It’s a Boy! Keith, our 7th grade teacher, and his wife Katrina had a baby boy on Friday. His name is Devon Thomas Fowler. The baby came earlier than anticipated and both mom and baby are still in the hospital but recovering well. Keith is trying to be back for the last week of school […]
Good Evening Innovations Families, Parent Appreciation Now that teacher appreciation week is over, I think it is time that we recognize the contributions parents make to our school. Here are some things about IA that you may or may not realize were generated by parents: our gardening program was initiated by parents, our Nature Studies […]
Teacher Appreciation Luncheon The Parent Connection is hosting an appreciation luncheon for our dedicated teachers tomorrow at 12:45. Please help if you can. Set up will begin at 9:15 right after drop off. Volunteers are also needed to clean up at 2 pm. If you are willing to bring a dish for our teachers to enjoy during this luncheon, […]
Celebrations This was a big weekend for two of IA’s teams. Congratulations to the HLC students on their awards at the Shakespeare Festival in Balboa Park. They worked hard and achieved success! They took 1st place for their comedy ensemble and 2nd place for dramatic trio scene and one of the actors took 1st place […]
Welcome to a new week! 3rd Grade Pizza Sale The 3rd grade is having a pizza sale Monday (tomorrow) after school. 1 slice with a drink is $4 and 2 slices with a drink is $5. They are learning the economics of raising money for their trip. Thank you for the support. Shakespeare Presentation in […]
IA is Recognized The Judicial Council of California has awarded Innovations Academy the Civic Learning Award of Merit for project work done last year in 3rd and 6th grade regarding environmental protection from plastics pollution. Congratulations to Sally and Anja and to their students as well as Kiersten who put the materials together for presentation. Yearbooks Innovations Academy […]
Good Evening Innovations Families, Welcome to another week of meaningful learning. Much of the information in this call entails following a link for more information. These links are always in the email sent to you as well as on our website under the NEWS tab. We also try to share them on our FB page: […]
WELCOME BACK FROM SPRING BREAK! Tomorrow is a staff development day and there will be NO CLASSES. We look forward to seeing all of your children on Tuesday at 9:00 a.m. Gallon Plastic Jugs Needed Beth’s 6th grade is in need of clean plastic jugs.If you have plastic water or milk gallon jugs, please rinse […]
Good Evening Innovations Families Welcome to another week of learning. This is the week before Spring break. Exhibition Night The big news of the week is that this Thursday, our students will hold an Exhibition Night. During Exhibition, students demonstrate their knowledge and skills through a variety of presentation formats and products. 5-7:30 p.m. Don’t […]
Good Evening Innovations Families Thank you, Volunteers First, thank you to all IA volunteers. Last week volunteers helped students solder electronics projects, served lunch, transported students on field study experiences, cleaned up classrooms, supported students learning to read, sought grants for school vans and more. Volunteers make our school stronger and keep programs alive. Lunch […]