SPOKANE VALLEY LEARNING ACADEMY

Our wonderful school counselor created edpuzzle videos for our students to help get to know her.

Middle School:

https://edpuzzle.com/media/64fa1f2f8cb65b4001d97433

Elementary:

https://edpuzzle.com/media/64fa2c6f72381e3fe87d3d4e

We have enjoyed seeing our families come in to meet with us this week. If you have not attended or scheduled a meeting yet with your consulting teacher, contact the office to set up a time to meet and to pick up your materials.

Middle School

1. Middle School REQUIRED Open House Tuesday, Sept. 12th from 11:15-12:30. What to bring: a parent or guardian, your Chromebook, and YOU! Parents and students will attend a mini orientation and electives pep talk. Then everyone will rotate into core classes with Chromebooks to join Google Classrooms and access their "week 1" asynchronous assignments. If you didn't get a Chromebook at your WSLP meeting, please arrive a few minutes early and sign in at the office to check out a Chromebook.
2. Daily on-site classes for Middle School students begin Monday, Sept. 18th (M-W 8:40am-2:10pm; and Th 8:40am-12:00pm).

Elementary School

1. Elementary School REQUIRED Open House Wednesday, Sept. 20th from 11:00-12:30. Parents attend a monthly progress notes training meeting with Mrs. Ward and while students engage in group activities and enjoy a sweet treat with their teachers.
2. Weekly (Wed.) Elementary on-site classes begin Wednesday, Sept. 27th from 8:40-2:10 and the Elementary Q1 Workshops begin Mon. Oct. 2nd from 11:40-2:10

If your student will not be on campus for an in-person contact, here's a great way to have your student complete their Weekly Contact requirement. Have your student compose an email letting their consulting teacher know something they learned at home.

SVLA is excited to be offering six weeks of afternoon workshops for our elementary students on Mondays from 11:40am-2:10pm. First quarter workshops run October 2nd - November 8th. Any elementary student enrolled at SVLA may register for up to three, 50-minute workshops.The Q1 workshop registration deadline is Friday, September 22nd. Workshop classes will run based on sufficient enrollment.

11:40

• CREATIVE CHALK taught by Mrs. Thompson. In this art workshop students will create artwork using different types of chalk. This workshop is best suited for students in grades K-2
• PUMPKINS, BATS & HARVEST, OH MY! taught by Mrs. Suda. In this reading and writing workshop, students will learn fun facts about the fall season. "Autumn carries more gold in its pocket than all the other seasons." -Jim BIshop. This class is best suited for students in grades 3-5.

12:30

• FUN WITH YARN taught by Mrs. Cook. Students will create using decorative yarn and make games in this hands-on workshop for K-2nd grades.
• SOUND LAB taught by Mrs. Ward. In this workshop students will experiment with sound, creating science projects and musical instruments. This workshop is geared toward K-2 students.
• LEARN TO CODE WITH MINECRAFT taught by Mr. Adam Martinek. This STEM workshop will introduce students to computer science and coding using Minecraft. This workshop is best suited for grades 3-5.
• CREATIVE CHALK taught by Mrs. Thompson. In this workshop students will create artwork using different types of chalk. This workshop is geared toward students in grades 3-5.

1:20

• HEALTHY BODIES taught by Mrs. Suda. Students will learn how to create a healthier body through food and movement. This workshop is open to all elementary grades.
• CARDIO BURST taught by Mrs. Thompson. Students in this workshop will build their endurance and improve running skills. This workshop is open to all elementary grades.

Taking the time at the start of a new school year to complete a reading and/or math assessment plays a valuable role in informing instruction, guiding the student's next steps, and checking progress and achievement.

K-8 home-based and on-site student assessments are happening now by appointment with your consulting teachers at SVLA. All Kindergarten and 1st graders will have one-on-one FastBridge assessments on Sept. 25th. Your consulting teacher will contact you with available time slots.

SVLA and CVVL Elementary Schools will again have a combined team this year. We will hold our practices on Mondays, 1:20-2:10 (this will be combined with the SVLA PE workshop), Wednesdays, 2:10-3:00 and Thursdays, 12:20-1:00, beginning on Monday, September 18. We would like all runners to attend at least one practice each week.

Registration is through Active 4 Youth: http://active4youth.org/program.html

Contact Karen Thompson with any questions.

SVLA PTO would love you to participate as a volunteer in the many opportunities we provide to enrich your child's education. Look for a PTO sign-up sheet at your child's open house.

Success in your child's academic journey is a team effort. By partnering with your child's teacher, you're taking a proactive step toward ensuring a rewarding school year.

We are so grateful for all the many ways Mr. Chisholm has been working to help get our school year off to a great start! If you need to contact him for any reason, be sure to reach out via email or phone.

Matt Chisholm, Principal

SVLA

CVVL K-8

Ables

mchisholm@cvsd.org

509-558-5722

Email: pward@cvsd356.org
Website: https://svla.cvsd.org/
Location: 1512 North Barker Road, Spokane Valley, WA, USA
Phone: 509 558-5700