Dear Twelve Bridges families,

We have a busy week coming up with our Starstruck performances! Be sure you have read all of the directions to get your tickets for one of the nightly shows. With the exception of TK, all students are expected to perform for both of the evening performances on their designated night. We can't wait to see their moves!

The Western Placer Unified School District has partnered with YouthTruth – a nonprofit organization that supports hundreds of schools and districts across the country – to conduct an anonymous survey on our behalf. Students in 3rd-5th will be asked to participate in a student survey as well. The permission slips for student surveys will be coming home soon (some of you may have received the permission slips last week).

The family survey takes about 15 minutes to complete and will help our district make decisions for the 2024-2025 school year.

Please take the survey before it closes at midnight on April 26, 2024 by clicking this link:

ytsurvey.org/wpusdfamily24

Please note:

• The survey needs to be completed in one sitting.
• We ask that one member of each household fill out the survey.
• If you have more than one child who attends the same school, you may respond to the survey multiple times - one time per child.
• If you write any comments, please do not include your name or anything else that might identify you. Your responses are anonymous, and they will be combined with the responses of other parents and guardians before being shared back with school and district leadership.

Thank you for taking the time to provide your feedback. Your response is incredibly valuable to us.

I'm looking forward to seeing you at our performances this week!

Sincerely,

Mr. Middleton

Starstruck will be on Tuesday, April 16th and Wednesday, April 17th. Students will be performing in BOTH the 5:45 and 7:00 PM shows (TK is only in the 5:45 PM show).

BEFORE selecting tickets, make sure you are getting them for the correct date.

ONLY 3 tickets PER STUDENT (NOT per show) are allowed. We want to make sure we have space for every parent to attend a show. If you have more than 1 student, you can add an additional participant (parent) and reserve the additional up to 3 tickets for that student.

**IF YOU SIGN-UP FOR MORE THAN 3 TICKETS/STUDENT, ANY TICKETS BEYOND THE 3 WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE CANCELLED.**

TICKETS ARE FREE!

Prior to the show you will receive an email that will prompt you to check-in for the event. You will need to show this invite/check-in at the door. This is how you will be allowed to enter the show, to make the process quicker, please have this ready.

Tuesday, April 16th:

Classes performing:

Cantrell/Linthicum

Cederholm (5:45 PM show only)

Conway

Evangelisti

Grewal

Hopkinson

Kollar

London/Sanchez

Munno

Snodgrass

Souto

Turner

Williamson

Wednesday, April 17th:

Classes Performing:

Ardito

Davies

Foote

Gammelgard

Gutierrez

Kroetch

Mandel

Scarbrough (5:45 PM show only)

Shelton

Sordahl

Swanson

Taxara

Williams

*Doors will open at 5:15PM for seating for the first show.* Students can come onto the blacktop and wait with staff members until their classrooms open up at 5:30PM.

Hello Parents,

Your pictures are posted online to access your child's private gallery and 72-hour shipping is now available. You can easily access your pictures by clicking on the direct link that was sent to your email/text.

Your student may have brought home a QR Code to scan and access your child's private online gallery.

You may also visit our website below. This will require an "ONLINE CODE".

This will be unique to each student and is their Student ID Number.

ORDERING

Direct Link: https://vando.imagequix.com/g1001095058

Or

Go to http://www.campuscolorstudios.com/

Select Order School Pictures

Select or search TWELVE BRIDGES SPRING 2023-2024

Select your package

Questions? Call (916)749-1026 and select Option 1 or email services@billsmithphoto.com

50% of all ticket sales go to our school directly! We hope you get tickets and join us on May 24th for our TBE night at the Potters game!

As you are probably aware, our school and area continue to grow. This requires advanced planning on our part. If your student is a TK-4th grader and is NOT planning on attending TBE next year, please let us know now.
We need you to fill out a quick form that will take less than a minute.

Paws Slip-ups are a new system we are trying out to address some low-level behaviors. The main behaviors we are trying to target are littering, not putting equipment away, running on campus (not playground running), continued playing after the end of the recess bell, and inappropriate/hurtful language. For those or similar infractions, students will receive a PAWS Slip-up. The goal is to immediately assign a natural consequence to the student i.e., running - go back and walk, hurtful language - offer an apology, etc. Each Slip-Up is documented and kept track of to help us target locations, times, or behaviors that may need more support. Parents will not be contacted when a PAWS Slip-Up is issued as we are trying to keep the consequences small. If a student receives three PAWS Slip-Ups, they will meet with an administrator for a final reminder and a note will be sent home that includes a list of the infractions. If a student is issued another PAWS Slip-Up, they will receive a citation that would include a more serious consequence and a phone call home. The students have all had a chance to learn about PAWS Slip-Ups at a recent assembly focused on appropriate behavior. Of course, to balance things out, our staff are reminded to hand out ROAR cards to our many students that are following our schoolwide expectations. Please let me know if you have any questions.

We have noticed a large increase in students being dropped off or arriving to school BEFORE 7:45 AM. We do NOT have supervision before 7:45 AM. Please remind students who walk/ride to school on their own that they can't be on campus before 7:45 AM as this is a safety issue. Thank you for your cooperation.

We had a generous donation by a local family of new, clean clothing to hand out to those students who had accidents and needed a change of clothing. The clothing was sent home with a note to please wash and return. We are running low on clothing as those borrowed items have yet to be returned. If your student has borrowed clothing, please wash and return to them to the office ASAP. If your student tends to get muddy or have potty accidents please send them with extra clothing in their backpacks. Thanks!

