School Week!
Principal's Honor Roll for spring semester 2019
- Channing Matthews 10th (pictured above)
- Felipe Jimenez 11th
- Marissa Barredo 12th
- Charlene Campton 12th
- Kelly Garcia 12th
- Kailey Kroyer 12th
- Ian Peracca 10th
- Jessica Rue Coulman 12th
- Jordan Zajonc 12th
Eric Smith, new VOS Assistant Principal
Susan Cook, new VOS Secretary
Sheri Leigh, new VOS Counselor
honor roll for spring 2019
- Brenda Amador
- Nicholas Barajas
- Abbi Grogan
- Jacqueline Jones
- Flynn Loveless - pictured above
- Jade Polaski
- Henry Wilson
2019 virtual science fair winner, henry wilson
- 1st - Henry Wilson for Skate Shoe Protector
- 2nd - Channing Matthews for Tuff Glove
- 3rd - Harland McCready for Quackers
- 4th - Devin Jones for The Flips & Flops of Spatulas
- 5th - Teja Burgess for The Perfect Solar Cooker
- 6th - Brenda Amador for Brother's Toy Car
- Honorable Mention - Althea Patchett for Reading Aloud vs. Reading Silently
- Honorable Mention - Kayley Kroyer for The Perfect Vegetable Pot
Peggy Soares & Jenni Snook, new VOS secretaries
David Anderson, long-term sub for Ms. Abelli-Amen
Barbara Bollock, new VOS campus supervisor
Olympics Bound - Minna Stess
Gabriel Adelman - Acting Career Continues
Bell Ringing Ceremony - Jessica Rue Coulman
Bell Ringing Ceremonies
During the last month of school we had quite a few graduates. We are very proud of them and of the additional students that did not get a Bell Ringing Ceremony because they either asked to not have one, were out of town, or finished coursework in a co-enroll course or in a VOS course during the last week of school and there was no time remaining to schedule a Bell Ringing Ceremony. These are those students and we congratulate them and we enjoyed seeing them at the Lucchesi Graduation Ceremony:
- Preston Ashton
- Marissa Barredo
- Ethan Carbone
- LoraLai DePriest
- Kelly Garcia
Bell Ringing Ceremony - Jacqueline Jones
Kelly Garcia and Michelle Mendoza
Justine Barnes Giving Her Grad. Speech
Receiving Diplomas
8 Grads before the Ceremony
Marissa Barredo and Kelly Garcia
All the Grads Outside in Lucchesi Park
Nicholas Barajas, Devin Jones, Harland McCready, Laurynn Malilay, & Jade Polaski
Picture Day was August 29th
Beau Miller, Felipe Jimenez, Ethan Meacham, Madison Cathcart, Gabe Adelman, & Elliott Davis
May 21st Science Lab
May 24th Group Work Out
How Your ILP Number is Calculated
High School Students: if you are wondering what your ILP number is, simply divide the number of hours of work you have to do to graduate by the number of weeks you have until you graduate. There are 36 weeks in a year - 18 in a semester. To get the number of hours of work you have to do to graduate simply multiply your credits needed by 15 if you are general ed, by 17.5 if you are combo track, or by 20 if you are college prep.
Here's an example: A college prep freshman in August has 220 credits to do. (All high school students have to complete 220 credits to graduate.) 220 x 20 = 4,400 hours to do.
Four years of high school would be 144 weeks. (36 weeks x 4 years = 144 weeks).
This student's ILP is 30.5. (4,400 divided by 144 = 30.5555).
Notes:
1) For every co-enroll course you are in and/or for every online course you are in with Mrs. Parker, we subtract 5 hours from your ILP.
2) You cannot have an ILP number lower than 20.
Past Newsletters
Newsletter Dates: September 1st, October 1st, November 1st, December 21st, February 1st, March 1st, April 1st, May 21st
Important Upcoming Dates
September 13, Friday: Group #1 PE Group Work Out from 2:30 to 4pm (We meet even in excessive heat or rain because we have the gym.)
September 17, Tuesday: 10am to 11am, Required attendance for all students at an assembly in Building #2 to give students a sexual harassment training, to go over the Digital Portfolio and Community Service requirements, and to present the Honor Roll certificates and Virtual Science Fair awards.
September 27, Friday: Group #2 PE Group Work Out from 2:30 to 4pm (We meet even in excessive heat or rain because we have the gym.)
Our Valley Oaks School website has the important dates for the entire school year.
Connect
Email: nparker@petk12.org
Website: www.valleyoaksschool.org
Location: 540 Vallejo Street, Petaluma, CA, USA
Phone: (707) 778-4794
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ValleyOaksSchool/