Yearbook Information

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Dear 21st Century Public Academy Parents,
Good News! To make your lives (a little) easier, we will now have your student’s yearbook shipped directly to your home!

Already Ordered the Yearbook: Please follow these instructions on how to update your order to include your address (otherwise it will still be sent to the school). https://treering.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360041258011-How-to-Update-the-Shipping-Address-for-Previously-Placed-Orders-that-are-Shipping-to-Home

Not Yet Ordered the Yearbook: Please order your yearbook now and enter your address at checkout. https://www.treering.com/validate?PassCode=1015658030203484

We understand your lives are busy and stressful at the moment. We thank you so much for helping us make sure our students receive their yearbook.

If you have any questions or trouble updating your address, contact TreeRing support at support@treering.com or 877-755-TREE.

Online Yearbook Signatures
Since students will be unable to physically sign each other’s yearbooks this year, Treering encourages you to have your students leave their remarks using the online signature feature! If your student would like to sign a friend’s yearbook, or request that a friend sign theirs, please follow the steps described here: https://treering.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000019203-Sending-and-Requesting-Signatures.

To have the signatures printed in your student’s yearbook, please follow the directions on how to add them to a custom page, described here: https://treering.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360037853011.

Homeschool Memories
We want to tell the story of this school year, which won’t be complete without your help! Please send us photos of what your students have done and experienced during their homeschool adventures for the latter few months of the year. To send these photos, simply follow this link: https://yearbook.treering.com/school/225353/photos/shared-photo-folders/157110047, and upload images that help us tell your students’ story!

Virtual Spirit Week!

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Student Council invites all 21st Century students and staff to join us next week for Virtual Spirit Week! Even though we are not physically together in the building we are together as Dragons! Show your school spirit by dressing up and posting on the schools Flipgrid at https://flipgrid.com/21stcpa. If you are using the Flipgrid app, the code for our school’s grid is 21stcpa.

Monday, 4/13 – Jersey Day: https://flipgrid.com/1db1e610
Tuesday, 4/14 – Pajama Day: https://flipgrid.com/a3507c24
Wednesday, 4/15 – Meme/Vine Day: https://flipgrid.com/a3d99304
Thursday, 4/16 – Throwback Day: https://flipgrid.com/3bb04fde
Friday, 4/17 – Character Day: https://flipgrid.com/6fc1b54d

Let’s have fun while we are learning at home!

School Closure Update

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Hello Dragon Families and Students!

Thank you for your understanding and patience during these unprecedented school closures. Per the Governor’s Executive order (see attached press release) our school building is closed for the remainder of this school year.

As we go into Spring Break, March 30th- April 3rd, we have some updates. There will be no lobby access for paper packet drop off or pick up during Spring Break. While no one could have anticipated this situation, our teachers have prepared continuous learning, with pass/fail grading, for all students via online instruction. This is not time off for our staff. All staff are expected to continue to deliver services to all learners. Students in grades 6-8 should work 30 minutes per class (3 hours per day) and 5th grade 90 minutes/day.

We appreciate your continued support of your students’ learning and your communication with us to make sure students are studying, learning and submitting their assignments to their teachers. Please log in to PlusPortals regularly for your students’ current 4th quarter grades. All students should be logging in to their academic classes via Google classroom or Canvas. To access class codes, please go to our school website http://21stcenturypa.com/wp/.

All students also have access to a social community called FlipGrid. In an effort to provide students and staff with a means to communicate and socialize with one another in a safe and controlled environment via video during the shutdown, we have set up a school Flipgrid account. Flipgrid is a platform for recording short video messages to post and share with others within our school community. You can access Flipgrid on a computer at their website (flipgrid.com/21stcpa) or on a phone by downloading the app on your iOS or Android device (search Flipgrid). You’ll need to enter the code for our school grid when first joining, which is: 21stcpa. you’ll want to use “Sign in with Google”, and use your school email account.

Students should check their 21st Century email accounts, complete work as assigned and continue to communicate regularly with all of their teachers. All students have assignments to complete and will continue to receive feedback from their teachers through the 4th Quarter. However, state testing in English language arts and math will not take place this year.

As our staff continues to deliver services in our Continuous Learning Plan, we will also continue to follow guidance from the Governor, the State of NM Department of Health and the State of NM Public Education Department related to social distancing and group gathering limitations. Therefore, our school building remains closed for the remainder of this year.

Please stay safe, stay healthy, and together we will get through these precautionary school closures during unprecedented times.

Thank you, 21st Century Public Academy Administrative Team
Mary Tarango, CEO
Bianca Belmonte-Sapien, Principal
Jennifer Elliott, IEP Specialist
Jeremy Peckens, CPO

News ReleaseDownload

21stCPA Flipgrid for Video Sharing

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Hello families! In an effort to provide students and staff with a means to communicate and socialize with one another in a safe and controlled environment via video during the shutdown, we have set up a school Flipgrid account. Flipgrid is a platform for recording short video messages to post and share with others within our school community. You can access Flipgrid on a computer at their website (flipgrid.com/21stcpa) or on a phone by downloading the app on your iOS or Android device (search Flipgrid). You’ll need to enter the code for our school grid when first joining, which is: 21stcpa. Also make sure to log in with Google using your school email account!

As we post new topics, you’ll be able to post video responses. You’ll also be able to respond to one another! So if a friend, schoolmate, or teacher posts something you’d like to respond to, you can click to record a video response of your own, to create an online conversation!

In addition to the schoolwide Flipgrid, you can also access grade-level specific grids at the below links:

5th Grade: https://flipgrid.com/21stcpa5
6th Grade: https://flipgrid.com/21stcpa6
7th Grade: https://flipgrid.com/21stcpa7
8th Grade: https://flipgrid.com/21stcpa8

Watch the video below for more details on how Flipgrid works!