Be the Turning Point.........In Someone's Life - The Law School Graduate: Story #1

This year's theme is "Be the Turning Point.......In Someone's Life."  As superintendent I have the opportunity to hear stories that are truly heart warming and encouraging.  It would be remiss of me not to share these with you.  We all need to know the significance of what we do.  I hope that you will EMAIL or call me with your story, so that I can share it, if you'd like. This first story is short and sweet and was shared with me in a card:

The Law School Graduate: Story #1

".............I had been blessed in my school life, and excited about what lies ahead with the kiddies in room 5 this next year.  I once had a student who graduated from law school, inviting me to the ceremony.  His note read, ”I always knew you liked me - so I wanted you to see what you helped me become.” - L. Spitzer
                                                               

Congratulations to Kingsburg Elementary Charter School District Employees of the Year!

On Thursday, October 24, 2013, employees of the year were recognized at the Fresno County Office of Education Awards Ceremony.

Employee of the Year: 

Suzan Hernandez, Assistant Secretary, Washington Elementary School

Educator of the Year:

Heidi East, 5^th Grade Teacher, Reagan Elementary School

Administrator of the Year:

Lori Willson, Principal, Roosevelt, Island, and Central Valley Home School

We appreciate the hard work and dedication of Suzie, Heidi, and Lori.  When you see them, please congratulate them.  It was a wonderful event!

Rafer Johnson Jr. High School - October 2013

Rafer Johnson visited RJJH and participated in our back to school spirit rally.  He spoke to our students and staff about the Six Pillars of Character.  That evening he joined our band students at the KHS football game.  He sat with the band and watched them perform at the half-time show with the KHS band students. 

Our band has an exciting season.  Here are some important dates:

Oct 14, 15, 16 – rehearsals 2pm-4pm

Oct 19 – Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk 3:15am – 8:00pm

Oct 30 – March-A-Thon 10am – 12:30pm

Nov 2 – Pismo Beach Band Review 4:00am – 8:00pm

Nov 6 - $$$ Due for March-A-Thon 3:30pm

Nov 12 – Band Photos during school

Nov 13 – Prize Day for March-A-Thon 11:45am – 1:00pm

Nov 20 – Jazz Festival TBA

Dec 7 – Santa Lucia Parade 4:45pm – 6:30pm

Dec 9 – Winter Band Concert at Rafer 7pm

 

Choir Update

 

Olympians men's chorus went to Fresno State for real men sing! on Friday Oct. 4, a choir workshop with many other boys choirs from the Fresno community! RJJH and KHS combined fall choir concert Monday, October 7, was standing room only! The Grace Notes women's choir and Olympian men's choir showed off their new performance outfits made possible by RJJH school and the Kingsburg Elementary music boosters! Our kids looked and sounded great and are excited for their upcoming choir festival competition on Friday Oct. 25th!!! Thank you to everyone who attended!

 

RJJH and Reagan Elementary choirs are hosting our first ever "winner winner chicken dinner" fundraiser dinner by Rick Helm on Nov. 5th, 5 to 7pm.  Tickets are only $10!!!

 

Champions For Today Assembly

Clarence Lee, a retired professional football player, came to visit.  He talked about pursing your dreams and working hard.  He showed us how hard work pays off!  He impressed us with his strength.  He lifted two students (see below) and he also broke a baseball bat in half!  Students were inspired by his life story!

 

Be a superhero!  That is our theme at RJJH this year.  This Month’s Superhero is :

Shawn Dorrough

 

Shawn organized a toy and blanket drive for the homeless.  He made posters, bulletin announcements,  boxes, and encouraged others daily to participate.  Shawn filled all of his boxes.  His parents will be taking him soon to Fresno to deliver them to the homeless.  Thank you Shawn!  You make a difference!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Roosevelt Elementary School - October 2013

Parent/Teacher Conferences

 

Parent/Teacher conferences start the week of October 14^th.  In the near future, you should be receiving a note indicating your appointment time with your child’s teacher.  Please turn them in as soon as possible so that your appointment can be confirmed.  This is an important meeting for you to attend.   According to the Family-School Partnership Act., parents, grandparents, and/or guardians are allowed to take time off from work to attend school activities and/or meetings.  Just a reminder: School ends at 12:00 pm during conference week.

 

Donuts with Dad

On October 11^th, Roosevelt students will get a chance to have a special time with their dad, grandpa or another adult that is important in their development.  This special time will be around the breaking of bread together, in this case, donuts.  Please mark your calendar for this special date in the morning before school to celebrate that special relationship you share with your child.  More information will be sent home soon.   

 

Grandparents Days

Our days to celebrate our grandparents are October 16^th, 17^th and 18^th.  Our programs will start at 10:30 a.m., and end with lunch at 11:15 a.m.  Our release time for these days is 12:00 p.m. 

Character Ed Day - We will be celebrating our character education program on Thursday, October 31^st students will wear their class t-shirts for the big event!

 

 

Upcoming Dates:

Friday, Oct. 11^th.................................... Donuts with Dad

Oct. 14^th – 18^th....................... Parent Conference Week

Oct. 16^th – 18^th ................ Grandparents Day Program

Oct. 31^th ................................ Character Education Day

 

 

Reagan Elementary School - October 2013

Stampede-A-Thon

Reagan students ran for pledges at the beginning of the first ever “Stampede-A-Thon” on September 23 through October 8.  Thank you to all of the parent volunteers who contributed their time during this fundraiser!

Sports at Reagan!

