Field Elementary
Monthly Newsletter - Sunday, April 28th
Thirtieth-Sixth Week of School- Monday, April 29th-May 3rd
Thirtieth-Sixth Week of School- Monday, April 29th
Monday, Apr 29, 2024, 08:45 AM
Field (Eugene) Elementary School, East Sierra Madre Boulevard, Pasadena, CA, USA
Congratulations Math Field Day 5th Grade Team
Congratulations to the 5th Grade Math Field Day Team for competing in the 40th Annual Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) Competition on Saturday after winning overall gold for our Pasadena USD competition back in March! Great Job!
Congratulations to the Science Olympiad Teams
Congratulations to the Science Olympiad Teams for competing and winning gold for both teams on Saturday! Great Job Teams!
On Saturday, April 27, 30 4th and 5th grade Field students represented two teams at Science Olympiad's Los Angeles Regional Elementary Tournament at Temple City High School, where 54 schools competed. Both teams achieved gold standing. Overall, Field's Team A36 placed 6th, and Field's Team A37 placed 7th! Congratulations to Field's Science Olympians:
Team A36: Aiden Fieldhouse, Alexa Tran, Arya, Koenig, Bodhi Jain, Devin Yeh, Dylan Klein, Hanna Sweeney, Joshua Leo, Kendrix Hsu, Kietsai Sora Lee, Lana Hwang, Madelyn Leo, Samuel Lei, Skylar Wong, Zaiah Nunes
4th grades: Audrey Santos, Cassandra Hsu, Devin Chiang, Ethan Wong, Jacob Ezra Lee, Jasmine Wang, Joshua Chu, Kenneth Budianto, Lucas Sun, Mandakh Erdenesuren, Mauricio Yong, Naran Erdenesuren, Sheldon Cheng, Taylor Lim, William Kwok
Week at a Glance
Monday, April 29th- "B" Monday for Teachers 1:45pm-3:30pm
Early Dismissal for Students 1:30pm
Field Musical Joint Practice 1:30pm-3:30pm MPR
GATE Field Trip 2:30pm-6pm LACM
Tuesday, April 30th- SBAC State Testing (5th GR Science Part 1)
SSC Meeting LINK
Field Musical Stage Crew Practice 3:10pm-5:00pm MPR
Happy AAPI Month!!!
Wednesday, May 1st- SBAC State Testing (5th GR Science Part 2)
Principal's Operational Meeting 9am (TUCKER)
Field Musical Actor's Practice 3:10pm-5:00pm MPR
Thursday, May 2nd- SBAC State Make-up Testing Day
Early Dismissal 12:25pm
5th Grade Cohort Meeting 5pm (in-person MPR)
Field's Open House 5:30pm-7:00pm
Field Musical Choir/Ensemble/Dance Practice 1:00pm-3:00pm (Updated Time)
Friday, May 3rd - SBAC State Make-up Testing Day
5th Grade Pali Trip
All Weekly Messages Can Be Found On Our School Website Page Through PUSD
Assessment Calendars 2024
Assessment of Performance toward Proficiency in Languages® (AAPPL)
This assessment is administered to 3rd-5th grade students enrolled in dual programs in our district on a yearly basis. Please see the schedule below. Make-up dates for the assessment are April 23rd-26th
California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress
This is a state standardized test that is administered to 3rd-5th grade students enrolled and attending school in the state of California on yearly basis. Please see the schedule below. Make-up dates for the assessment are May 21st-May 24th.
Grade Level Cohort Meetings April/May
I will host a series of grade level cohort meetings during the month of April and May. All meetings will be held virtually with the exception of the in-person 5th grade cohort meeting (5pm-5:30pm) on May 2nd which is prior to our scheduled Open House from 5:30pm-7pm on that day. The meetings are to assist with the transition to the end of the school year and prepare families for the upcoming school year. Links for the meetings and Q & A documents are listed below. Our 5th grade meeting will discuss finalized plans for the promotion and activities for the end of the school year. We look forward to seeing you soon!
