2019 December 21st Newsletter
Valley Oaks School
Congratulations!... Bright News Student ~ Shelby Curr
Community Service ~ Senior Teja Burgess
This past semester, Teja Burgess worked with the nonprofit Sonoma Action for Equine Rescue (SAFER). Teja loves horses, takes riding lessons, and recently completed 10 credits of Equine Science. She lives on 5 acres and so she and her mom decided to foster a rescued horse that needs a home. Teja's riding instructor told her about SAFER. Teja and her mom are foster Tilly, a 12 year old Standardbred. Tilly was injured but is being seen by a vet paid for by SAFER and SAFER is also paying for all of Tilly's food and upkeep expenses. Teja had to build a proper horse enclosure, feed and socialize Tilly, and get Tilly to do her prescribed rehabilitation routine. Hopefully Tilly will find a permanent home and it will be thanks to Teja's work with SAFER.
Please let us know if you have a good community service idea to share with VOS students and we will post it in our next newsletter.Congratulations!... Bright News Student ~ Flynn Loveless
Intake with Susan Cook for New Student Callan Sheldon
Art with Ms. Garcia
Informational Meeting with Mr. Smith
Petaluma Animal Shelter~North Bay Animal Services
Community Service Opportunity ~ Petalulma Animal Shelter!
Please Note:
Although you used to turn in your VOS community service Verification Form for your 5 hours each semester to a teacher, now the procedure is to give it to our principal, Ms. Lofton. And Susan Cook will also accept your Verification Form and give it to Ms. Lofton. Ms. Lofton will be monitoring and keeping track of who has completed their community service instead of teachers.
Sophomore Olivia Roberts, Volleyball Player
Olivia About to Strike the Volleyball
Michael Kofoid
Sprint Car Driver, Senior Michael Kofoid
Michael, aka Buddy
Did You Know...
Attendance Hours go on the Attendance Cards (see one pictured above). The Attendance Cards are shared with students and also with parents if they give us a gmail account. VOS receives funding for these hours - VOS "gets paid" for these hours. Credit Hours are the hours that get converted into credits. Credit Hours do not always match attendance hours. You will see this with the five VOS online courses.
Thanks for Properly Signing In and Out
Senior Althea Patchett shows us how ~ please be sure to always be signed-in when you are on campus and be signed-out when you are not on campus.
We Have Changed the Time for VOS Staff Meetings
Required Student Assembly on Tuesday February 4th from 11-noon
Group Work Out for PE
Group Work Out for PE
Group Work Out for PE
School Counselor, Ms. Leigh - for an appointment email her at sleigh@petk12.org or email Susan Cook, scook@petk12.org
How Your ILP Number is Calculated
Your ILP number is the total hours (of assignments) per week that you need to do.
7th and 8th grade students: Your ILP number is 30.
High School Students: if you are wondering what your ILP number is, simply divide the number of hours of work you have to do to graduate by the number of weeks you have until you graduate. There are 36 weeks in a year - 18 in a semester. To get the number of hours of work you have to do to graduate simply multiply your credits needed by 15 if you are general ed, by 17.5 if you are combo track, or by 20 if you are college prep.
Here's an example: A college prep freshman in August has 220 credits to do. (All high school students have to complete 220 credits to graduate.) 220 x 20 = 4,400 hours to do.
Four years of high school would be 144 weeks. (36 weeks x 4 years = 144 weeks).
This student's ILP is 30.5. (4,400 divided by 144 = 30.5555).
Notes:
1) For every co-enroll course you are in and/or for every online course you are in with Mrs. Parker, we subtract 5 hours from your ILP. This applies to 7th through 12th graders.
2) You cannot have an ILP number lower than 20.
Group Work Out for PE
Science Lab ~ Human Physiology
Science Lab ~ Photosynthesis
Thank you to all students (and staff) who have allowed their pictures and stories to be posted in this and prior newsletters!
Science Lab ~ Cellular Respiration
Science Lab ~ Tissue/Organ Slides
Science Lab ~ Meiosis
Science Lab ~ Genetics of Corn
Science Lab ~ Macromolecules
Past Newsletters
Newsletter Dates: September 1st, October 1st, November 1st, December 21st, February 1st, March 1st, April 1st, May 21st
Important Upcoming Dates Through the First Week in February
January 6, Monday: This is a teacher work day and there are no student appointments. Students with Monday appointments were given a reschedule appointment or they were given special instructions from their teacher/s.
January 7, 8, 9 & 10, Tuesday through Friday: First week back from Winter Break - students will be turning in two weeks worth of work.
January 10, Friday: Group #2 PE Group Work Out from 2:30 to 4pm (We meet even in excessive heat or rain because we have the gym.)
January 20, Monday: Holiday - The school will be closed. Students will have been given 2 week assignments or have been rescheduled.
January 24, Friday: Group #1 PE Group Work Out from 2:30 to 4pm (We meet even in excessive heat or rain because we have the gym.) All regular PE students are required to attend or do the alternate assignment.
January 31st, Friday: Last day for graduates to order cap and gowns without paying a large additional fee.
February 4, Tuesday from 11am - 12pm: A required school assembly. All students are required to attend. We will enjoy congratulating the fall Honor Roll students and listening to students talk about their 5 hours of fall Community Service. We will also require all students to discuss and/or show their progress on their Digital Portfolios. Teachers will be happy to help students with questions or special considerations about their Digital Portfolios.
February 6th, Thursday: All teachers will be at the annual California Consortium for Independent Study convention that luckily is right up the road in Rohnert Park this year. There will be no appointments this day and teachers will be rescheduling students or giving 2 week assignments.
February 7th, Friday: Group #2 PE Group Work Out from 2:30 to 4pm (We meet even in excessive heat or rain because we have the gym.)
Our Valley Oaks School website has the important dates for the entire school year.
Connect...
Email: nparker@petk12.org
Website: https://www.petalumacityschools.org/valleyoaks
Location: 540 Vallejo Street, Petaluma, CA, USA
Phone: (707) 778 - 4794