Principal's Message
Dear Adelante Selby Spanish Immersion Families,
I hope everyone is doing well and have a wonderful Spring Break Vacation next week! Spring marks the time of rebirth and we are definitely more than ready to start flowering after so much rain this year! I am excited about our upcoming family community events later this month: the Science Fair/Family STEM night on April 20th, and the Día Del Niño event on April 29th! Speaking of families, I want to SHOUT OUT and THANK all the Parent and Community Volunteers that came out this past Saturday for our first Service Day! We had over 100 volunteers come out to clean and beautify our school! A big thank you to parent Casia Ravi, Damien's mother, for the vision and coordination for this new school tradition! A special thank you to Julia Carranza, whose husband Ramiro taught at Adelante for a number of years, who designed the new Succulent Garden in the front. A big thank you to parent and professional painter Howard Zamora, Jeremy's father, from Howard's Painting for his time and painting supplies. We also want to thank Lyngsø, Home Depot of San Carlos, Home Depot of East Palo Alto, and Ace Hassett Hardware in Woodside Plaza for the generous donations. Here's a list of all the ways volunteers served and made the school better:
- creating a beautiful new succulent garden out front surrounding the school marquee/sign
- painting and establishing 3 Peace Paths for students to work out conflicts at Recess time
- LOTS of weeding & weed whacking around campus
- weeding and general clean-up of the amphitheater area
- trash pick up all around campus
- cleaning pencil marks from hallway walls
- putting tennis balls on all of the STEAM lab chairs
- cleaning gutters from roofs
- planting new flowers outside the Family Center
- staff room supplies organization
- clean up/organization of the new storage shed next to the bike rack
- clean up/organization of the Unidos storage room where the kiln is located
TK, Kindergarten, and 1st Grade Dance Performances at Carrington Hall!
The TK, Kindergarten, and 1st grade Dance Recital at Carrington Hall was a great experience our students will never forget. They had Dance class weekly during the second Trimester with Danny G as part of the Enrichment rotation thanks to everyone's financial support with Unidos PTO. Each class then chose one dance/song to present on stage at Carrington Hall. A very special SHOUT OUT to Danny G who did a great job choreographing(as always) and encouraging the students to do their best and to work together for the final presentation. Thank you to the teachers for supporting the students throughout the semester and especially performance night as a few students were anxious about performing on stage in front of a live audience. The teachers and parents also did a great job coordinating the bright and colorful costumes that made the presentation special. A very special SHOUT OUT to parent volunteer Michelle Smith who booked Carrington Hall, organized the ticket seating(which had a few last minute challenges as it was completely sold out ), put together the program, and also video taped the performances! Enjoy the recordings below:
- Maestra Jennifer's Class: "El Baile Del Cuerpo"
- Maestra Susanne's Class: "Waka Waka"
- Maestra Narda's Class: " El Baile Shapiro"
- Maestra Marissa's Class: "Columbia Mi Encanto"
- Maestra Eva's Class: "Bun Up The Dance"
- Maestra Kelly's Class: "Nuestra Cancion"
- Maestra Nuria's Class: "Join the Celebration"
- Maestra Ana's Class: "Better When I'm Dancing"
- Maestra Nancy's Class: "Mi Gente"
Last Chance to Sign Up For 3rd/4th Grade Garden Club With Ava
The last day to apply for the popular Garden Club for 3rd/4th graders will be the evening of April 6th. The Garden Club will start the week of April 17th. The Garden Club Meets 1 day a week after school from 2:30-3:30 Monday-Wednesday or 1:30-2:30 on Thursdays. Use this link to apply. Ava will be emailing all families over Spring Break to confirm which day their students have been placed in.
Get Ready For the Unidos School Raffle Starting on April 6th!
The Unidos PTO School Raffle will Kick-Off on April 6th! Each student is asked to participate in raising money for our school programs through Raffle ticket sales.
Tickets will be $5 and the prizes this year include an iPad mini, a Nintendo Switch, an Apple Watch and more!
Adelante Selby’s Día del Niño Talent Show 2023 Registration Form
Adelante Selby is happy to announce that we will be hosting a Talent Show at our Día del Niño event on Saturday April 29, 2023. We are encouraging Adelante Selby students to come out and showcase their talents.Due to limited time on the event day, we will be unable to fit all students, so we will need to hold an audition. Below you will find the timeline of the audition + practice.
- Deadline to SIGN UP to audition: Friday, April 7th
- Audition: Wednesday, Apr 19, 2023 - Room 301 2:30 - 3:45 p.m.
- Practice Run 1: Tuesday, April 25, 2023 - Room 301 2:30 - 3:45 p.m.
- Practice Run 2: Thursday, Apr 27, 2023 - Room 301 1:30 - 3:00 p.m
Those students who are interested in performing at this year’s talent show, MUST attend the audition and the practice runs.
STEM Fair/STEAM Night
The 2nd-5th grade STEM Fair and Family STEAM night will be on Thursday, April 20th. The STEM Fair presentations will be from 5:00-6:00pm in the classroomsand the Family STEAM night will be from the 6:00-7:30 in the Cafeteria. Parents we need your help making sure your child signs up to participate. Parent volunteer Arnuj Gaggar is coordinating this event and made presentations in all the classrooms this week. He needs to know how many kits and presentation boards to prepare. He also still needs more volunteers to help prepare and organize the wonderful event. Our STEAM Lab Teacher David Hopper will be coordinating the Family STEAM night. We also need volunteers for Family STEAM night if you would be will to help do a STEAM related presentation and display, or just help set up or clean up.