Tuesday, April 9th 5:30pm-6:30pm Virtually
Pre-K/TK Grade Level Meeting LINK
Pre-K/TK Q & A Document (please feel free to ask or comment prior to the meeting on this document)
Wednesday, April 10th 5:30pm-6:30pm Virtually
Kinder Grade Level Meeting LINK
Kinder Q & A Document (please feel free to ask or comment prior to the meeting on this document)
Thursday, April 11th 5:30pm-6:30pm Virtually
1st Grade Level Meeting LINK
1st Q & A Document (please feel free to ask or comment prior to the meeting on this document)
Tuesday, April 16th 5:30pm-630pm Virtually
2nd Grade Level Meeting LINK
2nd Q & A Document (please feel free to ask or comment prior to the meeting on this document)
Thursday, April 18th 5:30pm-6:30pm Virtually
3rd Grade Level Meeting LINK
3rd Q & A Document (please feel free to ask or comment prior to the meeting on this document)
Thursday, April 25th 5:30pm-6:30pm Virtually
4th Grade Level Meeting LINK
4th Q & A Document (please feel free to ask or comment prior to the meeting on this document)
Thursday, May 2nd 5pm-5:30pm MPR
5th Grade Level Meeting
5th Q & A Document (please feel free to ask or comment prior to the meeting on this document)
Field Elementary Intent to Return
Greetings Returning PUSD Students/Families,
As we plan for the coming school year, your intent to return to our school and/or another PUSD school site is important for staffing and class configurations purposes. This form is to be completed by all Pre-K-5th grade families. The deadline is Friday, April 26th. Families that complete this first form will receive an additional link to make requests for the coming school year. Your request will be taken into consideration but our class placement criteria (see below) will ultimately be used and implemented to establish all cohorts for next school year.
Field Elementary Intent to Return
Class Placement Criteria:
1. Native Mandarin and Non-native- English-only and balance
2. An adequate gender ratio balance
3. A full range of aptitudes within each class
4. An even proportion of abilities/learning styles across the classes at each grade level
5. An equal number of pupils in each class per grade level
6. An even proportion of children with English language proficiency
Please note that individual requests have been taken into consideration but final decisions and selections of class placements reside with the school officials. All placements are on a “stay-put status” during our enrollment count period the first two to six weeks of school. No changes will be made during this time.
Field Elementary Poetry Competition 2024
If you are having difficulty scanning the QR code, please click HERE to register. Thank you!
AAPI Month is HERE
Open Enrollment- 3rd Lottery
EUGENE FIELD ELEMENTARY PUSD WEBSITE
If you are interested in your child or family being featured on our PUSD school website, please list your information HERE.
SUMMER PROGRAMS
Field has hosted 3 Summer Academic Bootcamps since 2021. We will not host a Summer Bootcamp this summer. Both LEARNs and PEF are hosting summer programming for students this summer. Please reference the following links below for information:
PEF Registration
Please let me know if you are having difficulty or hardship enrolling for the PEF Summer Program HERE
PEF Summer Enrichment June 10th-July 11th
The Summer Spark Program Application Deadline is Friday, March 29, 2024. For more information, call (626) 396-3614 or visit https://www.pusd.us/learns https://forms.gle/esKPbJNEuAhm9qMW9
Field's Musical Practice/Production Information
Cast and crew members of the musical please see the practice schedule HERE
Please ensure you pack a snack for your child as they will practice on their respective days from 3:30pm-5:00pm (after snack time from 3:10pm-3:30pm) in the MPR.
Field Musical Practices Week of April 29th-May 3rd
The kids are making good progress on the musical! We’ve added choreography to songs and blocking (stage direction) for the actors. Because of the GATE Field Trip on Monday and Open House on Thursday, we have a modified schedule this week. Thanks for your flexibility and understanding as we’re trying to optimize rehearsal best we can. Kids should have lines and lyrics memorized this week. We will rehearse scenes without holding scripts. If they forget a line, someone will prompt them. Please read below for the breakdown of this week’s rehearsal days/times and who is needed. It is different than last week.
MONDAY April 29th - Some cast, crew and dancers. No singing ensembles
2:00-2:30pm Dancers, crew, select cast members listed below.
