Middle School Newsletter
April 9, 2018
A message from Principal Lowndes
Happy March! We were excited to learn that Georgia Connections, another GA virtual charter school, has been approved by the Charter Commission for a 3-year charter, grades 6th - 12th. That is good news for us! As we near our charter renewal process I included this recording with our Middle School Assembly recording email on 2/26 to remind what each of us needs to be doing to ensure we remain a school choice starting 2019 - 20. If you haven't watched it, please watch this 21 minute recording. Thank you to all who are doing their very best, attending Class Connects, attending What I Need Now sessions/Learner Conferences (if invited) and staying on pace with their assignments. https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/jwsdetect/playback.jnlp?psid=2018-02-26.0545.M.64EF154A5073E1B5F80684A06C75AE.vcr&sid=559
Have a great week!
Have a great week!
End of Grade - April 23 - 27, 2018 - Face to Face
- 70% of our sites will be online sites, so please have your student practice this type of format - http://www.gaexperienceonline.com/
- Department of Education EOG study guides - http://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/Assessment/Pages/EOG-Study-Resource-Guides.aspx
- Please confirm you are attending your testing site in Testing Nirvana, if you haven't already
Tutoring for students!
Did you know that our High School National Honor Society offers our MS students tutoring for every content, Tuesday - Thursday, 2:30 - 3:30. The link is on our GCA Event Calendar - http://www.calendarwiz.com/calendars/calendar.php?crd=gva&op=cal&month=1&year=2018&PHPSESSID=4d4959c214bd6c32027629966c83a82b
New website is up and running!
A new, family-friendly website began migration on November 1, 2017: gca.k12.com. The new site will be streamlined, ADA compliant, accessible to all, and supported by K12. This new site will replace gacyber.org in order to provide one location for all GCA information on the world wide web. Remember to use gacyber.org with the password: gca until the website migration is complete. Other resources are still accessible on gacyber.org with the password: gca. The Family Engagement Team will update you once the full website migration is complete.
Important March/April Dates
By March 9 - 2nd retention warning letters emailed to student/Learning Coach by homeroom teacher
March 11 - Daylight Savings Time - Spring a hour ahead!!
March 13 - 14 - No live CCs due to teachers attending Virtual Professional Development (8:00 AM - 12:00 PM)
March 15 - Virtual Career Day (optional, available for elementary, MS and HS) 9:00 - 2:00
March 15 - Parent Meeting/Parent University - 7:00 PM - TOPIC - Milestone Preparation
March 23 - 30 - Cumulative Benchmark Tests for all contents - ELA, Math, SS, SCI (housed in USA Test Prep)
March 26 - Social Studies Benchmark Test taken in CC session
March 27 - Math Benchmark Test taken in CC session
March 28 - SCI Benchmark Test taken in CC session
March 29 - ELA Benchmark Test taken in CC session
March 30 - All Benchmark Tests must be completed by 4:00 PM
April 2 - 6 - Spring Break for all students/staff
April 2 - Pulse Check 7 emailed by k12 - Please complete as we are striving for 90% or better with a score of 5 or higher!
Week of April 9 - EOG reviews begin in Class Connects! Make sure your student attends!
**Find links on GCA Event Calendar**
PTSO Sponsored Events coming up!
World of Coca-Cola - April 14 -
Medieval Times - May 18 -https://squareup.com/store/georgia-cyber-academy-ptso/item/medieval-times-atlanta
https://squareup.com/store/georgia-cyber-academy-ptso/item/the-world-of-coke
Medieval Times - May 18 -https://squareup.com/store/georgia-cyber-academy-ptso/item/medieval-times-atlanta
Join PTSO!! Only $5!
Becoming a GCA PTSO member is easy! Click HERE then select the Membership icon. For only $5 per school term you will receive access to special programs, have voting rights, and so much more. For GCA PTSO founding members, check your email for renewal instructions. GCA PTSO Members meet 4 times per year to provide progress reports, vote on new initiatives, and provide activity reports please join us:
GCA PTSO Meeting Dates for the 2017-2018 school year:
April 26, 2018
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT!
GCA Board Meetings - Parents are invited to call in!
CHANGED DATE/TIME - 3/21- conference line (515) 739 - 1469, access code 675050 # ; Blackboard Room: http://tinyurl.com/GCA-Board-Room
At the end of the meeting, if time allows, there will be an opportunity for public comments
At the end of the meeting, if time allows, there will be an opportunity for public comments