This Week's Science Experiment: Car and Ramp
Toy cars aren't just fun to play with. They're perfect vehicles for a wide variety of science experiments. Take a toy car and build a simple ramp.
How can your student make the toy car go further? How will changing the height of the ramp affect the distance the car travels? Grab some household materials and let's find out!
Click on the button below to conduct the experiment! You can read through the entire process to help students become familiar with the scientific method or just scroll down to Rationale and Preparation. Follow the directions and have fun!
Please be sure to take pictures and share them with us on our Facebook and Instagram pages! We LOVE to see our students learning and having fun!
An Hour of Code: Free Coding Lessons for All Ages!
Join the coding fun here.
Bill Nye the Science Guy at Home Experiments!
Find the experiments here.
Scholarship Opportunity for Middle Schoolers
Your students still have a chance to win a $1,000 scholarship toward higher education!
To qualify to win:
1) Students must complete at least three digital lessons in the FutureSmart course.
2) Students then submit a short essay on the impact that FutureSmart has made on their lives by January 29th.
Get details here.
Have you tried our FREE Virtual Clubs yet? If not, try something new and join in the fun! There is no commitment, just a great time of learning while building community. This week we have Reading Clubs, a Puppy Club, a Nature Club, Art Clubs for older and younger students, a Drama Club, a Writing Club, a Heroes in History Club, a Math Game Club, and a High School Hangout Club. There is something for everyone!
If you have not received an email from your HST with the Club Hub information and link, please reach out to them and request it. You can also find the link in the Family Resource website.
Here is a quick video, which you can also view in the Club Hub: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eswXFVuD0ZwIsm48BNwzBONcv14ppBi3/view?usp=sharing
If you have any questions, please contact your HST or Gina Garland: gina.garland@cabrillopointacademy.org
Edgenuity: In an effort to accommodate multiple school schedules, the South Schools Spring Break is scheduled in the Edgenuity pacing guide calendar for the following dates: March 29-April 5. Your actual Spring Break is: April 19-April 23. Please plan to work each day March 29-April 5. This will ensure that you will not need to login and do school work on your Break (April 29-April 23). Please reach out to Jolene with any questions @ jolene.ericsson@cabrillopointacademy.org
High School Students, Enter the Vans Custom Culture Design Contest and WIN $50,000 FOR YOUR HIGH SCHOOL’S ART PROGRAM! Vans High School Custom Culture was created to inspire and empower high school students to embrace their creativity through art and design and bring attention to diminishing arts education budgets. Custom Culture High School is a national high school customization competition using blank Vans shoes to be customized around the specific themes, This year’s themes are: Hometown Pride and Head in the Clouds. Register here: https://customculture.vans.com/
Our Mindset Monday’s January Topic is:
MOTIVATION
Here’s the Links to the Recordings
if you missed last week’s meetings:
Join our DELAC Board and school administration for updates about English Learners
ELD Zoom Classes
Our ELD teachers will be offering ELD classes 2 times per week for 45 minutes beginning in February. These classes are designed to support your English Language Learner in speaking, listening, reading and writing. Please contact your HST if you would like your child to participate.
ELPAC Test Preparation Workshops
The ELPAC tests will be administered to your child beginning in February. This test measures your child's growth in the areas of speaking, listening, reading, and writing in English. If your student can demonstrate English proficiency on this test they can be reclassified and will not be required to take the test again. In an effort to support your child, our amazing language development team will be offering ELPAC test preparation workshops that will help your child become familiar with the test and perform to the best of their ability.
The dates, times and zoom links for the test prep practice workshops are below. In addition, your child will benefit from having practice at home with the test prior to administration. Please see our ELPAC resource page for more information on practice at home.
K-2nd
1/20 @ 11am
1/28 @ 1pm
3rd-5th
1/21 @ 11am
1/27 @ 1pm
6th-8th
1/21 @ 1pm
1/27 @ 11am
9th-12th
1/20 @ 1pm
1/28 @ 11am
We hope your child will join our ELD teachers for a test preparation workshop!
Did you or someone you know just start homeschooling “after the holidays” – right in the middle of the school year? It can feel daunting, and there can be a particular pressure to “keep up” when you know that the students in your kids’ former school are still there, churning through their curriculum.
Each year in January, experienced homeschoolers hear the scramble of brand new homeschooling parents as they ask their Number Two question on social media and in homeschool group meetings.
The Number One question is, “Can I do this?”
But the Number Two question is definitely, “What curriculum should I use?” Even among experienced homeschoolers, January ruminations run toward assessing the curriculum and whether it is working.
I know you don’t want to hear this – but your homeschool priority should be connection, not curriculum.
It’s hard to get your mind around, because homeschooling is a replacement for school, right? So curriculum obviously covers all that school part.
Continue reading the article here.
Join the Mission to Mars Student Challenge!
Pre-register to join here.
California Science Center
Inspire your students and spark their curiosity with Virtual Field Trips, a new California Science Center program for grades K-5. Enjoy access to the California Science Center’s unique exhibits and hands-on science activities, and interact with our skilled team of diverse and passionate educators from the comfort of your classroom or learning environment. Explore NGSS-aligned, grade-level specific content in Life, Physical, and Earth and Space sciences. Each topic will consist of three fun and unique experiences per grade-level, designed for remote learning:
- FREE minds-on video episode (15-20 minutes in length)
- FREE hands-on activity guide (for synchronous or asynchronous use)
- LIVE bookable interactive virtual program with a California Science Center educator (advance reservation required)
Build your own virtual field trip by selecting any or all of the three items listed above, which can be taught in any order or independently. Join the fun here.
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| Part 1: Why pollinators and plants need each other | Part 2: How flower parts help with pollination | Part 3: How pollinators help people and virtual hike |
Part 1: Why pollinators and plants need each other
Part 2: How flower parts help with pollination
Part 3: How pollinators help people and virtual hike
Graduation and Promotion
Dear 5th, 8th, and 12th Grade Families,
At the end of the school year, Cabrillo Point Academy will host a virtual Promotion & Graduation Ceremony to celebrate the accomplishments of our 5th and 8th-grade students who are promoting to the next grade and our high school graduates!
The ceremony is planned for the third week of May and will be a virtual ceremony.
Please click here to indicate if your student will participate in the Promotion & Graduation Ceremony. We would love it if you complete the survey whether you plan to attend or not, as there is an option to select "Will Not Attend." This will help us to plan for the number of students who would like to participate.
Thank you! This is going to be an amazing celebration!
Outstanding Direct Instruction (ODI)
Is your child in the 5th grade or higher?
Did your child score in the red on the STAR360?
Would your child benefit from small group instruction?
If you answered yes to those questions, your child may be eligible for Outstanding Direct Instruction (ODI) in math or reading.
ODI is a live, on-line, small group program offered by our Student Services department. In reading, we will focus on comprehension and vocabulary development strategies and skills. In math, classes include multiplication up through multi-step problems. The commitment is for 4 weeks, 2 times per week for 45 minutes per class. Classes are conducted on Mondays - Thursdays. ODI is free for enrolled, eligible students.
Reach out to your HST today!
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Please note: There are three questions that need to be answered in order to join. The group is for currently enrolled families only.
Shaemanique King - OC Family Liaison
Yvonne Kahlen - OC Family Liaison
