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AUGUST & SEPTEMBER 2021 CONNECTIONS

Updated: Aug 31, 2021

Welcome back, everyone! We are excited to get the 2021-22 school year started!

We are excited to announce that our Back to School Celebration is back on for 2021-22!!

Here are the details you need to know:


WHAT: Wisconsin Connections Academy's Back to School Celebration and National Honor Society Induction

WHERE: Bridgewood Resort and Hotel

1000 Cameron Way

Neenah, WI 54956

WHEN: Monday, September 20, 2021 8:30am - 1pm (NHS Induction starts @ 12:30pm)

WHY: To meet and greet with your teachers and peers! Let's celebrate the 2021-22 school year!

 

NEED TO KNOW:

 

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL: The first day of school for Wisconsin Connections Academy students is Tuesday, September 1, 2021. Click the following link for more information on logging attendance and homeroom calls: FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL

 

HEAD COUNT DAY: Please plan to be available on Friday, September 17, 2021 for teacher contact. Failure to participate may result in your child being withdrawn from WCA. For more details, visit: HEAD COUNT DAY

 

COMPUTER/CURRICULUM & SCHOOL SUPPLIES: The curriculum and computer should arrive at your home before the start of the school year for families whose students were in the Enrolled Stage by Sunday, August 1. Click the following link for more information on receiving the computer and curriculum: COMPUTER/CURRICULUM


For information on accessing the school supplies list, please click: SCHOOL SUPPLIES LIST


Headset not working? All students are required to have a working headset for virtual classes. If your student’s headset is not working, please call 1-800-382-6010 and speak with a technical support representative.

 

WHITE MAILING ENVELOPES: Returning families - you should have noticed that we sent out new white, prepaid, WCA envelopes. We have made some account changes with the postal service and our new permit number is 34. PLEASE discard any old envelopes that DO NOT have permit number 34 in the Business Reply box.


NOTE: PLEASE remember to put your name on your work/provide a return address on the envelope so the teachers know whose work is being sent in.

 

VIRTUAL CLASSES: All WCA students are required to participate in virtual classes. Virtual classes begin the week of September 13. Your child can access a virtual classroom and the VIRTUAL CLASS SCHEDULES by logging into Connexus and going to the virtual library (book icon). Click on the following links: My School: Wisconsin > Virtual Classrooms > then select the appropriate links. For more information on virtual class attendance, please click: ATTENDANCE GUIDELINES

 

CLASSLINK: Reminder, our district uses a product called ClassLink. ClassLink is a “Single Single-On” that allows you to get into all the websites you use most with one click log in. For details on accessing your district login information, go to: CLASSLINK INFORMATION

 

WCA TESTING GUIDELINES: To reinforce the academic integrity of the curriculum and its assessment, Connections Academy has created randomized and timed assessments for different courses for students in grades 6-12. Parents, please be reminded that online tests cannot be changed. Thus, the answers that are marked and then submitted are the only answers that will be scored. For more details, click: WCA TESTING GUIDELINES

 

SAVE YOUR MATH WORK!: In order to better assist your child in math, it is helpful for the teachers to view the daily math work. Therefore, all daily work will need to be submitted to the teacher at the end of each unit. If all the daily work is received, full credit will be awarded.

 

STATE TESTING: For more information on state assessments, i-Ready assessments, and assessments schedules/sites, please explore the "ASSESSMENTS" tab on the home page.

 

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS 6-12: For more information on the English Language Arts curriculum for grades 6-12 and accessing resources, please visit: ELA 6-12

 

OPTIONAL ART CLASS 1-8: Art is optional for students in grades 1-8. There will be no grade given whether your student decides to participate in this course or not. The teachers skipped the lessons and all of the assignments/assessments in the grade book.

 

WCA CONTACT INFORMATION: The virtual school bill requires WCA to provide parents the contact information for Appleton Area School District’s Board of Education, Appleton Area School District’s Administrators, and the Wisconsin Connections Academy’s Charter Board. This information can be found in the virtual library by going to My School: Wisconsin > Parent Resources > click the link called Contact Information for Virtual Charter School under the Resource section.


For WCA staff contact information, visit: MEET THE TEAM

 

APPLETON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT REMINDERS: When you open enrolled your student to become a student at Wisconsin Connections Academy, your student also became a part of the Appleton Area School District. As students of the Appleton Area School District, there is information that needs to be provided to you. For additional details, click: AASD REMINDERS

 

IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS FOR INCOMING 6TH GRADERS: Parents of incoming 6th grade students are required to have their children vaccinated or claim a waiver before the 2021-22 fall semester. For more specific requirement information, visit: IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS: 6TH

 

BULLY AWARENESS DAY: September 22nd is Bullying Awareness Day. The Appleton Area School District and the staff of Wisconsin Connections Academy are committed to providing a safe, secure, and healthy environment that allows all students to maximize their learning potential. The Board of Education and staff consider bullying to be detrimental to the health and safety of students and disruptive to the educational process. For more information on what you can do and the AASD bullying policy, visit: BULLYING AWARENESS DAY

 

FREE AND REDUCED MEALS FORM: The Free and Reduced Meals (FARM) forms are now available. There are benefits to filling out the form even though WCA does not provide lunch. If your family qualifies, school fees may be waived as long as you also complete the sharing information form. This includes field trip fees for WCA students. If you are interested in completing the form, please click here.

 


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