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The PCA Scoop
Weekly Family Update
Week of April 12th, 2021
In This Week's Edition
PCA HAPPENINGS
✦ South Schools' Parent Support Pods!!
✦ April Coffee with the Leadership
✦ *Teacher Appreciation Day*
✦ April Virtual Workshops
✦ Discovery Day & High School Hangouts Break
PARENT RESOURCES
✦ Enrichment Update
✦ Schoolwide Learner Outcomes
STUDENT SUPPORT AND INTERVENTION
✦ Live Math Catch Up Classes
✦ Test Prep
✦ Writer's Workshop
✦ Reading Intervention
✦ Social-Emotional Support: Mindset Mondays
ENGLISH LEARNERS RESOURCES
✦ Family Resource Site - Spanish Resources
✦ ELL Support Teacher Office Hours
HIGH SCHOOL
✦ High School Updates
✦ 2021 Virtual Graduation & Promotion
✦ Virtual Career Fair
✦ Scholarship Opportunities
PCA Happenings
South Schools' 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!
6th - 8th grade - Thursday, April 15th @ 12pm: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83267162965
9th - 12th Grade - Tuesday, April 27th @ 2pm: https://zoom.us/j/98326496940
April Coffee with the Leadership
Teacher Appreciation Day
We would love to surprise our amazing teachers with some VIRTUAL APPRECIATION this Teacher Appreciation Day, May 4!
What a perfect time to tell our HSTs how much they mean to us!
Get creative with your students, having them create cards, posters, or pictures for their teacher and then take a picture to share with us. If you'd like to share only a message, that would be great too.
Once we receive all the photos and messages, we will be putting a special video together to share with our staff!
Our teachers work so hard for us, let’s “wow” them by sharing how much they mean to all of us!
The Deadline for submissions will be Wednesday, April 28 at 5pm!
April Virtual Workshops
TK - 2nd Grade
Sunflower House Read Aloud and Directed Draw
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Go Noodle Dance Party
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High School
Virtual Tour - Ancient Egypt (Temple of Philae, Karnak and Pharohs Tomb)
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Travel: National Parks
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Discovery Day & High School Hangouts
High School Hangouts
Parent Resources
Enrichment Update
Schoolwide Learner Outcomes
The Schoolwide Learner Outcomes are goals that we have for the students at Pacific Coast Academy. By receiving an education with us, our goal is that by the time a student graduates high school, the SLOs will be incorporated into a student's life.
One goal, as educators, is to help our students become independent in their learning and thinking. Let us know how you support this or observe this in your students.
Let's Investigate:
Independent Critical Thinkers
Independent critical thinkers who have the ability to problem-solve, take ownership, and apply their knowledge to a variety of problems.
Wondering where to locate PCA's SLOs? Click here!
Please share how you have observed students becoming or demonstrating the ability to be independent critical thinkers below!
Student Support and 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
Test Prep
Writer's Workshop
Reading Intervention
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
Social-Emotional Support
Mindset Monday April Topic: CREATING CONFIDENCE
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 Resources
Family Resource Site - Spanish Resources
Did you know that we have all of the recorded workshops available on the Family Resource Site? Under each date, parents can see the topic covered in that workshop!
ELL Support Teacher Office Hours
Ms. Allison WILL NOT be holding office hours for ELL students
because she is Testing Kids for ELPAC and CAASPP.
She will reopen these office hours 4/28th (when we return from Spring Break).
High School
High School Updates
ChoiePlus Academy HQT Encounters: Please join the ChoicePlus AcademyHQTs for our fantastic and fun April HQT Encounters! All students are welcome!
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
Virtual College Fairs:
The National Association of College Admissions Counselors in partnership with the Common App are offering four College fairs this spring 2021.
TIP: Pay attention to the timezone and adjust accordingly.
Create an account and register here
2021 Virtual Graduation & Promotion
Join the Celebration!
Please join us in celebrating the hard work and dedication of our amazing PCA students. The ceremony will be virtual this year and will begin with the 8th grade promotion ceremony followed by the 12th grade graduation. Even though we can't get together in person, we want to be able to acknowledge our students online, with family and friends in attendance. Please click the the button below for more information!
Virtual Career Fair
Scholarship Opportunities
Karmen & Rachel
We are your San Diego Family Liaisons.
Please let us know how we can help you!
karmen.heras@pacificcoastacademy.org / rachel.rico@pacificcoastacademy.org
Website: https://pacificcoastacademy.org
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