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End of First Quarter is October 23rd.
If your child is changing to F2F learning model, you should have received a confirmation. Changes begin Monday, October 26th.
Contact your child's building principal if you have questions.
End of First Quarter is October 23rd.
If your child is changing to F2F learning model, you should have received a confirmation. Changes begin Monday, October 26th.
Contact your child's building principal if you have questions.
BVA Community Town Hall Meetings
10/27 7-8pm - Elementary School - Mrs. Buell and Mrs. Kellett will join to talk about mental wellness for our learners and then opening the floor for questions and discussion. Please RSVP here.
Missed a Meeting? No problem! Catch up here!
BVA Community Book Club
BVA Community Book Club
We've found an even better book! We're pushing back the start date of our BVA Community Book Club to second quarter because we found a book that will help you with your learners at home and bridge the gap between home and school. From Corwin: "The Distance Learning Playbook for Parents: How to Support Your Child′s Academic, Social, and Emotional Development in Any Setting - This essential guide will arm you with the tools and insight to:
Create an environment conducive to learning, establish routines, and most importantly, take care of yourself and your child
Maximize the time you spend supporting learning by focusing on what is proven to work best in education
Help your child develop the cognitive attitudes and habits that foster creativity, critical thinking, and increased responsibility for their learning
Support the development of your child’s social and emotional learning skills, including the ability to navigate social interactions, build friendships, and regulate emotions at a time when they have never been more important to have, and more challenging to maintain
The Distance Learning Playbook for Parents outlines supportive strategies for navigating virtual environments to ensure effective and impactful learning that aligns the needs and expectations of teachers, parents, and students alike."
Our first meeting will be 7:30pm on October 28th.
Interested in taking part? Sign up here.
We still love and plan to read and discuss What School Could Be by Ted Dintersmith and will start that work during third quarter.
Please contact us if you would like financial assistance in purchasing the book in order to participate in our book study.
Online Learning & Teaching Practices
Each week, Brave Virtual Academy teachers and I discuss our core principles at the heart of BVA.
- Personalization: providing unique learning pathways for individual students
- Agency: giving learners opportunities to participate in key decisions in their learning experience
- Authentic Audience: giving learners the opportunity to create for a real audience both locally and globally
- Connectivity: giving learners opportunities to experience learning in collaboration with peers and experts locally and globally
- Creativity: providing learners individual and collaborative opportunities to make things that matter while building skills for their future.
As the quarter comes to a close, educators are naturally reflecting on how we are measuring student learning. The focus on meeting standards rather than assignment completion rate, attention to quality of performance over compliance, feedback coupled with an iterative revision process are all elements we are working to incorporate and refine in our practice. And we see it paying off!
Additionally, we are thankful for your feedback on what is working and what could be improved for your child in BVA. We are continuing to make improvements in all of our programs and encourage you to keep engaging in the conversation.
This week, we're sharing Angela Duckworth's recent article (author of Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance) on the power of hard work and practice in developing skills that from the outside, may look effortless. She says that beyond cognitive aptitude, students need to develop more skills in order to be successful. Skills and traits like teamwork, honesty, loyalty, grit, and creativity are all at the heart of supporting a community - in the classroom and in our neighborhoods and workspaces. Read to find out more!
This Week's Enrichment Resources
Each week I'll post resources that offer extension and enrichment opportunities for our BVA learners. Last week, I shared a link to the Super Saturday Program - there's still time to sign up! Classes begin October 31st.
This week's focus is costume design! Does your child have Halloween on the brain? Check out these resources on designing costumes and level up for trick-or-treat!
For grades 6-12 - this site includes a rubric to judge the success of your costume creation.
This site focuses on costume design for theater and has links to children's productions for inspiration.
This site focuses on using recycled materials for costume design and has links to activities for different ages of learners.
We can't wait to see what your child makes! Be sure to share photos with us @BraveVirtual!
Upcoming Events
Upcoming Events
NO SCHOOL
Early Release Day - Friday, October 23rd
Parent Teacher Conferences - Friday, October 30th
Early Release Day - Friday, November 13th
Thanksgiving Break - Nov 23rd - 27th
Did You Know?
Did You Know?
We have virtual clubs and activities available for learners? And more to come soon!
Primary School - Crystal Clear Science Club
Elementary School - 5th Grade Stock Market Game
Middle School - Student Arrow - Watch Our Student Announcements to Learn More
MS Virtual Clubs - Future Cities | Power of the Pen | Latin Club | Math Counts
High School - 20-21 Activities Handbook;
Bring 2 Change, Courageous Conversations, Fragments, French Club, Partner's Club, Red Cross Club, Competitive Writing Team, & Writing Club are All BVA Friendly
Braves Beat - Keep Up with HS Happenings!
Picture Days - Check Your Child's School Newsletter
MS - 10/28 3pm-4pm - Sign Up Here
HS RETAKES - 10/29 - 9am - 11am in MP Room
ES - 11/23; Retakes 12/11 -
Stay tuned for sign-ups
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BVA Community Book Club Starts October 28th, 7:30pm Stay tuned for meeting link.
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All Schools - Parent Teacher Conferences
After school - 8pm - Thursday, October 29th &
During the Day - Friday, October 30th
Outside resources shared through this newsletter are meant to be informational, and are not officially endorsed by Indian Hill Schools.
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