Breakfast Before Break - Central Valley Home School

On the last day of school  before winter break, Central Valley Home School had a great turnout for Breakfast Before Break. 107 attendees signed in.  As much as Misti Jennings, Principal, tried to get everyone in the book, she said there may have been some that got by her. The site was packed! 

Students and parents really enjoyed the cinnamon rolls that Nadine Freeman and her awesome staff provided, as well as the craft activity.  

Students built bird houses.  They had to be hands on and read instructions (technical documents) in order to get the houses built before they painted them.

Rafer Johnson Jr. High School Girls Soccer

From Laura North, Principal

Rafer Johnson Jr. High School

Our girls volleyball team took league a few months ago and now this....

The RJJH girls soccer team caps off an undefeated 15-0 season with the SAL Tournament Championship. They beat Liberty 3-0 in the semifinals and beat El Monte 3-0 in the finals. So proud of the entire team and a special thank you to coach Marcus Campbell.

Kingsburg Students Take on ToughTopic of Suicide

     A suicide prevention workshop was held on December 1^st in the Rafer Johnson Jr. High School gym.  The high school, feeder elementary schools, KCAPS, the Kingsburg Elementary Charter School District Governing Board members, and the local churches were invited, and many participated along with students and parents.  Please click on the link below to see the video from one of the Fresno news stations.

http://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/kingsburg-students-take-on-tough-topic-of-suicide#.Vl7xap2FBet.mailto

Island Community Day School Newsletter - December 2015

PBIS Student Store

Our student store is up and running. Here is how it works. Every student has an opportunity to earn points daily as an incentive for positive behaviors such as attendance, attitude, dress code, and assignment completion. These points are tracked on the students’ ROCK status sheet. Once a week, on Fridays, points can be redeemed for items in our student store.

If a student wants a high point item that they don’t have enough points currently to pay for, they may save their points for the following week. Students have been part of this process from the beginning. They have brainstormed incentives and have even helped price the items.

What’s Next ?  Beginning in January 2016, we will keep tally of all points earned throughout the month and present the student with the highest amount of points with a trophy for the month. We aim to promote positive behavior one step at a time.

Community Service

ICDS students participate in community service weekly at Kings-burg Community Assistance Program (KCAPS). They are asked to sort, sweep, clean, hang, whatever needs to be done. Our students are often complimented on how well they do and how seriously they take their task. Serving with a happy heart em-braces all aspects of our ROCK motto.

Respectful
Respect Yourself, Others, Our School, All Living Things

Open Minded
Be Flexible, Try New Things, Make New Friends

Community
Be Inclusive, Take Care of Each Other, Welcome Every-one

Kindness
Think Of Others, Build Each Other Up, Smile

Central Valley Home School Newsletter - December 2015

Kristi Jensen

“A passion of mine is being able to encourage and support children to be their best - both in their education and in their life. I believe that all children have the ability and right to grow, learn and succeed, regardless of their abilities or home life. One always has an option in life - be brave!”

Mrs. Jensen and her husband, Blair, have been married for 16 years! They met in 7th grade!! Together, they have 3 children Kahlia, Tyler, and Lyla. They love to travel, camp, and watch their children in their many different sporting activities. She enjoys reading, drawing, and being crea-tive. In the future Mrs. Jensen would like to write a novel, drive a racecar, and see the Sistine Chapel.

EVIE, 3rd Grader

Evie, 3rd grade, has been working on memorizing the names of the 50 states and their capitals. As a way to encourage Evie and increase the fun factor her mom, Jill put a request out on facebook and got a very enthusiastic response from friends and family. They shared the request with their friends and family across the country. The majority of the cards they’ve received have been from people they’ve never met! Postcards are arriving daily, sometimes a dozen a day! At this rate I’m sure it won’t take long for them to collect all the states. What a great idea and fantastic project for Evie. She has really enjoyed receiving the mail and reading all the kind messages from all around the country and has made some pen pals along the way.

Kids Invent!

A huge thank-you goes out to our friends at the Hillblom Foun-dation. They have generously agreed to fund a grant that will allow CVHS to imple-ment an amazing program -Kids Invent!
Kids Invent is a program designed and issued through the Lyles Center of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Fresno State University. FSU personnel will train our teachers and coach them through the Kids Invent curricula to engage our students in the areas of Mathematics, English Language Arts, Engineering, and Science. Students will work in teams to stimulate creativity and solve real world problems through fun, educational activities.
Upon completion of the program, students will earn a certificate from the Lyles Center! We are excited to begin this program Spring semester.

National School Choice Week

National School Choice week is held every January with the goal of promoting awareness about educational options. All children are different and each child deserves to be educated in an environment that is best for them.

Homeschooling is one of many educational options. It is a choice! We appreciate you choosing CVHS as your homeschool support system.

In honor of school of choice week and in appreciation of you, we will hold a special assembly on Wed. January 27, 2016. The Fresno Gem and Mineral Society will be on campus at 1:00 for a presentation and demonstration. They have asked for a dark room and have hinted that some minerals glow in the dark. I’m excited and hope to see you all there.

Reagan Elementary School Newsletter - December 2015

Intramural Champions!!!

