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Monday, April 12, 2021
Quote of the Week
Information and Updates
Danica and Coben are Rockstar Students!
Do you have a Rockstar Student you'd like to have featured? Complete this survey to share their accomplishment with the school on the Cabrillo Point Academy social media platforms and in the Family Newsletter.
LCAP Surveys
Each year we will ask our CPA families to complete a survey related to the District’s Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) which identifies goals, measurements, and actions planned by CPA to improve student outcomes.
An important part of our LCAP is the input gathered from our school stakeholders. Equally important is input and involvement from parents. We want to encourage your input into the LCAP survey as it is an essential piece of our LCAP report and charter.
Please take a few moments to provide input to this important process by clicking on this link: LCAP Parent Survey Link
If your child(ren) are enrolled in 4th grade or higher, please take a few moments to have them provide input to this important process by clicking on this link: Student LCAP Survey
Thank you for providing feedback on Cabrillo Point Academy’s 2020-2021 LCAP progress to meet the eight state priorities and assisting the school’s stakeholders to develop new goals for the 2021-2022 LCAP.
Kindergarten and 5th Grade Promotion Spotlight
Hello, Amazing Kindergarten and/or 5th-grade parents!
We are so excited to celebrate all your hard work and dedication this school year! The countless hours spent studying have paid off! It is now time to start planning as we prepare to celebrate your students! Since this year is being done a little differently, we want to make sure we celebrate all of your hard work and will be sharing out a newsletter spotlighting each student.
If you would like your student to participate please complete the survey below.
Please know that the survey will close on April 30th, 2021.
Don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions!
High School Orientation for Incoming 9th Grade Students
Earth Day - April 22nd
Make a Plantable Paper Earth (and watch your garden grow)!
Cornucopia: An Environmental Simulation Game
A Month of Art Learning in April!
Ancient glass manufacture is thought to be closely related to pottery making, however, it wasn't produced independently until much later. We do know that blown vessels for everyday and luxury use were commercially produced during the age of the Roman Empire. While much has changed since these forms of art started, the basic process in both ceramics and glassblowing remain the same. To watch this video on the fascinating process of glassblowing, click here.
Photography, which is defined as a method of recording an image using light on light sensitive material, was first used in the 1830s. Since that time there have been numerous changes in photography. What started off as grainy, indistinct, black and white photographs has evolved into sharp, clear, colorful digital pictures that we all take using our cell phones. As you and your student explore and learn more about these forms of art, see which captures their imagination and let them go deeper! Enjoy some resources below:
Corning Museum of Glass: At-Home Activities & Resources
15 Valuable Lessons to Teach Photography for Kids
Virtual Art Fair 2021: Art Speaks!
Please join Cabrillo Point Academy's Virtual Art Fair 2021! Click on the flyer below for details.
Parent Support Pods
Are you looking for ways to connect with fellow homeschooling families? Would you like to exchange ideas with parents who have students in your child's grade level? Look no further than our newest VIRTUAL parent connection meetings...Parent Support Pods!
Join our once-a-month (grade-specific) meetings to talk ALL THINGS HOMESCHOOLING with parents just like you! This will be a time to chat about curriculum, successes, failures and to bounce ideas off one another all from the comfort of your own home. We can't wait to see you there!
Parent Support Pod: 6th-8th Grade - Thursday, April 15th @ 12:00pm
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83267162965
Parent Support Pod: 9th-12th Grade -Tuesday, April 27 @ 2pm
Monthly Coffee Chat
Community Connections
We have many of the same clubs going on but we are excited to share a few new clubs starting this week! We only have 3 more club sessions before the end of the school year, we hope you’ll give them a try if you haven’t yet!
New ones starting this week (see Club Hub for all clubs being offered):
Tuesdays @ 1: Spanish Vocabulary Song Club (for the younger crowd, but anyone is welcome)
Tuesdays @ 2: Sing-a-Long Club: Come ready to sing and learn a new song, then during the 3rd and final session we'll have a musical concert! Students will prepare a 1-minute musical piece with the instrument of their choice.
Wednesdays @ 1: Math Club for TK - 2nd graders: Come each week to learn some fun skip counting songs.
