Principal’s Update
This week we celebrate all the amazing learning happening in our LaunchED classes! We recommend that you look in Schoology (and you can even log-in as your student!) to see what they are creating, analyzing, producing, etc. If you need help accessing Schoology as a parent, please let us know by calling our office at 303-702-8800. Please see this week’s newsletter for announcements that you need to know for LaunchED. Thank you!
~Julie Read, Principal, LaunchED Virtual Academy
Important Dates:
🚀 Thursday, September 14th: 3rd-5th STEAM Stars 2:30-3:30pm (new club!)
🚀 Friday, September 15th: Optional iPad Insurance Window Closes (please purchase iPad insurance for your student’s device–see more info below)
🚀 Wednesday, Oct 11th: Practice PSAT for 9th and 10th grade (online), NMSQT for 11th Grade (in person)
🚀 Friday Oct 13th and Monday Oct 16th: No school for students
No Late Start in October!
📱Optional iPad insurance window closes on Sept 15th. The option to purchase insurance for the semester/ year in your student’s IC account will disappear. If you’d like to purchase iPad insurance after this date you will need to bring your student’s iPad to the LaunchED office in Longmont for the iPad to be inspected.
Picture of the Week!
STEAM Clubs return to LaunchED! Our K-5 online students and after school hybrid K-12 STEAM teams are creating unique hot air balloon designs for our first ever LaunchED Lift Off !(inspired by the Labor Day Lift Off in Colorado Springs) Our LaunchED students are having so much fun creating digital drawings, augmented reality models, and building physical models to launch!
UPCOMING SUPERINTENDENT TOWN HALL MEETINGS
St. Vrain Valley Schools invites parents, teachers, staff, and community members to join Superintendent, Dr. Don Haddad, for one of our upcoming Superintendent Town Hall meetings. These annual open forums in each of our geographic areas provide an opportunity for Dr. Haddad and other district leaders to listen to our community’s questions and suggestions, share our many successes, and discuss our bold vision for continuing to build new schools as our student enrollment continues to climb.
Dates and Locations:
- Monday, September 25, 5:30-7:00 p.m. at Frederick High School
- Monday, October 2, 5:30-7:00 p.m. at Skyline High School
- Tuesday, October 3, 5:30-7:00 p.m. at Erie High School
- Wednesday, October 4, 5:30-7:00 p.m. at Mead High School
- Monday, October 9, 5:30-7:00 p.m. at Silver Creek High School
Los servicios de interpretación al español estarán disponibles en cada event
STEAM CLUBS RETURN TO LAUNCHED!
We have three STEAM-focused clubs available at LaunchED:
STEAM Stars: Students in Grades K-2, meets one time a month, and 3rd-5th meets two times a month.
STEAM Club: Students in Grades 6-12 meet two times a month.
Students can join in person at our LaunchED campus or online!
✏️ If you took the CMAS exam last year with LaunchED, you can now pick up the results from our office. Our office is open daily from 7:30am-4:00pm. Thank you!
Calling all LaunchED Virtual Academy Students! Join the Pollinator Habitat Team to measure and plan for walkways in our new garden.
When: Friday, September 15th 2:30-4:30 pm (drop in at any time)
Where: LaunchED Campus 619 Bowen Street, Longmont
Why: Be a part of this amazing project!
Gifted and Talented Referrals
Each year, schools in St. Vrain Valley School District complete a process to identify students who demonstrate exceptional ability or performance in one or more academic areas and may, therefore, qualify for Gifted/Talented educational services. These students usually perform at least two years above grade level in their strength area(s), and they require additional academic challenges in order to support their continued educational growth and progress. In addition, they usually demonstrate characteristics of unique creativity and high motivation in their strength areas.
Referrals are open through the month of September and will close on the last day of the month. Referrals after that date will be addressed on a case by case basis. Completing a referral guarantees a review of the student profile to determine if testing is recommended for the student. The process for identification requires a body of evidence and often takes place throughout the school year.
The process takes approximately 5-10 minutes to complete.
Please click here to access the form for the referral process: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfF8EWtUYJjE3rwyw-EQ5fzF0uoJVdHa4UdKqoQgwvjGEXIuQ/viewform
ATTENTION STUDENTS AND PARENTS
The SVVSD Student Behavioral Code of Conduct can be found at this link: https://www.svvsd.org/schools/student-conduct/ . After reviewing, parents please log in to Infinite Campus to acknowledge your review. (Here are the directions at this link: https://svvsd.service-now.com/esc?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB0010138)
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