We will just be going through scenes with the following actors:
Lead Actors: Corbin Hefty, Michael Ye, Jia Johnson, Maxine Stewart
Raven Flock: Darren Kim, Mikayla Tseng, Taryn Lee, Mina Majano, Alexa Chang
Raven Council: Emmalyn Yu, Myla Chuang
Understudies: Olivia Kau, Santiago Morales-Ocana, Bianca Friedrich
2:30-3:30pm Those going on GATE Field Trip will be dismissed. Dancers will be dismissed as well. For any crew who can stay, they can continue to work. For the following cast not going on the field trip and can stay, we will continue to rehearse scenes.
Lead Actors: Corbin Hefty, Michael Ye, Jia Johnson, Maxine Stewart
Dr. Taylor/Ms. Hansley: Tessa H. & Alanna Ly
Viserion: Enzo Chang
Dark Shadow: Santiago Morales Ocana
Understudies: Olivia Kau, Santiago Morales Ocana, Bianca Friedrich
- All other actors not named do not need to attend rehearsal. Actors can arrive at 2pm even if they will be rehearsing in the 2:30pm block.
TUESDAY, April 30th 3:30-5pm Usual Stage Crew and Corbin Hefty
WEDNESDAY, May 1st 3:30pm-5pm Actors Rehearsal
We will rehearse select scenes throughout the play. We’re going to rehearse with scenes with larger groups first. Here are the actors for rehearsal:
3:30pm-4:15pm
Lead Actors: Corbin Hefty, Michael Ye, Jia Johnson, Maxine Stewart
Big mouse/Little mouse: Liam Ingle, Pepper Wood
Ducks: Leena Babtiwale, Bo Melancon, Alexander Dugan, Jon Seng
Flora & Fairies/Pixies: Angelina Che, Zalena Nunes, Luna Marquez, Lyla Tiu, Madeline Fu, Linea Hopkins, Alina Peng
No Ravens except for Talon
Understudies: Olivia Kau, Santiago Morales-Ocana, Bianca Friedrich
4:15pm-5:00pm
Lead Actors: Corbin Hefty, Michael Ye, Jia Johnson, Maxine Stewart
Dr. Taylor/Ms. Hansley: Tessa H. & Alanna Ly (if they were not able to be at Monday’s rehearsal)
THURSDAY, MAY 2ND - 1:00pm-3:00pm
- Singing ensembles, choir
- Dancers
- Lead Actors: Corbin Hefty, Michael Ye, Jia Johnson, Maxine Stewart
- Big Mouse: Liam Ingle
- Rap Unicorn: Santiago Morales-Ocana
FRIDAY, MAY 3rd - No Rehearsal
BLACK HISTORY LIVING MUSEUM REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!
BLACK HISTORY LIVING MUSEUM REGISTRATION PROCESS
We are thrilled to announce that registration for the annual Black History Living Museum (BHLM) is now open! This beloved student-led event offers a unique opportunity for PUSD 3rd-5th graders to expand their knowledge of the rich cultural heritage and remarkable achievements of our diverse community.
Here's how your student can participate:
EARLY REGISTRATION ENDS APRIL 15TH - REGISTER EARLY FOR AN OPPORTUITY TO WORK WITH JOHN MUIR DESIGN LAB (limited to the first 25 registered students) See below
REGISTER BY APRIL 25th: Click on this link BHLM Registration Form to register. Registrants will receive a comprehensive guide outlining all expectations and requirements via email.
RESEARCH: Students will select a Black individual (living or deceased) who has made notable contributions to various fields, such as education, history, politics, arts, entertainment, athletics, science, and more.
CREATE: Participants will craft a tri-fold presentation board showcasing key facts, interesting tidbits, photographs, and/or artwork based on their research.
PREPARE AND MEMORIZE AN ORAL PRESENTATION: Students will prepare a 90-second oral presentation in the voice of their chosen person, to memorize and recite at the live event.
TURN IN THE TRI-FOLD PRESENTATION BOARD ON MAY 13TH: Presentation boards should be dropped off at the Pasadena Unified School District Office between 4pm-6:30pm on May 13th.
