Novato Unified School District VLA K-5 Newsletter For March 25

Novato CA

26 March, 2021

9:38 AM

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Press release from the Novato Unified School District: 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 for this award separate from their VLA school placement. We are truly excited to celebrate our outstanding VLA students. The state assessment CAASPP will resume in a brief form for our students. We are currently working on how to administer the state test for our VLA students and will update you late with the specific information. VLA Teacher Spotlight Briana Murcia/VLA/Loma Verde Name: Briana Murcia Grade:2/3 Combo Number of Years Teaching:10 Superhero Name: Captain Perseverance College: SFSU and Sonoma State (credential) Favorite Color: green and purple Favorite Book: So many to choose from!!! Cider House Rules is a great one. Also A Wrinkle in Time and The Alchemist. Favorite song: Dance Monkey is one of the songs that just makes me so HAPPY!!! And Tainted Love. And Uptown Funk. So many… Favorite Covid Teaching Moment: Every day seeing my students' smiling faces on Zoom. Favorite thing about being a teacher at ….VLA/Loma Verde The AMAZING community!! The families, my colleagues, and especially the students are supportive, energetic, and help to be problem solvers together which is so important in these challenging and unprecedented times." This press release was produced by the Novato Unified School District. The views expressed here are the author's own.