WAVA Wave Newsletter
February 2024
Love is in the Air and Friendship Month is Here!
WAVA Families and Students
Welcome to February 2024 and 2nd Semester at WAVA! We hope you have had a successful January and we are looking forward to this month. February we are celebrating several highlights, we have 100 Day Celebrations, Friendship Month activities, competitions, clubs, CTE Month and more. Our Art Competition is officially open and we encourage all students grades K-12 to submit their artwork for a chance to place Nationally. Students and families can also find outings happening through the outings button on the WAVA Bulletin Board. If you don't see an outing in your community, you can post your own on the WAVA LC Community!
February is our 7 Mindset of Passion First. What is your student passionate about and how can you help them to focus in on this passion and create goals around this. WAVA Counselors will have class connect sessions and optional lessons that include our 7 Mindset and social and emotional discussions.
We continue to encourage students to be present, turn your cameras on, arrive on time, participate in class discussions, attend a club, participate in a competition, visit an outing in your area, and stay connected with others! Be sure to check the WAVA Bulletin Board weekly for updates and follow WAVA on Instagram, FB and YouTube for the most updated information!
Sincerely,
Susan Boyer, WAVA Executive Director
Happening in February:
- 02/01: February National Engagement News: here
- 02/01: Welcome to WAVA CTE Month! Visit our webpage for info on CTE
- 02/01: WAVA MS Students Share a Friendgram: here
- 02/02: Check for outings here and on the Bulletin Board: WAVA Outings
- 02/05 Visit the LC Community for WAVA and post and share with other Learning Coaches!
- 02/05-02/09: National School Counselor Week! Post a message of thanks here
- 02/06: Looking for a new dish to try, share your favorite recipes: here
- 02/07: Submit your Art Entry here (through end of March)
- 02/11: Super Bowl Sunday!!!!!!!!! Share your pics here
- 02/13: Calling All Authors: Share your Story Here
- 02/14: Morning Friendship Mug Day! Share a pic of your favorite mug and say hi to WAVA! link
- 02/15: Check Competition opportunities
- 02/16 Class of 2024 Check for Grad Planning info and Save the Date for 06/09 Grad Ceremony: https://www.wavabulletinboard.com/graduation-planning
- 02/19-02/20 No School Days
- Innovation Challenge: Submit here: Innovation Challenge - K12 Enrichment
- Need Project Elevate Special Student stories, please submit to https://elevate.press/link
- Clubs info can be found at https://www.wavabulletinboard.com/esports-and-clubs
- Esports Rocks! Way to go WAVA Esports, for any team questions you can always email cfox@wava.org and hchamberlain@wava.org
- Check out the K12 Zone! You will find access through your OLS to this interactive space for students Monday to Friday 12-4pm
CTE at WAVA
Have you published a book?
Coming up in March is our Literacy Month. We would love to share and highlight any authors at WAVA! Are you a student, parent, or staff author? We would love to highlight and share about your book! Submit your info here for our media team to share out about you and your work! https://forms.office.com/r/aXJ3r0t1PB
Check for Stride and K12 Competitions and Contests each month!
Enter in the Game On Challenge or the Art Competition, and look for info on the Innovation Challenge! Be sure you stay involved and enter in our K12 Competitions and Challenges! Home - K12 Enrichment
Check out WAVA Baking Club! Clubs meet weekly!
Check for WAVA Baking Club and other Clubs on the WAVA Bulletin Board, https://www.wavabulletinboard.com/esports-and-clubs
Share your recipes with WAVA! https://padlet.com/haileycpak/wava-holiday-cookbook-i6yu08ygn6sesbeg
Calling all MS and HS Students! Check out our WAVA ASB!
MS ASB, mnogaki@wava.org
HS ASB, gsimpson@wava.org
Come to the K12 Zone Monday to Friday 12-4pm
The K12 Zone is an interactive virtual campus that turns online school into an open-world experience. Hang out with classmates, participate in activities and clubs, and access learning resources in a safe, welcoming environment. The Zone is for Grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8 and 9-12. Students can access the Zone through the OLS and find out more info here: K12 Zone - K12
WAVA Clubs Info
WAVA Clubs Schedule:
*No club meetings on No School Days and Holiday/Breaks
Schedule available on https://www.wavabulletinboard.com/esports-and-clubs
Are you interested in a Club or activity this year? Our WAVA Clubs will officially begin to meet in October! Stay tuned for info on the class connect times and days! You can always visit the Clubs Page on the WAVA Bulletin Board for updates! Do you have questions about Clubs and ways to be engaged at K12? Reach out to our Community and Engagement Specialist for all things community here at K12 and WAVA, connect with Hailey Chamberlain hchamberlain@K12.com.
Outings can be found on the WAVA Bulletin Board Outings button! The last Friday of each month will be regional school meet up days at various locations across WA. We will also post outings by grades and classes throughout the year. If you don't see an outing in your area you can always post a suggestion to the WAVA LC Community and offer to meet up with other families near you! outings
Esports is for ages 12 and up! We are finalizing our Coaches and practice day and schedule. If you are interested in signing up for our WAVA Esports Team to participate all year, please complete (by 09/12) the following form: https://forms.office.com/r/vDvebgvDGn and we will share communications out with you! Esports will use discord to communicate. If you want to check the Stride Esports page for upcoming open play and tournaments see here: Tournaments - Stride Esports
WAVA Clubs will begin to meet in early October or sooner and will include: Art, Baking, Music, Gaming, Dungeons and Dragons (HS only), GLSEN, ASB-MS, ASB-HS, and Book Club. Our competitive clubs will include Esports and Robotics. Robotics will begin in January.
