Blue Ridge Academy
Los Angeles and Ventura County
ATTENTION!
In-person teacher meetings will be virtual until further notice.
Testing is canceled or postponed until further notice.
We are working on keeping you all up to date as more information comes in daily.
Important Dates to Remember
- April 3-10 -- Spring Break
- April 15 -- End of LP 6
- April 15 -- Attendance is due for LP 6
- April 16 - Start of LP 7
- May 15 - End of LP 7
- May 15 - Attendance is due for LP 7
Parent Portal Links
Inspire Blue Ridge - Los Angeles, Ventura Counties
https://inspirekern.parentstudentportal.com/mod.php/index.php
https://heartland.parentstudentportal.com/mod.php/index.php
https://granitemountain.parentstudentportal.com/mod.php/index.php
Links
Visit the Blue Ridge Academy website.
Visit the La Ventura Parent Resource site for up to date information!
Join the Facebook Group Blue Ridge Academy Los Angeles and Ventura County Group!
Follow our Facebook Page Blue Ridge Academy Family Liaisons.
Follow our Instagram Page TheBlueRidgeAcademy
Homeschooling During Covid-19 and Shelter in Place.
I thought this meme might put a smile on everyone's faces. It is definitely the attitude I am getting from my kids when they see all the neighborhood kids are home.
Homeschooling during this time of shelter in place might not look the same as it did before, and that's ok. Right now, you may feel a little stir crazy, anxious, upset, and sad. Your kids might be feeling this too. If you feel the need to take a step back from your regular routines, do so. You can use all the free resources that have recently become available. Read a book as a family, cook or bake in the kitchen, watch some documentaries. Take this time to heal while this crisis is happening. If you need anything, reach out to your teacher or local family liaison, we are here to help you!
Your Community Connections Teachers have set up virtual events every day during the school weeks. You can check them out at the link here. https://sites.google.com/inspireschools.org/laventura-parent-resource-site/community-connections/community-connections-virtual-trips
Note that during spring break, our teachers and students are off, and there will not be any virtual events.
A lot of companies have started offering free trials to their educational websites and apps. Authors and publishers are having live virtual read alouds on Youtube and Facebook. Artists are hosting live drawing and art lessons. There is a lot of free resources available right now.
We are gathering all of these offers at the link listed below. All that we have collected are homeschool friendly, so you will not need permission from a school. Check back often, as new resources get discovered we will update the site. https://sites.google.com/theblueridgeacademy.org/resources/home
Reach out if you need anything and remember ... wash your hands.
Sending you all love!
Family Liasion
Shannon Eaves
Inspiring Parents Webcasts
Coming up the first Wednesday in April, our featured speaker is Maria Kirkbride, who is the Director of Teacher Training. Maria will focus on basic computer literacy. Learn how to organize the deluge of info you receive so you can find it when you need it. We will share more tips to help you work smarter, not harder. Parents and students are welcome to learn with us on April 1st, from 1-2 p.m. by clicking this link: http://bit.ly/InspiringLink
Don’t worry If you missed the Inspiring Parents webcast earlier this month which focused on writing. The first hour, we learned a simple to follow method to teach writing. The second hour zeroed in on middle and high school writing curriculum and toured a free website featuring a growing number of writing tutorials to support all grade levels through high school. Just 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
Grow your teaching
Sincerely,
Arlene de Anda
Sr. Advisor
Inspire Charter Schools
Community Connections
We appreciate your time and support and want you to know we can reach out to us if there is anything you need. Please make sure you bookmark the Community Connections website for event updates across the state. Looking forward to seeing you at the next CC event!
Check out the Community Connections Newsletter here!
Sincerely,
Shannon Freeland and Tricia Bulmer
Regional Coordinators for Ventura and LA County
Community Connections is going Virtual!
Due to covid-19 all in-person trips have been canceled or postponed.
We have lots of virtual events planned for you. During this time.
Check here for all events.
Inspire Special Education Department Monthly Newsletter!
https://inspirecares.org/newsletters
You can also access our Inspire Cares website to support you in your homeschooling journey.
Mobile Lending Library
Know someone who wants to join Blue Ridge Academy of Inspire Charter Schools? Do you have a sibling of a student wanting to start TK or Kinder*? Enrollment for next school year, 2020-2021, will begin April!
We have grown so much in the past few years! This will be the first year that we will have a cap on how many students we can accept. So do not wait till the last minute. Get all your documents together and ready to go. All the information you need for enrollment can be found here. https://theblueridgeacademy.org/enrollment
If you run into any issues you can call enrollment here
(626) 317-0112, Press 1
*Kindergartners must turn 5 by September 1st 2020. TK students must turn 5 between September 2nd 2020 and December 2 2020. There will be no extended TK for the 20-21 school year.
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