BHLM OPENS TO THE PUBLIC ON MAY 14TH: Join us for the live event, where students will show up in costume as the "living" embodiment of their chosen person. They will give a 90-second presentation to museum visitors and have the opportunity to compete for prizes.
NEED HELP WITH YOUR COSTUME: This year, we are excited to partner with John Muir High School's Design Lab to help interested participants design a costume for the live event. The Design Lab will match high school students with participants to brainstorm ideas and collaborate on a costume design to bring their chosen person to life. Space is limited to the first 25 registered students, so interested participants should register by April 15th to secure their spot.
HAVE QUESTIONS?: Attend our virtual information session on March 26th, from 6pm-7pm. Click Here for BHLM Virtual Information Session, or email us at info@aapcpusd.com for assistance.
ALL ARE WELCOME: This inclusive opportunity is open to everyone, offering a platform to celebrate and spotlight the ongoing contributions of Black Americans.
We can't wait to witness the creativity and knowledge your students will showcase in this inspiring event!
Personal Items, Toys and Sports Equipment/Personal Balls
School is a place for learning and students should bring items that are necessary to fully engage and enrich their minds in the lessons and projects their teachers spend countless hours preparing for them every single week. Our focus and perspective should be geared toward areas of growth within our program and the academic areas that we have for all students at Field Elementary. Personal items and toys that could potentially be a distraction from the education happening during school hours are not permitted on campus. We have allowed personal sports items and/or sports balls on campus as long as these items are held and used appropriately during school hours. Of course, there are exceptions to the rule on a case by case basis if a homeroom teacher has a "show and tell" or event that permits personal items or toys on campus. Please note these circumstances are under the direction of a teacher and/or staff.
In the last few months the number of stolen personal items, personal injuries to innocent bystanders due to improper use of sports balls, and general disruptions to the school day has increased exponentially. This has also resulted in several items being confiscated and an increase in staff time spent investigating stolen or destroyed personal items. I do not want to completely prohibit these items on campus moving forward but compliance with the following rules and standards must be met immediately or I will move to restrict all items on campus.
Personal Items (not school related) and/or toys are only permitted on campus if your teacher (Homeroom or English) permits these items on campus for an event.
Personal sports balls and/or equipment are permitted on campus if the following occurs:
1. The owner of the sports ball and/or equipment item(s) takes full responsibility for the proper use or misuse of the item brought to campus.
2. The owner of the item(s) should be in charge of the item(s) at all times while on campus.
3. Sports balls and/or sports equipment are not permitted to be used in the hallways, or classrooms at any time. Students should hold their item(s) in their hands without bouncing, tossing, throwing and/or utilizing any other movement until they have successfully made it to the playground area and/or sports courts during their designated time at recess and/or free time during school hours.
4. Sports equipment for structured PE classes will be solely determined by the teacher in charge of the class. The teacher will be the sole person to determine if a personal sports item(s) and/or equipment item(s) will be used during a structured class.
5. If item(s) are confiscated for misuse the item will be stored until such time a parent/guardian can come to retrieve the item from the front office. Additionally, the student will need to speak with Dr. Tucker regarding the violation reported.
6. All teachers/staff on campus can enforce the measures put in place to keep all students and staff safe on campus.
7. Continued reports of violation to the measures put in place will result in further consequences for the owner of the sports ball and/or sports equipment.
I will be visiting all classrooms to discuss these items and measures with the students and staff. If I do not see a marked improvement in the number of unnecessary injuries or there continues to be a blatant disregard for the rules put in place for safety, I will be forced to take further action.
Expensive or sentimental items with significant value and meaning should not be on campus for any reason.
American Chess Academy Spring Dates
New School Year!
We look forward to seeing you in the coming week!
You can now follow us on Instagram
If you would like your child excluded from all posts for Instagram, please complete the form HERE.
