Placer Academy WEEKLY UPDATES
WEEK OF May 18, 2020
REFRAMING LEARNING
BEAUTIFULLY MADE ART AUCTION:
This year’s art auction looks a little different. On May 21st we will be bringing you a FB Live preview of all our collaborative art pieces this year. Then on Friday, May 22nd, you will be able to bid on your favorite class pieces via Bidding Owl. All monies fund our VAPA program here at Placer Academy Charter. We hope that you will join us and share the fun with family and friends. We look forward to this new, albeit different, event!! 
PARK PARADE:
Your PAC teachers and staff will be on parade! On Friday, May 22nd we will start a loop around Rocklin visiting 3 parks to wave, honk, and shout hello! We will begin at Upper Academy at 3:00 pm. Our first stop will be Wesley Park. Our second stop will be Whitney Ranch Park. Our last park stop will be Twin Oaks Park with our final return to Primary Academy. We invite you and your families to come on out and wave and shout hello at us! We miss you all terribly! Parks in Rocklin have reopened, but please remember to maintain social distancing for your safety throughout this parade. We hope to see you on Friday!
AT HOME ART:
These smiles are just some of the wonders our art program brings. Please be sure to bid on our auction items to support our fabulous program! |
Enroll TodayIf you are interested in enrolling your student(s) for the 2020-2021 school year, you can access the enrollment form HERE.
Email us or call us at (916) 259-1688 if you are interested in enrolling in our fantastic school! Quick links
CALENDAR OF EVENTSMay 4 - May 22: Distance Learning
May 21: Board Meeting, 5:15 pm The dial in number for this meeting is: (669) 900-6833 Meeting ID: 974 1412 5762 Password: 970619 May 22: PAC Staff Parade, 3:00 pm May 22: Online Art Auction, 8:00 am - 10:00 pm May 26 - June 5: Distance Learning Catch Up June 9: Curriculum Return Day NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING:
The Placer County Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA) Council of Superintendent’s (COS) has scheduled a Public Hearing for the purpose of reviewing the Annual Budget Plan and Annual Service Plan for the Local Education Agencies in the Placer County SELPA as required by Education Code Section 56205(b)(1)(2). 
Placer academy ptoThe Placer Academy PTO is made of parent volunteers that work hard to make our little school a better place. They provide student and teacher resources, plan community events, and conduct fundraisers that support our school community.
CONTACT YOUR PTO:
Interested in volunteering for a committee, helping with a fundraiser, or assisting in multiple ways? Email us at pto@placeracademy.org. ARTICLE OF THE WEEK
HOW PARENTS CAN HELP THEIR KIDS WHILE MANAGING DISTANCE LEARNING:
When Jennifer Szot sat down with her son to play a game involving mixed fractions, she found herself falling behind the fifth-grade math. “It took me five steps, and he did it in three,” she said. The assignment was one of many that her son is expected to complete at home, when he’s not working online, taking part in “live” classes, or participating in Google meetings with teachers. For Szot, who in regular life is a stay-at-home mother and volunteer, taking on the role of teacher, too, has been daunting. “They teach everything differently,” she said, making her approach to such problems seem obsolete. And there are other challenges, she tells me while shushing the family dog, starting with the need to scatter everyone throughout the house so that the four simultaneous video conferences don’t clog the airwaves. She checks on her son while he’s in “class” to make sure he’s not secretly playing video games. She calms her 11th-grade daughter who is taking three A.P. classes and worrying about how she’ll manage the exams. Most of all, she tries to lower the collective stress that everyone feels under their roof, including her husband and 9th-grade daughter. “Nobody is sleeping well,” she said. Click HERE to read the rest of article. 
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FIFTH GRADE WAX MUSEUM:
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