Fresno County History Day

From Jodi Zapata

I am pleased to inform you that four of my students placed at Fresno County History Day. William Bishop and Cy Hammerstrom will be advancing to state on May 6-7 in Rocklin, California. They placed second in the 2D board category, and  were co-champions.

Two of our students, Seth Carrillo and Luke Schoelen placed third today in the 2D Group division.

I was told by the Fresno County that for our first year we did great. Many different districts come year after year and never place. The students were so happy. Over 500 students participated this year!

Thank you,

Jodi Zapata

2016 Employees of the Year

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The 2016 Employees of the Year were honored during the March 10, 2016 Board meeting.  Congratulations to these three employees.  Their hard work and dedication are appreciated.  

Frances Garcia - Classified Employee of the Year

Mark Garcia - Educator of the Year

Laura North - Administrator of the Year

Board Members with Employees of the Year

KESD K-8 Art Show

The first ever Kingsburg Elementary Charter School District Art Show for grades K-8, took place on Thursday, March 10, 2016.  

Thank you to Terri Wilson, National Jr. Art Honor Society Advisor, for her hard work in coordinating the event.

A big Thank You to all the teachers, students, Kimbi's Music students, and parents for being part of the event.  Thank you, also, to the Home Ec students who prepared the wonderful food for the event.

Lincoln Elementary School Newsletter - March 2016

Lincoln School - A Gold Ribbon School?

Earlier this year, we found out that Lincoln School was eligible to apply for California's Gold Ribbon Schools Program.  "The California Department of Education seeks to recognize outstanding educational programs and practices.  The California Gold Ribbon Schools Award was created to honor schools while the California Distinguished Schools Program is on hiatus as California transitions to new assessment and accountability systems."  

We recently found out that our application was approved, and that we were moving on to the next step in the process, which is a site validation visit.  The validation team will be visiting Lincoln on March 16.  We feel honored just to have made it this far in this prestigious process, but we are hopeful that we will achieve the Gold Ribbon School award which will be announced in April.  We know this type of award only comes with a team effort from our students, parents, staff, and community.  Thank you for your continued support in making Lincoln School AWESOME!

Lincoln's Poetry Teams

Legends of Lincoln, Steve Hofer, Ellie Dodd, and Dean Johnston, recently helped judge our students trying out to make one of Lincoln's Poetry Teams.  We are so thankful that retired Lincoln staff members continue to support our Lincoln students.  Thank you!

Students in 2nd grade will compete at Poetry and Prose on March 11.  Our 3rd grade students will compete in Peach Blossom also on March 11.  We have some amazingly talented students at Lincoln!

2nd Grade Spotlight - Mrs. Paul's Class

Room 16 has been working on our fairy tale unit.  We've been comparing and contrasting different versions of the same fairy tale, and when we read about the three little pigs, we also heard from the wolf about why the whole "big bad" thing is all a misunderstanding.  We are also working on our opinion writing this trimester, so students had to say if they felt that the wolf was guilty or innocent - did he mean to blow those pigs' houses down, or was it all an accident?  We didn't all agree, but it has been fun to discuss.

3rd Grade Spotlight - Miss Vargas' Class

Team Vargas has been very busy lately!  Recently, we have been studying the different states of matter.  We were fortunate enough to have an in-house field trip where the Discovery Center came to Lincoln School and worked on three different experiments.  The students were thrilled to experience what we had been learning in our textbooks, right there before them!  As one of our teammates said, "This is so awesome, I made my own flubber!"

Caring

Caring is our Character Trait of the Month.  
--Be kind
--Be compassionate and show you care
--Express gratitude
--Forgive others
--Help people in need
--Be charitable and altruistic

Upcoming Events

March 7 - 2nd Grade Poetry Performance
March 11 - Poetry and Prose & Peach Blossom
March 16 - Gold Ribbon School Visitation
March 19-28 - Spring Break

Island Community Day School Newsletter - March 2016

At ICDS our smart academic goal focuses on getting students to turn in their work.  Research shows that when students consistently complete their assigned work they
perform better over time than students who have
missing assignments.

Each student has had a conference with Mrs. Jennings and knows
exactly where they stand in regards to work completion and where
they need to go. They chart this information daily on rock status
sheets, weekly on the work completion graph, and quarterly
on the classes data spreadsheet.