Parent Involvement/Leadership Groups
African American Parent Council (AAPC)
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Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
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Direct LINK to Field Flash (PTA Newsletter)
PTA Website
PTA Calendar
https://www.efieldpta.com/calendar
** MARK YOUR CALENDAR **
2023 - 2024
Virtual School Site Council Meeting
April 30
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Field Open House
May 2
Early Dismissal: 12:25PM
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Tea & Talk with Dr. Tucker
May 3
5:00PM
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Teacher / Staff Appreciation Week
May 6 - May 10
Teacher / Staff Appreciation Wishlist Link:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-8kIxSmfjO7-Dx_mBZNOmgbu0SQ-sb8e
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Parent Volunteer Appreciation Celebration
May 14
2:30PM
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Field Elementary School Musical Performances
May 15 (for Field students)
May 16 (for Field families)
*Rescheduled from 5/17
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Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month
May 1 - May 31
Field students and staff are encouraged to dress up in AAPI attire on 5/6
Field students will celebrate during planned lunch activities on 5/10
We are looking for volunteers to assist with lunch time activities on 5/10. We are also looking for students and their families to make pretend food displays (more information to be shared) and also to temporarily loan artifacts for display in the front lobby glass case.
Volunteer Sign Up Link:
https://forms.gle/C2ufGwuuCThVzQqB7
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** FUNDRAISERS **
Mendocino Farms Fundraiser
May 9
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Field Elementary Class of 2025 Fundraiser
(Incoming 5th Graders)
Purchase a candy lei for your loved ones promoting from
Pre-K, Kinder & 5th Grade
Cost: $15
Promotion Dates:
May 24 - Prek Promotion
May 28 - Kinder Promotion
May 30 - 5th grade Promotion
Leis will be ready for pickup on campus the week of 5/20 - 5/23. Likely before and after school.
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Jog - A - Thon Message
March 22
Thank you Field Families for your support!
We have raised $35,273!
Top 10 kids who will be awarded prizes ...
Emma Oh (2nd)
Riley Mak (4th)
Elise Chang (4th)
Rachel Wong (4th)
Lyla Tiu (Kinder)
Lyla Lee (2nd)
Breann Fieldhouse (2nd)
Corbin Hefty (4th)
Olivia Labajo (Kinder)
Emma Lau (4th)
Top 3 classes will be awarded the Critter Squad prize...
Raab (4th)
Zhang (2nd)
Deng (4th)
Top 13 classes that will be awarded a class party coordinated by the Room Parent, PTA and Teacher
Phan & Tse (TK)
Wei, Wu & Yuan (Kinder)
Liu (1st)
Zhang & Yang (2nd)
Wang & Zhang (3rd)
Raab, Deng & Xu (4th)
Enjoy the video!
https://share.icloud.com/photos/059NObhM2MdaRLmodf7wHsTxQ
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Mathnasium Supports Field
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** YEARBOOK **
Yearbook Pick Up
PreOrder Complete: Parent or other designated adult must sign for yearbook at in person pickup. Dates and hours to be communicated in May.
PreOrder Incomplete: For those that missed the preorder deadline, you can try to buy a copy in person when it comes time for in person distribution in mid May. There will be a very limited supply available on a first come first served basis. Credit card payments only please.
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** PARENT VOLUNTEERS **
Field Musical Practice Volunteers Needed
CALLING ALL INTERESTED LEVEL I/LEVEL II VOLUNTEERS
We need your assistance with Field's Musical practices for the month of April/May!! Your dedication and time are greatly appreciated. Please complete one or more of the sign up sheets below if you are interested. The commitment would include the dates/times indicated on the practice calendar HERE.
Field Musical Cast & Crew
You would supervise and monitor the students as they practice, develop, plan and create everything associated with the musical. It is a cast and crew of over 80+ students and we need to break them into smaller manageable teams for each of the scheduled practices. All volunteers would need to commit to Monday practices (joint rehearsals) and then their respective designated group day practice.
Tuesdays- Stage Crew
Wednesdays- Actors
Thursdays- Choir/Ensemble/Dance
For example, if you sign up to assist with the dance group your commitment would include Monday and Thursday practices with the students for the next few weeks until the production debut on May 16th/May 17th. There are a few Saturday practices and joint practices as we get closer to opening night!
