Inspiring San Diego

Weekly Newsletter with Karmen & Rachel

Week of March 16th, 2020

In This Week's Edition

COVID-19 UPDATES

✦ Our School Update Letter - Dated March 12, 2020

✦ Field Trip Cancellations

✦ Field Trip Postponed

✦ San Diego Park Day/Spring Picture Day Postponed


STUDENT SPOTLIGHT

✦ Ava Murphy


UPCOMING INSPIRE EVENTS

✦ Grad Nite

✦ Riverside Prom


UPCOMING FIELD TRIPS


FUN OPPORTUNITIES AROUND SAN DIEGO COUNTY

✦ National Park Week

✦ Kids Expo


COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS


PARENT RESOURCES

✦ Lending Library Update

✦ Academic Video Library

✦ Parent Testing Resource Website

✦ Inspiring Parents

✦ California Homeschool Parent Association

COVID-19 Updates

Our School Update Letter

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Field Trip Cancellations

Please note that the following field trips have been cancelled due to the venue's decision regarding COVID-19. Please check your email for an email from the hosting HST regarding refunds and possible rescheduled dates.


Marie Hitchcock Puppet Theater - 3/18/20

Petco Park Tour - 3/19/20

Ninja Factory - 3/19/20

U.S.S. Midway Overnight - 3/20/20

Fly the Musical - 3/22/20

Broadway San Diego Presents Disney's Frozen - 3/29/20

Disney's Frozen at the San Diego Civic Theater - 4/1/20

Disney's Frozen - The Hit Broadway Musical - 4/3/20

Disney's Frozen at the San Diego Civic Theater - 4/10/20

Little Women at the Old Globe Theater - 3/25/20

Little Women at the Old Globe Theater - 4/8/20

Field Trips Postponed

The following events have been postponed. You will be receiving an email with all the details in the next week.


Alice a Musical in Wonderland - 3/13/20

Whale Watching Tour - 3/18/20

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STUDENT SPOTLIGHT

Ava Murphy

Congratulations to Ava Murphy, one of the Daughters of the American Revolution essay winners! She did an amazing amount of research for her paper, as her page and a half bibliography can attest!
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UPCOMING INSPIRE EVENTS

Grad Nite

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We would like to invite you to celebrate your accomplishments with your fellow grads and other high school seniors from all over the country at Grad Nite at Disney California Adventure on June 12, 2020!


Tickets are on sale now for $110 per person, please click here to purchase your ticket on Inspiration Station! Instructional Funds cannot be used as payment for this event, only credit card payment will be accepted. Students can participate in an optional online fundraiser to raise money to help cover the cost of their ticket, see the Inspiration Station listing for the fundraiser details.


Meeting Instructions:

  • All students attending this event must meet in the parking lot of the Anaheim First Christian Church (520 W South St, Anaheim, CA 92805) at 7:00 p.m. Students will check in with their chaperone and prepare to board the chartered buses to be transported to Disney California Adventure by 7:30 p.m. as one group.

  • Your ticket includes access to Grad Nite festivities like dance parties and California Adventure rides and attractions from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.

  • Students will be bused back to the Anaheim First Christian Church (520 W South St, Anaheim, CA 92805) to be picked up by their parents between 2:45 a.m.-3:00 a.m.


Guest policy: You may register to bring an Inspire or non-Inspire friend or sibling between the ages of 14-20 to accompany you to Grad Nite. Parents cannot attend this event as chaperones. The event will be chaperoned by Inspire Family of Schools staff members.


For more information on Grad Nite, please email graduation@inspireschools.org.


Congratulations on this exciting accomplishment! We hope you will be able to join us in the celebration!

Riverside Prom

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Starry Night ~ Prom 2020


You're Invited...


Join us for hors d'oeuvres, desserts, interactive art, raffle prizes, all-night photo booth, and rooftop dancing under the stars! High School Inspire students grades 9-12 are eligible to attend and may invite a non-Inspire guest (age 14-20) to join them at this event, so grab a friend and dance the night away at the historic Riverside Art Museum in downtown Riverside. Tickets are limited, so purchase yours early!


