Posts for the Virtual Learning Academy
En Espanol May 6, 2021 This is Teachers Appreciation Week. Every year we celebrate teacher appreciation week but this year above all others is important to recognize and celebrate TEACHERS. Teaching this year has presented one challenge after next and our VLA teachers met those challenges with immense skill and dedication. They never wavered from [...]
En Espanol NUSD VLA Weekly Newsletter Thursday, April 29, 2021 Hello VLA Middle School Families, CAASPP Testing ELA and Math ELA will be given during the week of May 17-21 and Math will be given during the week of May 24-28. Students will take their CAASPP tests with their English and math teachers. Students [...]
En Espanol April 29, 2021 This week’s teacher spotlight is a bit different. A parent submitted this information regarding her daughter's teacher. Teacher Spotlight Debra Mattson/ K/1 Lynwood VLA I am the proud parent of a Kindergartner who is enrolled in VLA this year. She has a wonderful teacher, Ms Mattson who is incredible. [...]
En Espanol NUSD VLA Weekly Newsletter Thursday, April 22, 2021 Hello VLA Middle School Families, CAASPP Testing ELA and Math ELA will be given during the week of May 17-21 and Math will be given during the week of May 24-28. Students will need to take CAASPP on a district device. Please go to [...]
En Espanol April 22, 2021 VLA parents please make sure your child’s Chromebook is ready for CAASPP testing: in working order with the camera working. Student Spotlight Maylet R. Ms. Johnstone 4/ 5Lynwood Elementary/VLA Maylet is a curious and inquisitive student. She loves to learn, and she is willing to take on a challenge. She [...]
En Espanol April 15, 2021 Dear VLA families, Welcome back from Spring Break. Hope you had time to relax and get quality time with your family and friends. The last several months will be very busy for our students. We will be doing state testing (CAASPP) for all 3-5 grade students. Each VLA home site [...]
En Espanol NUSD VLA Weekly Newsletter Thursday, April 15, 2021 Hello VLA Middle School Families, VLA Middle School Schedule VLA Lunches Available VLA & community sites will be as follows: Hill Education Center, 11:30-1:00, 720 Diablo Avenue, Novato Lynwood School, 11:00-1:00, 1320 Lynwood Drive, Novato NUSD FANS Department will have tables set up for [...]
En Espanol NUSD VLA Weekly Newsletter Thursday, April 1, 2021 Hello VLA Middle School Families, Friday, April 2nd Friday, April 2nd will be a mainly asynchronous day of learning for students. Teachers will check in with their students at the beginning of class periods 2, 4, and 6 then students will need to work on [...]
En Espanol April 1, 2021 Dear VLA families. It is important to spend some time with your family during the upcoming Spring Break, just a reminder regarding the Marin Public Health Guidelines for travel, see below Avoid non-essential travel to any part of California more than 120 miles from one's place of residence, or to [...]
En Espanol March 25, 2021 Dear VLA families, Spring has arrived and with the arrival of spring we will resume some activities and procedures we dropped last spring when the pandemic began. NUSD will celebrate the Novato Inspirational Student Awards (NISA) for 5th, 8th and 12th grade students. VLA will select two 5th grade students [...]