So please sign up for one of the spots below (please note you will be committed to one group for the entire practice/production so please refrain from signing up for multiple areas):
Featured Actors Volunteers
Actors Volunteers
Ensemble Volunteers
Choir Volunteers
Dancers Volunteers
Set Design Volunteers
Props Volunteers
Costume Design Volunteers
Make-up Artists Volunteers
Asst./Back Stage Directors Volunteers
Marketing/Ticketing/House Volunteers
Thank you in advance for your assistance!
Note: Please consider dropping off water and/or snacks for students. Your contribution is much appreciated!
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Recording Volunteer Hours
Field PTA reported total volunteer hours to the PUSD PTA Council. Thank you parent volunteers for submitting your hours by the deadline!
Please continue submitting your hours until the end of the school year by using the link or QR code below:
Link & QR Code:
https://forms.gle/iqz16bkkaGuhy5P9A
Email Q's: volunteers@efieldpta.com
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** 2024 - 2025 PTA **
2024 - 2025
Elected Field PTA Board
President - Dawn Ly
Executive Vice President - William Tiu
Treasurer - Sandy Cohen
Secretary - Mike Martin
VP Communications - Adlina Dugan
VP Fundraising - Nicole Corbin
VP Volunteers - Sam Ning
VP Membership - Sophia Lee
VP Room Representative - Janice Chung
Financial Secretary - Christine Cruz
Historian - Chau Kammer
Appointed Positions:
Corresponding Secretary - Kari Stewart
Parliamentarian - Liz Lim Ganata
Link to bios:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zxoMDMzy94LkAx7WWjWJ-gLk-mVZCF33iyrldQ8upCs/edit?usp=sharing
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** REMINDERS **
Field Debuts "Eugene's Book Exchange Box"
Who:
Field students and families
What:
Always open
Always free
Take a book home
Read a book there
Return the same one when you’re done
Add a new book to the collection to share
*REMEMBER: THIS IS NOT FOR BOOKS BORROWED FROM THE LIBRARY*
When:
Kicking off during our celebration of Read Across America, and coinciding with our Book Fair (2/26 - 3/1)
Where:
Outside the MPR
Why:
To encourage and promote the love of reading
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Eugene's Book Exchange Box Needs Your Help
Calling all students PreKers-5th Graders!
Your Task:
Create a digital or hand-drawn flyer to advertise how Eugene's Book Exchange Box works.
Don't forget to write your name, homeroom teacher and grade level on the front of the flyer!
Please submit your 8x11 flyer in the front office basket.
We will feature your design on the next Book Box and in Field Flash!
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Lost & Found Items
Field families, please come by the lost and found. Located by the front entrance next to the office. There are clothes, water bottles and hats. Lots of nice items with names on them, you may not even know are missing.
Items not picked up will be donated!
Annual Fund
School Site Council (SSC)
We will host our next SSC meeting on Tuesday, April 30th 3:30pm-5:00pm to discuss the following items:
SPSA & Budgetary Goals 2024-2025 Preliminary Plan
Staffing/Master Schedule Draft 1
SPSA Proposed Goals Review
New SSC Chair 2024-2025
The Field School Site Council (website here) will meet on Tuesday, April 30th from 3:30-5:00pm via Zoom (link here, also listed on the agenda). You can find the agenda for this meeting here. We welcome public comments via our online form here or as in-person statements during the public comment window at the start of the meeting.
Extra-Curricular Activities/Events UPDATES
Upcoming Events/Activities
School Site Council (SSC) Meetings: April 30th; May 14th & May 28th (tentative meeting)
State Testing: April 30th (start date- see schedule above)
Open House: May 2nd 5:30pm-7:00pm
New Family Orientation: May 8th 9am-10:30am (Parents/Guardians only)
Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week: May 6th-10th
Spring Concert: May 10th 5:30pm Front Lawn
Field's 1st Musical- Eugene's Adventure May 15th (School Performances) & May 16th (Evening Performance)
Field Volunteer Appreciation Celebration: May 14th 2:30pm MPR
Pre-K Promotion: Friday, May 24th 9:30am MPR
Kinder Promotions: Tuesday, May 28th 10am/10:30am/11:00am (Yuan/L.Wu/Wei) MPR
5th Grade Promotion: Thursday, May 30th 9:30am Front Lawn (west)