Blue Oak Academy

Thank you Blue Oak Academy PTO for spoiling the teachers (and me)!!! What a way to honor hard work during an extremely crazy time with conferences.

James Baldwin- " Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced...." Saturday Morning Learning with Ken Magdaleno. I...'m so proud that TACMO is represented with 7/26 participants. We are serious about learning to address inequities in our schools!!!! See more

As we develop plans to expand our small group cohorts to provide on campus targeted intervention and support for our learners, we are looking for instructional ...aides that have a desire to make an amazing difference during this time! Instructional Aide at Blue Oak Academy https://www.edjoin.org/Home/DistrictJobPosting/1331952 Instructional Aide at Sycamore Valley Academy https://www.edjoin.org/Home/DistrictJobPosting/1331947

What a generous gift to our students!!! Thank you Rotary for this thoughtful gift

Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you,"-Ruth Bader Ginsburg

FREE MEALS! Visalia Unified School District announces: Grab-n-Go Meal Service during Distance Learning Sessions FREE Lunch and Breakfast Grab-n-Go Meal Packs will be available to all Visalia children ages 1 to 18 years old, using a drive-thru or pick-up system. All students at BOA and SVA may go to a VUSD site to receive meals if that site is closer to home and more convenient. Please see attached schedule of times and school sites.... All children ages 1 to 18 will receive meals at no charge. VUSD will no longer scan cards to verify enrollment; they will simply count meals distributed. Parents/Guardians may pick up meals for children without them being present. However, if no children are present, there is a maximum of four (4) meal packs that may be distributed to that parent/guardian. At SVA and BOA, meals will continue to be distributed once a week, on Thursdays ONLY at from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Meal packs consist of Breakfast and Lunch meals for the entire week. Meals must be heated and eaten off site. Adults are not eligible for this program. For further information, please call VUSD’s Nutritional Services Department at (559) 730-7871 El Distrito Escolar Unificado de Visalia anuncia: Servicio de comidas Grab-n-Go durante las sesiones de aprendizaje a distancia Todos los niños de Visalia de 1 a 18 años de edad tendrán a su disposición paquetes de comidas GRATUITOS con desayuno y almuerzo para llevar, utilizando un sistema de drive-thru o pick-up. Todos los estudiantes de BOA y SVA pueden ir a un sitio del VUSD para recibir comidas si ese sitio está más cerca de casa y es más conveniente. Consulte el calendario adjunto de horarios y sitios escolares. Todos los niños de 1 a 18 años recibirán comidas sin cargo. VUSD ya no escaneará tarjetas para verificar la inscripción; simplemente contarán las comidas distribuidas. Los padres / tutores pueden recoger las comidas de los niños sin que estén presentes. Sin embargo, si no hay niños presentes, hay un máximo de cuatro (4) paquetes de comida que se pueden distribuir a ese padre / tutor. En SVA y BOA, las comidas continuarán distribuyéndose una vez a la semana, los jueves SOLAMENTE de 10:00 a.m. a 12:00 p.m. Los paquetes de comidas consisten en desayunos y almuerzos durante toda la semana. Las comidas deben calentarse y consumirse fuera del lugar. Los adultos no son elegibles para este programa. Para obtener más información, llame al Departamento de Servicios Nutricionales de VUSD al (559) 730-7871

I wanted to share my favorite paragraph that I shared with the TCOE nomination committee about her: Mrs. Galindo radiates integrity. She unwaveringly believes that all can be reached and pushed to be their very best. She will boldly share ideas, ask questions, and provide honest feedback with the intent to help our school continually improve. It is such a comfort to be able to trust her ethics and heart. I know she will always do what she believes is best for students. What a joy to have her on our staff- she is such a deserving candidate!

Student Supplies Pick Up (Further Details) & Orientation Hello, Just a reminder that our pick up days are tomorrow and Thursday.These are drive-through only. The teachers/aides will be handing you the supplies through a window and signing any necessary forms. If you cannot make that specific time when the teacher will be distributing, or you can only come to one time slot due to siblings, we will have you pull off to a different location while we go and gather your supplies.... If you cannot make those two days at all, please contact myself or the teacher for other arrangements. After you have received the supplies, there will be a fun photo station set up in the 1/2 circle drive through. We would like to take a picture of our BOA Innovators! Your child will be in the car the entire time while a frame will be placed around their smiling face. YEARBOOKS will be distributed here as well! Last, our teachers have finalized their orientation schedules. Here is a quick overview: ~Looking forward to seeing you soon!-Dana

Important Reminder Regarding Immunization Requirements Hello BOA Families, Mrs. Guzman (Health Aide) here sending a reminder for incoming Transitional Kindergarten and Kindergarten families. You must provide an updated Immunization Record for your child to begin the 20/21 school year.... This is a State Mandated requirement for attendance, that has not been waived due to distance learning. Please reach out to us if you are in the process of updating your child’s Immunizations and email copies at your earliest convenience. Also please share this message with incoming TK/K families that may not have access to BLOOMZ just yet. Please feel free to contact me with any questions. [email protected]

Greetings Blue Oak Families, You should have received an invite today to sign up for the new school year on Bloomz. If not, here are the directions.

Good Morning Blue Oak Families, After last night’s parent partnership meeting, (btw, there’s another one at 9:00 am this morning-see Donya’s earlier post on July 20) it became apparent that we need to try to accommodate for some of the other unique needs being caused by 100% distance learning. This might be something like your students are family (siblings or cousins) or you are going to need to share child care with other school families. If this is the case, we would like to do our best to try to make that happen to help ease the load for you! If you have a special request such as your desire to put students in the same class (must be same grade level spans still), please email me immediately! You will be notified about your child’s placement in the week before school starts. Be. Better. Together.

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Here is a nice visual outlining the basic structure and requirements of distance learning. https://infogram.com/distance-learning-standards-1ho16v953y