IVA @ San Joaquin
Weekly Update
Important Dates
Sept 11th- Back to School Night
Back to School Night- Our virtual Back to School Night is scheduled for Monday, September 11th at 6:00 p.m. This is an asynchronous event and you’ll have the opportunity to hear from each of your student’s teachers through pre-recorded video messages. These videos will be available on your student’s Canvas pages starting at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, September 11th.
To kick off the evening, please begin with our Back to School Night Directions video. It will provide you with important information about how to access teachers’ Back to School Night presentations.
If you have not done so already, please follow these instructions on setting up a Parent Observer Canvas account with your student. Canvas will be the primary point of contact for your child to access information about each of their classes. By setting up a Parent Observer account, you will be able to see what teachers post if you want to stay informed about their classes.
Live tech support will be available for parents on Monday, September 1th from 5:45-7:00 p.m. by accessing this ZOOM Link. passcode: SJIVA1
Parents may receive assistance for:
• Creating Canvas parent observer accounts
• General login assistance
• Locating your child's classes in Canvas
• Locating teacher's back-to-school night information
September PTSA Meeting: Join us September 19th at 3:30pm on Zoom for important updates and ways to get involved at IVA!
School Site Council: We are in need of parent volunteers for our School Site Council. We have 2-3 meetings per year to review our site plans and allocation of funds. Please email Dr. Roberts, rebeccaroberts@iusd.org, if you are interested.
Student Fees: Information about donations and student fees in compliance with Section 5 of Article IX of the State of California Constitution guarantees a “free public education”. Detailed information can be found HERE
Clarification between Office Hours and Mandatorial
There has been some confusion between Office and Mandatorial for IVA @ San Joaquin. Office Hours are an opportunity for students to have additional time with their teachers. They can use this time to ask questions, get support on classwork or assignments, or have dedicated work time for that class. Although students are highly encouraged to attend Office Hours, attendance will not be taken. If a teacher determines that a student is struggling and needs to attend Office Hours more often, they will recommend a student for Mandatorial. These are required Office Hours on Monday only and students will be marked absent if they do not attend Mandatorial. You and your student will be notified if the teacher is requiring them to attend Mandatorial.
PTSA Pledge Drive- Please consider joining PTSA, your donation helps to fund programs for our students. Click HERE for more information and to join PTSA.
PTSA Reflections Program- Explore the arts and showcase your talents. Click HERE for more information and to your entry.
OPERATION SCHOOL BELL- Click the link to learn more about this program.
Operation School Bell® | Assistance League – Irvine
Bus Pass- The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) is excited to announce the continuation of their “Youth Ride Free” promotional bus pass program. This free youth pass allows youth ages 6 to 18 to ride all OC fixed-route buses every day for free. For more information regarding the program visit: OCbus.com/YouthRideFree. To participate in the program complete a new Parent Request Form, available using the below link, printed forms are also available in the front office. Return the completed and signed form to the front office to be issued a purple/orange youth bus pass for the 2023-24 school year. Parent Request Form: OCTA.net/YouthRequest
E-Vehicle Safety- To help support the safe and responsible use of e-vehicles (e-bikes, e-scooters and e-skateboards), Irvine Unified School District middle and high schools have partnered with the Irvine Police Depart and will host safety presentations as part of IUSD’s new mandatory e-vehicle registration program. Middle and high school students who travel to and from school using an electric vehicle are required to attend one of the e-Vehicle Safety Presentations by the Irvine Police Department. Click HERE for more information.