Twelve Bridges Elementary is enrolled with STOPit Solutions. STOPit is an anonymous online reporting tool designed to deter and mitigate bullying, cyber abuse, and other innappropriate behaviors. Students and families can submit a report via the STOPit website, STOPit app or 24/7 phone hotline. Please see the flyer below for more information. To view the STOPit Training Video please click HERE.

Registration for the 2024-2025 school year is open! Current TK students DO NOT need to register for Kindergarten (they will automatically be enrolled). Only NEW students need to register. IF your student will not be returning to TBE next year, please let us know ASAP so that we have accurate numbers for next year.

If you have questions or need anything, please don't hesitate to reach out. We look forward to getting to know your families this school year.

Secretary = Rosanne Johnson rjohnson@wpusd.org

Attendance Clerk = Maritza Pisik mpisik@wpusd.org

Health Clerk = Alyssa Taylor ataylor@wpusd.org

DEADLINE for MAY BIRTHDAYS is APRIL 25th!

See Your Child's Name in LIGHTS on our Electronic Marquee!!!

For only $10 you can add your student's name to our marquee for the day of their birthday...and you're welcome to take a picture of them with the sign as well.

How to sign up?

Payment: Square App CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE BIRTHDAY MARQUEE MESSAGE

IF YOUR CHILD'S BIRTHDAY IS OVER A WEEKEND PLEASE INDICATE WHAT DATE YOU WANT THE MESSAGE ON (THE FRIDAY BEFORE OR THE MONDAY AFTER THEIR BIRTHDAY...ENTER THAT DATE AS THEIR DATE OF BIRTH).

YOU MUST PURCHASE BY THE 25TH OF THE MONTH. (i.e. if your student's birthday is on February 25th you would need to order and pay for their message by January 25th in order for their message to be included. We are excited to be able to add this as a special thing for our students.

Next time you drive by the school, check out the marquee for all the messages!

Travel Studies will NOT be approved for the last 2 weeks of the school year (anything beyond May 23rd) or during state testing for 3rd-5th graders (May13th-24th).

If your student is going to be out of town and absent from school for a minimum of 3 days and a maximum of 14 days, you will need to inform the front office of this absence no later than five school days prior to leaving (the more time the better).

Once the office has been informed, they will email you a travel study contract to electronically sign. The teacher will be notified of the absence and will put together all of the class work they will miss.

Teachers are very busy getting together needed work, so please be patient and give ample time before going on vacation.

Please remember there is no drop-off or pick up at the side gate unless you are in the designated classes that have been allowed to use it. No parking or stopping along the curb that is alongside the park. It only takes 10 minutes to get through the driveline. Avoid the hassle of parking by the park and use the driveline! Please help us alleviate traffic congestion by not driving all the way down by the park and then to the multi as parking there is very limited and creates issues with us being able to safely cross students and keep traffic flowing smoothly.

Our local police department has been citing people who are not following traffic laws. On the corner of Eastridge and Twelve Bridges Drive please pull along the curb if you are waiting in the driveline and do NOT block traffic that is trying to make the right hand turn off of Twelve Bridges onto Eastridge (keep the last 20 feet from the corner clear - see picture below).

Below that picture is a message from LPD that they released on Thursday regarding golf carts and NEVs.

Parents,

Please make sure to remind your students to be careful as they travel to and from school. We have had several close calls with the busy traffic in the neighborhoods. Please also remind your students to wear a helmet if they are coming to school by bike or scooter. We want to make sure are students stay safe!

IMPORTANT HEALTH REMINDER

With the change in weather it seems cold and flu season is now upon us. This is a friendly reminder that if your student has a fever of 100.5 or has thrown up, they must stay home until they are fever free and haven't thrown up, without medication, for at least 24 hours. Thanks for helping us keep staff and students healthy!

We are so excited to welcome back volunteers on campus! We look forward to seeing you.

Some important reminders on what is needed in order to volunteer in the classroom or on fieldtrips.

You need:

- Have a negative TB test on file (bring proof to office) within the last 4 years

- Be live scanned through the district office (this only has to be completed once and lasts forever with WPUSD).

*Early Release every Monday @ 1:40 PM (grades 1st - 5th)

TIGER RACES postponed until when it warms up and isn't raining. Exact date TBD

April

15th: K-Kids (3rd-5th Grades) @ 1:45 PM in Library

16th: Starstruck @ 5:45-8 PM

17th: Starstruck @ 5:45-8 PM
19th: ROAR Store Open @ 11am - 1pm

19th: PTC Meeting @ 3:30 PM

22nd: K-Kids (3rd-5th Grades) @ 1:45 PM in Library

26th: NO SCHOOL

29th: K-Kids (3rd-5th Grades) @ 1:45 PM in Library

May

2nd: Open House/Art Show 5-7 PM

3rd: ROAR Store Open @ 11AM - 1 PM

6th - 10th: Staff Appreciation Week

6th: K-Kids (3rd-5th Grades) @ 1:45 PM in Library

6th: PTC Meeting @ 3:30 PM

13th - 24th: SBAC Testing Grades 3-5

13th: K-Kids (3rd-5th Grades) @ 1:45 PM in Library

15th: Old Town Pizza TBE Fundraiser Dine In/Out

17th: ROAR Store Open @ 11AM - 1 PM

18th: TBE VIP & Me Dance: Time TBD

20th: K-Kids (3rd-5th Grades) @ 1:45 PM in Library

24th: TBE Night at Lincoln Potters Game @ 6:35PM

27th: NO SCHOOL - Memorial Day

June

3rd - 6th: Early Release @ 1:40 PM

6th: Last day of SCHOOL!