- Science Fair Volunteers Please email Arnuj Gaggar at agaggar@gmail.com
- STEAM Night Volunteers Please email or David Hopper at dhopper@rcsdk8.net if you would like to help.
Día Del Niño/Day of the Child: Saturday, April 29 from 11:00am-3:00pm
We are happy to announce that the annual Día Del Niño/Day of the Child event will happen this year on Saturday, April 29th from 11:00-3:00pm in the 300 wing of the school by the Library. This is a fun and FREE family event where children can play different games, enjoy hands on arts and crafts, try some science/STEAM activities, enjoy face painting, make giant bubbles, go in Bouncy Houses/Inflatable Obstacle Course and much more. There will also be Entertainment with our Student Talent Show, the Danny G After School Dance Club, iSing Choir Performance, a Danza Colibri performance, and a fun DJ playing music. Students must sign up for the Talent Show by April 7th.We will have food from various taco trucks available for sale. Finally, it is your opportunity to DUNK Director Warren, Sub-Directora Pati, Community School Coordinator Jose Luna, and other brave STAFF in the Dunk Tank as a fundraiser for the 5th grade Outdoor Education Trip. If you are interested in being a volunteer for this day in 2 hour shifts, please sign up: Volunteer Sign Up Form
If you have any questions, please reach out to Jose Luna, our Community School Coordinator at jiluna@rcsdk8.net OR Kelly Coyne Elgabalawi at kellyshellcoyne@gmail.com
Host an activity table at Dia del Niño: Saturday, April 29th 11:00- 3:00pm
Planning for Dia del Niño is underway and we are looking for volunteers to create booths. Do you have an idea for a fun booth for the event? For example: arts and crafts, science experiments, games, etc. The PTO can sponsor the booth and buy your supplies, or you or your company can sponsor the booth–an advertising opportunity for your company! Email Kelly at kshellcoyne@gmail.com with ideas!
It’s Yearbook Time! Share your photos NOW!
Our wonderful yearbook volunteer Penny Cifuentes is hard at work putting this year’s yearbook together and she needs your photos! You can send them to her by uploading them through the form below.
Click here to upload your photos for the yearbook
Yearbook ordering information:
This year’s yearbooks will include 2 Custom Pages so you can personalize your yearbook! Custom pages are FREE and are printed ONLY in your book.
Yearbooks can be ordered directly through our company, Treering. To purchase & customize your yearbook, go to: www.treering.com/validate and enter your school’s passcode: 101665759463967
Regular price: $26.00
Create Custom Pages for the Yearbook by: Apr 19
You're Invited to the Adelante-Selby 2023 Silent Auction
- Friday, May 5, 2023, 6:00-10:00 pm at the Red Morton Community Activities Building
- Join us for a Silent Auction fundraiser. Adults only. More details to come!
- Click here to see the video promotion flyer
New Alebrije Spirit Wear is in Stock! Show Your School Pride and Spirit!
Our spirit wear store is stocked with new, in-stock items, including tees, sweatshirts, shorts, and hats. Order today! If you placed an order in 2022 and haven’t received your item(s) yet, please contact our Spirit Wear lead, Elizabeth, at eli95037@yahoo.com. Mari Abundiz is in charge of the delivery of the Spirit Wear here at school to the students. Show your Alebrije/School Pride and order your Spirit Wear here: www.unidospto.org/spiritwear
Child Nutrition Services: Breakfast and Lunch Menus
A healthy body fosters a healthy and focused mind. Well-rounded meals served in RCSD school cafeterias are created using USDA nutrition guidelines as well as “kid-approved” recipes. Whole grains, milk, fresh produce, protein, and healthy fats containing Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids are the stars of the breakfast and lunch menu items. Studies show that good eating habits and healthy behaviors are connected to academic achievement. Meals provided by Child Nutrition Services help to shape lifelong healthy habits. All students have the opportunity to eat breakfast and lunch for free again this year through our Child Nutrition Services.
Here are the menus:
2022-23 COVID Protocols in Our School
We are sending At Home Covid Testing kits this Thursday( April 6) asking families to test their child(ren) prior to returning to school on April 17(after Spring Break).
The Redwood City School District (RCSD) is following recommendations from the San Mateo County Office of Education’s (SMCOE) COVID-19 Safe Schools Framework, which was developed for 2022-23 in consultation with San Mateo County Health (SMCH), reflecting guidance for schools and districts including from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH). You can find our District’s 2022-23 protocols on the RCSD website here.
Highlights from the District Protocols:
- Masking is "personal preference" for both students and staff indoors.
- Use this LINK to report if your child(ren) tests positive
- There will be school wide general notification of positive case(s) via email/text message.
Here is the most recent update from the district: Covid Protocols
Office Hours
Our school office hours are 8:00-4:00pm.
Please visit our school website , Adelante Selby Facebook Page and our PTO/Unidos webpage and social media accounts: unidospto.org, Facebook and Instagram for more information.
Regards,
Director Warren