Students who meet Island’s expectations of a minimum of 80%
work completed will be treated to a reward trip or incentive.

Mrs. Wilkins

I’d like to extend a huge thank you to Mrs. Wilkins. She has truly
created an environment where our students feel safe, cared for, and are ready to learn.  Mrs. Wilkins will be out on maternity leave for the remainder of the year beginning March 10th. We are excited for her to welcome her third child and while we will miss her, we understand that family comes first.

Mrs. Schmal will be our long term substitute during Mrs. Wilkins absence. Mrs. Schmal is a retired teacher with many years of experience working with junior high age students. She is confident that she is up for the task of working with our youth. I hope that we can all welcome her and let her know how much we appreciate her

stepping in during this transitional time.

Central Valley Home School Newsletter - March 2016

Sidney Walker

CVHS 2nd grader, Sidney Walker, recently performed a solo, “Candle on the Water” during the Spotlight Dance Cup at the William Saroyan Theater in Fresno. She earned a diamond level for her piece which is the highest designation one could get. Way to go, Sidney!

Gold Ribbon School Potential

Exciting news: CVHS recently got word we have been chosen to move on to the next step in the Gold Ribbon School Program process. The Gold Ribbon School designation is given to public schools that show outstanding educational programs and practices.
On March 29th a panel of visitors will be verifying our application and looking at our procedures and practices. This is a HUGE honor for our school. There is no way we would have made it this far without the collaboration, support, and partnership from the families we serve. Thank you.

Talent Show and Student Showcase

Thursday, March 17, 2016 @ 6 P.M.
Kingsburg High School Little Theater

Corporate Donations

A Big Round of Applause to the corporations that donate to our school. Every time you use your Savemart Shares Card, Target - Take Charge of Education Red Card - or clip a box top or label for education and turn it in, a portion of your purchase is donated to our student body fund. This funding goes directly to providing educational opportunities and events for our students. If you don’t already participate, it’s not too late. We can get you hooked up with programs that will help support our students throughout the year.

March 2016 Events

11 - Peach Blossom
11 - Poetry and Prose
16 - Talent Show Rehearsal
17 - Talent Show
18 - Farm and Nutrition Day
21—28 - Spring Break

Reagan Elementary School Newsletter - March 2016

Reagan Force Run

On Wednesday, February 24, all students at Ronald W. Reagan Elementary participated in the Reagan Force Run Jog-A-Thon fundraiser event.  The weather was perfect and all the students had a great time as they ran, skipped, and/or walked around our tracks.  We would like to thank all the parents, grandparents, guardians, and friends who joined us as it enhanced our event.  We very much appreciated all of our parent volunteers who assisted with counting laps for our classrooms.  Monies raised will assist with end of the year activities.  Thank you for all of your support. 

Basketball Tournaments

On Friday, February 5, the boys and girls basketball teams traveled to Selma to compete in the Selma Elementary Athletic League (SEAL) tournament.  Both teams advanced to the championship game with tough, gritty play.  The girls’ team came up just a bit short as they lost in the finals to Jackson Elementary; however, the boys’ team defeated Roosevelt Elementary in the finals to win 1st place in the tournament.  We are so very proud of both teams for their accomplishments and we would like to thank our coaches: Coach Snyder, Coach Lane, Coach Schmal, and Coach Vargas for all their work with our students and instilling them with lifelong lessons that will go beyond the basketball court. The boys’ team will now compete in the Kingsburg Rotary Tournament beginning on Thursday, March 3 at 3:00 p.m. at KHS.  Please consider coming out and enjoying a few games.

Destination Imagination 

We would like to congratulate all of our students who participated in the San Joaquin Valley Regional Tournament for Destination Imagination this past weekend.  The 4th and 5th grade GATE students worked extremely hard on their respective challenges for the past few months.  We would like to thank all of our parent volunteers who donated their time to assist our students in this important event.  Groups who advanced will now participate in the state tournament to be held in Riverside, CA on April 2.  Great job to all of our students. 

History Day                    

Students from Mrs. Zapata’s 5th grade class will be participating in National History Day at Fresno Pacific University on March 12.  These students have been working on their 2D boards for months and are eagerly awaiting their showing.  On March 8, the students will present their boards to family and friends in the Reagan Library at 6:00 p.m.  Good luck to our Mustangs!