On Friday, November 20, our Volleyball Intramural season came to a close.  Since September 8 classes from each grade level played each other in a round robin format once a week during lunch.  After the round robin pool play concluded, playoff seedings were determined and a single elimination tournament began on November 2.  In the Finals we had Rooms 101 vs. 107 in 4th grade; Rooms 203 vs. 207 in 5th grade; and Rooms 301 vs. 307 in 6th grade.  After 3 very close matches, Rooms 101, 207, and 307 were crowned champions.  Great job to everyone who participated. 

Upcoming Dates

December 10—11—Winter Band Concerts

December 14—15—Winter Choir Concerts

December 14—16—Drama Club Play tryouts

December 17—KHS Carolers Perform at Reagan

December 17—18—Minimum Days

December 21—January 8—Winter break—NO SCHOOL

Lincoln Elementary School Newsletter - December 2015

Jog-a-Thon – Top Sellers & Runners

Emma Unruh was our top seller in the Jog-a-Thon, bringing in $1,287!   

     Emma won a $100 gift card to Toys-R-Us, and she received free ice cream for herself and a friend for the rest of the year!  

     Other top earners were:  Victoria Jones - $1,105, Delbert Salvadalena - $1075, Jack Visser - $980, Emily Beer - $600, Colson Chernekoff - $510, Ava Irigoyen - $481, Geneva Selsor - $440, Lola Leonardo - $429, and Rachael Erickson - $375.  

     The top runners in 2^nd Grade were Sophia Caballero (26 laps) and Jensen Hirshkorn (27 laps).  The top runners in 3^rd grade were Julia Lopez (24 laps) and Caleb Sikora (27 laps).  

     Everyone did an outstanding job!  Congratulations!!!

Spotlight on 2nd Grade - Miss Golbek's Class

Miss Golbek's class enjoyed being creative with their turkey in disguise projects before Thanksgiving.  After reading the book Turkey Trouble by Wendi Silvano, they learned that Mr. Turkey did not want to be eaten for Thanksgiving dinner! The students dressed up their turkeys in creative disguises. Some of these disguises included a snowman, a bride, a pirate, a football player, a cheerleader, a cowgirl, a dragon, and many more. They also got to write a letter explaining that they were not a turkey and should not be mistaken for one. Room 31 had a lot of fun presenting these turkeys in front of the class as they read their letters and showed off their disguised turkeys. There are 24 very creative students in Miss Golbek's classroom!

Spotlight on 3rd Grade - Mrs. Clifton's Class

Mrs. Clifton's students just finished presenting their three paragraph research reports on a planet in our Solar System.  They also created a display board convincing their classmates to travel to the best planet in our solar system.  Their oral presentations and research and opinion paragraphs formulated an overall grade.  They are very proud of their work and were happy to show it off representing Lincoln Eagles that SOAR!

Washington Elementary School Newsletter - December 2015

Money Madness!

Congratulations to Ekshaan, Christopher, Charlotte, Reece, Camrynn, Landon, Skyler, Cason, and Isabella for being our top earners in our Cookie Dough Fundraiser. We had a fun assembly!

“Peanuts” Float at the Santa Lucia Parade!

Thank you to the Washington Parent Club for all their hard work on the "Peanuts" Float that was entered in the Santa Lucia Festival of Lights Parade.  It was a huge success and parents and student, alike, had a lot of fun.

Polar Express Day

On December 18th, Mr. and Mrs. Claus will make a special visit to Washington Elementary School.

First Ever Clothes Swap During 2015 Santa Lucia Festival of Lights

From Misti Jennings, Principal Central Valley Home School:

We held our 1st ever clothing swap during the Santa Lucia Festival.  I would rate this a huge success.  In general the community was really excited to get rid of some items and to restock the closets.  Left over items were donated to KCAPS. I actually donated fewer items than I started with, which means our community was taking advantage!!!  

I was able to go and speak with parent clubs at Washington and Lincoln.  Washington parents were present big time at the booth. CVHS families also attended this event.  Many community members wanted to make sure we would be there next year doing it again.     

Lincoln Elementary School Santa Lucia Festival of Lights Parade Float

Congratulations to Lincoln Elementary School for winning the following awards for their float during the 2015 Santa Lucia Parade:


Children's Christmas:   1st place Lincoln Elementary 

$100 Grand Prize Winner: Lincoln Elementary School

Santa Lucia Festival of Lights Parade 2015

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Santa Lucia Parade on December 5th.  It was a wonderful event.  The students and parents were so excited to be part of the floats.  We heard so many wonderful comments about each of the schools from the community.  

The Winners Of The 2015 Santa Lucia Parade

Swedish Christmas:  1st place Kingsburg Boy  Scouts Troop 392

The Nativity:  1st place Holy Family Catholic Church

  Children's Christmas:   1st place Lincoln Elementary 

                                           2nd place Reagan Elementary

General Christmas:   1st place Mid Valley Disposal 

                                                            2nd place Kingsburg Four Wheel Drive Club

$100 Grand Prize Winner: Lincoln Elementary School 

Congratulations to all the winners and thank you to everyone who participated in the parade!