Philadelphia Virtual Academy
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Weekly Update- Feb 9th
Long time no weekly update! Last Tuesday, we had a field trip to Merriam Theaters to watch the Prodigal Son. Prodigal Son is a well-known biblical parable and it was expressed thoroughly through this wonderful ballet play. If you missed the ballet, you can read about the Prodigal Son here. First semester ended on Friday…
Printables for 6-8th Graders
Is your child from ages 11-13? Do they spend too much time on their cell phone? Print these out for your kid to work on during their free time! Browse by subject. http://www.scholastic.com/parents/resources/collection/more-printables/printables-6th-8th-grade
Parents: Join the Philly Virtual Academy School Advisory Council
What is the Student Advisory Council (SAC)? Parent involvement is very important to PVA, and the SAC is one way we make sure parents are included and heard. It includes parents, school leadership and staff, community partners and students (for high school). The SAC is a space to discuss and collaborate on projects that ensure…
PVA Works Closely with Parents in the New “Home Coach” Program
At PVA we emphasize individual attention and support for students in the form of the virtual office and other one to one learning opportunities. Our staff constantly monitor student progress to ensure mastery and are quick to build in personalized supports and intervention plans before they’re needed. We communicate with students daily via email, telephone,…
Philadelphia Virtual Academy Hosts Openhouses and Begins Orientation.
Philadelphia’s first public cyber school hosts open houses and orientation for returning students.
Philadelphia Virtual Academy Weekly Update July 1st
Happy almost-fourth-of-July Philly Virtual Pythons! Summer school started this week. But don’t worry, it’s not too late to sign up. Asset Return: If you’re holding onto any of those assets we need them back. They’re late, but we’ll forgive you if you just drop them off any time within business hours before Thursday. We’re waiting…
Free Library of Philadelphia Introduction
Hello Philly Virtual Pythons, Last week on the PVA weekly update we asked you to read a book. In case you’re stumped about how to get started on that summer reading list, the School District of Philadelphia has provided a list of good ones here. I’m definitely going to be reading this one: Bartlett, Allison…
Weekly Update – June 24
Hello Philly Virtual Academy Pythons! If you’re thinking about going to summer school, be sure to register, before Friday June 27th at 4:00PM. Asset return continues – thanks for all who have returned everything already. To the rest of you, we need those in as soon as possible. Pick up your report card any time…
Graduation
PVA’s Graduation Ceremony was held on June 12th at the Temple Performing Arts Center where we were honored to have Dr. Bill Cosby delivery the commencement speech. He spoke to the students about his own trials as a youth growing up in Germantown and stressed the need to always have goals and to be continually…
Weekly Update – June 17
Asset return continues this week, and ends this Friday. So get all those books and laptops to the drop-in center, room 1078, 440 North Broad St. Our first senior class graduated on Thursday June 5th, at Temple Performing Arts Center, Congrats to all our seniors! Bill Cosby came, and spoke, where were you? Report Cards…