March 2016

Upcoming Dates

·   Mar 3—Turn in day 3 Force Run

·   Mar 4—End of 2nd Trimester

·   Mar 7—Parent viewing Life Films (5th girls/6th grade)

·   Mar 8—Spring Pictures

·   Mar 8—Kids’ Day

·   Mar 8—11—PR Reward Trips Bowling

·   Mar 11—Peach Blossom

·   Mar 11—Parent Surveys Due

·   Mar 11—Report Cards go home

·   Mar 15—SSC/ELAC Meeting

·   Mar 15—6th grade visits Rafer

·   Mar 17—5th grade girls Life film

·   Mar 18—Life films 6th grade

·   Mar 18—Pastries with Parents presale

·   Mar 21—28—Spring Break—No School

·   Mar. 29—Pastries with Parents presale

Roosevelt Elementary School Newsletter - March 2016

Read-A-Thon

Our 7th annual Read-A-Thon was held on Friday, February 21st from 8:30 – 11:30 am. The purpose of the Read-A-Thon is to celebrate our students as readers and raise funds for field trips, assemblies, playground needs, such as equipment, shade structure, etc. This is Roosevelt’s biggest fundraiser and this year with your help, we raised $8,470.00!! Thank you for your support, the students and staff appreciate your efforts!

Parent Advisory Club

On behalf of the faculty and students of Roosevelt, I would like to thank our parents for their assistance with collecting donations for the read-a-thon! It was a great experience for our students and we couldn’t have done it without your help!!! I believe it takes a team to make a school site run efficiently. Thank you for being a part of ours.

Dates to Remember

Friday, 3/11 – Report Cards home
Friday, 3/11 - Peach Blossom at FSU
Monday, 3/14– Teacher request week
3/14 – 3/18 - KCAPS Food Drive
(drop off donations in the auditorium)
Friday, 3/18 - Math facts recognition 8:00 am
Monday, 3/21 – Spring Break begins
Tuesday, 3/29– School resumes

Washington Elementary School Newsletter - March 2016

Spell a Thon a great success

Washington students did a fantastic job on the Spell a
Thon, raising over $11,000.  Thanks to generous donations
from parents and the community, every child who
donated pledges received a prize at our assembly.  Students
who wrote 100% of their words correctly loved
their special certificates. Many thanks to the students
and families, and especially our dedicated Parent Club
members, for the support.  99 students brought in
$50.00 or more in pledges, qualifying for our special activity
event in March.   Room 2, Mrs. Ribeiro’s class, brought in the most pledge money and Room 3, Mrs. Goodbar, had the highest
number of students participating.  Those classes will
receive a popcorn/movie.  All funds go to field trips and
special student supplies.  

STAR Behavior Continues

If you have been on campus lately, you will have seen our
new signs and posters all over campus to remind students of
our STAR matrix:  
--Stay Safe
--Take Responsibility
--Act Respectfully
--Ready to Learn

We have been working to make it fun with our new
mascot “Georgie,” who goes to classrooms who perform
good deeds, for example, outstanding cafeteria behavior.
Students receive STAR bucks for good behavior that they
can trade in for small prizes.  Keep up the great work!

The Book Fair is coming!

The Book Fair will be February 29th through March 4th. Monday and Tuesday will be "Make a wish list" for students. The class will
come in and students may browse and write a wish list with the name of book and cost to show parents. Tuesday night will be Parent’s Night, so the library will be open from 4:00 - 7:00
pm. Wednesday and Thursday are “Buy Days” for classes to come in and buy books. Friday will be a last chance day to buy books.
All proceeds go to buy books and materials for our school library. Thank you for your support!

Washington Elementary March 2016

Dates to Remember

Feb 29-March 4-Book Fair
March 1-Parent Night Book Fair 4-7 p.m.
March 1-Wear School Shirt Day
March 2-Dr. Seuss Day/Dress Wacky Day
March 3-Wear Green Day
March 4-Wear PJ’s Day
March 11-Report cards
March 14-18 Teacher request week
March 14-18 KCAPs Canned Food drive
March 14-SSC/ELAC meeting 2:30
March 16-Zoo- 1,2,14,15,16
March 17-Zoo-3,4,5,6 
March 21-28-Spring Break - NO SCHOOL