Principal’s Update & Important Dates
Welcome back to the new semester at LaunchED! Get ready for an exciting winter and spring filled with learning and personal growth for all of our students. This semester is packed with events, including STEAM night and the launch of new clubs and activities our students are eager to kick off. Our students will also showcase their knowledge through assessments like PSAT, SAT, CMAS, and ACCESS. And let’s not forget our upcoming LaunchED Virtual Academy graduation in May – a celebration of our incredible senior class! Your participation in LaunchED is invaluable, and we’re grateful to have you and your family a part of this incredible community!
~Julie Read, Principal, LaunchED Virtual Academy
🚀 Jan 15: No school: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
🚀 Jan 16-20: ACCESS Testing
🚀 Jan 24: LaunchED Family STEAM Night (see below for more details)
🚀 Feb 7: LaunchED PLC/Late Start
🚀 Feb 5-9: LaunchED Virtual Academy Teacher/Parent Conferences
LaunchED Picture of the Week: STEAM NIGHT IS COMING!
LaunchED Virtual Academy STEAM NIGHT
When: Wednesday, January 24th from 4:00-6:00pm (drop in whenever you can!)
Where: SVVSD Innovation Center at 33 Quail Road in Longmont
What: An exploration and celebration of all things STEAM learning in LaunchED. STEAM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math and are core pillars of learning in LaunchED. There will be live science experiments, robotics to check out, the SVVSD Mobile Innovation Lab, and more!
Who: All students and families in LaunchED
This is also the second semester materials pick up for students–so plan to swing by for those, too!
New Club/Team Opportunity!
Do you love learning about different online tools and resources? Do you like helping people problem solve their tech issues? Do you want to help teach students that are new to LaunchED how to use tools like Schoology or Notability? Then, the Tech Team is for you! Please fill out this interest form below! This team is open to students in 4th-12th grades. This team is an online-only team (we will not meet in person).
Link to Student Tech Team Interest Form (students you must be logged in to your SVVSD account to see the form) https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeH_a0hp8Wm1fSMtE3dWqA9BBVl1AUKkP1K14YPqLLbQUS8Jw/viewform
Attention Students (and parents)!
Please make sure that your iPad is updated to the latest iOS. We recommend checking weekly to see if there is a new update for your iPad’s operating system. So many apps and websites for LaunchED rely on these updates.
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