
K-6 BCSVA Weekly
Check out highlights for the Week of May 1-5, 2023
Sparkle of the week!
National Administrative Professionals' Day!
- BCSVA celebrated '23 Administrative Assistant Day!
- As with our celebrations, this was a family-style recognition and acknowledgment of:
Diana Heard - BCSVA Data Manager
Jessica Metcalf - BCSVA Payroll Specialist, Bookkeeper, and Secretary
- We appreciate ALL you do every day! We love that you are part of our BCSVA family that shines brighter every day with you both doing what you do!
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Ms. Doran's crew!
- We shared some great poems this month for National Poetry Month, Celebrated Earth Day, and learned about the wonderful world of Fungus by reading βFungus Among Usβ and drawing mushrooms.
Ms. Ransom's 3rd Grade Class!
- Learning has been very exciting in our third-grade class!
- We are learning about brave leaders that have helped make changes in our country.
- Students are finishing a slide show presentation about Rosa Parks where they share their research.
- They will also be reading about a young girl from the early 1900s that made an impact on the textile industry.
- Students will write a reflection about a time they were brave.
- In math, we are moving into geometry where we will explore polygons, lines, and angles!
- Ms. Ransom is very proud of how hard this group has been working!
Ms. Ransom's 4th Grade Class!
- Students have just finished reading the novel Lunch Money, a novel study!
- We will be focusing on Story Elements and Central Message with our upcoming text.
- Everyone has been engaging in their lessons :)
- This is a great group!
Ms. Chiavaras' 5th and 6th Grade Classes!
- We are just finishing up another round of testing and we continue to use this data to fill gaps in understanding.
- 5th grade is discovering our Mysterious Universe!
- 6th grade is studying cause and effect text structure with A Black Hole in Not a Black Hole.
Practice testing, pizza eating and learning about puberty!
Ms. Ransom's 3rd and 4th grade classes!
- We are looking forward to our EOG practice party.
- Our mission is to bring our kiddos into the testing environment without the stress.
- We will practice getting on the testing site and completing some practice questions.
- Students will be making a special keepsake to help motivate them to knock the socks off of their EOGs.
- Third grade is Tuesday 5/16 at 10:00.
- Fourth grade is Monday 5/15.
- It begins immediately following the Healthy Living class.
- These events will be followed by a pizza party on the porch to celebrate these amazing young people.
Introduction to Puberty -Healthful Living Essential Standards -4th/5th Grade
- The Growth and Development -Puberty classes are for 4th and 5th-grade students. (45 minutes)
- These are taught gender separate because the teachers focus on the physiological body at that age.
- There is also a 6th-grade presentation that is one hour in length.
IF you prefer to share this content with your child at home, you can view the slideshows with their students at these links 4-6 grade presentations.
4th GRADE! ACTION NEEDED!
- REQUIRED: Please click on the link below to share if your student will participate in the Introduction to Puberty course.
- The Google Form below has been updated as I am aware that the Google Form itself has been blocked!
- Goodness!
- TY for your patience!
- ALL students are REQUIRED to participate in the Practice EOG!
5th GRADE! ACTION NEEDED!
- REQUIRED: Please click on the link below to share if your student will participate in the Introduction to Puberty course.
- The Google Form below has been updated as I am aware that the Google Form itself has been blocked!
- Goodness!
- TY for your patience!
- ALL students are REQUIRED to participate in the Practice EOG!
6th GRADE! ACTION NEEDED!
- REQUIRED: Please click on the link below to share if your student will participate in the Reproductive Health and Safety Education course.
- The Google Form below has been updated as I am aware that the Google Form itself has been blocked!
- Goodness!
- TY for your patience!
- ALL students are REQUIRED to participate in the Practice EOG!
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Time for BCSVA to spend some time outside!
BCSVA Lake Julian Park meet-up, coming soon!
- BCSVA will host our Final Park meet-up on Wednesday, May 24th at Lake Julian.
- As testing is upon us this upcoming month, weekly schedules will change.
- Please be on the lookout for those updates as they come.
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π BCSVA and BCS Happenings π
Teacher Appreciation Week is coming!
We are quickly approaching Teacher Appreciation Week!
- May 8th through the 12th.
- The PTO is organizing a lunch for our teachers that week.
- If parents would like to participate, they would greatly appreciate it!
- Paypal.me/BCSVAPTO
- Your donation will be the first official donation to our PTO!
A BIG shout out to our PTO, the four moms, and two staff members who have been working since last year to put the PTO together!
**As it may seem simple, however, it has been challenging with new procedures for 501c-3...so, thank you, PTO crew- you have worked hard to make this happen for our school!
Principal Day!
May 1st is National Principalβs Day. Help us celebrate our tireless leader and advocate Principal Gina Toomey.
From welcoming kindergarten families to awarding diplomas to our seniors, she shepherds us all along the educational path, using every resource available to help find solutions for our students and prepare them for success. We know BCSVA is a special place and itβs Ms. Toomeyβs vision and leadership that makes it happen!
Messages from Office Staff
- Sign up for Tools for Schools to give back to BCSVA. Link your Ingles Advantage Card to our school. Tools for Schools
- Please check out BCS Advisory Board INFO to learn more about our School Advisory Board for BCSVA.LINK for Advisory Board
- The free and Reduced Lunch application is still available. Free/Reduced Lunch Application
- AND...if you are a planner!
- Buncombe County Schools 2023-2024 Calendar
The Power School Parent Portal app has been restored!
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π‘ REMINDERS- CLICK ON IMAGES BELOW FOR LINKS!
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What are YOU reading?
- We would love to KNOW & SEE which/what book (s) you are reading.
- Share a picture of you and your book OR draw an illustration of your book!
- We are creating a visual of our love of literacy each day with new connections you make when you read!
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ποΈ UPCOMING DATES
- 5/5/23 - BCS Early Release (county-wide)
- 5/8/23 - 5/12/23 - National Teacher Appreciation Week!
- 5/19/23 - BCSVA End of Year Picnic @ SilverLine Park - Woodfin
- 6/10/23 - BCSVA 2023 Graduation @ Montford Amphitheater
Buncombe County Schools Virtual Academy
Email: bcsvirtual@bcsemail.org
Website: https://bcsva.buncombeschools.org/
Location: 21 Trinity Chapel Road building 10, Asheville, NC, USA
Phone: 828-255-5102
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bcs.virual.academy
Atrributions
- NC Check-ins, https://www.abss.k12.nc.us/o/hres/article/904460
- Heart, https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/the-truth-about-your-heart
- What are you Reading, http://barrowselementary.blogspot.com/2016/07/what-are-you-reading.html
- Ecology Club, https://www.crestmem.edu/Page/90
- Teach and Learn, https://vdc.edu.au/vdc-news/good-teaching-and-learning-what-really-makes-a-difference/
- Testing Mission from NC, https://www.dpi.nc.gov/districts-schools/testing-and-school-accountability#AnalysisandReporting-1232