SPARTAN SHIELD

No school on Monday, September 2, 2024. We will see you on Tuesday!

iReady Math testing will be taking place this week!

Testing will take place on September 3, 4, and 6.

In order for students to carefully complete the iReady diagnostic, we have created a testing block during the school day. All testing will take place during a special testing block in the morning. Students will stay with their 1st-period teacher for testing. Please see the bell schedule below and avoid scheduling appointments or picking students up from school during the testing block. Notice also that the school day still ends at 2:38 P.M.

The iReady diagnostic is a very useful tool for teachers and students. First, the diagnostic provides critical information to teachers about what skills students have learned or have yet to learn this school year. Teachers then determine what skills need to be addressed in the second part of this year to ensure that students are best prepared for next year. iReady also takes students' current skill levels and then provides targeted lessons to students, so if students take the diagnostic seriously, they will have a bank of lessons available to them in iReady to help them progress further.

Here are some ways that you can help your student do their best on this assessment:

1. talk to them about giving their best effort

2. encourage them to get a good night's sleep before the test (especially limiting electronic use before bed)

3. help them get to school in time to eat breakfast (the MP Room opens at 7:30 A.M. each day for breakfast)

4. minimizing absences and early releases/late drop-offs on these testing days

Thank you for supporting your student and our teachers during iReady testing!

Join WEB for an evening of fun on Wednesday, September 4, 2024, from 3:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M.

You MUST have a signed permission slip to get in! Pick up your permission slip from the front office or Mrs. Kirby's room (B01). You can also download and print the permission slip below.

This is a 6th grade only event!

Join us for a night of fun!

Release time will be at 11:10 A.M. with an optional lunch service from 11:10 A.M. to 11:25 A.M.

View the Arcade calendar on our website here!

We are so excited that our school’s full-campus modernization is approaching completion! To celebrate our new campus, we will be hosting a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on Thursday, September 19th at 5:00 P.M. in our outdoor amphitheater right before our Back-to-School Night. Please notice that our Back-to-School Night times have changed: the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony is at 5:00, and Back-to-School Night starts at 5:30 P.M.

The Ribbon Cutting will feature student and staff speakers and a band performance. Afterwards, at 5:30 P.M., Back-to-School Night officially begins, and families will be able to walk about campus on self-guided tours of campus and meet their student's teachers.

We hope to see you there!

Arcade's School Site Council needs three parents or family members. You may nominate yourself or someone else, and we will hold an election in the coming weeks, which will be advertised through this newsletter.

School Site Council meetings will are held on campus on Mondays from 3:00 - 4:00 P.M. on these days:

September 30th

November 18th

February 10th

April 21st

May 19th

Please send your nominations for Arcade's School Site Council directly to Principal McManigal at Lindsey.mcmanigal@sanjuan.edu.

Thank you!

Looking to be a part of San Juan's decision-making process and to represent the Arcade community? Arcade needs a parent or family representative on Superintendent Bassanelli's Parent Advisory Committee (SPAC), which is dedicated to improving student learning.

The purpose of SPAC is to give parents an avenue for two-way communication with central office staff, as well as an opportunity to meet and discuss district-wide issues with the superintendent. It also gives the district an opportunity to provide parents with information and allows them to offer their input. Most important, SPAC is committed to excellence in education and is interested in and supportive of all students in the San Juan Unified School District.

The only requirement to join the Superintendent's Parent Advisory Committee is that you have a student currently enrolled at Arcade.

2024-2025 Meeting Dates:

September 26, 2024
January 23, 2025
May 1, 2025

All meetings will be held from 3:00-5:00 p.m. in the district office board room (located at 3738 Walnut Avenue, Carmichael CA 95608).

Childcare is available for children ages 4 through 17 (toddlers who are no longer in diapers are also welcome).

If you are interested in being Arcade's SPAC representative, please email Principal McManigal at Lindsey.mcmanigal@sanjuan.edu

For the latest updates on the construction at Arcade, click the red button below to be directed to a special newsletter!

Arcade follows the Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) framework, which creates an environment that allows all students to thrive. As part of that framework, teachers acknowledge students who are exhibiting Spartan Strong behaviors, being kind, safe, and responsible, by giving them a Spartan Strong ticket.

A raffle is held every week using these tickets, and Spartan Strong winners are announced on Fridays. The lucky winners then pick out a prize in the office. You can watch the announcement of the winners in the video, as well as one of our PBIS videos where we teach our school-wide expectations below!

Our Bridges After-School Program is enrolling students! If you'd like to have your child sign up for Bridges, you can pick up the application in the Arcade front office or download and print it below.

Please get in touch with Dulce Garcia, Site Facilitator, at (916) 707-3283 if you have any questions.

Thank you!

We are very excited to welcome our Spartans back!

Some important things to note as we approach the first day of school:

The school gates will open at 7:30 A.M. each morning. Once the school gates open, students will enter into the MP room. In the MP room, students will receive breakfast. Breakfast service begins at 7:30 A.M. daily. Students can eat in the MP room and then can move about the rest of campus, starting at 7:45 A.M.

ONLY students are allowed through the school gates. If a parent or guardian needs to speak with a school staff member, that person must enter through the Front Office entrance.

All students receive FREE breakfast and lunch everyday! Check out the menus for this month below.

All students in transitional Kindergarten through 12th grade can ride Sacramento Regional Transit District (SacRT) for free through the RydeFreeRT program. With RydeFreeRT, students can ride the entire SacRT transit network, including SacRT buses, light rail and SmaRT Ride on-demand microtransit service for FREE!

RydeFreeRT is available all day, any day of the week, all year during regular SacRT service hours.

To ride free, students need to show a valid RydeFreeRT card. Youth who are experiencing homelessness or taking part in foster programs are also allowed to participate in the program, regardless of current residence or school address.

RydeFreeRT cards are available at school locations, including at Arcade, or at the SacRT Customer Service Center at 1225 R Street (adjacent to the 13th Street light rail station) and Sacramento Public Libraries.

Learn more about the program at rydefreert.com.

Pick up a free SacRT card from the Arcade front office!

• September 2: No School, Labor Day
• September 4: 6th Grade WEB Game Night, 3:00
• September 11: Minimum Day; school ends at 11:10 A.M.
• September 13: Progress 1 Ends
• September 19: Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, 5:00 P.M.
• September 19: Back to School Night, 6:00 - 8:00 P.M.
• September 20: Minimum Day; school ends at 11:10 A.M.
• September 25: Movie Night, 3:00 P.M - 5:00 P.M.
• September 27: Fall Picture Day
• September 30: School Site Council, 3:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M.
• October 4: No School
• October 9: Vision Screening, 8th Grade Only
• October 18: Quarter 1 Ends
• October 23: Minimum Day, Release at 11:10 A.M.

• Monday - Friday from 7:30 A.M. to 3:30 P.M.
• Attendance Phone Number: 916-971-7300, ext. 1

Email: arcadems@sanjuan.edu
Website: sanjuan.edu/arcade
Location: 3500 Edison Avenue, Sacramento, CA, USA
Phone: 916-971-7300