Thursdays @ 11: Book Tasting Club: Students bring 2 - 4 favorite books to share and discuss
Thursdays @ 1: Patriotic Club (TK - 2nd): Say the Pledge of Allegiance, sing a Patriotic song, learn about some important patriotic icons and locations, and play a Kahoot game.
Thursdays @ 2: HS Hangout Club: TED Talks for HS Leadership (check out the Club Hub for topics for each week...please spread the word!)
--> A note about the HS Hangout Club. We were very intentional this semester about offering something substantial and useful to our High School students enabling them to not only learn something valuable but to hang out and get to know each other. The teachers who have taught put a lot of time and effort into their sessions and it was awesome, but we had low turnout. We had a "Social Club" focus where students learned the art of small talk and making meaningful conversations, then we had a "Career Exploration" with three sessions focussed on: self-reflection, career selection, and planning and exploration. We had a "Games" focussed one where students interacted through online games and now we're offering our final 3-week session on "Leadership" masterfully using TED Talks. Check out the Club Hub for more specifics, ...it will be well worth it.
If you still have not received an email from your HST with the Club Hub information and link, please reach out to them and request it.
For information on how to navigate Club Hub, please click on the button below.
If you have any questions, please contact your HST or Gina Garland: gina.garland@cabrillopointacademy.org
High School
ChoicePlus Academy HQT Encounters: Please join the ChoicePlus Academy HQTs for our fantastic and fun April HQT Encounters! All students are welcome! April's encounters
Edgenuity Extras: Please join the Edgenuity HQTs for creative and engaging interactive live sessions during the months of April and May. All high school students are welcome and encouraged to attend. RSVP here and email Jolene Ericsson with any questions: jolene.ericsson@cabrillopointacademy.org
High School Counselor Support
Virtual College Fairs:
- The National Association of College Admissions Counselors in partnership with the Common App are offering College fairs through May 2nd. TIP: Pay attention to the timezone and adjust accordingly. Create an account and register here
- BigFuture Days: Click here for more information on BigFuture Days, from College Board. College Board is hosting virtual events for high school students to connect directly with college admissions representatives and take action on the most important steps for college.
Student Support/Interventions
Live Math Catch-Up Classes
Brought to you by your Math Intervention Coordinators for any student struggling in math. No need to sign up for these live-interactive classes. Just make sure you show up to all 4, for your grade level. The grade level is a live zoom room link to take you to your class - please be on time as late arrivals may not be admitted.
Day 1: May 11 at 10am or 1pm Day 2: May 12 at 10am or 1pm
Day 3: May 18 at 10am or 1pm Day 4: May 19 at 10am or 1pm
Third and Fourth Graders (or 941 710 1127 PW: math)
Day 1: Multi-Digit addition with regrouping - Part 1
Day 2: Multi-Digit addition with regrouping - Part 2
Day 3: Multi-Digit subtraction with regrouping - Part 1
Day 4: Multi-Digit subtraction with regrouping - Part 2
Day 1: Multiplying using arrays or models
Day 2: Multiplying large numbers
Day 3: Basic division
Day 4: Types of fractions
Day 1: Comparing/Converting/Simplifying Fractions
Day 2: Adding and subtracting fractions
Day 3: Multiplying and dividing fractions
Day 4: All four operations with fractions
Office Hours
Tuesdays: 10-11
Thursdays: 1-2
Password: davidson
Office Hours with Reading Intervention Coordinators offered Mondays @10am ZOOM LINK
Parents are welcome to ask questions about administering our New Reading Intervention Programs found on our Reading Intervention Website.
Letters & Sounds Intervention Program
Lower Elementary Multisensory Reading Intervention Program
Please see our *New* Test Prep Tab - housed on our Intervention Website. You will find great resources for Reading, Writing, and Math that will help prepare your kids for State Testing.
Social Emotional Support
Do you have a student who struggles with confidence? Join us as we learn about “power poses”, breathing exercises and games, and we will also learn some confidence-building mantras. As we work on building confidence together, we’ll also explore the hidden life of trees and the secret reason they’re able to stand so tall and confidently!
Click HERE (scroll down to April) for some additional resources to support this topic.
Come to our Live Class TODAY: APRIL 12th
ZOOM LINK Password: mindset
10:00 am: TK-5th grade 1:00 pm: 6th-12th grade
English Learners
Ms. Allison WILL NOT be holding office hours for ELL students this week because she is Testing Kids for ELPAC and CAASPP.
