MAY AND JUNE 2013 NEWSLETTER
MARK YOUR CALENDARS May Events |
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5/14 |
5:00 - 6:30 Spaghetti Night (Cafeteria) 5:00 Sylvandale Informational Meeting (Library) 6:30 - 7:30 FMSD Board Meeting (Library) 8:00 - 8:30 FMSD Board Meeting (645 Wool Creek Road) |
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5/16; 5/23; 5/30 |
1:00 PM dismissal |
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5/17 |
Spirit Day - Rainbow Day - Dress in Rainbow colors to show your school spirit!! |
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5/20-5/24 |
5/20 FMSD Arts Fair Open House, 5:00pm-6:00pm. (DSC Atrium / Board rooms) District Art Fair (645 Wool Creek Drive) Artwork on Display 8:00AM - 6:00PM |
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5/21 |
DAC - Parent Meeting (645 Wool Creek Drive) |
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5/27 |
No School - Memorial Day |
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5/29 - 5/31 |
Book Fair @ Ramblewood's Library - BUY ONE, GET ONE FREE! |
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5/30 |
9:15 Successful Student Assembly for Primary Grades 10:15 SSA for Upper Grades 6:00 - 7:00PM Talent Show (Cafeteria) |
June Events |
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Dear Parents and Guardians,
Our 2012-2013, school year is coming to an end. This year we have had a lot of successes starting with seven different awards from the district, state, and county honoring our students’ academic achievements. We met our AYP goals and our API score went up 24 points. We are inching closer to our ultimate goal of an API score over 900. We are still in the middle of state testing and all of our students are doing their best work. Everyone has worked very hard and we should have an API score over 900 this year.
To thank all of our families for supporting our students’ academic achievements we are holding a complimentary spaghetti dinner on May 14th. The dinner will start at 5:00 and will end at 6:30. Our complimentary meal will be provided by our food services department and the menu consists of spaghetti, salad, roll, water/soda, and a cookie. After dinner, you will have an opportunity to meet with FMSD School Board in the Library at 6:30 PM. At 8:00 PM, we will reconvene at 645 Wool Creek Road, where our color guard will carry the United States Flag and California State Flag to start the FMSD School Board district level meeting. Thanks to the help and dedication of Mrs. Waite and Ms. Bartelstein, our color guard participants will carry our nation’s colors with pride.
Sylvandale Middle School orientation for incoming 7th grade students will take place at Ramblewood School on May 14th at 5:00 PM. After the meeting, you are invited to attend the spaghetti dinner in the cafeteria.
BBQ LUNCH FOR STUDENTS AND PARENTS
On May 28th our cafeteria staff will be holding a BBQ lunch for students and their parents. The cost of the lunch for adults is $4.25 and for children, who are not students, it is $2.25. The lunch schedule is as follows:
PM Kindergarten students eat lunch at 10:30
AM Kindergarten students eat lunch at 11:30
1st - 3rd grade students will go to lunch at 11:00
4th - 6th students go to lunch at 11:50.
We look forward to your lunch time visit!
END OF THE YEAR
End of the year activities are fast approaching. The talent show will be held at two different times; one for students during the school day on May 28th and for the community on Thursday, May 30th at 6:00 PM in the cafeteria.
ATTENDANCE NEWS
Attendance in school is very important for your child’s education. Research shows that for every day a child misses school it takes three school days to catch up. Be sure to send your children to school every day. Our average attendance at Ramblewood is usually around 98.7%. This year we were hit hard with the flu and other illnesses and our average daily attendance since December has slipped to 95%. Our goal for the year is 99% average daily attendance. Do your best to keep your child healthy so they will be able to attend school daily.
SUMMER INFO
Are you looking for summer programs? Seven Trees Community Center will be offering a number of classes and summer camps at reasonable prices. Be sure to stop by Seven Trees Community Center or visit their website (www.sjpl.org) for more information.
Sincerely,
Ms. Bell, Principal
Reminders:
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Remember to drop off your child between 7:30 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. They may be dropped off at 7:30 a.m. for breakfast or after 7:45 a.m. if they are not eating breakfast. There is no supervision at school prior to 7:30 a.m. It is not safe to leave your child in front of the school unsupervised.
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Our school needs your help in enforcing our uniform. The parent will be called if your child comes to school out of uniform. Remember that every Friday is a “Free Dress” day.
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Our office needs your help in keeping your phone number current. It is very important that you let the office know of any change in your address or phone number!
California Law (Effective 01/01/2012):
Children under the age of 8
*OR*
under 4 feet 9 inches in height must be secured in a car seat or booster seat.
Additionally, children under age 8 must be secured in the back seat.
Click here for more information about the law.
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UNIFORM POLICY
- Shirts/Blouses must have a polo style collar or turtleneck and must be blue, white, or light blue.
- Pants must be blue dress pants not jeans. The pants must fit properly, not too tight and not too baggy.
- Jumpers—Navy Blue same length as skirts.
- Shorts—Navy Blue and must be walking length. Bike shorts may be worn under skirts.
- Skirts—Blue or Navy Plaid no shorter than 4 inches above the knee.
Response to Crisis in Connecticut
Fundraising News
Ramblewood School is collecting Labels for Education, sponsored by Campbell's. Containers for the deposit and coupons are in our front office.
Have you signed up at Target yet? More importantly, have you designated Ramblewood as your school at Target? When you do so, and use your
Thank you for your support!
Health and Fitness News
January is Fit for Learning's "Healthy Choices" Month!
The main objective is to consume more fruits and vegetables each day, because the provide nutrients important to health, growth, and development. This month's theme encourages students to make healthy meal and snack choices, and be physically active every day. Choosing healthier foods and activities, as well as appropriate serving sizes.
Click here for Fit For Learning's Tools for the School Community Guide. This is a guide to how parents, school staff, and the
community can create and maintain a healthy school environment.
Click here for more information to visit the Child and Youth Health web site for more information about children's health and nutrition.
Child Nutrition Services Information for Parents
The application for the lunch program will not be included in the registration packet again this year. If you are interested in applying for free or reduced lunches, it will be necessary for you to go directly to the cafeteria to get the application. A parent brochure will be included in the registration packet and will be full of important information. The folowing information comes directly from the Child Nutrition Services Office:
If you have any questions, you can contact the Child Nutrition Services Office @ 283-6181.