Welcome to Inspire!
2019-2020
Hello and Welcome!
I am so excited to welcome you to Inspire for the 2019-2020 school year! My name is Hope Cutter and I am an Assistant Director in Riverside County. I will be helping to make sure your transition into Inspire is a good one. We are in the process of helping your homeschool teacher get ready for you. Inspire is such a wonderful school and has so much to offer, I am hopeful your school year will be a great one!
I have included LOTS of information for you below. Watch your email for your Enrichment Ordering System login information and look through some of the links below if you are curious about your homeschooling style, curriculum options, or some fun field trip opportunities. Soon you should hear from your Homeschool Teacher (HST) who will review some of these items and answer any questions you may have. In the meantime, feel free to reach out to me anytime if I can be of any help!
Email: hope.cutter@inspireschools.org
Website: www.inspiresouth.org
Phone: 951-316-6783
My Family
Married for 25 years!
Our latest college grad from University of Arizona !
Highschool
The Riverside county parent resource site has the answers to all your questions. You will find tutorials, the weekly newsletter, and so much more!!
School Calendar
I have attached the school calendar for you to look at.
Track A First day of school is 8/20/2019
Monthly To-Do List
Monthly LP Meetings
Work Samples
Student work samples are required for each learning period to represent what your child has been working on.
TK-8th Grade: You will select one work sample from either Math, Reading, Science, or Social Studies.
High School: Students will submit one work sample from each course they are currently enrolled in.
Attendance
Submitting your student attendance is very easy here at Inspire! All attendance will be logged through the Parent Portal and archived each learning period. The learning periods (LPs) will be about every 20 school days. Final attendance with signature and date is due on the last day of the learning period. I will send you a separate email with your login information.
Instructional Funds
Instructional Funds Information
- What are instructional funds?
- What can instructional funds be used for?
- What is consumable and non consumable?
- Instructional Funds FAQs
- Instructional Funds Schedule
How to Videos
Online Subscription Package
Each student will have the option of choosing 5 online subscriptions from the list below for FREE OR receive $400 in additional funding.
HIGHLIGHTS: Over 20 subscriptions to choose from with 7 curriculum options and 14 educational apps and resources -- including a 24/7, live online tutoring subscription for all subjects!
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND: ABC Mouse, Discovery Education Streaming Plus with Science Techbook, and Vocabulary Spelling City
NEW: Beast Academy Online, Rosetta Stone® Foundations (A-G approved for HS - Spanish, French, & German), Dreambox Learning, myON Reader and myON News w/Accelerated Reader, Typing Agent, and TutorMe
I Can Statements
The “I Can How to Guide” document will show how you can use “I Can Statements” to help your child and ensure that they are on track for their grade level. These guides are here to help you if you need direction, or if you merely want to see what other students at the same grade level are learning throughout the year. If you would like to check off the standards you complete with your child, fantastic. If you don’t, that's great too. I am merely presenting you with an awesome tool that could help further your homeschooling goals. This information will be sent at the beginning of the year.
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Homeschool Resources
Curriculum Choices
At Inspire, you are welcome to personalize your own curriculum using textbooks, online programs and other resources. There are so many curricula to choose from, please know that I am here to help you find a perfect curriculum choice for your child. You can begin your journey by taking a
2019-2020
Subscription Boxes
Subscription boxes are a wonderful way to supplement your student's curriculum.
There are a lot of great subscription boxes, and no time to list them all. I like to go to this site, Hello Subscription to look at the many different boxes they have. Just search for age and type of box, then have fun comparing them.
Here is a list of some of our favorites:
Educational boxes
Kiwi crate 5-8 with STEM projects,
Doodle Crate 9-16 with creative art crafts, and
Tinker Crate 9-16 with STEM projects
Green Kid Crafts Eco-friendly discovery boxes, Ages 3-10
Groovy Lab in a Box STEAM activities for ages 8 & up.
DIYhappy kits ages 3-11.
Magic School Bus Science Club
Little Passports a global adventure for your kids.
Early Explorers ages 3-5
World edition ages 6-10
USA edition ages 7-12
Cultured Owl
Junior Explorers ages 5-11.
Bramble box
Brainy Kit a Montessori subscription box for ages 4-9,
Pley rent educational toys like legos, k'nex, and vtech and electronic toys like drones and robots. Ages 4-12.
Girls Can! Crate introduces kids to fearless women who have changed the world!
Food and Cooking boxes
Raddish kids a cooking club for kids ages 4 and up, (no food included)
Kidstir fun cooking kit each month includes recipes, tools and additional items. (no food included)
Books and Literature
Ivy Kids for kids ages 3-8. Excellent bang for your buck!
GiftLit a unique book a month subscription ages range from baby to adult.
Contact me
Email: hope.cutter@inspireschools.org
Website: https://sites.google.com/inspireschools.org/inspireriverside
Phone: 951-316-6783
I know that this is going to be a GREAT school year!!
I am only a text, call, or email away. Please reach out with any question you may have. No question is too small! I am so excited to be part of your homeschooling journey every step of the way.