She will reopen these office hours April 28th (when we return from Spring Break).
Enrichment
Important upcoming Enrichment dates and information can be found here!
Returning library materials? Please keep in mind:
Parents should still have access to their old library system accounts. By logging into your account, you should be able to see which items are checked out to your child(ren).
If you are unable to access your old library account, please feel free to call the school and speak with a Library Specialist, who can check to see if any items are still checked out to your family.
There is no need to separate enrichment and library materials when returning them to the library.
There is no need to add library materials to students’ inventory sheets when returning them to the library. Each library item has an asset tag on it, which our librarians will use to check it in.
Thank you very much for your help with getting those items returned!
Returning enrichment materials? Please follow the instructions detailed below by clicking on the graphic. Thank you for your help!
Virtual Field Trips
Homeschooling Advice
Are You Worried About Homeschooling and Socialization?
Do you know people who are still concerned that homeschooled children aren’t well socialized? Who believe that homeschoolers don’t know how to get along with others, have friends, and deal with real life? Or maybe you feel strongly about it, but your husband does not support homeschooling.
I’m here to tell you that it just isn’t true that homeschooled children aren’t well socialized! In fact, the truth is that many homeschooled students are extremely well socialized. (I hate the term socialized! But because that’s the term commonly used to refer to how well children and teens do in social situations, I’ll use it here.)
Over my 20+ years of homeschooling, I’ve come in contact (both in real life and online) with many homeschooling parents whose relatives and friends are concerned that their homeschooled children aren’t properly socialized. They worry that these students won’t know how to get along with other children. That they’ll be awkward teenagers. (Imagine that!!) That they won’t be able to go to college and get married and have jobs in the “real world.” But it’s just not true.
Read the rest of the article here.
Congratulations to our OCSEF Finalists!
We would also like to congratulate both Maya and Jason who, out of the hundreds of students that participated, both got second place in their respective categories! Great job, Jason and Maya!
High School Graduation
Dear High School Graduates:
We are so excited to celebrate all your hard work and dedication this school year! The countless hours spent studying have paid off! Here is to the class of 20/21! Please make sure you complete this survey and upload the Senior class photo that you would like to use for the virtual Graduation by April 15th.
Graduation will be a prerecorded video that we will be showing on May 25th at 6 pm.
8th Grade Promotion
Attention 8th graders!
We are so excited to celebrate all your hard work and dedication this school year! The countless hours spent studying have paid off! Please make sure you fill out the survey and upload your picture By April 15th.
Graduation/Promotion will be a prerecorded video that we will be showing on May 25th at 6 pm.
High School Curriculum Roadshow
Additional Resources & Opportunities
Cabrillo Point Academy Spirit Wear
We are so excited to share out our Cabrillo Point Academy spirit wear store! You can see the store HERE
Enter the Plant Trackers Contest For Grades 3rd - 6th
Scholastic is providing this at-home educational opportunity including lesson plans and activities! Your child can become a plant detective—for a chance to win $1,000! To enter the contest, they will observe a plant, then draw and write about it. Whether scoping out evergreen plants or newly budding plants, the end of winter and beginning of spring are the perfect times to observe plant changes in the environment.
Plus, check out additional fun plant projects that you can do as a family, like creating a cardboard plant puzzle or growing a bean in a jar. Access this opportunity here.
CONTEST DEADLINE: April 26, 2021
2020-2021 Online Subscription Package
Have an OSP related question or problem?
Please join our weekly office hours for live support - every Wednesday from 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
***NEW MEETING LINK: https://zoom.us/j/94816292813
Or, you can email OSP Help!
Please be sure to provide the student’s name and/or district ID and a detailed explanation of the problem so that we may better assist you.
osphelp@pacificcoastacademy.org
These previously recorded webinars are available to view. Join us as we present a showcase of popular (school approved and secular) curriculum to our community. Families also have the opportunity to learn more about some popular curriculum options directly from the vendors!
School Calendar
Educational Tools
I Can Statements
Community and Connection
Facebook Page
Please note: There are three questions that need to be answered in order to join. The group is for currently enrolled families only.
Instagram Page
Cabrillo Point Academy Family Liaisons
Shaemanique King - OC Family Liaison
Yvonne Kahlen - OC Family Liaison
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