Mon 11/4: Mugs & Muffins 7:45-8:15am

Mon 11/11: Veterans Day (No School)

Tue 11/12: Comfy Clothes Day

Thu 11/14: Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day

Thu 11/14: Fall Art Contest Due Date

Fri 11/15: No School

Mon 11/18: Comfy Clothes Day

Mon 11/18- Fri 11/22: Parent Conferences (all grades dismissed at 10:55 all week)

Mon 11/25- Fri 11/29: Fall Break (No School)

Mon 12/2: Comfy Clothes Day

Thur 12/5: Site Council Meeting

Tue 12/10: Family STEM Night 4-6:30pm

Mon 12/16- Fri 12/20: Spirit Week

Mon 12/23- Mon 1/6: Winter Break (No School)

We reached our goal of 100% completion with our annual School Funding Forms! THANK YOU, parents and guardians for helping us reach this goal. We truly appreciate your support

Please note there is no school on the following days in November:

Monday, November 11th (Veterans Day)

Friday, November 15th (Teacher Work Day)

Monday, November 25th through Friday, November 29th (Fall Break)

Additionally, we have minimum days for parent conference week with school out at 10:55 for all grades including kindergarten:

Monday, November 18th through Friday, November 22nd

Parent conference week is Monday, November 18th through Friday, November 22nd. We will be on minimum day schedule the entire week, and all grades are dismissed at 10:55. Please be sure to make arrangements for your students to be picked up at 10:55 each day this week, and be on the lookout for communication from your child's teacher for your conference time.

We invite you to join us for Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day on Thursday, November 14th! This special event fosters important discussions about ending racism and bullying in our community.

Students and families are encouraged to wear purple in solidarity. Participants will receive a Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day bracelet, flag, and beanie as a token of appreciation.

Students are welcome to attend either alone or with their families. We will walk from one of the designated locations below to Whitney Avenue Elementary School. Please meet your teachers at 7:10 AM at one of the following locations:

- Location #1: Becerra Way and Whitney Avenue

- Location #2: Edison and Eastern Avenue

- Location #3: Eastern Oak Park

We look forward to walking together in support of this meaningful cause!

Free digital behavioral health platforms for children and families available through the state

The California Department of Health Care Services has launched two free behavioral health services applications for all families with children. The services provide free, safe and confidential mental health support for young people and families:

• BrightLife Kids is for parents or caregivers and children 0-12 years old.
• Soluna is for teens and young adults ages 13-25.

Each app offers coaching services in English and Spanish, as well as telephone-based coaching in all Medi-Cal threshold languages.

The San Juan Unified food closet is located at the Central Enrollment Center (3700 Garfield Ave. in Carmichael) Room 14 and serves families who are in need of non-perishable food items.

Hours: Monday through Friday (8:30 am - 2:00 pm)
Closed on non-school days and holidays. Questions? Call (916) 979-8878.

River City Food Bank
www.rivercityfoodbank.org/emergency-food-distribution

Sacramento Food Bank & Family Resources

www.sacramentofoodbank.org/find-food
Find food banks by zip code, serving all of Sacramento County:

• Orangevale
• Citrus Heights
• Fair Oaks
• Carmichael
• Gold River
• Sacramento

For information on school meals, menus, accommodations, and resources, click on the link below:

San Juan Unified Nutrition Services Department

Families, we ask for your collaboration in keeping our parking lots safe. Please:

• School starts at 7:45am. Breakfast begins at 7:25am. Students may not be dropped off before 7:25am. If arriving after school has started, please check in at the front office. If your child requires assistance to class after school has started, notify the front office for staff member assistance. For the safety of our campus, after school has started only staff and students are allowed in the hallways.
• Do not leave cars unattended in unmarked parking spots. This backs traffic up into the street, creates a hazard for drivers by obstructing the flow of traffic, and blocks buses from entering.
• Kindergarten families who walk their students to class and after class are to use the back parking lot only. We do not have enough space in the front parking lot.
• Please be courteous of other drivers and careful of students in our parking lots and in our community.
• Please pick students up promptly at dismissal time, 11:45am for kindergarten, and for all other grades 2:15pm M/Tue/W/F and 1pm on Thursdays.

Please be sure to call or email when your child is absent from school. If students are home sick, they must be symptom-free for 24 hours before returning to school.

If your child arrives to school after 7:45am, they must check in at the office for a late slip to class. After school has started, if your child needs to be walked to class, please notify a staff member in the front office. For the safety of our campus and all students, once school has started, only staff and students are allowed in the halls and at classrooms.

Breakfast is served daily from 7:25-7:45. If students arrive late, please get a pass from the office, and nutrition services is able to offer a late breakfast up until 8am.

Office Hours: 7:25am-2:45pm Monday-Friday

Phone Number: (916) 971-7407

Attendance 24 Hour Line: (916) 979-8589

Attendance Email: WhitneyAbsence@sanjuan.edu

Website: https://whitney.sanjuan.edu/

Instagram: @whitneyavewildcats

Principal, Stephanie King, stephanie.king@sanjuan.edu

School Secretary, Marquesa Kajar, marquesa.kajar@sanjuan.edu

Attendance Clerk, Lily Wood, lily.wood@sanjuan.edu

School Community Specialist, Whitney Belton, whitney.belton@sanjuan.edu

School Counselor, April Lonero, april.lonero@sanjuan.edu

Please call, email, or stop by the office if you have any questions or need any help. We are here to support you and your students.

Tue 1/7: Comfy Clothes Day

Tue 1/7: Hearing Screening

Mon 1/13: Mugs & Muffins

Mon 1/20: Martin Luther King Jr. Day (No School)

Tue 1/21: Comfy Clothes Day

Wed 1/29: ELAC Meeting

Thu 1/30: 100th Day of School

Mon 2/3- Fri 2/7: Friendship Gram Sales

Thu 2/6- Dental Screening

Thu 2/6: Site Council

Mon 2/10- Fri 2/14: Friendship Week

Mon 2/17- Fri 2/21: February Break (No School)

Mon 2/24: Comfy Clothes Day

Fri 2/28: Read Across America Day

Tue 3/11- Fri 3/14: Parent Conferences (Minimum Days)

Fri 3/21: No School

Mon 3/24: No School

Mon 4/7: Mugs & Muffins

Thu 4/9: Family Festival

Mon 4/14- Fri 4/18: Spring Break (No School)

Tue 4/22: ELAC Meeting

Thu 4/24: Family Festival

Mon 5/5- Fri 5/9: Staff Appreciation Week

Fri 5/9: Career Day

Thu 5/22: Open House

Fri 5/23: Minimum Day

Mon 5/26: Memorial Day (No School)

Thu 5/29: Site Council

Thu 6/5: Field Day

Fri 6/6: Kindergarten Promotion

Fri 6/6: Talent Show

Mon 6/9: 5th Grade Promotion

Tue 6/10: Last Day of School