Riverside Art Museum

3425 Mission Inn Avenue

Riverside, CA


Friday, April 24th, 7-11 pm

There are a limited number of tickets for this event.


Ticket Price: $100 each

This event is not eligible for Instructional Funds use.


Purchase your tickets HERE


2020 Prom Details

UPCOMING FIELD TRIPS

Click on the pictures below for all the details!

Opening for Booking Tuesday, March 17 at 10am

Currently Open for Booking

FUN OPPORTUNITIES AROUND SAN DIEGO COUNTY

Free Entry to National Parks Week 4/18/20-4/26/20

Click here for more information!

Celebrate National Park Week 2020 from April 18 to 26! Parks across the country hosted a variety of special programs and events. To kick off National Park Week, all entrance fees are waived on Saturday, April 18! There were also special days during the week to highlight the different ways everyone can enjoy national parks.

  • Saturday, April 18: Junior Ranger Day/Fee Free Day
  • Sunday, April 19: Volunteer Day
  • Monday, April 20: Military Monday
  • Tuesday, April 21: Transportation Tuesday
  • Wednesday, April 22: Earth Day (Wild Wednesday)
  • Thursday, April 23: Throwback Thursday
  • Friday, April 24: Friendship Friday
  • Saturday, April 25: Park Rx Day
  • Sunday, April 26: Bark Ranger Day

San Diego Kids EXPO and Fair

SATURDAY & SUNDAY April 25-26, 2020 10AM - 5PM


The San Diego Kids Expo & Fair is a non-profit dedicated to helping families find the support, resources and products they need. Established in 2011. The SD Kids Expo and Fair is the most interactive, largest and longest running family focused expo in the US. This April over 15,000 consumers, social media influencers, mom group leaders, media and buyers will be flocking to San Diego to check out the best products, technology, media and services that cater to families.


Children 12 years and younger are free. Adults and children 13 years and older are $8.00. Click here to purchase tickets online.

COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS

Be sure to check out all of the amazing opportunities our Community Connections offer! You can click here to check out their website! You can also click the button below to check out their monthly newsletter.

PARENT RESOURCES

Lending Library Update

Mobile Library activities will be paused through Spring Break

Academic Video Library

Did you know you have access to Inspire's academic video library? These videos are available to support students in reading, math, and speech and can be accessed through the EOS!



Instructions to access Academic Video Library can be found here.

Parent Testing Resources Website

The Parent Testing Resources website is complete and ready for you to check out! Here you can find information about the assessments that Inspire offers to its students. Inspire hopes to partner with parents to help students be as successful as possible. We hope you find the resources on this website helpful to increase your understanding of the assessments we give and empower you to prepare your child as they come upon these tests during their educational career.

Inspiring Parents took another deep dive into writing support on Wednesday on March 4. If you missed the live webcast you can sign up to request the recording at either of the links below.


Easy to Use Elementary Writing Strategy

http://bit.ly/Elementary_Writing_Strategy_Recording_Sign_Up

Middle to High School Writing Strategies

http://bit.ly/Middle_HighSchool_Writing_help_Recording_SignUp


On Wednesday, April 1, Inspiring Parents will focus on basic computer literacy. Bookmark this link for Inspiring Parents webcasts and grow your homeschool teaching toolkit. http://bit.ly/InspiringLink

California Homeschool Parent Association

CHPA is a nonprofit organization consisting of Inspire homeschool parents who support Inspire Charter Schools’ mission and vision of parent choice and personalized learning for each unique child. CHPA strives to enhance and support the homeschool experience of each child, develop a closer connection between school and home by encouraging parent involvement, and increase options and improve the environment at Inspire Charter Schools through volunteer and financial support.


Here are ways to get connected -

The Facebook page link is here and the website is here.


Find your home group location and get connected to families in your community today!

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Karmen & Rachel

We are your San Diego Family Liaisons.

Please let us know how we can help you!

karmen@inspireschools.org / rachelr@inspireschools.org