 
Fall sports are in full swing at Reagan Elementary and I’m pleased to announce that we have been added as a full participating member in the Selma Unified Elementary Athletic League effective immediately.  This is outstanding news and will ensure the continued development and participation in elementary athletics at Reagan for the present and future. 

Upcoming Events

·         Volleyball Tournament (October 5^th @ Hoover High School)

·         Flag Football vs. Clay Elementary (October 9^th @ 3:00 p.m.)

·         Volleyball vs. Clay Elementary (October 9^th @ 3:00 p.m.)

·         Flag Football vs. Jackson Elementary of Selma (October 11^th @ 1:00 p.m.)

·         Volleyball vs. Jackson Elementary of Selma (October 11^th @ 1:00 p.m.)

·         Flag Football vs. Wilson Elementary of Selma (October 17^th @ 1:00 p.m.)

·         Volleyball vs. Wilson Elementary of Selma (October 17^th @ 1:00 p.m.)

·         Selma Athletic League Flag Football Tournament (October 18^th – Roosevelt Elementary in Selma @ 8:00 a.m.)

·         Picture re-takes (October 9^th)

·         Book Fair (October 14^th – 18^th)

·         Book Fair Family Night (October 15^th 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.)

·         Book Fair “Grandparent’s Day” (October 16^th – 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.)

·         Parent Conference Week (October 14^th – 18^th)

·         Minimum Day Schedule (October 14^th – 18^th)

·         First Trimester Progress Reports go home – October 18^th

·         Flag Football vs. HESD in Hanford (October 25^th @ 3:30 p.m.)

·         Volleyball – Reagan Elementary Blue vs. White (October 25^th @ Reagan)

·         Red Ribbon Week (October 28^th – November 1^st)

·         Reagan/Rafer Johnson Band March-A-Thon – October 30^th

Central Valley Home School - October 2013

Picture Day

Friday, October 11

      10:30 – 1:30

 If you missed your staff picture day,

 now is your chance!!!

Monterey Aquarium - Free?
Did you know that the Monterey Bay Aquarium has
6 days for homeschoolers to visit free of charge?  
The dates are Mondays and Tuesdays: Dec. 16, Dec. 17, 2013, Jan. 27, Jan. 28, Feb. 24, and Feb. 25, 2014.  

The website:   www.montereybayaquarium.org

On the website, please look for registration for free tickets  for home school families.  There is a limited number of passes. 

      Check out the website and take a look at the exhibits.
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 SEES CANDY SALES!!!

Sales End October 31

Candy arrives at CVHS December 3

Washington Elementary School - October 2013

It is Fall Harvest time!
Fields trips are filled with pumpkins and animals.

Pumpkin Patch Fieldtrip October 30th: The Kindergarteners are taking a Field-trip to Hillcrest Pumpkin Patch in Reedley. Students will have the opportunity to learn about the growth cycle of the pumpkin during story time and there will be a nature walk that takes students over a wobbly bridge and through the landscape of the facility. Following a fun hay ride, the students will get the chance to pick out their very own pump-kin to take home!

TK Zoo Fieldtrip
October 31st
The Transitional Kindergarten is going on a field trip to the Fresno Chafee Zoo. They have been given the opportunity to go behind the scene at the Zoo to learn about various animals.

Upcoming Events

Danish w\ Dad Hosted by Parent Club—October 18th 7:00 am — 8:00 am

Kindergarten Pumpkin Patch
Field Trip:  October 30th

TK Zoo Field Trip
October 31st



 

Lincoln Elementary School - October 2013

A note from Jennifer DuPras, Principal:

Lincoln is a school with so many wonderful children and staff members.  Every day I observe students demonstrating kindness and good citizenship by acts such as picking up trash and maintaining good friendships on the playground.  We encourage this by handing out blue good character slips to students “caught in the act” of being good.  Blue slips are then randomly selected for prizes.  Our character trait focus for the month of October is “Responsibility.”

Several road construction projects are planned around Lincoln.   These projects, which focus on the overpass area, are slated to start the beginning of October. This may cause delays in dropping off/picking up students and bus delays to and from school on red, yellow, and orange dot busses.  Delays caused by the road construction projects will not impact your child's attendance records.   

             Conferences are coming.  Our Parent-Teacher conferences will be held October 14^th-18^th.  The Minimum Day schedule will be in effect on all five of these days. The Minimum Day schedule for that week is as follows: Second and Third Grade-school is out at 1:30 Monday through Friday. 

In agreement with the other school sites, our students will NOT be dressing up in costumes during school time for Halloween.  Halloween falls in the same week as Red Ribbon Week.  On October 31^st, the Red Ribbon Week activity will be wearing uniforms or clothes that reflect whatever sport they participate in and enjoy.  Examples would be Kingsburg team sport jerseys or uniforms, cheer or dance clothes, etc.  I’m not much of an athlete, but I will be wearing my Dala Horse Trot shirt and walking gear.  Please note this does NOT include professional sports team logos such as Raiders, Giants, etc.

               Both grade levels are planning field trips throughout the school year. Each grade level arranges for field trips to enhance classroom learning.  All field trips tie into the appropriate grade-level standards. Lincoln School is fortunate to have funds to help pay for trips-this is a result of the annual Jog-a-thon to raise funds for school projects and events.  This year’s Jog-a-thon will take place in February.  Speaking of fund raisers, thank you for continuing to send in Box Tops.  They are really adding up!  Our first Box Top submission is due at the end of this month, so please send in any you have now.  We will have a second submission in February. 

Red Ribbon Week is on the way! The week of October 28^th-November 1^st is Red Ribbon Week at Lincoln School, which is a time we celebrate making good choices and avoiding tobacco, drugs, and alcohol.