K12 Clubs and Activities can be found here: https://www.k12.com/parent-student-resources/extracurriculars-events/
National challenges and competitions and monthly info: 2023 National News November 2023 National News (smore.com)
K12 Zone is a new online socialization platform for student only! Stay tuned for info on when the K12 Zone for your grade is open! Currently Grades 3-5 are open! https://www.k12.com/k12-zone/
WAVA Outings and Events:
At WAVA our community is our families and students, and we provide connection opportunities for students to stay engaged. Throughout the year students can attend outings to meet families, students and staff. Regional outings, picnics, virtual events and field trip opportunities will be offered throughout the year. Events will vary and may include a Cultural Fair, Spelling Bee, Science Fair, Art Contest and more:
September: Back to School Spirit Week, Staff Welcome Video Promo, clubs begin
October: Student Art Contest, Fall Celebrations, Spirit Day Wednesdays begin (last Wednesday of each month), Mindful Mondays begin, Costume Day
November: Thankful Week, Spirit Gear Sales, Music Night, PJ Day
December: Holiday Celebrations, December Break Clubs
January: Cultural Fair, Hat Day, Photo Challenge
February: Friendship Day, Spirit Gear sales round 2, WAVA Day
March: Science Fair, Leprechaun Trap Contest, Green Day
April: Talent Show, Spring Break Clubs, Creative Hair Day
May: Photo Contest, Graduation Promo, Prom, Clubs end, Sunglasses Day
June: Graduation, End of Year Staff Parade, Summer Clubs and Activities Prom
All WAVA Clubs, CES Hailey Chamberlain, hchamberlain@wava.org
CTSO Leadership Organizations: check with CTE Advisors, CTE Administrator Taylor Kreilmann, tkreilmann@wava.org
FBLA HS: Lisa Greer lgreer@wava.org
FBLA MS: Felicia Kern fkern@wava.org
TSA: Carrie Pedersen cpedersen@wava.org
HOSA: Kristin Courtney kcourtney@wava.org
FCCLA: Sarah Layton slayton@wava.org
SkillsUSA: Brian Boyd bboyd@wava.org
CTSO Forms:
HOSA - https://forms.office.com/r/kE5uu4zS7H
Way to Go WAVA Students!
WAVA Shoutouts and Student Spotlights:
- Way to go Team Ayaz for creating an impressive Team Logo for WAVA Robotics!
- Congrats to our MS ASB Team for creating the Friendgram this month!
- Way to go Esports!!! All Teams and Captains!
- Share a shoutout here: linkhttps://www.tinyurl.com/wavapadlet
Team WAVA
Team meetings are Tuesdays 1pm, email for info! Esports is for ages 12 and up and we compete in Chess, Rocket League, Fortnite, and Valorant. Our teams are filling and we are still in need of some subs for open play and possibly Varsity level. With questions reach out to Coach Fox at cfox@wava.org and Coach Hailey at hchamberlain@K12.com
Gaming Club- Tuesdays 2pm
Club Leader Sloan, asloan@wava.org
Come and game in breakout rooms with students and meet new friends!
Baking Club- Tuesdays 3pm
Come and visit our Baking Club each week with Club Leader Wilson, jwilson@wava.org
Baking Club Padlet
Music Club- Tuesdays 3pm
Music Club: Tuesdays 3pm Club Leaders Lori Burton and Peggy Olsen, lburton@wava.org, polsen@wava.org
Music Club ES First Tuesday of Month 3pm
Music Club MS/HS Second Tuesday of Month 3pm
Music Club K-12 Third Tuesday of Month 3pm
GLSEN- LGBTQIA+ Group, Wednesdays 2pm
LGBTQIA+ Group: Visit and meet friends, connect and discuss and share with kmclewin@wava.org
Art: Wednesdays 2pm
Art Club K-5: Wednesdays 2-2:30pm *starts 10/11 Club Leader Jana Hardman, jhardman@wava.org
Art Club 6-12: Wednesdays 2:30-3pm *starts 10/11
D&D
Dungeons and Dragons Wednesdays 3:15pm-4:15pm *Starts 10/04 Club Leader Kasey Halma, khalma@wava.org
Wednesdays 4:30-5:30pm
Book Club-Friday 1:30pm
Book Club HS: Friday 1:30pm Club Leader Jaime Beckland, jbeckland@wava.org
https://tinyurl.com/ThePageTurnersBookClub
Book Club ES/MS: Fridays in the ZONE 1:30pm meet by the library to talk about books
ASB for MS and HS
ASB MS Oct 11th (every other week) Club Leader Miranda Nogaki, mnogaki@wava.org
ASB HS contact gsimpson@wava.og
HS ASB Hosts Chill N Chats in the WAVA Zone for Grades 9-12 on Wednesdays and Thursdays